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W3C warns HTML5 isn't ready for prime time There is a ton of anticipation around HTML5 and some sites are experimenting with it already, but the W3C threw cold water on those experiments this week with a warning that the standard remains incomplete. Read more Resource of the day Optimized Desktop Infrastructure Using Dell Flexible Computing Solutions The Dell Flexible Computing Solutions suite simplifies and centralizes administrator control over end-user desktops while helping to enhance security and reduce TCO. Explore how you can optimize these solutions for your enterprise environment. More from TechRepublic   iPhone and Android apps raise privacy concerns Two new studies have raised concerns about the transmission of private data by some iPhone and Android apps. Read more Geeks get ready for Halloween Halloween is just one more opportunity for geeks -- for whom costumes are a part of regular life -- to prove that they are the wittiest people at the party. Here are some geeky costume ideas. Read more Smartphone selection criteria: What factors matter most to you? Different people have different priorities when they select a smartphone, thus there is no "one size fits all" phone. Deb Shinder discusses some of the criteria that you might want to consider before purchasing a smartphone. Read more Poll: Should Microsoft buy Adobe or look for a better deal? The TechRepublic Windows Blog member poll question: Should Microsoft buy Adobe or look for a better deal? Read more Use E-mail to share your Outlook Calendar Use Outlook to send an embedded calendar via email so others can see your schedule and know when you're available. Read more News from ZDNet   Microsoft buying Adobe? Call me highly skeptical I'm seeing folks leap to the conclusion that Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer met with Adobe's CEO Shantanu Narayen to talk about Microsoft buying Adobe. Do you see this happening? I sure don't. Read more Micron: Apple iPad, tablets ding PC, notebook demand There has been a lot of debate recently over whether Apple iPad and the slew of tablets on deck are hampering PC and notebook demand. The data is largely inconclusive for now. However, Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton sees some substitution effect. Read more CTIA: An Anti-Texting App That Could Save Your Money or Your Life (Video) Safe 2 Text is a new smartphone app that may help texting and e-mail addicts from giving into temptation while driving. Read more Gartner: 3DTV, 4G, cloud, activity streams at peak of hype cycle Gartner is out with its 2010 hype cycle and 3DTV, 4G, activity streams and cloud computing are at the peak of inflated expectations. Read more AT&T's early upgrade fee for smartphone skyrockets to $200 Are you an AT&T customer and thinking about trying to upgrade to a smartphone early? Think again. Read more Microsoft to tweak employee benefits and more news of the week A "surprise" employee-only Town Hall meeting on benefits, the departure of a 24-year veteran Microsoft Technical Fellow and other tidbits round out this week in Microsoft news. Read more Verizon launches Flex View movie streaming app for FiOS subscribers' Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile devices Verizon's FiOS TV service is branching out to mobile devices, just unleashing the Flex View video on demand app for Android, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile handhelds. It gives FiOS subscribers the ability to rent or purchase movies from FiOS's collection of titles (the app itself is free) and watch... Read more Pantech Laser becomes 'thinnest, full sliding keyboard' device AT&T has ever offered AT&T has announced that it is bringing the Pantech Laser under its mobile phone wing, which measuring in 9.95mm thin means that this little guy is the slimmest device with a full sliding keyboard that AT&T has ever offered. Read more Android tablets, smartphones: Mozilla Firefox's best shot at mobile relevance Mozilla has released the first Firefox 4 beta for Android, the organization's best shot for mobile relevance. And that relevance could increase as Android tablets hit the market. Read more Cisco, Logitech botch most important digital living room spec: Price Logitech and Cisco aim to revamp your living room in the mold of their digital visions. We're talking Google TV, telepresence and interactivity out the wazoo. We're also talking about two efforts that are going to be too expensive. Read more Google TV, Apple TV, & Roku's Biggest Enemy: A lack of Internet Bandwidth Google TV, Apple TV and Roku's real enemy are not each other, but the fact that there's not enough Internet broadband to go around. Read more Nintendo 3DS battery has a shorter life line than DS, gets a cradle Despite a pricing debacle, anticipation for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console is still high. 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