[TechRepublic] Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | April 26, 2012

Editor's note Samsung is jumping into the budget tablet market with a 7-inch device that looks nearly identical to the company's Galaxy Tab Plus, but costs $200 less. This week, I took it apart. Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Android tablet has a case that's easy to open, clean internal design, and replaceable battery. Read more Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 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? Take this survey to find out. Additional TechRepublic resources   Nokia achieved Lumia 900's $209 bill of materials with single-core processor, low RAM Windows Phone 7.5 and low hardware costs help Nokia hit aggressive $99 price point for Lumia 900. Read more 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 10 more goofy office pranks Back by popular demand, Brien Posey has gathered 10 additional office pranks he remembers fondly from his long IT career. Read more Taking notes on the iPad: Philosophy, function, and apps Find out why and how Patrick Gray uses his iPad as an electronic notepad, including some of his preferred note-taking applications. Read more Featured multimedia   Raspberry Pi unboxing Five apps that make it easy to capture audio notes Cracking Open the HTC Titan II Slideshow: Burn discs in a backwards compatible format Featured multimedia   Geeks in costume at C2E2 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was held on April 13 - 15, 2012. Take a look at some of the costumes from this year's event. View on site Kids in costume at C2E2 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was held on April 13 - 15, 2012. There were quite a few kids in costumes at this year's event. Here are some photos that were taken by C2E2 attendees. 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 Featured Webcast Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business Check out this webcast to learn about three steps you can take to double your business. Discover the simple tips, along with the more complicated ones, in this webcast. Today's recommended downloads Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business (Citrix Online) The advantages of row and rack-oriented cooling architectures (APC by Schneider Electric) Planning For Your Data Center's Future (APC by Schneider Electric) Live Webcast: The 2012 Guide to Better Business Benefits from Data Analytics (TechRepublic)   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] Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | April 26, 2012

Editor's note Samsung is jumping into the budget tablet market with a 7-inch device that looks nearly identical to the company's Galaxy Tab Plus, but costs $200 less. This week, I took it apart. Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Android tablet has a case that's easy to open, clean internal design, and replaceable battery. Read more Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 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 achieved Lumia 900's $209 bill of materials with single-core processor, low RAM Windows Phone 7.5 and low hardware costs help Nokia hit aggressive $99 price point for Lumia 900. Read more 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 10 more goofy office pranks Back by popular demand, Brien Posey has gathered 10 additional office pranks he remembers fondly from his long IT career. Read more Taking notes on the iPad: Philosophy, function, and apps Find out why and how Patrick Gray uses his iPad as an electronic notepad, including some of his preferred note-taking applications. Read more Featured multimedia   Raspberry Pi unboxing Five apps that make it easy to capture audio notes Cracking Open the HTC Titan II Slideshow: Burn discs in a backwards compatible format Featured multimedia   Geeks in costume at C2E2 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was held on April 13 - 15, 2012. Take a look at some of the costumes from this year's event. View on site Kids in costume at C2E2 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was held on April 13 - 15, 2012. There were quite a few kids in costumes at this year's event. Here are some photos that were taken by C2E2 attendees. 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 Featured Webcast Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business Check out this webcast to learn about three steps you can take to double your business. Discover the simple tips, along with the more complicated ones, in this webcast. Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business (Citrix Online) Free Trial: vRanger, the Powerful VMware Recovery Solution (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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[TechRepublic] Verizon's HopeLine funds scholarship program

Smartphones TechRepublic Member | April 26, 2012

Editor's note: Beginning May 1st, you will receive TechRepublic's Smartphones newsletter on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Verizon's HopeLine funds scholarship program for abused women Brandy Courtade discusses the Verizon Wireless Women's Empowerment Scholarship and encourages techies to take part in creating change. Read more 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? Take this survey to find out. 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 Touch screen, app addiction, and Angry Birds elbow If you play too many games on your smartphone or tablet touch screens, will you get Angry Birds elbow? Read more Posts from TechRepublic   TaintDroid: Warns about Android apps leaking sensitive data Unfortunately, there is no simple way to determine what personal data is leaking from your smartphone. Michael Kassner interviews members of a research team that want to change that. Read more Nokia achieved Lumia 900's $209 bill of materials with single-core processor, low RAM Windows Phone 7.5 and low hardware costs help Nokia hit aggressive $99 price point for Lumia 900. Read more Could Linux still usurp Windows Phone as Nokia's saviour? Once-dominant Nokia faces an uphill slog to win back ground from the iPhone and Android, yet hope for a change of fortune may lie in an unexpected quarter. Read more Posts from ZDNet   Google selling Galaxy Nexus unlocked: Motorola phones next? Now that Google is back in the phone retail business, could selling Motorola phones be far behind? Read more Location-based services I’d like to see on my smartphone and tablet It’s time to see our phones leveraged to make our lives easier. That could be as simple as announcing your presence to businesses when you arrive. Read more HTC Frequencies; discovering the other 90% of the iceberg HTC held an event last week to hold open and honest conversations with mobile enthusiasts from around the world. The discussions were engaging and extremely educational. Read more Skype for Windows Phone is basically useless You cannot accept any incoming calls unless the Skype app is open and active on your phone, unlike the way Skype works on all other mobile platforms. Read more HTC beats Nokia in the camera game with the Titan II (review & gallery) The Nokia Lumia 900 seems to be getting all the attention, but HTC also launched their new Titan II and after using both I personally prefer the HTC Titan II. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the HTC Titan II Bill Detwiler cracks open the HTC Titan II. Inside the Windows Phone 7.5 handset, he found hardware from Qualcomm, Samsung, Broadcom and others. View on site Five apps for getting rid of aggravating crapware Get rid of that unwelcome crapware by running one of these safe, easy-to-use tools. View on site Five online tools for generating polls and surveys Gathering feedback and gauging public interest or sentiment has never been easier. Here are several good tools designed for the task. View on site Five apps that make it easy to capture audio notes Tired of manually taking notes? Here are some convenient audio note-taking alternatives. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: The 2012 Guide to Better Business Benefits from Data Analytics Take a look at this webcast to learn more about using analytics in your business to improve your insight into your organization and make better decisions. Today's recommended downloads Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Data Center Projects: Advantages of Using a Reference Design (APC by Schneider Electric) The Coolest Data Center in Town (APC by Schneider Electric) White Paper: Why You Need An APM Platform To Unify The Entire Application Performance Lifecycle (Compuware) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software)   Message to subscribers The Smartphones newsletter is now a co-branded ZDNet and TechRepublic offering. In addition to TechRepublic Smartphones bloggers' tips on mobile deployments and management and new apps, you will get the latest from ZDNet Mobile News and Smartphones and Cell Phones blogs. We hope you enjoy this expanded mobile coverage. 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