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Tablets at work: Disney uses iPads to drive construction project The usefulness of tablets in business is overhyped, but they can be great in specialized cases. Check out this example of Disney Imagineers using iPads in a construction project at Walt Disney World. Read more Resource of the day KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study With program management assistance from KPMG, HP establishes a foundation to automate its records management using HP TRIM software. Download case study here More from TechRepublic   30 years of the IBM PC: Back when we had to be convinced to buy a computer In the 1980s, when the personal computer was still mostly a novelty, we had to be convinced to buy a computer. IBM used an icon personality to make the case for its PC. Read more TR Dojo Quiz: IBM PC celebrates 30th anniversary The IBM Personal Computer celebrates its 30th anniversary this week, take our IBM PC quiz and test your knowledge of this piece of computer history. 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Rumours are spreading that Apple could be releasing a slimmed-down iCloud-powered iPhone for the emerging markets. Read more Hands-on with the Acer Iconia Tab A100: First 7-inch Honeycomb tablet Google proclaimed Honeycomb the official version of Android for tablets, and until now it has been unavailable in a 7-inch form. The Acer Iconia Tab A100 brings the sweet goodness to the small slate. Read more Acer adds 7" Iconia Tab A100 to tablet lineup, $330 Acer joins the 7-inch tablet party with the launch of the Iconia Tab A100 today, but will consumers be buying? Read more Google's Chrome operating system gets a much needed update Google Chrome OS has been greatly improved, but for most users it's still not good enough. Here's what's new and improved and where it still falls short. Read more US Postal Service bad news continues with plan to terminate 120,000 workers The business model that served the US Postal Service for these past decades is increasingly collapsing as a viable strategy. Read more Ubuntu Linux makes musical friends with the Apple iPhone Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, has introduced an app. to let people stream music from the Ubuntu One cloud to their iPhones and iPods Read more Text messaging: The 20th century technology that just won't die Text messages used to be everything to the Generation Y. Though millions are sent each day, is the humble text message's shelf life about to expire? Read more Dell's now-defunct 5-inch Streak tablet never had a chance After only a little more than a year, the 5-inch Android-based Dell Streak tablet is no more. Read more Users look at Facebook and Google+ the same way An eye-tracking study has found that Facebook users and Google+ users look at their respective social networks in almost the exact same way. Read more Featured multimedia   The beginnings of the PC revolution (photos) IBM launched its landmark 5150 personal computer 30 years ago Friday, and with it a new industry of component makers and software developers. View on site Looking in on Verizon's App Innovation Center (photos) CNET swung by Verizon's new App Innovation Center on its opening day to see what cutting edge projects the spacious downtown San Francisco office has in store. View on site NASA rover sends back photos from huge Martian crater (photos) Opportunity reaches the edge of the massive Endeavour Crater after a three-year journey. View on site DARPA's 13,000mph plane lost but not forgotten (images) DARPA's Twitter feed tells that it lost track of the super speed Falcon HTV-2 aircraft during a test flight. But the craft did hit its speed goal. View on site Today's recommended downloads KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? eBook: Learn more about Dell Workstations here Prepare an ERM classification scheme Building Dashboards & Reports For All (LogiXML)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the people, products, and companies that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Engineer of original IBM PC declares end of PC era One of the engineers who designed the original IBM PC -- which turns 30 on August 12 -- says the PC era is over. Jason Hiner argues that the post-PC era is actually still "coming soon." 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10 things you should know about HTML5 HTML5 may not be a fully finalized standard yet, but it isn't changing much -- and adoption is on the rise. Justin James highlights the key aspects of the new specification. Read more Resource of the day Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? Download complimentary whitepaper from Oracle and learn the key capabilities in Oracle Database 11g Release 2 that enable IT professionals to successfully deliver more information, with high quality service, and at much lower cost. 10 workplace blunders to avoid at all costs Career not taking off the way you expected? The reason might lie in some of your on-the-job behavior. Steve Tobak runs through a few things NOT to do at work. Read more 10 things I hate about developing for Android (and some workarounds that help) The open-ended nature of Android development fosters great opportunities, but it also brings its share of headaches. Here are 10 problems you'll face -- and some ways to deal with them. Read more 10 tips to improve your iPhone experience A few simple tricks can make a big difference in how well your iPhone serves your needs. Calvin Sun shares some basic tips he's discovered. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   IT as an economic indicator Patrick Gray finds some reason for hope -- at least as indicated by renewed hiring in IT -- in the midst of a chaotic economic landscape. Read more First rural sourcing effort proves successful Rural sourcing offers a less expensive alternative to $200-per-hour developers and offshoring. Read more Manage your project log in MindGenius Dr. Andrew Makar says using MindGenius software for project logs is easier than filtering a spreadsheet. Read about the benefits of the mind mapping format. Read more Upgrade vs. replace a client server: Tips on making the call Erik Eckel provides five guidelines IT consultancies can adopt to help clients maximize their server investments. Read more Get Outlook to default to the address book you choose You're not stuck with Outlook's default address book; with a simple setting change, you can determine which address book Outlook uses. Read more Focus on Chromebooks Your questions answered: What Chromebooks can and can't do While IT pros scoff, Google Chromebooks will likely seduce businesses Three things Chromebooks need to fix to win buyers Samsung and Acer Chromebooks: More netbook than notebook Today's recommended downloads KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? Prepare an ERM classification scheme eBook: Learn more about Dell Workstations here Fostering Collaboration through Unified Communications (Cisco Systems) Engineer of original IBM PC declares end of PC era One of the engineers who designed the original IBM PC -- which turns 30 on August 12 -- says the PC era is over. Jason Hiner argues that the post-PC era is actually still "coming soon." TechRepublic newsletters   Get developer and security tips, tech analysis, app reviews, and more in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Web Developer Google in the Enterprise IT Security Smartphones

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