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Poll: Can Windows Phone 7 compete with iPhone and Android?

Microsoft has delivered Windows Phone 7, its rebooted mobile platform. But, can it compete with iPhone and Android. Take the poll. Read more

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TR Community scoreboard for October 15, 2010 - Dispelling Linux FUD

The most active discussion thread this past week was thanks to Jack Wallen, who dispelled some serious FUD surrounding Linux. If you haven't tried Linux, are you now convinced enough to make a switch? Take a look at what other posts and members were hot on the boards. Read more

Three common IT consultant security blunders

IT consultants cannot afford to make a mistake when it comes to security. Erik Eckel offers a refresher on basic security fundamentals. Read more

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Google sheds one-trick search pony rap

Google's strong third quarter report and ensuing conference call went a long way toward portraying the company as a three-headed growth monster with search, display ads and Android. Read more

AT&T to sell iPads direct to the enterprise

AT&T said will sell Apple's iPad direct to business customers in a move that could bolster enterprise adoption of the popular tablet. Read more

HP: Finally ready to get serious about Palm?

Hewlett-Packard appears to adding some management heft to Palm in what could be a sign that it may be serious about this mobile device thing after all. Read more

Windows Phone 7: The Cialis of Smartphones?

If you suffer from chronic smartphone dysfunction, Windows Phone 7 may be for you. Read more

AMD needs to grab more market share ... and FAST!

Looking over AMD's financials for the third quarter it seems that the company didn't do too badly. But it needs to do better, and the best way for AMD to make more money is to grab more market share. Read more

EMC's Iomega launches USB 3.0 SSD drives, eyes SMBs

Iomega's solid state USB 3.0 external drives that are the size of an iPhone and designed for the creative pro, small business and prosumer markets. Read more

IT workers still trapped in cave-in... Who will rescue them?

The world watched in awe and relief as 33 miners were rescued from their safe zone half a mile below the ground, brought one by one to the surface with help from the latest technology. When will it be time to bring IT workers out of the depths of their... Read more

Top 10 enterprise architecture trends, identified by Forrester

Pervasive business intelligence, policy-based SOA, and cloud emerge as top three challenges for EA over the next three years. Read more

Skype 5.0 for Windows meshes Facebook feed with phonebook

Skype 5.0 for Windows has been freed from Beta and unleashed with a number of improvements and additions, namely with some help from Facebook. Read more

3D HDTV sales slow so far, still expected to be awesome by 2014

With next-to-no compatible content, high prices, and a glacial economic recovery, it really should be no surprise that 3D HDTVs haven't set the world afire since their introduction earlier this year. According to a new DisplaySearch report, roughly 1.6 million 3D sets will be shipped this year, which amounts to... Read more

Google Apps for Education hits 10 million user milestone

10 million active users: That's a lot of future Google Apps customers. Read more

Scary Technology (#1) - Tech that should irk you

Halloween is just around the corner and there's some scary technology out there. In this first of three posts, see how insidious some of this activity really is......... Read more

60% of Telecom and Mobile Pros Would Buy an Android Tablet

You won't find a more influential group of mobile insiders than the keynote audience from last week's CTIA conference in San Francisco. It's a Star Chamber of the telecom elite, without the star-shaped room. So I found it interesting to see the results of an informal poll (conducted by Sybase... Read more


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What works and what doesn't inside Google's labs (photos)

After all the code is written, product developers put their visions to the test in front of real people inside the Google Usability Testing Labs. View on site

Nikon Small World winning photographs under the microscope for 2010

Nikon Small World announced the winners of its 2010 photomicrography contest. Here are the Top 20, Honorable Mentions, and Images of Distinction. View on site

Opera Mobile coming to Android (photos)

The Norwegian browser company plans to release a beta of its full-fledged mobile browser for Android within 30 days. Here's a look at the software. View on site

The electric-car all-stars come out (photos)

A parade of electric and hybrid vehicles strut their stuff in Detroit, giving people a chance to drive commercial electric vehicles. View on site


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