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Try the SL4A scripting environment for your Android device Do you have an Android device, knowledge of a popular scripting language, and a few minutes to kill? If so, then why don't you write an Android app with the Scripting Layer for Android? Read more Hands on with the LG Optimus 3D Resource of the day Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software Easily manage, measure, and monitor all your physical, virtual, and cloud assets across platforms, applications, domains, and multiple datacenters. Apple's subscription plan: Time for an app work stoppage Apple's subscription plan had a bevy of media execs in a tizzy and many were still trying to figure out the new App Store new deal. But these media types were sure Apple's new deal wasn't good. The solution: Walk away en masse. Read more Nokia and Microsoft: Economics, risks of a 2-year transition to Windows Phone 7 The economics for Microsoft and Nokia may work out, but the biggest unknown is whether the phone maker can endure a two-year transition to Windows Phone 7 devices in a mobile world evolving so quickly. Read more Microsoft-Nokia deal: The challenges and opportunities Microsoft and Nokia have joined forces in mobile in a move they are both counting on to get them back in the game. The deal raises some important and nefarious questions. Read more Superphones need super chips Larry Dignan highlights key developments from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and says the mobile processor race is on. Read more Programming news: Reflector, BlackBerry AppWorld 2.1, HTML Working Group Read about IronPython 2.7 Beta 2, Mule iON, Windows Phone tools and tips, BlackBerry tablet simulator, Async examples, and more. Read more Pros and cons of bring your own device for the workplace One of the more contentious topics in managing endpoint devices is the issue of users bringing their own device to the workplace. IT pro Rick Vanover discusses some considerations of BYOD for support staff. Read more Install software from outside the Android Market on your Android phone Even though there are thousands of titles in the Android Market, there's still a lot of great software that isn't available in the Market. Here's how to install a non-Market application on your Android device. Read more Camera phone challenge: Darndest things that geeks' kids do You have from now until Friday, February 25, 2011 at 5:00 PM EST to submit camera phone photos of your kids doing the darndest things. We will send the participants of our three favorite submissions some free swag! Read more Featured multimedia   10 must-have apps for Verizon iPhone owners New to the iPhone? Welcome to the party! No doubt you've already stocked up on well-known apps like Angry Birds, Facebook, and Netflix, but those are just the tip of the iceberg. Here are 10 lesser-known but amazingly cool apps--many of them free!--for your shiny new toy. View on site Samsung's Mobile World Congress festivities Samsung showed off two new Android devices at its Mobile World Congress show--its new Galaxy S II flagship smartphone and its Galaxy Tab 10.1. Here's a look at the event. View on site Hands-on with the BEST Windows Phone 7 device; the Dell Venue Pro The Dell Venue Pro is the best Windows Phone 7 device available and with a 32GB microSD card mod it becomes even better. The device is unique with a 4.1 inch AMOLED display and portrait QWERTY keyboard. View on site Samsung Galaxy S II hands-on (photos) Curious to see what the next-gen Galaxy S has to offer? Check out CNET's hands-on photo gallery of the Galaxy S II. View on site Hands-on with the AT&T HTC Inspire 4G HTC has been making 4.3 inch display devices for quite some time and the latest model feels great in your hand with an aluminum unibody construction. AT&T is finally getting into the Android game with good devices and $100 for the Inspire 4G is a great price. View on site HTC Desire S hands-on (photos) The Desire S is one of six new HTC phones at Mobile World Congress. CNET takes it on for a closer look. View on site HTC ChaCha, Salsa hands-on (photos) The Facebook phone is real, and there are two. Check out CNET's hands-on photos of the HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa. View on site Hands-on with HTC Incredible S (photos) HTC Incredible gets a successor with the new Incredible S. CNET checks out the phone at Mobile World Congress. View on site TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: Guilty pleasures It makes perfect sense that the camera phone challenge that TechRepublic publishes on Valentine's Day -- think chocolates, candy conversation hearts, and other sweets for the sweet -- focuses on what TechRepublic members identify as "guilty pleasures." Take a look at the entries. View on site Today's recommended downloads Save 20% When You Upgrade Your Skills to Windows Server 2008 R2 (New Horizons Computer Learning Centers) Ensure High Availability for Critical Systems and Apps (Quest Software) Learn the Alternatives to RAC (Quest Software) IBM Pulse 2011, The Premier Service Management Event (IBM) The Achilles Heel in Google Apps (Backupify) Verizon iPhone 4 teardown gallery Bill Detwiler cracks open Verizon iPhone 4. Although similar to the AT&T version, this Apple smartphone has some significant differences. 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