[TechRepublic] Video: Google gives detailed live demo of Android 3.0

Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters | Unsubscribe TechRepublic Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | January 06, 2011

Editor's note: Google provided an even deeper look at Android 3.0 Honeycomb for tablets today at CES. I caught their surprise appearance on video. And, don't miss the news on the new Mac App store and the optimistic Gartner forecast on 2011 IT spending. -Jason Video: Google's live demo of Android 3.0 Honeycomb at CES At CES on Thursday, Google provided a 10-minute live demo of Android 3.0 Honeycomb in action, running on the Motorola Xoom tablet. TechRepublic's Jason Hiner shot this video of the demo. Read more Resource of the day Under the Hood of Google Apps Security and Privacy Google Apps is earning headlines for its cost savings and productivity benefits, but many have questions about its security and privacy. Get answers to these important questions directly from the team responsible at Google. More from TechRepublic   Google unveils Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' as a tablet-only OS As technology vendors announced a variety of Android tablets at CES on Wednesday, Google quietly unveiled the long-rumored Honeycomb software that will power them. Read more Job postings for certain IT skill sets have ballooned at more than twice the market rate Here are the IT job skill sets that are growing in demand, according to the January Dice report. Read more News from ZDNet   Gartner raises IT spending forecast for 2011 Gartner raised its global IT spending forecast to $3.6 trillion in 2011, up 5.1 percent from 2010. Gartner's previous outlook called for IT spending growth of 3.5 percent for 2011. Read more Apple's Mac App Store launches with more than 1,000 apps The most interesting item around the Mac App Store launch is how it will affect software distribution. Read more More on Microsoft 'Jupiter' and what it means for Windows 8 After a first tip this week on Microsoft's Jupiter -- a new "application model" for Windows 8 -- I started nosing around to learn more about this mysterious new Microsoft codename. Here's a brain dump of what I learned after talking to a couple of sources of mine. Read more Skype buys Qik in wireless video play Skype has acquired Qik, which allows folks to stream video via mobile devices. Read more 60GHz Wi-Fi coming next year Why do we use cables at all? Why not a wireless standard fast enough - over 4 Gbps - to handle all our home devices: GigE, SATA, video and USB 3.0? If the WiGig Alliance has their way, we will. Read more AT&T cuts price of iPhone 3Gs: Motives aplenty If you think you can live with an iPhone 3GS for two years---along with AT&T---this deal could be for you. Just know the motives behind the iPhone 3GS price cut before buying in. Read more Forget tablets: your next car will be powered by Nvidia Tegra 2 At CES 2011, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang showed up at the Audi keynote speech to demonstrate how the new Tegra 2 chip would be embedded in next-generation vehicles. Read more Is Google Getting Better or Worse with Age? With recent news of Google's quality results supposedly deteriorating, what's the takeaway? You may be surprised by the emptiness of the hype. Read more CES: Dell unveils new Streak, hints at 10-inch version for businesses coming soon Dell today unveiled a 7-inch version of its Streak Tablet, a nice piece of hardware that utilizes 4G technology - well, T-Mobile's version of 4G technology. The device, as expected, touts some of the must-haves that all of the players in the tablet space are touting these days: strong... Read more CES: Verizon keynote focuses on an ecosystem of partners The keynote stage at the Consumer Electronics Show this morning belonged to Verizon Wireless but, in following the theme that seems to be resonating from the show this week, the presentation was centered around partnerships. [CES Photo Gallery: Verizon 4G LTE keynote] Sure, Verizon chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg,... Read more CES video: Microsoft launches Surface 2.0 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and VP Mike Anjiulo show off the company's new Surface 2.0 platform. The multitouch, tabletop will be available in late 2011 in 23 countries and will retail for $7,600. Read more CES 2011: Acer delivers $899 Aspire Predator AG3600 desktop for gamers on a budget After debuting with a wild orange-metallic design with its first gaming desktop, the Acer Aspire Predator line has become more demure in style and cheaper in price. Now Acer is launching a new Predator that is even more understated and affordable. The Predator AG3600 only has orange accents and... Read more CES: It's time to yank Microsoft off the keynote stage When it comes to the opening keynote at the CES Show, Microsoft no longer has what it takes to get the crowd pumped up. Read more Featured multimedia   Motorola Xoom (hands-on photos) Take a closer look at the Motorola Xoom tablet, running Google's Honeycomb version of Android. View on site HTC Evo Shift 4G hands-on (photos) AT CES 2011, CNET takes a close look at Sprint's new HTC Evo Shift 4G. View on site Motorola Atrix 4G (photos) The Motorola Atrix 4G has a dual-core processor plus support for AT&T's 4G network. View on site Motorola Droid Bionic (photos) The Motorola Droid Bionic is the first Verizon 4G LTE smartphone announces at CES 2011. View on site CES 2011: Press day recap The real news at CES happens the day before the show actually starts, thanks to a marathon of back to back press conferences. View on site Slideshow: Create your own Classic Start Menu in Windows 7 In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to create your own Classic Start Menu in Microsoft Windows 7 right alongside of the operating system's new Start Menu. View on site Today's recommended downloads Best Practices Guide: Microsoft Exchange 2010 on VMware (VMware) Discover the Latest High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions from IBM (IBM) A Powerful Platform for Virtualization (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Business Brief: Zen and the Art of the Balanced Scorecard (Oracle) Performance Plus Cost Savings: It's Possible with IBM (IBM)   About this newsletter The Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the technology world. You'll get my opinions, rants, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner Five simple tips that will improve your writing a thousand percent Social media, texting, and rampant blogging may be dumbing down our writing skills. Here are a few ways to keep your writing professional and clear -- without sweating a bunch of picky grammar rules. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Top cracking open galleries of 2010 Xbox 360 S (2010) Apple MacBook Air (2010 11-inch) Apple iPhone 4 IBM System x3400 M3 small-office server Apple iPad Top 10 cracking open galleries of 2010

Send us your feedback here. Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic! To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is laoanganon@gmail.com Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy   Copyright 2011 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.