[TechRepublic] Replace your Android phone UI

Smartphones TechRepublic Member | January 12, 2012

DIY: How to replace the UI on your Android smartphone Jack Wallen answers a reader question about how to replace the UI on an Android phone. He notes the answer depends on which phone you use. Read more Resource of the day Oracle's Optimized Solution for WebCenter 11g Take a look at this white paper to learn more about WebCenter 11g and what it can do for you. Better security and more efficiency are waiting. Windows Phone: The Hail Mary pass is now in the air Windows Phone had a big CES with major announcements from Nokia, HTC, and AT&T. It's now do-or-die for Microsoft in mobile. Learn why. Read more Beware of QR codes QR codes are a disruptive technology. Find out why bad guys are happy about that. Read more Go cross-platform with PhoneGap:Build One reason to use PhoneGap is to develop for multiple mobile platforms easily, but do you really want to create a separate development environment for each platform? I thought not. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Motorola Lapdock 100: Disappointing, but great potential Donovan Colbert thinks the Motorola Lapdock 100 is a nice piece of equipment, but he's disappointed that the Mobile View displays HD apps in Gingerbread resolution. Read more Chrome to Phone: Interact with your mobile Android device from your desktop Jack Wallen believes the free Chrome to Phone application is the easiest way to send URLs and pasted text from your desktop to your Android phone. Read more Galaxy Nexus facial recognition doesn't recognize me when I'm drunk Sonja Thompson recounts her experience with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus facial recognition software. Read more Featured multimedia   Lenovo meets Android with K800 smartphone (photos) Lenovo jumped into the smartphone business at CES 2012 when it announced the K800. Powered by an Intel chip, the Android smartphone will be the first in a series of handsets. View on site Nokia Lumia 900 4G LTE smartphone makes debut at CES 2012 Monday at CES 2012, Nokia rolled out that Lumia 900, which the company hopes with be its beachhead back into the American smartphone market. View on site Building the smartphone side of CES (photos) With the CES set to open in two days, workers at the Las Vegas Convention Center are scrambling madly to set up. CNET takes a look at the big cell phone booths under construction. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Is 2012 the Year of the Cloud? Then It's Also the Year of Google Apps Check out this live webcast from Google. You'll learn all about Google Apps, how it works within the cloud, and what it can do for your business. Tune to learn more. Today's recommended downloads IBM's Migration Factory (IBM) Deploying Oracle Database on x86 Systems with Oracle Solaris (Oracle) ZDNet 2012 IT Priorities Survey - Participate Today for a Chance to Win $500. (ZDNet) Oracle Optimized Solution for Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure (Oracle) Malware Security Report: Protecting Your Business, Customers, and the Bottom Line (VeriSign) Perennial favorites   The 20 most useful Android smartphone apps of 2011 The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks Five reasons Android is superior to the iPhone Lesser-known Android tips and tricks Connect with TechRepublic Tablets: What Amazon and Apple know that all the CES tablet peddlers are still missing Tablets are everywhere again at CES 2012, but none of them combine the two big reasons why Apple and Amazon tablets have succeeded. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tips, the latest tech news updates, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Apps Tablets in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things Tech Sanity Check

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[TechRepublic] Five must-crack-open devices from CES 2012

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | January 12, 2012

Five must-crack-open devices from CES 2012 From tablets to TVs, Bill Detwiler counts down the five devices from CES, he most wants to crack open. Read more Resource of the day IBM's Migration Factory IBM has made it easy to migrate from HP or Oracle to Power Systems. Check out this white paper to learn more about IBM's Migration Factory tool. Additional TechRepublic resources   Toshiba Excite X10 tablet too thin for 4G At CES 2012, Toshiba unveiled a new, ultra-thin 10" tablet. Dubbed the Excite, the Android device is a mere 7.7mm thick--too thin for current 4G modules. Read more Acer Aspire S3 Teardown: Good hardware, lackluster construction The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook is thin, light and feature rich. But, its build quality and battery life are less than one expects in a premium laptop. Read more Windows Phone: The Hail Mary pass is now in the air Windows Phone had a big CES with major announcements from Nokia, HTC, and AT&T. It's now do-or-die for Microsoft in mobile. Learn why. Read more Motorola Lapdock 100: Disappointing, but great potential Donovan Colbert thinks the Motorola Lapdock 100 is a nice piece of equipment, but he's disappointed that the Mobile View displays HD apps in Gingerbread resolution. Read more RIM's spectacular technology demise Find out why Patrick Gray thinks RIM is fighting a losing battle, as related to tablets and IT in general, and what we can learn from its struggle. Read more Featured multimedia   Razer Blade $2,799 gaming laptop at CES 2012 Nokia Lumia 900 4G LTE smartphone makes debut at CES 2012 Sharp offers up 60, 70, and 80-inch TVs and interactive displays at CES 2012 Digital Experience: Intriguing products LG plays it smart with massive TVs, new phones (photos) Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Is 2012 the Year of the Cloud? Then It's Also the Year of Google Apps Check out this live webcast from Google. You'll learn all about Google Apps, how it works within the cloud, and what it can do for your business. Tune to learn more. Today's recommended downloads Bring Storage Efficiency to a New Level (Oracle) Best Practices For Defragmentation on Storage Area Networks (Diskeeper) Better Security for Better Customers (VeriSign) IBM's Migration Factory (IBM) Ensuring Maximum Performance on Windows 7 Systems (Diskeeper)   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 Tablets: What Amazon and Apple know that all the CES tablet peddlers are still missing Tablets are everywhere again at CES 2012, but none of them combine the two big reasons why Apple and Amazon tablets have succeeded. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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[TechRepublic] Manage remote desktop sessions with CoRD

