Android's killer feature just boosted its lead over iPhone

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Android's killer feature just boosted its lead over iPhone A key feature where of Android trumps the iPhone is notifications. With iOS 6 and Android 4.1 on the horizon, the gap is about to widen. Read more Resource of the day Live Webcast: Smarter Commerce: Redefining Business in the Age of the Customer With vast amounts of information available to consumers at a moments notice, just selling a product is no longer an organizations endgame. Register for this webcast to find out why businesses must alter commercial strategy to be transparent and get the best online marketing possible. More from TechRepublic   Why Microsoft's Kinect and Google's Android are headed to space Poll results: IT Pros plan to buy Microsoft Surface tablets not iPads Microsoft Surface: Has iPad's first serious rival finally arrived? Infographic: Android closes the gap on iOS How to replace a broken front panel on your iPad 2 or iPad 3 Poll results: Project Glass annoying fad or wave of future? Is Nikola Tesla the greatest geek who ever lived? News from ZDNet   Google launches alleged Amazon Web Services killer, but lacks maturity, options No Flash for Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, users Microsoft and OEMs: New game, new rules Google Drive upgrades make it more appealing for business Red Hat details next Linux and storage platforms for cloud, big data era Bring on the Pablet: Why I am bullish about Microsoft's Surface RIM's Osbourne effect course set in March 2011 2012 tech outlook: It's glass half-full for VCs, survey says Is Google's slow Chrome for iOS a preview of Windows RT? RIMageddon: Three end-game scenarios How Do We Prepare Students for a Global Knowledge Economy? (video) Backup service SugarSync raises $10M, plans to increase datacenter footprint Google Compute Engine: It's a Microsoft Windows Azure target (too) The Linux desktop, thanks to Chromebooks, goes retail Lessons from Cisco: The corporation as media company Heck yeah I'd buy a Google Glass prototype News from CNET   The iPhone turns 5: A retrospective Two new Kindle Fires on Amazon's front burner? Virgin Mobile starts selling Apple's iPhone 4, iPhone 4S Google: Yes, Chrome is crashing MacBooks Microsoft reveals list of countries getting Windows Phone 8 Chrome goes mobile at I/O 2012 Sundar Pichai: Chrome 'exceptionally profitable' for Google (q&a) Google Nexus 7 tablet now selling through GameStop Extreme keynoting: How Google pulled off its skydiving stunt Google's advice for RIM (but they're not listening) RIM turns in lousy Q1, delays BlackBerry 10 Splashtop for iPad updated to support Retina Display MobileMe, a rare Apple screwup, finally bites the dust Brrzzzt! U.S. Army checks out laser-based lightning tech Google plots the 20-year evolution of the Web Featured galleries   Hands-on with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (pictures) Today's recommended downloads Automating Infrastructure and Operations Management with VMware (VMware) NetVault for Oracle Trial Download (Quest Software) Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio (VMware) Transforming Enterprise Cloud with IBM System z (IBM) Live Webcast: Smarter Commerce: Redefining Business in the Age of the Customer (IBM)   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) or my Google+ feed (+Jason Hiner). Connect with TechRepublic Please, hack my smartphone: Five surefire tips Alan Wlasuk, managing partner of 403 Web Security, lists the top five smartphone mistakes you can make. 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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[TechRepublic] 10 tips for first-time iPad users

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10 tips for first-time iPad users If you're new to the iPad, its functionality may be confusing at first. Brien Posey shares some basic instructions to get you past the awkward stage. Read more Resource of the day Wikibon ROI Study: Business Case for Unified Storage Consolidation Take a look at this white paper to learn more about consolidated storage, and how it can help with installations and deployments. Take corporate workflow to tablets with Formotus Forms Central Formotus Forms Central offers a platform for extending XML-based workflow to corporate tablets. Will Kelly proves an overview of the Formotus platform. Read more Microsoft Surface: Has iPad's first serious rival finally arrived? Thanks to the iPad's success, Microsoft's Surface tablet would have been largely unthinkable a year or so ago. Despite that Apple influence, a significantly different ideology runs through Microsoft's device. Read more Sync your Android tablet to your Ubuntu One account Find out why Jack Wallen thinks Ubuntu One is a great tool for connecting your Android tablet to a cloud space and syncing with your Ubuntu-based Linux machine. Read more Infographic: Android closes the gap on iOS Thanks to Amazon's Kindle Fire, Android is closing the gap on iOS in the U.S. tablet market. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Poll results: IT Pros plan to buy Microsoft Surface tablets not iPads IT pros are more likely to purchase a Windows 8-based tablet than they are likely to purchase any other tablet, including the Apple iPad. Read more How to replace a broken front panel on your iPad 2 or iPad 3 Breaking the glass on your iPad may not stop it from working, but can make it difficult and unsafe to use. Here's a step-by-step guide to fixing a broken front panel on your iPad 2 or iPad 3. Read more BYOD will push up IT costs, say tech chiefs Staff expect to use their own gadgets at work but this could be a major headache - and cost - for the organisation. Read more Embedding HTML in your Android apps Leverage HTML and JavaScript in your Android apps by using the web view widget. William J. Francis shows you how in this tutorial. Read more Options for using mobile devices with Google Apps for email Help users stay connected with this overview of how you can set up mobile devices to access email on Google Apps. Read more Featured multimedia   Google's Android 4.1 tablet, the Nexus 7 (pictures) At Google I/O, the company announces its newest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet, the Nexus 7 by Asus. View on site Hands-on with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (pictures) On the first day of Google I/O 2102, Google took the wraps off Android 4.1, or Jelly Bean. CNET takes you for a deeper dive through some of the update's new features. View on site Five Windows 8 apps that add search capabilities With Windows 8, applications can work as search providers. Justin James highlights five apps that showcase this new functionality. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business If you thought luck only happens to a select few, you're wrong. Serendipity can be planned and fostered to occur early and often. How you ask? Good question. Don't miss this webcast with Lane Becker, the author of "Get Lucky," as he shows how to guarantee success. Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: The State of Unified Communications in a Mobile, BYOD World (TechRepublic) Wikibon ROI Study: Business Case for Unified Storage Consolidation (NetApp) Live Webcast: Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business (Citrix Online) Raven Industries Elevates Corporate Services with Improved Uptime on NetApp (NetApp) Baldwin Wallace College Case Study: 194% ROI with Virtualized NetApp and VMware Platform (NetApp) Perennial favorites   Why tablets matter for enterprise users Five tips for improving your tablet experience Toshiba Thrive: The best business-grade tablet on the market Connect with TechRepublic Anyone for Pi? Mods and hacks for the Raspberry Pi (gallery) The first Raspberry Pi mods for the $40 Linux computer are here - from speech-controlled robots to a Pi-based mainframe. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise Cracking Open 10 Things

