[TechRepublic] Google Nexus 7 teardown reveals better hardware than Kindle Fire

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | August 09, 2012

Nexus 7 teardown photos Nexus 7: Better hardware than Kindle Fire Bill Detwiler cracks open the Asus-built Google Nexus 7, examines the internal hardware, and explains why it has an edge on Amazon's Kindle Fire. 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. Additional TechRepublic resources   Future iPhones, iPads could include fingerprint scanner Apple's acquisition of AuthenTec could mean future iPhone and iPads will have fingerprint scanners, be more enterprise-friendly. Read more $7000 HP Z1 teardown reveals all-in-one that's easy to service, packed with high-end hardware Bill Detwiler cracks open a $7,000 HP Z1 all-in-one workstation and discovers a machine that's easy to service, packed with high-end hardware, and engineered to be cool and quiet. Read more Secret iPhone codes for the power user Wil Limoges shares some of the iPhone codes that you can input on the number pad to perform a variety of tasks. Read more 10 cool ways to get more from Word's Find and Replace feature Find and Replace can accomplish things most users never dreamed of. Here are some of the best ways to put this feature to use. Read more Five popular apps that Windows 8 supports If you make the switch to Windows 8, you'll still be able to use these familiar apps. Read more Mobile computing and the demise of the desktop Patrick Gray discusses some factors that might spell the end of the desktop as we know it. Do you think tablets will eventually replace the traditional desktop? Read more Featured multimedia   Slideshow: Activate the Windows 8 File History feature Microsoft Office 2013: Ten apps from the Store Five apps you won't have to give up if you switch to Windows 8 Cracking Open the $7000 HP Z1 Workstation Featured multimedia   Mars in first color image sent back by Curiosity (pictures) New images show a 3D view from Curiosity's landing site. The rover also sent back its first color shot. View on site Curiosity rover's first photos from Mars (pictures) The Mars Science Laboratory vehicle has taken its first very big step -- it has landed on the surface of the Red Planet. Like any good tourist, it's sent home some snapshots. View on site Curiosity's autonomous 'seven minutes of terror' (pictures) When NASA rover Curiosity and the spacecraft carrying it enter the Martian atmosphere Sunday night, the craft will take control of itself, and the rover will be out of contact for seven minutes, until it pulls off its tricky landing. Earthlings will holding their breath. View on site Curiosity Mars rover's landing plan The Curiosity rover is scheduled to land on Mars on August 6, 2012. See images of the rover and of its Mars landing site, Gale Crater. View on site Today's recommended downloads The Evolution of the Electronics Industry (IBM) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Quantifying the Value of Delivering a Smarter Shopping Experience (IBM) Analytics and the Smarter Planet (IBM) Retail in the Smarter City (IBM)   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 London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. 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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