[TechRepublic] Top 10 App Builder posts of 2011

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Top 10 App Builder posts of 2011: Android development dominates Android development tips, tutorials, and best practices make up the majority of the most-clicked App Builder posts in 2011. Read more Resource of the day Solid State For The Datacenter When your server is running on solid state hard drives, it means fewer moving parts, and fewer moving parts means better reliability and speed. Read this white paper from Oracle to learn how solid state is changing the data center. Porting a WP7 app to Windows 8 Justin James shows how working with native Windows 8 apps is similar to writing Windows Phone 7 apps. Find out why the UI is one of the biggest pain points of the process. Read more BackCountry Navigator PRO app developer's secret to success in the Market William Francis interviews Android developer and CritterMap Software owner Nathan Mellor, who offers advice on marketing mobile apps. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Five social networking apps for Windows Phone 7 You can enrich your social connectivity by adding specialized apps to your WP7 device. Here are a few to try. Read more Five apps that bring sanity to network monitoring Scads of network monitoring tools are available to help you stay on top of performance issues. We've narrowed the list to five good choices. Read more Featured multimedia   CNET's Best and worst phones of 2011 As we reach the end of 2011, CNET takes a look back at the best and worst cell phones that we've reviewed all year. View on site Avast now protects your Android booty A few months after it bought the Android security firm ITAgents, makers of Theft Aware, Avast releases a rebranded app with some cool new features. It won't cost you a cent in gold, though: It's 100 percent free. View on site Galaxy Nexus: Google's little Android revolution in photos The Samsung Galaxy Nexus breaks new ground as the first smartphone to run Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich." Get a look at the device from every angle and see comparison shots with the Droid Razr and iPhone 4S. Plus, get a quick peek at the software and see a photo from the camera. View on site Top alternative keyboards for your Android tablet There's no reason to stick with the built-in Android keyboard if you find it hard to use. One of these replacements could make your tablet typing a whole lot easier. View on site Today's recommended downloads The Kellogg Executive MBA Program (Northwestern University (Kellogg)) Oracle BPM Suite Overview: Social BPM (mp3) (Oracle) Securing SOA and Web Services with Oracle Enterprise Gateway (Oracle) Disaster Recovery for Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud (Oracle) Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine- 3D Demo (Oracle) Connect with TechRepublic Top 25 geek New Year's resolutions for 2012 Jay Garmon lists 25 suggested resolutions for the dork-tacular among us. 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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