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[TechRepublic] 10 tips for first-time iPad users

Tablets in the Enterprise TechRepublic Member | June 29, 2012

10 tips for first-time iPad users If you're new to the iPad, its functionality may be confusing at first. Brien Posey shares some basic instructions to get you past the awkward stage. Read more Resource of the day Transforming Enterprise Cloud with IBM System z Check out this ebook to learn more about transforming your enterprise cloud with the help of tools from IBM. See what an enterprise cloud can do when you put the right gas in its tank. Take corporate workflow to tablets with Formotus Forms Central Formotus Forms Central offers a platform for extending XML-based workflow to corporate tablets. Will Kelly proves an overview of the Formotus platform. Read more Microsoft Surface: Has iPad's first serious rival finally arrived? Thanks to the iPad's success, Microsoft's Surface tablet would have been largely unthinkable a year or so ago. Despite that Apple influence, a significantly different ideology runs through Microsoft's device. Read more Sync your Android tablet to your Ubuntu One account Find out why Jack Wallen thinks Ubuntu One is a great tool for connecting your Android tablet to a cloud space and syncing with your Ubuntu-based Linux machine. Read more Infographic: Android closes the gap on iOS Thanks to Amazon's Kindle Fire, Android is closing the gap on iOS in the U.S. tablet market. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Poll results: IT Pros plan to buy Microsoft Surface tablets not iPads IT pros are more likely to purchase a Windows 8-based tablet than they are likely to purchase any other tablet, including the Apple iPad. Read more How to replace a broken front panel on your iPad 2 or iPad 3 Breaking the glass on your iPad may not stop it from working, but can make it difficult and unsafe to use. Here's a step-by-step guide to fixing a broken front panel on your iPad 2 or iPad 3. Read more BYOD will push up IT costs, say tech chiefs Staff expect to use their own gadgets at work but this could be a major headache - and cost - for the organisation. Read more Embedding HTML in your Android apps Leverage HTML and JavaScript in your Android apps by using the web view widget. William J. Francis shows you how in this tutorial. Read more Options for using mobile devices with Google Apps for email Help users stay connected with this overview of how you can set up mobile devices to access email on Google Apps. Read more Featured multimedia   Google's Android 4.1 tablet, the Nexus 7 (pictures) At Google I/O, the company announces its newest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet, the Nexus 7 by Asus. View on site Hands-on with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (pictures) On the first day of Google I/O 2102, Google took the wraps off Android 4.1, or Jelly Bean. CNET takes you for a deeper dive through some of the update's new features. View on site Five Windows 8 apps that add search capabilities With Windows 8, applications can work as search providers. Justin James highlights five apps that showcase this new functionality. View on site Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: Smarter Commerce: Redefining Business in the Age of the Customer (IBM) Seamless Connectivity Across Your Organization (IBM) Server Satisfaction: Hardware and Support (IBM) NetVault for Oracle Trial Download (Quest Software) Security-In-Depth Using Integrated Risk-Conscious Controls (Tripwire) Perennial favorites   Why tablets matter for enterprise users Five tips for improving your tablet experience Toshiba Thrive: The best business-grade tablet on the market Connect with TechRepublic Anyone for Pi? Mods and hacks for the Raspberry Pi (gallery) The first Raspberry Pi mods for the $40 Linux computer are here - from speech-controlled robots to a Pi-based mainframe. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise Cracking Open 10 Things

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