Microsoft will offer $40 Windows 8 upgrade, for a limited time

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Microsoft offers $40 Windows 8 Pro upgrade Windows 8 downloadable upgrade special runs until January 2013 Read more Resource of the day On-Demand Webcast: Information and Intelligence Breakthrough approach for Law Enforcement Tune into this webcast to learn how networking and analytics tools can help your law enforcement organization get smarter. More from TechRepublic   Were you hit by the leap second? Software patents: What developers should consider before getting one BYOD face-off: The case for, and against News from ZDNet   The three phases of Steve Ballmer's tenure at Microsoft Chalk up aQuantive as another bad Microsoft buy No Flash for Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, users 'Curved' on-screen thumb keyboard could be coming to Windows Phone 8 Help, Dropbox employees are stealing my files! News from CNET   Tablet shipments to outshine notebook shipments in 2016 Ratio of PCs sold over Macs drops to 1985 levels Samsung Galaxy S3 lands on Verizon July 10 Apple refreshes iCloud beta with new Web apps RIM CEO: No, really, we're not in a 'death spiral' Verizon to FCC: Free speech trumps Net neutrality rules Apple granted patent for Google Glass-like device Ice Cream Sandwich now on one in 10 Android devices Micron to buy major Apple supplier Elpida, takes on Samsung Apple fails in bid for emergency import ban of HTC phones Steve Jobs' 'Lost Interview' up for rental on iTunes The dark side of QR codes HBO Go finally comes to Android tablets A modern-day visit to the Skywalker homes Leaked 'Higgs' video posted -- then deleted -- from CERN site Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback impossible Featured galleries   Hands-on with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (pictures) Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: Smarter Commerce: Redefining Business in the Age of the Customer (IBM) On-Demand Webcast: Information and Intelligence Breakthrough approach for Law Enforcement (IBM) Transforming Enterprise Cloud with IBM System z (IBM) HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers: Greater Efficiency Throughout the Life Cycle (Hewlett-Packard (HP) & Intel) Telecom Contract Negotiations: 6 Critical Provisions to Avoid (Cass Information Systems)   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 ICANN's expanded domain name offerings coming soon Ryan Boudreaux asks a legal expert some preliminary questions about the expanded set of domain names that will become available soon. How will applications be decided and what are some of the consequences? 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] Should you get a software patent?

Software Engineer TechRepublic Member | July 03, 2012

Software patents: What developers should consider before getting one Learn the difference between offensive and defensive patents, and find out why Justin James believes defensive patents are becoming a necessity. Read more Resource of the day Zuckerman Spaeder LLP Defends Availability of Microsoft Apps, Wins With VMware on NetApp Check out this case study to learn how they chose to address their data proliferation problem while improving their network and gaining cutting edge functionality. Poll: Do you use a separate HTML editor? Justin James is growing impatient with poor HTML editors and is considering using a separate editor. Let us know what you use to edit HTML. Read more Amazon brings NoSQL to the masses with DynamoDB Amazon's new cloud offering called DynamoDB overcomes some of the scaling limitations of SimpleDB. Learn more about the DynamoDB NoSQL system. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   An agile management success story: Interview with Glu Mobile's CEO Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo De Masi opens up about the challenges of running an agile enterprise in the mobile gaming space. Read more Use jQuery for sortable UI elements Dragging, dropping, and reordering block objects is easy with jQuery. 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 Free web font resources for designers Ryan Boudreaux suggests four great sources for free web fonts. Read more iOS app development for non-programmers Download a chapter from the book Learn GameSalad for iOS to get tips on creating an Angry Birds-like game. Read more How IT workers are losing the battle against nerd stereotypes The IT industry is still dogged by the cliche of the geeky and socially inept IT worker and it's putting off young people from a career in IT. Read more Featured multimedia   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 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: Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business (Citrix Online) WhiteWater West Drives Agility, Tackles Unprecedented Growth with NetApp and Microsoft (NetApp) IPR Extends Its ZoneIT Virtual Private Data Center Service With NetApp Storage (NetApp) HP and Intel Deliver Flexible Networking Solutions (Intel & Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Raven Industries Elevates Corporate Services with Improved Uptime on NetApp (NetApp) Connect with TechRepublic 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. 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] Should you get a software patent?

