| Samsung, LG show off new prototypes of futuristic flexible displays Samsung and LG gave us glimpses of the future of e-readers and computing devices at the FPD International event this week Japan. Read more EDITOR'S NOTE: On Monday, November 15, 2010, this newsletter will change its name to the TechRepublic Sanity Check Newsletter. It will continue to report on what's new and what's next in the technology world, as seen through the critical eye of TechRepublic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner. | News from ZDNet | | | All charged up: GE sparks up electric vehicle market Talk about seeding the market. General Electric is planning to buy 25,000 electric vehicles -- converting half of its global fleet by 2015. That includes 12,000 of the forthcoming new Chevrolet Volts, which was reviewed by my SmartPlanet colleague Andrew Nusca over the weekend. This isn't just a corporate sustainability/greening... Read more | | Samsung Galaxy Tab arrives at Verizon Wireless If you want a Samsung Galaxy Tab but you're not interested in T-Mobile, then maybe Verizon Wireless will fit your fancy. Pricing, however, is vastly different. Read more | | Wall Street Journal delivers Android Tablet Edition app The Wall Street Journal has rolled out its own Android Tablet Edition app. Tablet is the keyword as this mobile application is definitely not compatible with Android-based smartphones. Read more | | NEC intros Android-based LifeTouch cloud communicator tablet NEC has introduced its latest mobile creation: the Android-based LifeTouch tablet terminal. Dubbed as a "cloud communicator," the LifeTouch is caught somewhere between being a tablet PC and a mobile phone. Beyond that (and even some promo photos), it's hard to tell what the LifeTouch is exactly. NEC poses the... Read more | | Microsoft: More Windows Phone 7 stock due in the coming weeks Microsoft spent hundreds of millions to shift gears, staff up a new Windows Phone team, create new and more locked-down smartphone reference designs and launch/advertise the new Windows Phone 7s. It seems the one thing that money hasn't been able to buy the Redmondians is sufficient supply. Read more | | Mac OS 10.6.5 and the AirPrint controversy Yesterday Apple released Mac OS 10.6.5 with the usual raft of improvements and bug fixes, but it's what isn't in 10.6.5 -- namely AirPrint -- that's raising some eyebrows. Read more | | Cisco's public sector woes: Will they spread to other tech vendors? If weak public sector spending---state and local governments---was enough to cast a pall on Cisco's first quarter earnings report other big technology vendors may feel the heat too. Read more | | (Not so) Crazy Microsoft Rumors: Facebook's new e-mail to feature Office Web Apps integration It's time for another (not so) crazy Microsoft rumor. This time, BFFs Facebook and Microsoft are the target of one of my good source's tips. Read more | | When the Cloud meets Shared Services What happens when shared services intersects with cloud technology? New economics and new process capabilities may be possible. Is it time your firm re-assessed its shared services strategy? Read more | | Has Microsoft put Windows Phone 7 updates in the hands of the carriers? One of the things that I like about the iPhone is regular software updates delivered direct from the Apple mothership to the handset via iTunes without any carrier involvement. Initially it had seemed that Microsoft would take this approach to software updates on Windows Phone 7 handsets, and deliver updates... Read more | | Windows Phone 7 Apps numbering 1658 and counting A great way to view available Windows Phone 7 Apps from your browser Read more | | Hulu Plus now available to all PlayStation 3 owners in U.S. Good news for anyone with a Sony PlayStation 3 and wants to pay for Hulu Plus: the subscription service is now available to all users in the United States. Read more | | Boxee Box starts shipping, promises forthcoming Netflix, Hulu Plus support The much-hyped Boxee Box from D-Link has started shipping, and the company says that support for Netflix streaming and Hulu Plus are on the way. According to the Boxee Blog, Netflix's on-demand service -- basically a pre-requisite for any streaming-video home theater device -- will be available by the end... Read more |
|  | | | Five tips for avoiding false efficiencies Some of your favorite timesaving tricks may actually be slowing you down. Justin James looks at common strategies that hurt productivity and offers some better alternatives. | |
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