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TechRepublic IT News Digest TechRepublic Member | October 11, 2010 | |  | | | News from ZDNet | | Microsoft's Windows Phone 7: Perception hurdles and the tablet angle Microsoft launched its Windows Phone 7 with plans to give the smartphone a fresh start. The big question is whether consumers want a fresh start. Also: The Windows Phone 7 tablet could be a long-term winner. Read more | Microsoft reboots with Windows Phone 7 global launch--will people buy? Windows Phone 7 devices are coming in time for the holidays. Are people ready to give Windows on their phone another chance? Read more | Windows Phone 7: Microsoft applies lessons learned from Apple and Google Today we see a broad spectrum of Windows Phone 7 devices revealed and it gives you a chance to see how Microsoft is applying lessons learned from the hottest mobile platforms today. Read more | Microsoft announces Windows Phone 7 worldwide GSM launch The worldwide launch of Windows Phone 7 revealed there are nine different devices from 13 carriers in over 15 countries coming to buyers this holiday season. Sprint and Verizon will get new devices in early 2011. Read more | T-Mobile unveils the HTC HD7 and Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 devices We are finally seeing announcements for Windows Phone 7 devices and T-Mobile will be launching two smartphones before the holidays. The HTC HD7 and Dell Venue Pro both have 1 GHz processors and more. Read more | Google's driving the future of... driving Google has created a car that is capable of driving itself. So successfully, in fact, that it was able to travel 140,000 miles without human intervention. [they drove from our] Mountain View campus to our Santa Monica office and on to Hollywood Boulevard. They’ve driven down Lombard Street, crossed the... Read more | Google's self-driving car: What's in it for Google? Self-driving cars from Google - it's real, but is it a good idea? Read more | Ready for the highway train? Google cooks up cars that drive themselves Google has created automated cars that drive themselves. These robots have a trained driver riding shotgun, but these automated autos have already logged more than 140,000 miles in California. Read more | Crapware is the real issue in Android suits If you're to go toe to toe with your phone company you need an ally. Apple and Microsoft won't let carriers update your phone and install garbage -- they control that relationship. Google admits to being powerless. Read more | Amazon App Store for Android: Not just for smartphones Everyone wins with an Amazon App store on Android. Read more | T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab may cost $399 with contract Samsung is getting ready to launch their Android tablet on all four major wireless carriers and some new details on the T-Mobile version have appeared online. Read more | Kensington ClickSafe locks up laptops with the snap of a click Kensington has added to its extensive notebook computer lock collection with the debut of the ClickSafe, which promises to keep your laptop safe in "one single, simple step." Read more | New book documents motivations for living off-the-grid As cleantech technologies evolve, more Americans are exploring the idea of becoming unplugged from centralized electricity, water and sewage services. Read more | The Verizon iPhone: Has Android turned those rumors into "so what?" moments? New rumors about a Verizon iPhone don't seem matter as much now that the Android devices are all the rage Read more | IT cost, ignorance, and the race to the bottom Look at the new crop of "smartphones" in the context of what happened with the PC - and you'll predict a race to the bottom as claims for the things escalate and both price and actual functionality fall. Read more | |  |  | Connect with TechRepublic | | | | | |
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