[TechRepublic] Will the Skype deal be a coup for Microsoft?

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Does the Skype acquisition signal a new risk-taking market-making Microsoft? Whether the Skype deal ultimately ends up being a coup for Microsoft depends in large part on what the company does with the technology. Read more Resource of the day Improving Airflow in a Raised-Floor Data Center Perforated tiles on a raised floor deliver unpredictable airflow levels, causing inefficiency and equipment failure. This paper discusses data center design on perforated tile airflow and how to improve airflow predictably. More from TechRepublic   TechEd 2011 day 1 keynote: Cloud, devices, music, and magic John Joyner offers a recap of the TechEd North America 2011 keynote address by Microsoft's Robert Wahbe, in which he focused on cloud computing and devices. Read more Hot jobs: Week of May 16, 2011 Some IT management position postings for this week. Read more Samsung and Acer Chromebooks: More netbook than notebook Find out why the Samsung Series 5 and Acer Chromebooks are thin-client netbooks, not ultra-portable notebook replacements. Read more News from ZDNet   Intel shakes up roadmap to attack ultra-mobile computing At its annual investor meeting, Intel announced a significant change to its product roadmap designed to boost its efforts to get its chips into ultra-mobile devices of all shapes and sizes. Read more Android has a gaping network security hole Yes, 99.7% of all Android devices really are "potentially" vulnerable to data leaks. Here's what you can do about it today. Read more Microsoft readies second service pack for Exchange 2010 Microsoft shared features and timing for the second service pack for its Exchange 2010 product during its TechEd 2011 conference on May 17. Read more Google's Blogger outage will bruise, but not hurt, cloud momentum A hybrid model is still the better approach. Read more AT&T finally opens up Android phones to third-party applications AT&T confirmed the news to application developers, informing them that its Android phones would no longer be locked to one app store. Read more iPhone 4 mystery chip identified When the great folks at iFixit did a teardown of the iPhone 4 back in the summer of last year they came across a mystery chip that they couldn't ID. Well, now that mystery has been solved. Read more Private investors will make a killing from LinkedIn IPO Wealthy investors have been trading LinkedIn shares for many months prior to the IPO of the business social network. Now they stand to make a huge profit. Read more SAP: In-memory to hit all applications; Collaboration, mobility in focus SAP co-CEOs Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe hit the company's big themes for the year ahead: In-memory analysis, mobility and "people centric apps." Read more The Obama Cyberdoctrine: tweet softly, but carry a big stick When the Obama administration yesterday issued its cyberspace doctrine, it's big news in terms of how the government of the United States officially intends to treat the issue of cyberspace. Read more Featured multimedia   Gallery: 10 great gifts for grads For high school and college graduates, sometimes the basics make the best gifts: Mobile computing, coffee, exercise, fresh water and air. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free White Paper: Establishing a Data Center Floor Plan That Works (American Power Conversion (APC)) Stop Wasting Electricity in the Data Center (American Power Conversion (APC)) Preventive maintenance strategy for data centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Is Your Data Center the Right Temperature? (American Power Conversion (APC))   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the world of technology. You'll get my opinions, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Facebook page (click Like) Five tips for smooth client application updates and upgrades A little planning and preparation will go a long way toward ensuring that app updates and upgrades are trouble-free. Erik Eckel outlines several steps you can take to avoid potential gotchas. 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 Must-read Sanity Check posts Stop being duped by the 3D scam While IT pros scoff, Google Chromebooks will likely seduce businesses Poll: Is youth or experience more valuable for working in IT? Goodbye Firefox. Hello Chromium.

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