[TechRepublic] Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone: Skip it, wait for the Lumia 900

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Nokia Lumia 800 Teardown: Skip it, wait for the Lumia 900 Nokia's Lumia 800 is a solid Windows Phone 7.5 handset. But with the Lumia 900's release on the horizon, Bill Detwiler thinks you should skip the 800. Read more Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800 Resource of the day 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. Additional TechRepublic resources   Ultrabooks cheat sheet cuts through the hype Are ultrabooks a unique category of computer or just the next step in the laptop's evolution? This cheat sheet helps you decide. Read more G-Form Extreme Sleeve protects iPad from dropped bowling ball G-From Extreme Sleeve lets you drop a bowling ball on you iPad and not crack it open. Read more Five Windows 7 gadgets worth sharing with your users Gadgets offer a simple, friendly way to execute all sorts of tasks -- perfect for nontechnical users (and often handy for power users, too). Read more 10 skills for developers to focus on in 2012 Quick: Throw out last year's list of must-learn dev skills -- it's already obsolete. This new list will help you rethink your skill set to avoid falling behind. Read more Infographic: The power of mobile This ClickSoftware infographic examines some of the benefits of mobile workforce management. Read more Streamline government on the iPad with iLegislate Scott Lowe reviews iLegislate, an iPad app for government staff, elected officials, and counsel members. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800 Dinosaur Sighting: Take a look back at After Dark 3.0 Cracking Open: Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook Top apps for removing crapware Featured multimedia   The world from space This TechRepublic gallery features images from the NASA on The Commons Flickr stream. There are photos from Apollo missions 4, 11, and 17, images of the Earth from the lunar surface, and more. View on site A solar storm reaches Earth (images) A solar radiation storm caused by a coronal mass ejection is blasting past the Earth today, an event which could affect flights and GPS system and has already produced spectacular auroras in northern latitudes. View on site Building a life-size Stormtrooper cake (photos) Boston-based Amanda Oakleaf Cakes created a 6-foot Stormtrooper cake for the Arisia Sci-Fi Convention. Check out this sweet photo gallery to see how it all came together. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Security and Google Apps If you're considering switching from on-site to cloud-based technologies, but you're concerned about security allow this webcast to comfort you. You'll see why the cloud is more secure than you think. Today's recommended downloads Evaluating Unified Communications Solutions (Cisco Systems, Inc.) Live Webcast: Is 2012 the Year of the Cloud? Then It's Also the Year of Google Apps (TechRepublic) Investing in A Cloud-Based Back-End (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Live Webcast: Deep Dive: Collaboration Functionality in Google Apps (TechRepublic) Protect Your Data with CA ARCserve D2D from Insight (Insight Direct)   About this newsletter I dissect the latest business tech products and analyze the internal components in order to help IT leaders make smart hardware purchasing and deployment decisions. Bill Detwiler Head Technology Editor My Twitter feed: @billdetwiler Connect with TechRepublic Megaupload, Anonymous, SOPA and the Internet fallout Patrick Lambert digests the tempestuous events of last week and what it means for the future of the Internet. Was the Megaupload bust really related to SOPA's failure? Was Anonymous' reaction justified? TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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