[TechRepublic] HTC Inspire 4G: High-powered Android, low-ball price

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HTC Inspire 4G review: High-powered Android at a low-ball price The HTC Inspire 4G is a high-end Android smartphone that is priced like a discount phone. Learn why it's such a bargain and the pros and cons of this highly-anticipated device. Read more HTC Inspire 4G: High-powered Android, low-ball price Resource of the day Five Tips for Effective Backup and Recovery in Virtual Environments Learn five tips to secure your virtual environment. Plus, find out how to increase the effectiveness of backup and recovery in your virtual environment and make it simple, fast, affordable, and scalable. More from TechRepublic   Five tips for conserving PC power Share this list with your users to teach them a few easy ways to reduce power consumption. Read more Create a shortcut icon to quickly enable and disable the Windows 7 firewall Jack Wallen shows you how to add desktop icons so that you can quickly enable and disable the Windows 7 firewall. Read more News from ZDNet   Apple confirms March 2nd event - And it's about the iPad 2 Apple has just confirmed yesterday's rumor - The Cupertino giant is holding a media event on March 2nd, and it's about the iPad 2 for sure. Read more Laptop battery life: The new battleground for PC makers If you've dreamed of laptop batteries pushing 30 hours of power it's been a good two days for you. Both HP and Lenovo have stepped up their games on battery life. Read more Google's first Honeycomb Android tablet, SDK debut Google's much anticipated Android 3.0 software development kit was made available yesterday and the first tablet based upon it is is due to ship on Thursday Feb 24, the company announced.Android... Read more HTC Flyer with Wi-Fi only appears in Germany Netbook News reports the 7-inch Android-bearing HTC Flyer is on sale at Cyberport for ââ¬499 ($686). This price includes VAT (19%) so the US price would be in line with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Read more Microsoft's Windows Phone 7: When bad things happen to good phones Microsoft really needed to hit a home run with WP7 to make a comeback in smartphones. So far, I'd say they've fallen short of what's needed. What do you think, WP7 users and potential buyers? Read more Firefox 4 beta 12 now expected Monday or Tuesday Developers continue to fire away on new and existing bugs before issuing the first Firefox 4 Release Candidate.To that end, the team now expects beta 12 -- likely the last beta -- to be... Read more Samsung Galaxy Tab: 8.9" version expected; Verizon charging one month of data There a couple of bits of news on the table concerning the Samsung Galaxy Tab. First, a new display size option is expected, and a Best Buy price tag has been spotted revealing a little... Read more Was the Verizon iPhone 4 a launch day flop? Was the long-awaited, much rumored Verizon iPhone 4 a launch day flop? UPS shipping data received by ConceivablyTech suggests that it might. Read more Apple shareholders deny request to reveal Jobs succession plan Apple shareholders rejected a proposal that required the company to disclose a succession plan. Read more Microsoft Express Mouse finally gets the cord placement right I am a mouse person, but I am tired of wireless mice that constantly need batteries. Microsoft has just released the Express Mouse, a simple wired mouse that has the cord placed at an angle. Read more SplashTop Linux web OS with Chrome, Bing available for download Add another offering to the burgeoning netbook OS market.SplashTop Inc. has made available its namesake Linux OS that reportedly makes it quick and easy for consumers to get on the web fast with... Read more Loving Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu has always had its critics, but it remains the most popular personal Linux distribution of them all. Read more Inside Tesla's 1,000-pound battery pack SmartPlanet takes a peek inside Tesla Motors' R&D lab and talks to CTO JB Straubel about the evolution of the electric vehicle and the technology behind the company's lithium ion battery pack. Read more Calling all ZDNet readers: we want to hear from you ZDNet readers: we're working on a super-secret project and we need your help. Read more Featured multimedia   Secret CIA spy gadgets go public (photos) Thought James Bond had cool tech toys? Get a load of some of the gizmos being shown off by the CIA for the first time. View on site Leaked Windows 8 screenshots Leaked Windows 8 screenshots, by notorious Windows leak going by the name of Zukona. View on site New HP ProBook and EliteBooks (photos) HP's revamped its business laptops, ranging from the EliteBook p to the ProBook b and s lines, upgrading to new designs. View on site Today's recommended downloads Maximized Productivity with Simplified Device Management (Canon) Five Tips for Effective Backup and Recovery in Virtual Environments (Quest Software) Cisco Cloud News: Get it "To Go" on Your iPod (Cisco Systems) Optimize Your Infrastructure for Cloud Computing (Eaton) The Achilles Heel in Google Apps (Backupify)   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 Gallery: Hands on with the LG Optimus 3D LG Optimus 3D can play 3D video. At the recent Mobile World Congress, CNET took a closer look at the mobile device. 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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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. Its deep, industry-specific functionalities can be adapted to meet your unique and changing business needs in an affordable, predictable way. Discover how you can respond quickly to marketplace changes while keeping costs under control. Check out these additional resources: 5 Critical Data Security Predictions for 2011 The security risks your enterprise faces continue to multiply. Listen to this webcast for a wrap up of the top security stories of recent times and a prediction of what's coming next in top security trends. Listen Now   Audio Conferencing That Won't Break the Bank Take a look at how HiDef Corporate can put you in control of your meetings while cutting the cost of audio conferencing from your IT budget. Watch Now   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   Take a Free "QuestDrive," No Install Required Take Quest Authentication Services for a free "QuestDrive." Check out this web-based virtual environment that lets you test Quest solutions without loading software in your production environment. Download Now