Apple in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | January 12, 2012

Manage remote desktop sessions with CoRD for Mac Scott Lowe shows you how to manage remote desktop sessions between Macs and Windows with the free CoRD tool. Read more Resource of the day Private Cloud Systems and Software If your business is considering getting a private cloud server, you're making a good decision. This white paper explains the stages of deployment for private cloud servers. Read it now to learn more. The first five apps I install on a new Mac Once you move beyond the basics when provisioning a new Mac, certain apps jump to the top of the list. Here are a few good ones to consider. Read more Apple could distract enterprise customers away from Google offerings Google is in the odd position of trying to maintain a foothold on the Apple iPad while also trying to help partners develop alternatives. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Apple iPad rumors for the spring Apple isn't at CES 2012, but that doesn't mean their presence isn't felt, including an alleged iPad 3 sighting. Here is a round-up of the latest rumors for a March iPad 3 release. Read more Leverage AirDrop to transfer files between compatible Macs Erik Eckel explains how users can take advantage of Mac's AirDrop file-sharing feature on compatible Macs. Read more Featured multimedia   What to carry in your sysadmin toolkit IT pro Jerry Smith compiled the items in his go-to sysadmin toolkit, and TechRepublic members were quick to add their own tools and uses. Here is the complete list. View on site Today's recommended downloads Better Security for Better Customers (VeriSign) Protecting Users From Firesheep and other Sidejacking Attacks with SSL (VeriSign) The Importance of Defragmentation in Virtualized Environments (Diskeeper) Product Guide: IBM BladeCenter HX5 (IBM) 10 Ways to Stretch Your Storage Budget (Oracle) Connect with TechRepublic Tablets: What Amazon and Apple know that all the CES tablet peddlers are still missing Tablets are everywhere again at CES 2012, but none of them combine the two big reasons why Apple and Amazon tablets have succeeded. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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[TechRepublic] Manage remote desktop sessions with CoRD

Apple in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | January 12, 2012

Manage remote desktop sessions with CoRD for Mac Scott Lowe shows you how to manage remote desktop sessions between Macs and Windows with the free CoRD tool. Read more Resource of the day Changing the Economics of the x86 Server Environment Check out this six page white paper to learn how you can dramatically improve the cost savings and performance of your IBM x86 server environment. The first five apps I install on a new Mac Once you move beyond the basics when provisioning a new Mac, certain apps jump to the top of the list. Here are a few good ones to consider. Read more Apple could distract enterprise customers away from Google offerings Google is in the odd position of trying to maintain a foothold on the Apple iPad while also trying to help partners develop alternatives. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Apple iPad rumors for the spring Apple isn't at CES 2012, but that doesn't mean their presence isn't felt, including an alleged iPad 3 sighting. Here is a round-up of the latest rumors for a March iPad 3 release. Read more Leverage AirDrop to transfer files between compatible Macs Erik Eckel explains how users can take advantage of Mac's AirDrop file-sharing feature on compatible Macs. Read more Featured multimedia   What to carry in your sysadmin toolkit IT pro Jerry Smith compiled the items in his go-to sysadmin toolkit, and TechRepublic members were quick to add their own tools and uses. Here is the complete list. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Is 2012 the Year of the Cloud? Then It's Also the Year of Google Apps Check out this live webcast from Google. You'll learn all about Google Apps, how it works within the cloud, and what it can do for your business. Tune to learn more. Today's recommended downloads A Virtualization Platform for Mission-Critical Applications (Oracle) Superior Manageability, Efficiency,and Data Protection with Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage Software (Oracle) Live Webcast: Is 2012 the Year of the Cloud? Then It's Also the Year of Google Apps (TechRepublic) IBM's Migration Factory (IBM) Medio Analytic's IT Story (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic Tablets: What Amazon and Apple know that all the CES tablet peddlers are still missing Tablets are everywhere again at CES 2012, but none of them combine the two big reasons why Apple and Amazon tablets have succeeded. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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