[TechRepublic] Google PCs could seduce a lot of businesses

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While IT pros scoff, Google Chromebooks will likely seduce businesses Google's Chromebook for Business program could entice a lot of organizations to consider ditching Windows for Chrome OS. Learn why and see how it could save big money. Read more Resource of the day Free White Paper: Improving the Efficiency of Large UPS Systems Find out the 3 subtle but significant factors that can dramatically affect your company's cost of operating its Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). More from TechRepublic   It's hip to use the Square app to accept credit card payments The Square app for Android and Apple iOS devices is a handy method of accepting and processing credit card payments with a small card reader plus app. Derek Schauland tries it out. Read more Techno itinerancy and surviving the professional apocalypse TR member Todd Fluhr provides some survival steps for freelance techies who have little or no resources to work with. Additional tips for survival are welcome in the discussion thread. Read more Save your money: Three bad Linux books Not all Linux books are created equal. Some are amazingly good, and definitely worth buying. Others are a waste of money. Three specimens identified in this article are of the latter variety. Read more Looking for mobile app developers If you've done some mobile app development and would like to share your expertise with TechRepublic members, here's your chance. Read more News from ZDNet   Text message emergency alerts coming to American cellphones Starting later this year, the government will be able to send localized text message alerts American cell phone users. Read more Poll: Are you buying a Chromebook? The web is buzzing about the upcoming Google Chromebook so it is time to see what you smart folks plan to do about them. This poll is simple, just to give us a feel for how well they are going to... Read more Google Chromebook - a new class of security risks Costin Raiu argues that Google's coming Chromebook computer concept presents an interesting new set of security problems, especially as it relates to cloud computing. Read more Over time, Chromebooks can take consumer love (and money) away from Windows, iPad Google is using the business and education markets to generate some interest in Chromebooks among consumers. Read more Sergey Brin: "There's nothing wrong with Windows, but... " Google co-founder Sergey Brin says that Microsoft's model is what's flawed and that the Chromebook strives to tackle make that experience better. Read more Chrome OS? Sign me up. ChromeBook? Not so much. Why pay a premium for Google's Chrome OS on a $350 or $430 notebook if you can install it yourself? Read more Can you live in the Chromebook cloud? The Google Chromebooks are coming, and at a decent price point that will surely attract casual users. What most folks will have to determine is can the cloud computing model work for everything? Read more Cisco third quarter better than expected, outlook weak and layoffs loom Cisco delivered better-than-expected third quarter earnings and CEO John Chambers said the company has "a clear game plan" to "transition to the next phase." Read more What IBM has to say about virtualization and cloud computing IBM briefed analysts on its viewpoint and plans in the area of virtualization and cloud computing. Read more Can private stock markets help Silicon Valley's startups? The lack of IPOs over the past ten years has created a crisis for investors and entrepreneurs - how can they cash out some of their shares? Secondary markets are one solution. But are they just a... Read more Tiny or not, HP's Veer 4G is everything some want in a phone HP's Veer 4G may be small, but the success of the device will have big repercussions for the future of the smartphone. Read more Facebook: no evidence of apps leaking user data Facebook says it has found no evidence that the flaw affecting hundreds of thousands of its apps resulted in leaked user data. Read more What's behind Google's $500m mystery reserve? Google revealed that it has set aside half-a-billion dollars to settle a mystery investigation by US regulators. No one is talking. Read more Twitter for Mac gets its first big update Twitter just released version 2.1 of its Mac OS client adding multi-window support, a feature that will appeal to power users. TweetDeck probably has the most to lose. Read more AT&T picks up Cisco Cius tablet for business communications By the end of this year, the Cisco Cius tablet won't be available with just Verizon Wireless anymore. AT&T has announced plans for a copy of its own. Read more Featured multimedia   Google's vision of a developing world (photos) Scenes from the Google I/O conference at Moscone West in San Francisco, where developers are converging to learn the latest coming from inside the Googleplex. View on site Acer Chromebook (photos) Acer's Chrome OS ultraportable has a small profile and a dual-core Atom processor. View on site Samsung Series 5 Chromebook unveiled (photos) Samsung shows off a first-of-its-kind Chromebook in at Google's I/O developers conference San Francisco. View on site Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Google I/O edition (photos) A look at the Google I/O edition of the Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1. View on site HP Veer 4G (photos) The HP Veer 4G is the cutest phone we've ever seen, but it's also flawed in a number of ways. Check out our photos here. View on site Chrome Switch Pitch toy transforms at Google I/O (photos) One of the many Googley gifts given out at Google I/O developers conference is the transforming Switch Pitch ball. 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[TechRepublic] Accept credit cards with handy Square App

