Photos: Google ChromeOS gets a new look

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Chrome OS gets a new -- but familiar -- look 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   Apple preparing tool to detect and remove Flashback malware Government riddled with "unacceptable IT" says tech chief Cloud computing: Still too risky for government CIOs? Five reasons why Google Apps is still losing deals News from ZDNet   Sony revival plan: Cut 10,000 jobs; refocus on phones, TV, gaming Researcher: 50 percent of Mac OS X users still running outdated Java versions Microsoft roadmap leaks for Office 15, IE 10 and more key products "No permissions" Android app allows secret data harvesting India hires Microsoft in 'largest cloud deployment ever' Sony starts selling its SmartWatch in the U.S, but there are some problems Why a chargeback model for private cloud may be problematic Seven things Apple needs to fix in iOS 6 Why is Toshiba releasing a 13-inch tablet? Windows Phone is great, so why aren't more people buying them? Google's Q1: Motorola Mobility questions abound Facebook lets you download even more of your own information Journalism has a future: Helping communities tell their stories News from CNET   Apple ratchets up App Store security Sony SmartWatch launches, delivers 'Android power' to wrist PC market limps along -- and that's better than expected Kindle Touch touchup: Here's the landscape mode you wanted Paper app for iPad hits 1.5M downloads in 2 weeks Tumblr CEO says displaying ads 'complete last resort' Best Buy lost share for the first time in a decade, analyst says Apple's iconic earbuds may be in line for a unibody tweak Google+ face-lift triggers jibes over extra white space Tablets and TV go hand-in-hand Featured galleries   Exhibit explores 'The Art of Video Games' (images) Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Introducing Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software) Why The Change in Backup Licensing Models? (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 My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner 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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Android apps for stargazing, cool PowerPoint add-ons, Windows Server backup solutions

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Five great Android apps for astronomy buffs Resource of the day Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio Check out this webcast to learn more about the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio. Hottest new lists   Five PowerPoint add-ons that go beyond ordinary slide shows If you've ever been disappointed by tools claiming to help you create killer presentations, take heart: Here are a few that might renew your faith in add-ons. Read more Five reliable Windows Server backup solutions When disaster strikes (and it will), you can put the pieces back together if you've got a solid backup solution in place. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   10 cool ways to use Excel's conditional formatting feature Excel's conditional formatting feature can do a whole lot more than many people realize. Susan Harkins runs through 10 practical ways to put this tool to work. Read more Reliability monitoring on the cheap with Cacti and Monitor.Us Nick Hardiman shows you two free tools you can use for monitoring your cloud app's reliability -- open source Cacti and the cloud-based monitoring tool Monitor.Us. Read more The IT dashboard: Five metrics that spell success Although you may never be able to get a "perfect" metric, there are some pieces of information that are valuable to the CIO and the executive team that should be considered must-haves for any dashboard. Read more Cheat sheet: 100 Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts Navigating Microsoft Windows 8 is going to require a bit of re-training. Why not get a head start with a cheat sheet of 100 keyboard shortcuts. Read more Featured multimedia   Kids in costume at Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Emerald City Comic Con was recently held in Seattle. There were quite a few kids (and even a few pets) in costumes at this year's event, so we decided to create a gallery that's dedicated to these big personalities in small packages. View on site Today's recommended downloads Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio (VMware) Automating Infrastructure and Operations Management with VMware (VMware) S4 Matrix: Managing at a Higher Level (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Simplified Management in the Real World with VMware vCenter Operations (VMware) Building Virtualization-Optimized Data Center Networks (Global Knowledge) Connect with TechRepublic silicon.com joins TechRepublic silicon.com has now become part of TechRepublic. UK editor Steve Ranger has the details. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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[TechRepublic] Wild IBM laptop patents

