News from ZDNet | | How much money does Google make from mobile? Two and a half billion reasons why Google loves mobile. Read more | 10 technology trends that will define enterprise architecture in the 2010s In terms of technology trends shaping enterprise architects' jobs over the next three years, its all about cloud, cloud, cloud and mobile. Read more | Why my parents don't use Android Last week, my parents needed to buy new cell phones. Guess which phone I told them to get? Read more | If not for Siri, would we care about the iPhone 4S? The iPhone 4S is selling like crazy, but its hardware enhancements alone are not worth the upgrade Read more | Siri, why can't you help me? Tip to get more crazy answers Siri is a pretty amazing AI service on the new iPhone 4S, but remember it is in beta and not yet perfect. You may lose your connection to the service so here is a tip to reconnect. Read more | iCloud vs. Exchange, Gmail: Pick your choice wisely With iCloud out the door, many have struggled with problems and conflicts that delete everything. Should you join the iCloud bandwagon, or does everything 'just work' already? Read more | iPhone 4S: Day 1 with an Android phone owner I have only had the iPhone 4S for a day, but already have some strong impressions of the latest phone from Apple. My POV is that of a heavy Android user, and may surprise you. Read more | BlackBerry's outage post-mortem: Where did it all go wrong? Just as the BlackBerry maker will be looking for answers to its four-day global outage, so are users. Why was the situation handled so badly? Read more | Find My Friends: creepy or cool? Apple's new Find My Friends app is like a mashup of Google Latitude and Foursquare radar. It should be a hit with students and 20-somethings, but I'm not so sure about married folks. Read more | Apple imposes 'one device' limitation on 'Find My Friends' service Siri, why do I have to choose between my iPhone and iPad? Read more | Microsoft does an awesome job of revamping the Windows 8 Task Manager Out with the old Windows Task Manager, in with the new! Read more | Without Dennis Ritchie, there would be no Jobs Modern computing as we know it would not have existed without Dennis Ritchie, father of the C programming language and Co-creator of the UNIX operating system. Read more | International travelers: Here is how to SIM unlock your Verizon Apple iPhone 4S The Apple iPhone 4S is promoted as a world phone, but international travelers should be aware of what that means. I also went through the process and can answer your questions. Read more | Google Buzz gets axed. Finally. Google finally pulls the plug on Buzz, choosing to focus its efforts on Google Plus instead. Read more | Does iOS 5 hint at a new Apple TV coming soon? With any new release of an Apple operating system, there are a legion of fanboys sniffing around the code, trying to suss out any new devices being referred to. The latest version of iOS is no... Read more | |  |  | About this newsletter | The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief
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