[TechRepublic] HTC ThunderBolt review, best smartphones of 2011

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HTC ThunderBolt review: The new smartphone king of 2011 The HTC ThunderBolt is Verizon's first smartphone to run on its 4G LTE network. The speed of the ThunderBolt is so fast it's almost ridiculous, but it does come at a price. Read more Photos: HTC ThunderBolt, the Ferrari of smartphones Resource of the day Take a Free "QuestDrive," No Install Required Take Quest Authentication Services for a free "QuestDrive." Check out this web-based virtual environment that lets you test Quest solutions without loading software in your production environment. TechRepublic launches native apps for iPhone and Android After upgrading the mobile version of the site earlier this year, TechRepublic is now launching native apps for iPhone and Android. Read more CTIA Wireless 2011 highlights roundup Catch up on the smartphone and tablet news and see product photos from the CTIA Wireless 2011 conference in Orlando, FL. Read more Why IDC's 2015 Nokia-Microsoft predictions are bunk Larry Dignan lists four reasons why IDC's crystal ball for the smartphone industry in 2015 may be a bit cracked. Windows Phone 7 is the no. 2 OS behind Android, courtesy of the Nokia deal. Read more Five battery tips for HTC ThunderBolt (and other Androids) The HTC ThunderBolt may be breaking land speed records with its 4G LTE connection, but all that speed seriously drains the battery. Here are practical tips for squeezing out more battery life. Read more Legal considerations regarding smartphone use for business Deb Shinder presents a number of legal questions to take into consideration when you write your company policies governing smartphone use. Read more Disable the Windows Mobility Center with a registry tweak To disable the Windows Mobility Center you only need to make one tweak to the Windows Registry file. Mark Kaelin shows you how in this Quick Tip. Read more Should there be an 'app for that?' According to Patrick Gray, there are several opportunities in the mobile space for a CIO to increase his or her visibility within the organization. Read more Spotlight on Intuit's GoPayment for Android phones Intuit GoPayment is an easy and reliable way to collect credit card payments on a mobile device. Here's what you need to know before signing on for the service. Read more 10 gadgets you should get rid of... maybe The New York Times recently listed several consumer electronics you may not need, from digital cameras to e-books. Is this common sense or heresy? Andrew Nusca offers his take. Read more Featured multimedia   Best smartphones of 2011 ... for now Now that CES, MWC, and CTIA are all wrapped up it is a good time to go through and list what we can consider the top 10 smartphones for the first half of 2011. That will likely change this summer when Apple announces a new iPhone and more Android devices hit the streets. View on site Inside a Verizon Wireless Super Switch CNET takes a break from CTIA 2011 to tour a Verizon Wireless Super Switch. One of five in Florida, the Super Switch routes voice and data calls for the central Florida region. View on site Today's recommended downloads Take a Free "QuestDrive," No Install Required (Quest Software) Managing a Successful Transition to IFRS (Oracle) Protect Your Network at its Vulnerable Edges (Dell) Toward a More Impenetrable Firewall (Dell) The Future of Financial Reporting: A Marketing Perspective (Oracle) Perennial favorites   Set up an Exchange account on your Android phone Add a second Exchange account to your iPhone 4 Connect to a PPTP VPN from your Android phone 25 must-have iPhone apps for productive geeks The five best Android calendar apps Proper etiquette in a New Age Tricia Nelson, aka TR member Tigger_Two, provides some examples of proper etiquette that should still apply today in our device-driven world. TechRepublic newsletters   Get Mac tips, the latest IT news updates, product reviews, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Macs in Business Sanity Check Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things Net admin galleries 10 Sysinternals tools you shouldn't be without 10 more Sysinternals tools to simplify routine Windows admin tasks 12 of the most recommended network monitoring tools Network diagrams highly-rated by IT pros

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