[TechRepublic] Have Android tablets been a disappointment? Vote on it

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You vote: Have Android tablets been a disappointment? Android tablets went into 2011 with sky high expectations and have taken market share from the iPad, but are they a success? Cast your vote. Read more Resource of the day The de facto standard for application performance testing Detect performance bottlenecks before system deployments or upgrades with HP LoadRunner. View the short demo to learn more! More from TechRepublic   BUILD Windows keynote address best way to see Windows 8 The best way to get a good feel for Windows 8 is by viewing the opening keynote address. Read more A practical argument for a Google Drive product Kevin Purdy argues that Google should provide cloud storage, one that syncs to desktops, as the place to keep our golden file copies. Read more Get your app ready for Android's global ecosystem These six tips from developer William Francis will help you make sure your Android app is up to muster in the global ecosystem. Read more Balancing the website design between business objectives and user experience Ryan Boudreaux looks at the challenge of balancing the business needs of an organization with creating a good user experience when you design a client's website. Read more News from ZDNet   Intel: Ultrabook will 'transform' PCs, Haswell will complete 'revolution' Day 2 of Intel Developer Forum begins with a major focus on Ultrabooks and the upcoming Ivy Bridge platform. Read more Google and Intel Android pairing spells trouble for Microsoft Google and Intel's Android alliance means trouble for three different groups: Anti-Android patent parties, MeeGo, and Microsoft. Yes, Microsoft. Read more The winners and losers of the Android/Intel deal Google and Intel have entered into a strategic alliance to get all future versions of Android running on Intel hardware. Who are the big winners and losers of this deal? Read more Windows 8: Your questions answered You ask Windows 8 questions, I (try to) answer them! Read more Windows 8: 'Refresh' and 'Reset' your PC Windows 8 simplified refreshing and resetting your PC. Read more Windows 8 ship dates quietly avoided; Delays inevitable? Delays are all but inevitable in the development of Windows. But whether Microsoft can negate those delays, it could have massive consequences in post-holiday sales. Read more Calm down, Windows 8 DOES support Flash Don't panic! Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 will still allow you to use all your favorite plug-ins, including Flash. Read more Windows 8: An installation walk-through Want to see what the Windows 8 developer build setup looks like? Want to know how to install Windows 8 into a virtual PC? Read on! Read more How does the Windows 8 'out of box' experience fair up? (gallery) Screenshot gallery: A run through the installation process and some of the new features of the next-generation of Windows. Read more The numbers are in on the move to virtualization Getting ready to jump on the virtualization express? Not so fast there cowpoke. Take a good long look at these numbers before writing any checks or making any big plans for that trip to the data... Read more Evidence of iMessage integration found in iChat Almost immediately after Apple releases any piece of code over-eager developers ritualistically scour its strings looking for clues. This time: iMessage for Mac OS. Read more Facebook is not delaying IPO until late 2012 (rumor) Soon after a rumor surfaced that Facebook is intentionally pushing back its IPO till late next year, a new counter rumor argues that the company is still on track for the first half of 2012. Read more Missouri Senate lets teachers be Facebook friends with students The Missouri Senate has changed a new law in order to allow teachers and students to be friends on Facebook. Read more GE removes temptation to place old appliances at the curb As the first manufacturer to join the EPA Responsible Appliance Disposal program, GE is encouraging its retailers to take back the old in order to sell the new. Read more NASA unveils new deep-space rocket design The Space Launch System (SLS) is NASA's next-generation rocket system that will serve as the centerpiece for deep space exploration for the coming decades. Read more Featured multimedia   Take an early tour of Windows 8 (photos) Windows 8 is far from ready, but that's not about to stop Microsoft from filling in developers on how their world is about to change. Check out what's coming sooner than you think in this Windows 8 slideshow. View on site Motorola Droid Bionic's Webtop accessories (photos) A gallery of the Droid Bionic's Webtop accessories. View on site Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Bionic Bill Detwiler cracks open Motorola's Droid Bionic. Inside the Verizon 4G LTE smartphone he found hardware from Elpida, Atmel, and Qualcomm. View on site Today's recommended downloads Rehost your applications to a better platform The de facto standard for application performance testing Prepare an ERM classification scheme KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Explore Geoffrey Moore's Escape Velocity (Rally Software Development)   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 Don't leak service and version info to would-be hackers: How to hide it Christopher Patterson shows an easy tweak that removes some of the information potential hackers are looking for in order to try to gain access to your systems. ZDNet's Great Debate newsletter We're excited to announce ZDNet's new Great Debate series, where each week we'll pit two experts against each other on a hot topic in tech. Part Oxford-style debate, part Fight Club, you won't want to miss it. Sign up for ZDNet's Great Debate newsletter to follow the action.   Hot TechRepublic blog posts The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks 10 wacky IT office pranks Don't be fooled by these 10 PC performance myths The 10 best tablets of 2011 [UPDATED] Most unusual resume mistakes

