| Android 4.0: Eight new features that actually matter Google unveiled Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" on Wednesday and showed off lots of eye candy. Here's a look at the useful stuff. Read more Editor's note
After you read my take on the best new features in Android 4.0, check out this great little collection of five TechRepublic articles on how to lead (and how not to). Clearly, it's leadership day in the Tech Sanity Check newsletter. -Jason | More from TechRepublic | | | Fedex CIO: Use your ugly pictures to get stuff done See how FedEx CIO Rob Carter used his "ugly picture" to get other FedEx leaders to give up control and create a centralized IT services framework. Read more | | How 'master innovators' play by different rules IT executives are under increasing pressure to become innovation leaders. These secrets from master innovators could hold the key. Read more | | On leadership, success, TouchPad and The Godfather How often do we cancel (or let die slowly and painfully) business ventures, initiatives and projects without giving them every chance to be successful, without actually trying hard enough? Read more | | Best leaders know what they stand for Ever notice that some leaders and some organizations seem to be able to move forward in any environment, while others seem stalled? There's a reason for this, says executive leadership coach John M McKee. Read more | | Is your boss an idiot? Here's a tongue-in-cheek quiz on how to determine if you, or your boss, is an idiot. Read more | | Google's Dart: An object-oriented JavaScript alternative Todd Fluhr looks at Google's web-programming language Dart, which even at its unfinished stage, says a lot about Google's plans to dominate the mobile consumer market. Read more | News from ZDNet | | | Enterprise IT and megavendors: Cloud players angle in on bad marriages The attitude toward the megavendors is notable, but it's unclear whether enterprises will leave bad marriages. Read more | | iPhone 4S: Notifications, Location Services, the bane of good battery life New iPhone 4S owners are complaining about battery life on the new phone. The new notification system can cause the phone to constantly poll the network, if left to its default configuration. Read more | | Siri understands intent, beats Google Voice Actions, Tellme, and Vlingo Siri is the talk of the town at the moment and here you can see how it compares to other platforms and a cross platform service. Siri still beats them all handily. Read more | | Nexus S to get Android 4.0 soon The current Android flagship phone, the Nexus S, will receive an update for Android 4.0 soon. Read more | | RIM could still face lawsuits over BlackBerry outages Research in Motion may have 'compensated' its customers for a wave of outages, but its users could still bring lawsuits against the Canadian company. Read more | | Ben Horowitz: Facebook is the "best-run company in technology" Is Facebook the "best-run company in technology" with "the best new CEO" currently out there? Ben Horowitz seems to think so. Read more | | Microsoft, Nokia finally get to the smartphone starting line Nokia has managed to restructure, clear out inventory and set itself up for a long-awaited Windows Phone launch. Now the fun begins. Read more | | Big data can enable world-changing apps, says LinkedIn co-founder LinkedIn's co-founder discusses the LinkedIn Skills platform and what that means for big data and Web 3.0. Read more | | A deeper dive into Windows 8: can Microsoft's big bet pay off? Windows 8 is, without a doubt, the most controversial Windows version the company has ever designed. After a month of using and dissecting the Windows Developer Preview, I offer a deeper look at... Read more | | VMware, Verizon partner on mobile virtualization; May give Android enterprise boost If Verizon and VMware can gain traction, Android devices may look more appealing to chief information officers. Read more | | The Top Technology Trends For The Next Three Years: Part Two Brian Hopkins shares Forrester's Top 10 technologies you should be monitoring within your IT department. Read more | | Michael Dell on his infamous 1997 Apple comment (video) Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Computer, talks about the state of the PC industry, competition with HP, Apple's near bankruptcy in 1997, and the first time he met Steve Jobs. Read more | | Google Analytics now mapping visitor traffic on websites Google Analytics users are about to be treated to two major new functions that should better explain traffic on their sites. Read more |
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