[TechRepublic] Verizon iPhone: Who should buy, and who should wait

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Verizon iPhone: Who should buy, and who should wait The Apple iPhone has officially arrived on Verizon. See who are the best candidates to jump on this long-awaited device, and who should hold off for now. Read more Photos: What's new in the iPhone 4 on Verizon Resource of the day Leveraging the Web for Secure Data Processing Learn how one Circuit Court Clerk's office is transforming the approval process for orders of protection by leveraging the Web. Discover how integrated, automated processes translate into better protection for domestic violence victims. More from TechRepublic   Will HP's plan to bring WebOS to the PC make life better or worse for IT? HP has announced plans to launch WebOS on the PC. Are they trying to become the next Apple? Will yet another PC OS make life better or worse for IT? Read more The happiest and unhappiest cities in which to work Looking for a happy city in which to work? Here is a breakdown of the happiest and unhappiest. Read more Tackling the screen resolution challenge on mobile devices Here are some tips for how to deal with the challenges of creating a mobile interface. Read more Take screenshots of your Android phone from Windows or Linux Getting screenshots of an Android phone is not the easiest process. Jack Wallen describes the steps Windows users or Linux users should follow to take screenshots of an Android phone. Read more Apple's nice timing: iPad production news may freeze consumers, Android rivals Apple has started production of the latest its latest iPad and talk of front facing cameras and a lighter design is everywhere. The timing of this news could just freeze consumers as a bevy of Android devices hit the market. Read more News from ZDNet   HP gets official with 9.7-inch TouchPad webOS 3.0 tablet Although images were leaked last month and we knew it was coming, Hewlett-Packard officially unveiled the TouchPad webOS 3.0 tablet in San Francisco today. Read more HP intros Pre 3 with HD video recording, Qualcomm 1.4GHz CPU Now that Palm has officially been dropped from all future webOS products, the third mobile device announced at Hewlett-Packard's big event in San Francisco will simply be known as the HP Pre 3. Read more 90 seconds with HP's TouchPad and WebOS [video] Here's a quick video to showcase some of the features that HP is offering with its WebOS and TouchPad tablet Read more With WebOS headed for HP's PC portfolio, what happens to Windows? If HP is excited about a WebOS ecosystem and the company plans to use it for personal computers, as well, the question that everyone in Redmond should be asking is: What about Windows? Read more Microsoft readies locked-down Windows 7 Thin PCs Microsoft is planning to make available to its Software Assurance volume licensing customers a smaller footprint, locked-down version of Windows 7 that functions as a thin client. Read more Meet Microsoft's new Server and Tools boss: Satya Nadella Microsoft has gone in-house and chosen Satya Nadella as the new president of the company's Server and Tools division. Read more Video: Dell previews Windows 7 tablet, notebooks At the company's event in San Francisco this morning, Dell showed several new models of laptops, desktops, and workstations, as well as a prototype of a 10-inch Windows 7-based tablet due later... Read more Dell hammers final nail into the Adamo coffin Dell has finally pulled the plug on the Adamo ultra-portable line. Read more BlackBerry PlayBook headed for Verizon Wireless? Speaking of tablets emerging this year, the BlackBerry PlayBook is certainly on the docket, and it might be heading to multiple carriers. Read more Maybe Nokia will do a Windows Phone 7 deal, after all Last week, I was bearish on claims, prayers and predictions that Nokia would end up offering some kind of Windows Phone device as part of the company's line-up. But now, I'm thinking it's not just... Read more Nokia at 'crisis point': iPhone and BlackBerry impossible to beat? Though Nokia has the most mobile sales across the market, iPhones and BlackBerrys are beyond competition. Could the development cycle of 'too many too soon' apply to Nokia's case? Read more Nokia cancels N9-00 MeeGo phone before even launching Well, that was fast. Nokia has reportedly killed the N9-00 MeeGo phone before it could even get off the ground. Read more HP vs. Cisco battle for the datacenter turns ugly Will HP and Cisco ever be able to play nice? Read more Apple patent could cut the carriers out of the iPhone equation The folks at AppleInsider have uncovered an interesting patent that could allow Apple to put the carrier in the background for iPhone users. Read more Top 10 e-paper technologies in the next 20 years The Journal of the Society for Information Display published an article listing the top ten electronic paper devices that consumers can expect over the next 20 years. Read more Featured multimedia   Mercury Aura Pro SSD upgrade for the MacBook Air (2010) A gallery of photos of the OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD upgrade for the MacBook Air View on site CSS: Adding text to buttons Companion images to Web Master blog - CSS: Adding text to buttons View on site Gallery: Take an exciting tour of Google's art collection Google's Art Project puts its Street View technology to good use in capturing more than 1,000 works of art from 17 different museums. Best of all you can play with them. View on site Today's recommended downloads Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps (Google) Address All Your Information Archiving and Retention Needs with IBM's Solution (IBM) Podcast: IT Service Management in an Uncertain Economy (IBM)   About this newsletter The Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the technology world. You'll get my top stories, opinions, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner Photos: Hack the Nook Color into a full Android tablet The Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a $250 e-reader powered by Android. Here's what this sharp device looks like when you hack it into a powerful and fully functional Android tablet. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! 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Simplify, Optimize, and Save with HP StorageWorks HP understands that you're looking to simplify, optimize, and save via your desktop and server virtualization program. Discover a comprehensive infrastructure solution to store, protect, and manage every area of your virtual environment: HP StorageWorks. No matter what your individual needs are in terms of budget, capacity, scalability, and operations, HP StorageWorks can work for you. Check out these additional resources: Achieve Operational Efficiency with an All-In-One Business Solution Discover how mid-size companies can benefit from the SAP Business All-in-One solution. Discover how its deep, industry-specific functionalities can help you respond quickly to marketplace changes while keeping costs under control. Read more   Improved Cooling Strategies for IT Wiring Closets Don't wait until overheating causes servers to fail. Plan the right cooling solution for your IT wiring closet or server room now. There's an improved method for wiring closet cooling specification. Learn about it in this white paper. Read more   Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones You need the ability to support users on today's most popular platforms -- including iPhones and iPads. LogMeIn Rescue can help. Test drive LogMeIn Rescue for free and start providing complete on-demand remote support to customers and colleagues. Download Now   Increasing Productivity with Unified Communications The solution to IT sprawl lies in a converged infrastructure with virtualized assets that are shared by many applications and services. Discover how unified networking solutions reduce complexity, enhance business agility, and manage costs. Download Now

