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

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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

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[TechRepublic] What 2011 holds in store for Mac administrators

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What 2011 holds in store for Mac administrators Erik Eckel looks at the likely new developments for Apple products in 2011 and makes a few predictions about what may be in store for enterprise admins. Read more Resource of the day Best Practices for Moving to Google Apps Gain knowledge on the best tips for replacing traditional on-premise applications such as email, and learn exactly what you need to deploy Google Apps in your own organization. How one-time passwords fit in with multifactor authentication What is a one-time password system? Does it count as a second authentication factor? Can it improve authentication security whether it is a second authentication factor or not? Read more Great moments of Microsoft-Apple collaboration and cooperation Microsoft versus Apple has long been the marquee rivalry of the technology industry, but the two companies also have a long history as frenemies. Here are their 10 greatest collaborations. Read more Has ASUS discovered the strategy to take down the iPad? ASUS has a different tablet strategy than most of the vendors trotting out tablets at CES 2011. Learn it's two-pronged strategy for beating the iPad and get the details on its four tablets. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Tips for safer web browsing when using Adobe Flash on your Mac Vincent Danen agrees Adobe Flash is a security pitfall but knows that using it is not entirely unavoidable. Here are some ways to minimize the risk and the pain of... Read more Review: KineticExtend for iPad If you're already using KineticSecure for a backup client, or you're in the market for one, the KineticExtend remote desktop app for the iPad might make it more attractive. Derek... Read more Apple's two-year roadmap: Think cloud services Apple’s upcoming year is expected to feature upgrades to its existing product line, but the company is expected to prep a bevy of cloud services running into 2012. Read more Life with the MacBook Air: The netbook I've been waiting for Vincent Danen has been using the new MacBook Air long enough to find its quirks, its benefits, and declare it the netbook he's been waiting on for years. He also... Read more Connect your smartphone to your desktop via software or web service The ability to connect to your desktop from your smartphone can be a lifesaver. RDP, VNC, or web-based services will get the job done, though you need to be aware of some drawbacks. Read more Featured multimedia   Top 10 iPhone games for 2010 (screenshots) This is it, the best iPhone games of 2010. There's something for everybody here, so make sure to look at the whole list to find something you might like. View on site Destroyed Apple products as art (photos) Provocative photo exhibit shows giant photos of mutilated Apple gadgets as a statement on consumers' attachment to their toys. View on site 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 iPhone management solutions   This TR Pro download outlines the pros and cons of three iPhone enterprise management tools. Order it today! Today's recommended downloads How XML Is Changing the Data Warehouse (IBM) Real-Life Scenarios Show How Progress Software Enables Better Decision Making (Progress Software) Best Practices for Moving to Google Apps (Google) See Problems and Opportunities Before Your Customers Do (Progress Software) Under the Hood of Google Apps Security and Privacy (Google) 10 things we learned in 2010 that can help make 2011 better The beginning of a new year is a good time to consider how well we met the previous year's challenges and to use what we learned to make improvements in the months to come. TechRepublic newsletters   Get net admin tips, tech tutorials and news, and off-topic posts in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Network Administrator Five Tips IT News Digest Geekend

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[TechRepublic] New products pre-announced at CES 2011

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Asus Transformer tablet (photos) Resource of the day Increase innovation with Google Apps Businesses see Google Apps as an affordable solution for effective business communication and collaboration. Join this TechRepublic Webcast to learn why IT and business decision makers are making transition to Google Apps. Additional TechRepublic resources   Has ASUS discovered the strategy to take down the iPad? ASUS has a different tablet strategy than most of the vendors trotting out tablets at CES 2011. Learn it's two-pronged strategy for beating the iPad and get the details on its four tablets. Read more Review: Track your bugs online with Bontq Bontq is for any business that needs a bug tracking and project management application but does not have the internal resources, or budget, for a full-blown application suite. Read more Android tablets at CES: Four big questions still need to be answered The Android tablet news coming out of CES 2011 could turn into a big letdown if four big questions aren't adequately answered. Read more Video: Five Sysinternals tools every IT pro should use Bill Detwiler shows you five of the handiest tools Sysinternals has to offer, including PsList, PsKill, Process Explorer, and Autoruns. Read more The five hottest business technology trends to watch in 2011 Based on conversations with IT leaders and technology companies, here are Jason Hiner's top tech trends for the enterprise in the year ahead. Read more Featured multimedia   HTC Evo Shift 4G - Sprint (photos) Check out photos of Sprint's latest 4G smartphone, the HTC Evo Shift 4G. View on site Lenovo LePad and IdeaPad U1 Hybrid (photos) Tablet, meet laptop: last year's Best of CES nominee, the U1 Hybrid, finally becomes a reality in 2011. View on site 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 Today's recommended downloads Small Business Protection Guide (Symantec) Which Small Business Endpoint Protection Software Performs Best? (Symantec) Increase innovation with Google Apps (Google) Taming the Teenage Company with BI and BPM (IBM) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Defragmentation Applications   UltraDefrag tool MyDefrag 4.2.6 Smart Defrag Defraggler Bookmark the Product Spotlight Blog   10 things we learned in 2010 that can help make 2011 better The beginning of a new year is a good time to consider how well we met the previous year's challenges and to use what we learned to make improvements in the months to come. TechRepublic newsletters   Get net admin tips, tech tutorials and news, and off-topic posts in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Network Administrator Five Tips IT News Digest Geekend

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