Meet Google's secret weapon for fighting Apple and Microsoft

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | April 23, 2012

Meet Google's secret weapon for fighting Apple and Microsoft TechRepublic editor Jason Hiner tells the back story of Motorola's Webtop software, which just may give Google a big advantage in the brave new world of post-PC devices. Read more Resource of the day Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Leading experts from Gartner and Symantec break down the emerging information management challenges that organisations like yours face and, more importantly, offer solutions to address them. Watch this informative webcast now! More from TechRepublic   Flashback infections declining, but Mac users urged to be more vigilant 10 coolest uses for the Raspberry Pi Review: Firefox's unofficial 64-bit variant Waterfox My laptop is so dumb - why can't technology give me something smarter? Verizon's HopeLine funds scholarship program for abused women News from ZDNet   Can Motorola Mobility's Webtop bail out Google's Chromebook? Microsoft releases 1.0 version of Skype for Windows Phone Dell tunes into customer feedback for new Precision workstations ASUS Transformer Pad: To compete with iPad go cheap Windows 8 tablets: Not open for business Hands-on with the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover (video) The day software ate Cisco Aviva mistakenly sacks 1,300 employees by email News from CNET   Samsung teases next Galaxy with countdown clock Samsung launches Galaxy S III teaser, takes subtle shot at Apple Adobe makes the CS6 sales pitch Five reasons Adobe's CS6 subscription is smart For digital video to live, the 30-second pre-roll ad must die Microsoft gets bad rap from former employee How Windows Phone can help your profile as a developer Intel's Ivy Bridge waits on Windows 8 Torvalds receives 2012 Millennium Technology Prize HTC One S and crazy-expensive headphones are the top-reviewed tech this week Italy to launch Ferrari-style high-speed train Featured galleries   Cracking Open the HTC Titan II Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Protect Critical Data in Physical & Virtual Environments (Quest Software) The Right Way to Prove Identity & Establish Trust (Quest Software)   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). Connect with TechRepublic CIO Insights newsletter: Subscribe today! TechRepublic's CIO Insights newsletter highlights the world of technology and business from the point of view of CIOs, IT directors, and other senior tech professionals. Go go to our Newsletters page to subscribe to CIO Insights today. 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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