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iPhone 4 on Verizon is now available.

Shop Online     |     Find a Store     |     1-800-MY-APPLE Starting today, you can buy online from Apple and get free shipping. Or reserve for pickup at an Apple Retail Store and get Personal Setup. Three ways to get iPhone 4 on Verizon from Apple. Buy online. Order your iPhone 4 from the Apple Online Store or at 1-800-MY-APPLE, and we'll ship it free—direct to your door and ready to use. Buy online Reserve for in-store pickup. Reserve your iPhone 4 on February 9,* and it will be ready for pickup at your favorite Apple Retail Store starting at noon on February 10. Reserve now Walk in to a store. iPhone 4 will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at your favorite Apple Retail Store starting at 7:00 a.m. on February 10.* Find a store *While supplies last. If you do not collect your iPhone 4 on the designated date, your reservation will be canceled. TM and copyright © 2011 Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop, MS 96-DM, Cupertino, CA 95014. All Rights Reserved / Keep Informed / Privacy Policy / My Apple ID If you prefer not to receive commercial email from Apple, or if you've changed your email address, please click here.

[TechRepublic] Tips to tier storage without system-controlled storage tiering

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Tips to tier storage without system-controlled storage tiering Everyone is dealing with a constant battery of increasing storage requirements. How do we ensure that storage performs optimally absent of technologies to automate performance? IT pro Rick Vanover shares some tips on manual storage provisioning. Read more Resource of the day Addressing GRC to Meet Regulatory Requirements and Reduce Risk Sure, you can pass your audit, but don't you want far reaching business benefits that reduce operational risk and exposure? Read this paper and learn make process improvements to show regulatory compliance to auditors and reduce operational risk. Additional TechRepublic resources   Are $100 tablets a waste of money? A $100 tablet may sound like a great deal. But, low-cost machines often have outdated software and underpowered hardware. Does price trump functionality? Read more Quick Tip: Reclaim used hard drive memory with Disk Cleanup Microsoft Windows 7 has a built-in utility that will free used hard drive memory increasing available storage space with a click or two of the mouse. Read more Use Fail2ban to blacklist IP addresses and alert you to attacks Vincent Danen takes you through some basic configuration of the Fail2ban network monitoring utility, which can help protect your systems and servers from brute-force attacks. Read more Five tips for learning how to use Server Core Deploying and managing Server Core can be tricky. These pointers will help you overcome some common configuration and management challenges. Read more 10 tech trends to watch in 2011 Based on the results of surveys conducted at The Experts Conference last year, analysts at Quest Software have put together this set of predictions for the upcoming year. Read more Featured multimedia   $100 LY-706 MID Android tablet teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the $100 LY-706 MID Android tablet. This low-price tablet has chips from Samsung, Hynix, Wolfson Micro, and VIA. View on site Admin's Guide to Active Directory   Have extra budget to spend? Then order our Administrator's Guide to Active Directory, 2nd Edition. From planning to implementation to troubleshooting, you'll have the resources, templates, and checklists to meet every Active Directory challenge. Order it today! Today's recommended downloads End-to-end Business Visibility with On-demand ERP (TechRepublic) The Advantages of Intelligent Point-of-Sale Automation (Adobe Systems) The Best Places to Live are Going Google (Google) Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) Podcast: IT Service Management in an Uncertain Economy (IBM) Photos: Hack the Nook Color into a full Android tablet The Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a $250 e-reader powered by Android. Here's what this sharp device looks like when you hack it into a powerful and fully functional Android tablet. 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 Tech history galleries Computer History Museum opens new exhibit Babbage's Difference Engine and other historic computers Colossus and other vintage computers from The National Museum of Computing Vintage Computer Festival showcases technology from the 1970s and 1980s Featured training courses   CCNA Boot Camp v2.0 ICND1 - Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4] Understanding Networking Fundamentals SNAF - Securing Networks with ASA Fundamentals Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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