Available On-Demand... 2011 Business Intelligence Checklist In this webcast, you'll discover how business intelligence works in small and midsize businesses. Learn to assess your processes and crucial business information, implement BI solutions, and explore the features that improve information usage. Recommended Downloads Getting Better Benefits Out of ERP ERP is a truly mature business application. But don't get too comfortable with its place in your infrastructure. Explore Best-in-Class approaches that will help you realize the greatest possible business benefits from ERP. Five Tips for Effective Backup and Recovery in Virtual Environments Learn five tips to secure your virtual environment. Plus, find out how to increase the effectiveness of backup and recovery in your virtual environment and make it simple, fast, affordable, and scalable. Rule #1 of Today's Data Center: Always Adapt Discover how advances in virtualization technology have finally put a truly adaptive data center within your grasp. Learn how Cisco Unified Computing System can help you meet data center requirements, now and in the future.

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[TechRepublic] Access power tools in Windows SBS 2011

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Access Native Tools Management in Windows SBS 2011 Windows Small Business Server 2011 has a number of applications pre-installed and configured. IT jedi Rick Vanover shows how to access a single pane of glass for a number of system administration... Read more Resource of the day Select the Power Mode that Fits Your Needs with Cisco Unified Computing System Manager Read this overview of the power modes involved in operating the Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis. Learn to select the power mode that fits your redundancy needs, correctly configure power supply, and avoid downtime. Virtualization test lab tricks with SSDs The best way to learn about VMware virtualization is to set up a good test lab. vExpert Rick Vanover shares two tricks that you can use with SSDs for personal lab functions. Read more Block level storage vs. file level storage: A comparison Block level storage sales have gone through the roof as more businesses realize its flexibility. File level storage is still a better option when you just need a place to dump raw files. Learn... Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 released to public On February 22, 2011, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 to the general public. Should you download and install it? Read more Multipart upload to Amazon Simple Storage Service with CloudBerry Lab S3 Explorer Sometimes getting data to a cloud storage provider is the biggest obstacle to embracing cloud storage. IT pro Rick Vanover shows how to use a new feature to upload data to the S3 cloud. Read more 10 easy ways to speed up an Access database Even your least technical Access users can improve the performance of their databases. Susan Harkins shares some basic tips those users can put to work right away. Read more Featured multimedia   The Evolution of the Windows Start menu We all use the Windows Start menu every day, but did you know that it wasnât always called the Start menu? View on site 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 Today's recommended downloads The Latest Trends in Data Center Management (Cisco Systems) Select the Power Mode that Fits Your Needs with Cisco Unified Computing System Manager (Cisco Systems) IBM Pulse 2011, The Premier Service Management Event (IBM) The Best Ways to Maximize UPS Availability (Eaton) Rule #1 of Today's Data Center: Always Adapt (Cisco Systems) Perennial favorites   Use Sysinternals Active Directory Explorer to make a domain snapshot VMMap Sysinternals tool provides visual memory map 10 Sysinternals tools you shouldn't be without Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 teardown gallery Bill Detwiler cracks open the Tandy TRS-80 Model 100. Released in 1983, it was one of the first notebook computers. TechRepublic newsletters   Get smartphones news, product reviews, and need-to-know lists in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things Featured training courses   Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Server 2008 MCITP: Server and Enterprise Administrator Combo Boot Camp Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Implementing and Administering Windows 7 in the Enterprise Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Browse all training courses Presented by Global Knowledge

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