[TechRepublic] Cracking Open the HTC Titan II

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | April 19, 2012

Titan II teardown shows replaceable battery, similarities with Lumia 900 Bill Detwiler cracks open the HTC Titan II and finds a unique twin-circuit-board design, replaceable battery, and simple-to-open case. Read more Cracking Open the HTC Titan II Resource of the day Toad (r) for Oracle v11.0: New Features and Enhancements Take a look at this white paper to learn more about the new features and enhancements. Toad for Oracle v11 offers a new level of functionality to a product you already love. 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 HP Omni 27 teardown reveals easy-to-service machine with respectable hardware Bill Detwiler cracks open the HP Omni 27 all-in-one PC and examines whether it has the hardware to compete with Apple's 27-inch iMac. Read more 10 tools TR members consider essential We recently asked the question "What's the one tool you can't live without?" Here's a roundup of some of your responses -- which took an interesting turn. Read more Connect your iPhone to Microsoft Office 365 Office 365, the cloud-based collaboration platform from Microsoft, can actually be iPhone-friendly. Will Kelly shows you how to connect your iPhone to Office 365. Read more Deploying internal apps on an iPhone Scott Lowe walks through the steps that you need to take when deploying internal apps for iPhone users. Read more In-flight and in-car tablets are on the rise Find out why Patrick Gray thinks that tablets will eventually replace entertainment systems in the transportation industry. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900 Cracking Open the HP Omni 27 Quad all-in-one Five great apps to handle emergency recoveries 50 sexy costumes from Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 Easter Eggs Featured multimedia   Five great apps to handle emergency recoveries With this combination of apps in your toolkit, you should be able to tackle just about any software crisis you encounter in the field. View on site Exhibit explores 'The Art of Video Games' (images) New exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates 40 years of gaming. View on site Must-have iPad accessories (photos) The iPad isn't entirely self-sufficient. These extra bits of gear can help. View on site Today's recommended downloads Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Making Large UPS Systems More Efficient (APC by Schneider Electric) Effect of UPS on System Availability (APC by Schneider Electric) The Different Types of UPS System (APC by Schneider Electric) Recruit and Build the Right Team for Your Service Desk (Citrix Online)   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 Subscribe to SMB Tech TechRepublic's SMB Tech newsletter will feature tutorials and advice on the technical challenges faced by IT pros working for small and medium businesses. SMB Tech is launching soon, so subscribe to it today! 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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[TechRepublic] Cracking Open the HTC Titan II

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | April 19, 2012

Titan II teardown shows replaceable battery, similarities with Lumia 900 Bill Detwiler cracks open the HTC Titan II and finds a unique twin-circuit-board design, replaceable battery, and simple-to-open case. Read more Cracking Open the HTC Titan II 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! 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 HP Omni 27 teardown reveals easy-to-service machine with respectable hardware Bill Detwiler cracks open the HP Omni 27 all-in-one PC and examines whether it has the hardware to compete with Apple's 27-inch iMac. Read more 10 tools TR members consider essential We recently asked the question "What's the one tool you can't live without?" Here's a roundup of some of your responses -- which took an interesting turn. Read more Connect your iPhone to Microsoft Office 365 Office 365, the cloud-based collaboration platform from Microsoft, can actually be iPhone-friendly. Will Kelly shows you how to connect your iPhone to Office 365. Read more Deploying internal apps on an iPhone Scott Lowe walks through the steps that you need to take when deploying internal apps for iPhone users. Read more In-flight and in-car tablets are on the rise Find out why Patrick Gray thinks that tablets will eventually replace entertainment systems in the transportation industry. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 900 Cracking Open the HP Omni 27 Quad all-in-one Five great apps to handle emergency recoveries 50 sexy costumes from Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 Easter Eggs Featured multimedia   Five great apps to handle emergency recoveries With this combination of apps in your toolkit, you should be able to tackle just about any software crisis you encounter in the field. View on site Exhibit explores 'The Art of Video Games' (images) New exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates 40 years of gaming. View on site Must-have iPad accessories (photos) The iPad isn't entirely self-sufficient. These extra bits of gear can help. 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) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software) LabTech Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM) Free Trial (LabTech Software) 2011 DCIG Oracle Backup Buyer's Guide (Quest 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 Subscribe to SMB Tech TechRepublic's SMB Tech newsletter will feature tutorials and advice on the technical challenges faced by IT pros working for small and medium businesses. SMB Tech is launching soon, so subscribe to it today! 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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Nokia: Lumia sales have been 'mixed'

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | April 19, 2012

Windows Phone 7: The OS/2 of this generation? With the highly-capable Nokia Lumia 900 off to a shaky start, the long-term trajectory of Windows Phone 7 remains as uncertain as ever. Read more Nokia's Elop: Lumia 'actual sales have been mixed' Nokia runs into Lumia launch challenges in the U.K. and overall sales so far have been mixed. Read more Will Verizon throw its weight behind Windows Phone? Verizon gives a little shout-out to Microsoft during its quarterly conference call, expressing the belief that the carrier can do for Microsoft's Windows Phone what it did for Android. Read more 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   How the BYOD flood is sweeping away the IT department's priorities The strange tale of India’s $35 Aakash tablet MMS 2012 Day 2 Keynote: 'A World of Connected Devices' Connect your iPhone to Microsoft Office 365 Earth Day 2012: What IT pros should think about (infographic) News from ZDNet   Biggest hurdle facing Nokia -- "It's Lumia or bust" Enterprise carries Microsoft until Windows 8 launch; Q3 strong Big data player Splunk makes strong IPO debut: What you need to know Google's Lindholm dances around questions about Java licences Oracle lawyers attempt to stress creative value of Java Google should have found a Java alternative. But software should not be patented Linus Torvalds wins the tech. equivalent of a Nobel Prize: the Millennium Technology Prize. Windows 8: Fragmentation of the hardware ecosystem is inevitable Electronics recycling on the rise, reports suggest US charges Russian over $1.45 million hacking scheme Workday 16 delivers significant mobile updates EU--U.S. passenger data deal a "severe blow to civil liberties" Apple, Google, others fail to dismiss 'poaching' antitrust suit Enterprises: Embrace open source development or go extinct Nikon’s new $700 D3200: 24-megapixel dSLR with optional WiFi Intel's first smartphone arrives...in India News from CNET   Nokia suffers $1.76 billion loss, Lumia sales mixed Microsoft turns in a strong quarter APIs take center stage at Oracle-Google trial Samsung Galaxy S III said to be quad-core phone iPhone 5 may launch in October due to Qualcomm supply issues Canon 5D Mark III underwhelms on sensor test RIM looking to JPMorgan for life support, report says Is Evernote the next billion-dollar company? Poaching lawsuit to go forward, targeting Apple, Google, others AT&T hopes to make Watson key element in mobile apps Europe's high court says ISPs can hand over alleged pirate data Microsoft evangelist goofed on Windows Phone 8 upgrade claim iPhone propels Verizon subscriber growth as profit rises Apple's Down Under logic: Here's how 3G = 4G for the iPad Featured galleries   HTC One S, T-Mobile's first ICS and Sense 4 device Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) 2011 DCIG Oracle Backup Buyer's Guide (Quest Software) Why The Change in Backup Licensing Models? (Quest Software) Free Trial: vRanger, the Powerful VMware Recovery Solution (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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