[TechRepublic] Cracking Open a 55" Samsung LED TV

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | July 19, 2012

Editor's note Many TV manufacturers are hyping Internet connectivity and apps more than 3D these days. Last year, I cracked open a 55" Samsung set with lots of Web-centric features, but no 3D. --Bill Cracking Open the 55" Samsung LED TV Resource of the day Solve the 6 Top Problems in Your Data Center Check out this white paper to learn more about the top six problems with data centers. Learn the signs, and discover the steps you can take to fix them. Additional TechRepublic resources   Google charges hefty premium for 16GB Nexus 7 storage Nexus 7 hardware cost breakdown shows that Google charges a $50 premium for $7.50 worth of extra storage. Read more MacBook Air (2012) teardown reveals better hardware, unchanged battery/internal design Bill Detwiler shows you how Apple made the 2012 MacBook Air more powerful without changing the internal design. Read more Create interactive PDF documents with Scribus Learn how to use the Scribus open source page layout application to create PDF documents, and then how to add interactive elements to those PDFs. Read more 10 ways to speed up Windows 7 You don't have to live with a Windows 7 machine that's becoming unbearably slow. Here are 10 basic steps that will optimize system performance. Read more Infographic: Windows Phone has stopped losing market share This Statista infographic by comSCore shows the recent stability of Microsoft Windows Phone market share in the United States. Read more Turn your Android tablet into a phone with GrooVe IP Jack Wallen shows you how to turn your Android tablet into a phone with the help of the GrooVe IP application. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2012) Five free tools for managing your wireless network Five free alternatives to Windows Explorer Featured multimedia   Embrace your inner nerd at Comic-Con Preview Night The San Diego Comic-Con's Preview Night has become the defacto convention kick-off, and this year did not disappoint with everything from seven Iron Man suits of armor to James Bond's boat. View on site Microsoft Asia Pacific Singapore office's new open concept design See photos of the newly redesigned Microsoft Asia Pacific's Singapore office, which no longer has cubicles, private offices, and desktop phones. View on site Saving Luke's 'Star Wars' home in Tatooine (pictures) We take a look at a few famous "Star Wars" locations as they stand now in the sands of Tunisia, and the inspiring story of how fans restored the small hut known as the Lars homestead. View on site Today's recommended downloads How Does Fragmentation Really Affect SAN-Attached Storage Performance? (Condusiv Technologies) The Kellogg Executive MBA Program (Northwestern University (Kellogg)) Why Preventing Fragmentation Is Good for Your Budget (Condusiv Technologies) Seven Keys to Success in Managing Your Business-Critical Cloud (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) On-Demand Webcast: Smart vs. Dumb IT Systems Monitoring: Get Smart in 5 Easy Steps (Uptime Software)   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 Microsoft and Google may not like it but they're marching to Apple's drumbeat Every so often a force appears in technology that carries all before it. For the moment, Apple is just such a phenomenon. TechRepublic newsletters   Get technical tips and tutorials, IT industry analysis, geeky discussions, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Tablets in the Enterprise Geekend TechRepublic UK

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