[TechRepublic] UPDATED: 10 hottest tablets to watch in 2011

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UPDATED: The 10 hottest tablets to watch in 2011 There are an obscene number of new tablets coming to market in 2011. Plenty of them are safe to ignore. Here are 10 that are worth anticipating. Read more Resource of the day Learn the Alternatives to RAC You want the horizontal scaling and load balancing capabilities of RAC, but you don't want to compromise on availability, performance, or cost. Learn about alternatives that work alongside RAC or replace it entirely. More from TechRepublic   Superphones need super chips Larry Dignan highlights key developments from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and says the mobile processor race is on. Read more Apple's subscription plan: Time for an app work stoppage Apple's subscription plan had a bevy of media execs in a tizzy and many were still trying to figure out the new App Store new deal. But these media types were sure Apple's new deal wasnââ¬â¢t good. The solution: Walk away en masse. Read more How to reassign the primary display on multi-display Macs If you regularly work with a multiple-display setup, you might have to reassign a primary monitor if you change equipment or a monitor dies. It's easy to do, but not intuitive. Vincent Danen tells you how in this tip. Read more TechRepublic FAQ: Q&A TechRepublic's Q&A has some new features, including auto-generated lists of preexisting questions to help reduce duplication and the ability to ask for clarification. Find out how you can use these tools to improve your experience on the forums. Read more News from ZDNet   Motorola Xoom gets an official price tag: $799 Pricing for the Motorola Xoom tablet, which debuted at CES 2011 in Las Vegas last month, is now official. Read more Mobile World Congress: The new front in the processor battle At Mobile World Congress, the chips that power mobile devices are getting as much attention as the gadgets themselves. Over the past week Broadcom, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Samsung ST-Ericsson and Texas... Read more Nvidia unveils quad-core Tegra 3 mobile processor -- will be in devices by August The mobile chip wars are starting to sound a lot like the desktop chip wars -- it's all about who has the most gigahertz and the highest number of cores. Nvidia is hoping to trump everyone with... Read more Nvidia fourth quarter solid; Upbeat on Tegra, Tesla Nvidia reported strong fourth quarter earnings and said that it was upbeat on its Tegra chip and the ability to power so-called superphones. Read more Google plots its own subscription plan for publishers, jabs at Apple The timing of this move is almost comical. It's as if Google was waiting for Apple to detail its in-app purchase plan for subscriptions, let the backlash ensue and then swoop in to let publishers... Read more The Pentagon must keep pace with the iPhone, but can't and won't Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn's heart was in the right place when he addressed the audience yesterday at RSA Security Conference, but his own words belied the impossibility of the plan. Read more Verizon and Motorola put the smack down on Windows Phone 7 Talking smack about a platform that competes with your own company's offerings is nothing new, but the bluntness of recent comments by executives of Motorola and Verizon about Windows Phone 7 was... Read more Expert panel: As cyber security risks grow, architected protection and best practices must keep pace As we move forward, cloud is going to give us an opportunity to reinvent how we do security. Read more Podcast: Frugal Tech Show with Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon Ken Hess and Jason Perlow interview Jono Bacon, Canonical's Ubuntu Community Manager about the upcoming 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" release. Read more Why Verizon's so-so iPhone launch makes me smile Data points are mounting that Verizon Wireless' launch of the iPhone was a so-so affair and the biggest takeaway is that tech buyers are a lot smarter than you think. Consumers aren't drones that... Read more Apple's iPad is winning the enterprise tablet race without even trying Apple doesn't have an enterprise sales force or support staff, yet it is killing the competition in enterprise adoption. Read more How Apple will crush its competition with iTunes Online Under Appleââ¬â¢s new rules, music subscription services will soon be forced to start paying 30% of the revenue they collect for in-app purchases on an Apple device. In short, they've been... Read more First look at Firefox 5 Firefox 4 isn't even out of beta yet, but that doesn't stop the UI team from thinking about Firefox 5. Read more Hackers demonstrate Kinect Dodgeball game using iPhone, iPad The latest Kinect hack is one that reminds us of the Windows Phone 7 and Xbox Kinect integration we saw from Microsoft earlier this week. In this case, however, Windows Phone has been replaced... Read more Featured multimedia   Verizon iPhone 4 Teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open Verizon iPhone 4. Although similar to the AT&T version, this Apple smartphone has some significant differences. View on site Desktop Wallpaper: Deep space nebula The mysterious nebula is arguably the most awe-inspiring cosmological phenomena known. The images published by our friends at NASA reveal the vastness of the universe and make for some mesmerizing desktop wallpaper. View on site NASA returns to comet it attacked (photos) NASA sends its second spacecraft to comet Tempel 1 to see the results from the first visitor which fired a probe that crashed into the comet's surface. View on site Today's recommended downloads Save 20% When You Upgrade Your Skills to Windows Server 2008 R2 (New Horizons Computer Learning Centers) Learn the Alternatives to RAC (Quest Software) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Maximized Productivity with Simplified Device Management (Canon) Ensure High Availability for Critical Systems and Apps (Quest Software)   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 Verizon iPhone 4 teardown gallery Bill Detwiler cracks open Verizon iPhone 4. Although similar to the AT&T version, this Apple smartphone has some significant differences. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. 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Keys to Hypervisor Management and Operation All hypervisors essentially do the same job, but they don't all do it the same way. Learn the differences between the three top hypervisors and the specific management tactics required by each in this white paper. Check out these additional resources: Achieving Security with Cloud Data Protection If you recognize the benefits of using cloud backup but are concerned about security, let this white paper put your fears to rest. Examine how you can reduce the costs, risks, and complexity of protecting business information and keep it secure. Learn more   Data Center Projects: Standardized Process This paper presents an overview of a standardized, step-by-step methodology for data center upgrades that can be adapted and configured to suit your individual project requirements. Learn more   Your Guide to Business Productivity Online Standard Suite Improve your organization's business productivity without the need to maintain a complex IT infrastructure. This resource center has all the information you need to know about Business Productivity Online Standard Suite from Microsoft. Learn more   Implement these Best Practices for Cloud Security Cloud computing: Do the benefits outweigh the security risks? Strike the right balance with the security measures discussed in this IBM Redpaper, and get the most out of the cloud without risking privacy, security, or availability. Download Now

