The Hail Mary pass is in the air for Windows Phone

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Windows Phone: The Hail Mary pass is now in the air Windows Phone had a big CES with major announcements from Nokia, HTC, and AT&T. It's now do-or-die for Microsoft in mobile. Learn why. Read more Resource of the day IBM's Migration Factory IBM has made it easy to migrate from HP or Oracle to Power Systems. Check out this white paper to learn more about IBM's Migration Factory tool. More from TechRepublic   Cracking Open Live at CES: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Five must-crack-open devices from CES 2012 10 Things Call for Feedback: What are the dumbest tech predictions for 2012? Apple's unofficial presence at CES 2012 Facebook takes steps to reward bug hunting: White hat debit cards Install the Android 3.2 update for tablet enhancements Infographic: Android vs. iOS mobile security News from ZDNet   FTC asked to probe Google+, search integration Microsoft's Ballmer: If I had it to do all over again... Best Ultrabook of CES 2012: Samsung Series 9 Best tablet of CES 2012: ASUS Transformer 700 series (Prime refresh) Google fixes up offline Gmail app for Chrome iPad 3 - But what about battery life? Amazon enables sending documents from the PC to Kindle Kindle owners borrowing more than 295,000 books per month News from CNET   How Microsoft-Nokia could go from risk to success Foxconn settles with workers who threatened mass suicide Microsoft probing report of Foxconn mass-suicide threat Ballmer profile reveals little beyond his wealth, Microsoft love The future of data storage (infographic) Atoms as bits? IBM is getting close (images) IBM creates data storage at the atomic level Google's love-hate relationship with China back on Next-gen iPhone, iPad could deliver 20 times the graphics power ICANN: Time to register your generic domains The quirky side of CES Featured multimedia   Women in Tech: Progress still to be made (photos) At CNET's Women in Tech panel at CES, Google's Marissa Mayer, Flickr founder Catarina Fake, and Padmasree Warrior of Cisco discuss their experiences and share career advice. Hint: Take that promotion. View on site Lenovo meets Android with K800 smartphone (photos) Lenovo jumped into the smartphone business at CES 2012 when it announced the K800. Powered by an Intel chip, the Android smartphone will be the first in a series of handsets. View on site Sony's concept tablets rock the house at CES 2012 (photos) Company teases computer enthusiasts with two tablets that are unlike anything we have seen from the company before. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Is 2012 the Year of the Cloud? Then It's Also the Year of Google Apps Check out this live webcast from Google. You'll learn all about Google Apps, how it works within the cloud, and what it can do for your business. Tune to learn more. Today's recommended downloads ZDNet 2012 IT Priorities Survey - Participate Today for a Chance to Win $500. (ZDNet) SAP on IBM System x3650 M3 (IBM) Malware Security Report: Protecting Your Business, Customers, and the Bottom Line (VeriSign) IBM's Migration Factory (IBM) Live Webcast: Is 2012 the Year of the Cloud? Then It's Also the Year of Google Apps (TechRepublic)   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 Connect with TechRepublic 10 tips for IT pros who have to travel during the winter Winter travel can turn a short hop into a long, frustrating journey. Here are some practical ways to get where you're going with fewer problems. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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