[TechRepublic] How Microsoft can convince me to ditch my iPad

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | July 06, 2012

How Microsoft can convince me to ditch my iPad Patrick Gray lists five requirements of the Microsoft Surface tablet before considering it over his Apple iPad. Read more Resource of the day Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones You need the ability to support users on today's most popular platforms -- including iPhones and iPads. LogMeIn Rescue can help. Test drive LogMeIn Rescue for free and start providing complete on-demand remote support to customers and colleagues. Record podcasts from your Android tablet with Audio Evolution Mobile Jack Wallen walks you through the creation of a podcast on your Android tablet with the help of Audio Evolution Mobile. Read more Apple whines, court caves, Samsung stops sales Another senseless patent. This time Apple blocks the U.S. sales of Samsung's Galaxy 10.1 tablet. Jack Wallen offers his take on this slippery slope that could tarnish the reputation of the Big A. Read more Google Play: Android's Bouncer can be pwned Deciding whether to trust apps or not just got more complicated. Michael Kassner asked a pair of researchers why that is. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Infographic: Mobile business applications This infographic, by ClickSoftware, chronicles the rise of mobile application use in the enterprise. Read more Use Gson to work with JSON in your Android apps In this Android tutorial, William J. Francis uses Gson to build up a standard Java entity and flatten it into JSON. Read more iOS app development for non-programmers Download a chapter from the book Learn GameSalad for iOS to get tips on creating an Angry Birds-like game. Read more BYOD apps: Five ways business can tap into workers' software Staff using their own devices for work is the least of the problem. What really matters are the apps that come with BYOD and how organisations capitalise on that software. Read more BYOD face-off: The case for, and against Can't decide whether to implement Bring Your Own Device? Two CIOs explain how they made their decision. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Bill Detwiler cracks open the MacBook Pro with Retina Display and finds a laptop that looks more like a MacBook Air than a MacBook Pro. View on site Scenes from a celebration: The Higgs within reach (pictures) A behind-the-scenes look as scientists find a long-sought subatomic particle that's key to furthering humanity's understanding of the universe. View on site NASA unveils its Orion deep-space capsule (pictures) Orion, the centerpiece of NASA's post-shuttle push to break out of low Earth orbit, arrives this week at Kennedy Space Center, but its first manned launch isn't until around 2021. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business If you thought luck only happens to a select few, you're wrong. Serendipity can be planned and fostered to occur early and often. How you ask? Good question. Don't miss this webcast with Lane Becker, the author of "Get Lucky," as he shows how to guarantee success. Today's recommended downloads PHD Virtual Citrix XenServer Backup Software Trial Download (PHD Virtual Technologies) Live Webcast: Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business (Citrix Online) Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download (Ratify, Inc.) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Upgrading to vSphere 5 (Global Knowledge) Perennial favorites   Why tablets matter for enterprise users Five tips for improving your tablet experience Toshiba Thrive: The best business-grade tablet on the market Connect with TechRepublic IT skills crisis? How coding and cool can crack it Some deny its existence. Others can't agree on its nature. But regardless of your viewpoint on the IT skills crisis, a shake-up of certain attitudes could really make a difference. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise Cracking Open 10 Things

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