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[TechRepublic] How to connect an ESXi host to an iSCSI storage target

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How to connect an ESXi host to an iSCSI storage target Resource of the day Breakthrough Performance for Business-Critical Apps with VMware and Intel View this webcast to learn how to standardize on VMware and Intel with confidence. Consolidate your business-critical applications with confidence while minimizing infrastructure costs and ensuring continuous availability. Additional TechRepublic resources   Security information management and event logs: What to consider when choosing a solution Colin Smith explains the differences between Security Information and Event Management systems, log managers, and Microsoft's Audit Collection Services for managing, collecting, and storing event logs for compliance and security purposes. Read more Connect an ESXi host to an iSCSI storage target Shared storage is one of the benefits of vSphere virtualization. Virtualization expert Rick Vanover shows you how to add an ESXi host to an iSCSI storage target. Read more Using VirtualBox VMs on your network's subnet If you drop down from the clouds you will see there are actual virtualization solutions that can be had on the cheap. Jack Wallen demos one here. Read more Recovering from a drive-by Java attack via fake security messages Mark Underwood describes how he recovered a user's system from a drive-by Java attack. How do you protect users from fake security messages and deliver the security updates that they do need? Read more Kill and trap rogue processes in Windows with Daphne It can be very frustrating when a program crashes or refuses to close. A free utility called Daphne can relieve some of that frustration with improved process management in Windows. Read more Featured multimedia   New features in Outlook Live (Release 5) A look at the new Outlook Web App (Release 5) features and user experience available for Live@edu students. 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 Drivers and Detractors for Enterprise Mobility (Dell, Inc. & Intel, Inc.) End-to-end Business Visibility with On-demand ERP (TechRepublic) Deploying Oracle On VMware: Challenges and Opportunities (VMware) Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps (Google) How IBM Can Help You Build Your ITIL Infrastructure (IBM) Slideshow: 10 dirty little secrets about working in IT Jason Hiner spills the beans on the most nefarious aspects of working in IT. 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 Photos through a microscope Olympus BioScapes: Art that lives under the microscope Photomicrography winning images over the years Nikon Small World winning photographs under the microscope for 2010 Nikon Small World's categories of photos through the microscope 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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