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It's hip to use the Square app to accept credit card payments The Square app for Android and Apple iOS devices is a handy method of accepting and processing credit card payments with a small card reader plus app. Derek Schauland tries it out. Read more Resource of the day Free Your Applications Everything today is mobile, global, and immediate. Tomorrow?s leaders will run IT as a multi-sourced, hybrid delivery organization across physical, virtualized, and cloud environments. But how do you provide the right outcomes, in the right time frame, at the right price? Click here to learn how to free your applications to run in complex hybrid environments. Additional TechRepublic resources   Work some project management magic with Merlin Vincent Danen offers an overview of a robust, enterprise-capable project management solution, including licensing for iPhone / iPad sharing, web sharing, and a server component. Read more Do businesses need antivirus on their Macs? Erik Eckel answers the question: Do Macs need additional antivirus and malware protection? Read more Tackle project management on your iPad with these apps Erik Eckel finds himself taking care of more and more project management tasks in the field with his iPad. He discovered a few apps that are designed to power PM on the iPad. Read more Smartphones with the lowest and the highest radiation levels Find out which smartphones are the best and the worst in terms of radiation output. Scott Lowe also shares tips on how to protect yourself from the potentially harmful rays of radiation emanating... Read more Featured multimedia   Logitech Keyboard Case for Apple iPad 2 by ZAGG You can get a lot of work done on the iPad thanks to powerful applications and services. There are also accessories that help you get things done and the Logitech Keyboard Case from ZAGG is one that you should consider if you like to write on the go and want serious display protection. View on site Coolest Netbook designs, 2007-2011 Take a tour of the history of Netbook design, from the original 7-inch Asus Eee PC to today. View on site Fractal image galleries Fractal art from the XaoS zoomer Chaoscope fractals showcase the beauty of chaos Flame Fractals continue to dazzle Incredible flame fractals take you through the wormhole Today's recommended downloads Free Your Applications How HP and Fortify helped FICO Implement a Secure Development Lifecycle How to Perform Rapid Test Data Preparation, Subsetting and Masking Integrating technology into Islamic Financial Institutions Change Management in ERM Looking for mobile app developers If you've done some mobile app development and would like to share your expertise with TechRepublic members, here's your chance. 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] Smartphones with the lowest and the highest radiation levels

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Smartphones with the lowest and the highest radiation levels Find out which smartphones are the best and the worst in terms of radiation output. Scott Lowe also shares tips on how to protect yourself from the potentially harmful rays of radiation emanating from your phone. Read more Resource of the day Test Drive Recovery Manager for Exchange Take Recovery Manager for Exchange for a "QuestDrive" today. You'll get to evaluate Recovery Manager for Exchange and explore how quickly and easily it restores Exchange data--and you don't have to download or install a thing. Google finally moves to standardize Android updates Spotty OS updates have been one of Android's sore spots. Google wants to fix it with a new Android consortium. Get the details and the latest updates on the Android ecosystem from Google I/O 2011. Read more HTC ThunderBolt: Three tips for extending battery life The HTC ThunderBolt is fast, but it's also a battery hog. Here are three tips to help you extend the life of your ThunderBolt's battery. Read more Poll: What's keeping you tied to your BlackBerry? While Android and iPhone are hogging most of the smartphones headlines, BlackBerry still has its loyal adherents. If you're a BlackBerry user, what's the number one factor keeping on BlackBerry? Read more It's hip to use the Square app to accept credit card payments The Square app for Android and Apple iOS devices is a handy method of accepting and processing credit card payments with a small card reader plus app. Derek Schauland tries it out. Read more Work some project management magic with Merlin Vincent Danen offers an overview of a robust, enterprise-capable project management solution, including licensing for iPhone / iPad sharing, web sharing, and a server component. Read more Featured multimedia   Google I/O 2011 Opening Day Googleâs famous developer conference - Google I/O 2011 - ushered 5,000 attendees into San Franciscoâs Moscone Center on Tuesday, May 10 at 9am. View on site Google tunes up I/O with Android treats (photos) Cloud-based music and movie rentals are introduced today at the start of developers conference Google I/O in San Francisco. View on site Gallery: Smart PaperPhone bends the rules Think your cell phone is too heavy? Just wait until you can get your hands on a PaperPhone. View on site Samsung Replenish (photos) The price is right for Samsung's first Android eco-phone, and so are most of the features. View on site HTC ThunderBolt Teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the HTC ThunberBolt. Verizonâs first 4G LTE smartphone has chips from Qualcomm, Broadcom, SanDisk, Micron, and Atmel. View on site First impressions of the Google Nexus S 4G Google's pure Android phone designed for the developer and person who wants the latest and greatest Android OS first should consider the Nexus S 4G. The specs are the same as the Samsung Nexus S with a 4G WiMAX radio on Sprint. View on site Fractal image galleries Fractal art from the XaoS zoomer Chaoscope fractals showcase the beauty of chaos Flame Fractals continue to dazzle Incredible flame fractals take you through the wormhole Today's recommended downloads Gain Control of your Infrastructure (American Power Conversion (APC)) Preventive maintenance strategy for data centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Strategies for deploying blade servers in existing data centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Cooling strategies for high-density racks and blade servers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Free White Paper: Establishing a Data Center Floor Plan That Works (American Power Conversion (APC)) Perennial favorites   Ways to improve your mobile computing experience How to manage the contacts on your Android phone Leaderboard 2011: The 10 best Android smartphones 25 must-have iPhone apps for productive geeks Looking for mobile app developers If you've done some mobile app development and would like to share your expertise with TechRepublic members, here's your chance. TechRepublic newsletters   Get Mac tips, the latest IT news updates, product reviews, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Macs in Business Sanity Check Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things

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