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | April 12, 2012

Editor's note Today, I'm sharing a gallery of IBM laptop ideas that never quite panned out, including a telescoping display, pop-up magnifier, scissor-hinge lid, and collapsible glare shield. Wild IBM laptop patents Resource of the day Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? The idea of storing your data in a virtualized environment is no longer something to think about, implementation is critical for success. But how does your current plan stack up against your competition? Read on to find out. Additional TechRepublic resources   Nokia Lumia 900 teardown reveals mediocre hardware, reasons for great price Nokia's Lumia 900 is an attractive Windows Phone handset, but TechRepublic uncovers hardware that's a step behind the Galaxy Nexus and iPhone 4S. Read more 10 cool ways to use Excel's conditional formatting feature Excel's conditional formatting feature can do a whole lot more than many people realize. Susan Harkins runs through 10 practical ways to put this tool to work. Read more Tips to make your iPhone 4S experience more efficient Jack Wallen provides some handy iPhone tips, including home screen organization, App Tray controls, killing rogue running apps, and managing your volume rocker switch. Read more Extend enterprise collaboration to tablets Will Kelly believes that extending enterprise collaboration to tablet users is about bringing the tablet and enterprise together through apps, end user training, and standardization. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900 Five noteworthy PowerPoint add-ons Get your Windows Phone photos on a Mac (photos) Slideshow: A Taskbar trick to revive the Classic Start Menu in Windows 8 Featured multimedia   Kids in costume at Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Emerald City Comic Con was held in Seattle, WA, on March 30 - April 1, 2012. There were quite a few kids (and even a few pets) in costumes at this year's event, so we decided to create a gallery that's dedicated to these big personalities in small packages. View on site 50 sexy costumes from Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Emerald City Comic Con was held in Seattle, WA, on March 30 - April 1, 2012. Here are 50 of the sexiest costumes of ECCC 2012 that we collected from folks who uploaded their photos to Flickr. View on site Obscure costumes at Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Emerald City Comic Con was held in Seattle, WA, on March 30 - April 1, 2012. There were so many interesting costumes at this year's event, that we decided to create a gallery dedicated to the more obscure characters. View on site Scenes from Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Emerald City Comic Con was held in Seattle, WA, on March 30 - April 1, 2012. Take a look at some of the costumes from this year's event. View on site Today's recommended downloads 10 Tech Skills That Are Heading the Way of the Dinosaur - 2012 (Global Knowledge) Designing Network for Rich Media Communications (Global Knowledge) The Four Steps to Virtual Port Channel (Global Knowledge) Top 5 New Features of vSphere 5 (Global Knowledge) 15 Top Paying IT Certifications for 2012 (Global Knowledge)   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 silicon.com joins TechRepublic silicon.com has now become part of TechRepublic. UK editor Steve Ranger has the details. 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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Android apps for stargazing, cool PowerPoint add-ons, Windows Server backup solutions

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Five great Android apps for astronomy buffs 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! Hottest new lists   Five PowerPoint add-ons that go beyond ordinary slide shows If you've ever been disappointed by tools claiming to help you create killer presentations, take heart: Here are a few that might renew your faith in add-ons. Read more Five reliable Windows Server backup solutions When disaster strikes (and it will), you can put the pieces back together if you've got a solid backup solution in place. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   10 cool ways to use Excel's conditional formatting feature Excel's conditional formatting feature can do a whole lot more than many people realize. Susan Harkins runs through 10 practical ways to put this tool to work. Read more Reliability monitoring on the cheap with Cacti and Monitor.Us Nick Hardiman shows you two free tools you can use for monitoring your cloud app's reliability -- open source Cacti and the cloud-based monitoring tool Monitor.Us. Read more The IT dashboard: Five metrics that spell success Although you may never be able to get a "perfect" metric, there are some pieces of information that are valuable to the CIO and the executive team that should be considered must-haves for any dashboard. Read more Cheat sheet: 100 Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts Navigating Microsoft Windows 8 is going to require a bit of re-training. Why not get a head start with a cheat sheet of 100 keyboard shortcuts. Read more Featured multimedia   Kids in costume at Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Emerald City Comic Con was recently held in Seattle. There were quite a few kids (and even a few pets) in costumes at this year's event, so we decided to create a gallery that's dedicated to these big personalities in small packages. View on site Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Introducing Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft) 2011 DCIG Oracle Backup Buyer's Guide (Quest Software) Protect Critical Data in Physical & Virtual Environments (Quest Software) Connect with TechRepublic silicon.com joins TechRepublic silicon.com has now become part of TechRepublic. UK editor Steve Ranger has the details. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise

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