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[TechRepublic] Use job hunting apps to help you find employment

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Top job hunting apps to help you find employment Deb Shinder lists several smartphone apps that can help you find the open positions, get your foot in the door, and make a better impression on the hiring authorities. Read more Resource of the day The de facto standard for application performance testing Detect performance bottlenecks before system deployments or upgrades with HP LoadRunner. View the short demo to learn more! Droid Bionic Teardown: Motorola switches processors, upgrades RAM in final version Bill Detwiler cracks open the Droid Bionic and finds a different processor and twice as much RAM as Motorola originally planned. Read more Five Android antivirus products to add to your mobile arsenal Scott Lowe highlights five free or inexpensive antivirus applications that are available for the Android platform. Read more Juice up the battery life of your Android device Donovan Colbert isn't impressed with Android device power management, but he offers a few tips that may help preserve your battery life. Read more Geek Gifts 2011: Temujin iPhone 4 Racing Game Speaker Wheel The iPhone 4 Racing Game Speaker Wheel is for the gamer who wants more comfort and better sound from their device. Read more Featured multimedia   Sharp FX Plus (photos) We're happy to see Sharp's rare phone contribution graduate from a feature phone to Android. View on site Samsung Convoy 2 (photos) Verizon's Samsung Convoy 2 is a rugged handset with push-to-talk functionality and some extras besides. View on site Samsung Gravity Txt (photos) We didn't love everything about its design, but as an inexpensive, easy-to-use cell phone for making calls, the Samsung Gravity Txt gets the job done. View on site Hot TechRepublic blog posts The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks 10 wacky IT office pranks Don't be fooled by these 10 PC performance myths The 10 best tablets of 2011 [UPDATED] Most unusual resume mistakes Today's recommended downloads KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Prepare an ERM classification scheme Rehost your applications to a better platform The de facto standard for application performance testing Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Perennial favorites   Lesser-known Android tips and tricks Smartphones with the lowest and the highest radiation levels Ways to improve your mobile computing experience Five image editors for graphics novices Today's image editing apps tend to be pretty sophisticated, with more bells and whistles than everyone needs or wants. Here are a few simpler alternatives. ZDNet's Great Debate newsletter Big news: We're excited to announce ZDNet's new Great Debate series, where each week we'll pit two experts against each other on a hot topic in tech. Part Oxford-style debate, part Fight Club, you won't want to miss it -- and it all begins Sept. 12. Sign up for ZDNet's special Great Debate newsletter to follow the action.

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[TechRepublic] Prepare for transition from MobileMe to iCloud

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How to prepare your data for the transition from MobileMe to iCloud Apple customers will face some changes when the iCloud service is released in a few weeks. Don't wait until the last minute to prepare your data for the transition. Wil Limoges offers some tips. Read more Resource of the day Rehost your applications to a better platform CIO priorities for 2011 are clear: provide business growth, attract and retain customers and reduce enterprise costs. With these goals in mind, there are a number of strategies that these info chiefs can employ as they consider how to modernise their existing infrastructure. One strategy is getting away from that pesky mainframe environment. Download these complimentary resources now, and find out how to rehost your vital applications to a better platform. HTML5: Current progress and adoption rates Ryan Boudreaux takes a snapshot view of where HTML5 adoption is headed and the progress of the specification becoming finalized. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   How to license and leverage Apple Remote Desktop Erik Eckel details the benefits of using Apple Remote Desktop to support Apple users and describes the licensing options available. Read more Apple security update policies may spell problems for businesses Apple issued a fix to address a recent digital certificate hack that left users vulnerable to fraudulent certificates -- but only for newer systems. Where does this leave Tiger and Leopard users? Read more Top job hunting apps to help you find employment Deb Shinder lists several smartphone apps that can help you find the open positions, get your foot in the door, and make a better impression on the hiring authorities. Read more Featured multimedia   Five super useful iPad Safari tricks (photos) We uncovered five very useful, built-in tools you can enable right now in Safari for iPad. Surf faster, be more efficient, and become a browsing master with these easy tips. View on site Dragon*Con 2011: Costumes and cosplay Dragon*Con, which was held in Atlanta on September 2-5, 2011, covered several genres, including science fiction, fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film. Here are some photos of attendees in costume at this year's convention. View on site Hot TechRepublic blog posts The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks 10 wacky IT office pranks Don't be fooled by these 10 PC performance myths The 10 best tablets of 2011 [UPDATED] Most unusual resume mistakes Today's recommended downloads The de facto standard for application performance testing Prepare an ERM classification scheme Rehost your applications to a better platform KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Explore Geoffrey Moore's Escape Velocity (Rally Software Development) Five image editors for graphics novices Today's image editing apps tend to be pretty sophisticated, with more bells and whistles than everyone needs or wants. Here are a few simpler alternatives. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise (launching soon) Smartphones Tech Sanity Check Five Apps

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