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Leaderboard: The 10 hottest tablets of 2011 Because tablets are the hot new thing, there is suddenly a deluge of choices and more coming. See which tablets are worth your attention. Read more Photos: The 10 hottest tablets of 2011 Resource of the day Monitoring physical threats in the data center The monitoring of physical devices such as UPS systems, air conditioners, and fire suppression systems is common, but there's a class of distributed monitoring points that often goes ignored. Find out what those threats are -- and how to mitigate them -- by reading this informative white paper. (Sponsored by APC) More from TechRepublic   Silverlight has too many flaws to justify its benefits In this guest post by Nate Irvin, he argues that Silverlight has too many flaws to justify its somewhat dubious benefits. Do you think that .NET developers should discourage the use of Silverlight? Read more Do businesses need antivirus on their Macs? Erik Eckel answers the question: Do Macs need additional antivirus and malware protection? Read more Celebrate Free Comic Book Day 2011 this Saturday Free Comic Book Day 2011 is a great opportunity for young geeks and geeks who are young at heart to get some excellent reading material. See the list of comics that are available for this year's FCBD. Read more News from ZDNet   Obama won't release Bin Laden death photos: Web, Flickr can stand down President Obama said he won't release the Bin Laden death photos, which would have been one of the most viewed pictures on the Web. Read more iOS 4.3.3 out - Brings an end to 'Locationgate' Apple has released iOS 4.3.3 (version 4.2.8 for CDMA handsets), and update which, as promised, brings an end to the 'Locationgate' saga. Read more Intel shows the way forward with breakthrough semiconductor design Moore's Law is alive and well, writes Richard Fichera of Intel's announcement today. Read more Judge tells Oracle, Google to narrow Android patent claims, prior art references A U.S. District Judge told Oracle to narrow its patent claims over Android to a "triable number." Separately, Oracle subpoenaed Apache. Read more Android's blocked apps: Is Google selling out open source to keep carriers partners happy? Carrier blocking of some Android tethering apps has some accusing Google of "playing ball" and compromising their position as an open source advocate. Read more BlackBerry PlayBook video chat hands-on: Best in class? The BlackBerry folks proudly announced the Video Chat app for its PlayBook tablet this week. Today I got a chance to put the video calling to the test, and am duly impressed with how good it is. Read more Asus developing Tegra 3 quad-core tablet for summer launch? Asus recently released the Eee Pad Transformer, but reports signify that the Taipei-based computer company is readying some new high-powered slates for this summer. Read more NVIDIA suffers massive GPU market share slide Chip maker NVIDIA saw a massive GPU market share slide during Q1 '11 according to estimates released by graphics research and consulting firm Jon Peddie Research. Read more Google TV 2.0 in the works. Keep the concept, dump that keyboard It appears that Google TV may soon see a version 2.0 - hopefully with changes that make it friendlier for the users and content providers. Read more Does Apple need to publish an 'End of Life' roadmap for iOS devices? Today Apple releases iOS 4.3.3 to fix the 'Locationgate' bug. While this update is offered to a whole raft of devices, users running the iPhone 3G, released under three years ago, won't be getting... Read more Best Buy opens up pre-orders for HTC's Flyer tablet Announced in February, HTC's 7-inch Flyer tablet will land in store shelves next month, according to Best Buy. Read more Facebook ranked top display ad publisher in Q1 2011 Facebook accounted for nearly one third of all display ad impressions delivered in Q1 2011. Read more Looking for a Kindle? Go to Walmart Walmart joins Best Buy, Target, and Staples as the latest retail chain to sell Amazon's popular e-reader. Read more Featured multimedia   Our favorite leather laptop cases A good quality leather bag is expensive, but can last many times the lifespan of your average laptop case. View on site Windows 8 build 7959 - First 64-bit leak A few days ago a 64-bit Windows Server 8 build was leaked onto the internet and a number of you have been firing questions at me regarding this build. View on site Gallery: Apple adds Thunderbolt to 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs Apple claims its new line of iMacs is up to 70 percent faster than before with the addition of faster processors, better graphics and Thunderbolt I/O. View on site Anaheim Comic Con 2011: Costumes from the geeky convention The Anaheim Comic Con -- held on April 29 to May 1, 2011 -- always draws a big crowd, and this year was no exception. Here are some costumes from this year's event. View on site Today's recommended downloads Defend Against Malware without Sacrificing System Performance (GFI Software) Strategies for deploying blade servers in existing data centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Protecting Against the New Wave of Malware (GFI Software) Why Customers Love VIPRE Business (GFI Software) Improving Airflow in a Raised-Floor Data Center (American Power Conversion (APC))   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the world of technology. You'll get my opinions, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. 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