[TechRepublic] A third of BlackBerry's enterprise base to head for exits in 2012

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A third of BlackBerry's enterprise base to head for exits in 2012 BlackBerry got a big warning sign this week from a new survey showing enterprise customers leaving, but the platform isn't dead yet. See why. Read more Editor's note So today's lead story tells of BlackBerry's troubling news among enterprise customers, but also my take on why the platform can survive. After you read that, take a look at the stories swirling around the forthcoming Steve Jobs biography. -Jason Resource of the day Free 2011 Salary Report IT Professionals - Register on activeTechPros for immediate access Business Professionals - Join the activeBizPros community to view the report More from TechRepublic   Preview: Steve Jobs biographer on 60 minutes on Sunday With the official Steve Jobs biography set to arrive on Monday, here's a preview of the biographer's interview on 60 minutes and links to leaks. Read more 10 reasons to be wary of Google in business Google caters well to consumers, but it falls short of meeting the business needs of larger organizations. Here are the biggest areas of concern. Read more Only half of you have downloaded Windows 8 In a recent poll I asked how many TechRepublic members had downloaded Windows 8 Developers Preview. Not as many downloads as I would have guessed. Read more Will a hacker cause World War III? Patrick Lambert discusses whether he thinks World War III will be caused by a rogue hacker. Read more News from ZDNet   Is Android a stolen product? Jobs: "I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this." Read more Sprint is ending unlimited 4G on broadband plans, will cuts continue? Carriers are cutting back on the unlimited data allowances and they are becoming a rarity in the mobile space. Sprint still offers unlimited smartphone data, but with 4G cutbacks how much longer... Read more Steve Jobs: Microsoft is 'mostly irrelevant' Jobs thought Microsoft wouldn't change as long as Ballmer was in charge. Read more Apple: It's time to Enterprise the App Store Linux and Windows both have their respective advantages and disadvantages for large and small businesses. But what if Mac OS X Server really became an enterprise-class OS? Read more New Chromebook pricing scale targets businesses, schools Google aims to expand its Chromebook reach into schools and businesses with a new pricing scale. Read more Android giving iOS much-needed competition in tablet market While Apple is still the champion, the days on top of the tablet throne might be numbered for iOS. Read more Featured multimedia   Unwrapping Google Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 (photos) We get our first glimpse of Google's updated Android OS, version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and yes, it's tasty. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Social Business: Advent of a New Age (IBM) Cloud Computing Implementation: Learning From Others Mistakes (IBM) Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet) Business Analytics and Optimization Flash Demo (IBM)   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 For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Top 10 trends that will transform mobile between now and 2015 Gartner analyst Nick Jones laid out his top 10 mobile and wireless technologies to watch over the next four years. Read it and get our take. Must-read posts The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 Top IT skills wanted for 2012 Tablets will replace PCs for many enterprise users What the IT department will look like in 2015

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