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Software patents: What developers should consider before getting one Learn the difference between offensive and defensive patents, and find out why Justin James believes defensive patents are becoming a necessity. Read more Resource of the day NetVault for Oracle Trial Download Download this free trial of NetVault, a superior solution for keeping your Oracle environment safe and secure. Poll: Do you use a separate HTML editor? Justin James is growing impatient with poor HTML editors and is considering using a separate editor. Let us know what you use to edit HTML. Read more Amazon brings NoSQL to the masses with DynamoDB Amazon's new cloud offering called DynamoDB overcomes some of the scaling limitations of SimpleDB. Learn more about the DynamoDB NoSQL system. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   An agile management success story: Interview with Glu Mobile's CEO Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo De Masi opens up about the challenges of running an agile enterprise in the mobile gaming space. Read more Use jQuery for sortable UI elements Dragging, dropping, and reordering block objects is easy with jQuery. 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 Free web font resources for designers Ryan Boudreaux suggests four great sources for free web fonts. Read more iOS app development for non-programmers Download a chapter from the book Learn GameSalad for iOS to get tips on creating an Angry Birds-like game. Read more How IT workers are losing the battle against nerd stereotypes The IT industry is still dogged by the cliche of the geeky and socially inept IT worker and it's putting off young people from a career in IT. Read more Featured multimedia   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 Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: Information and Intelligence Breakthrough approach for Law Enforcement (IBM) Transforming Enterprise Cloud with IBM System z (IBM) HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers: Greater Efficiency Throughout the Life Cycle (Hewlett-Packard (HP) & Intel) NetVault for Oracle Trial Download (Quest Software) Security Configuration Management: Foundational Security with Tripwire Enterprise (Tripwire) Connect with TechRepublic 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. 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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Avoid these top five smartphone security mistakes

Smartphones TechRepublic Member | July 03, 2012

Please, hack my smartphone: Five surefire tips Alan Wlasuk, managing partner of 403 Web Security, lists the top five smartphone mistakes you can make. Read more Resource of the day 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. Posts from TechRepublic   Carat: An Android app detects joule-draining bugs Michael Kassner has an Android phone, and it's a battery hog. He has found an app that should minimize his angst. Read more Google Play: Android's Bouncer can be pwned Deciding whether to trust apps or not just got more complicated. Michael Kassner asked a pair of researchers why that is. Read more BYOD apps: Five ways business can tap into workers' software Staff using their own devices for work is the least of the problem. What really matters are the apps that come with BYOD and how organisations capitalise on that software. Read more Citibank Singapore offers credit card activation, deactivation via text In a world first, Citibank Singapore introduces the use of text messages to deactivate and reactivate your misplaced credit card. Read more 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 Posts from ZDNet   Microsoft shows off Windows Phone 7.8: last big update for existing phones Microsoft is showing off the new home screen in Windows Phone 7.8, the last major version for all Windows Phones in customers' hands currently. Read more Why I ordered a Nexus 7 tablet The new tablet by Google is not ground-breaking, but is a good value for what you get in the little box. Read more Apple takes Android battle to Google with injunction against Galaxy Nexus in US An injunction against the Galaxy Nexus in the US pits Apple firmly against Google for the first time in the battle against Android. The injunction bans Google's flagship smartphone from being sold in the US. Read more Featured multimedia   An iPhone with interchangeable lenses? (pictures) A new patent in Apple's quiver seems to suggest they're not done disrupting the camera industry. View on site Five plugins that add essential WordPress features You can get a whole lot more from your WordPress blog by adding plugins. Here are several that will make you wonder how you managed without them. View on site Public domain Windows Desktop wallpaper from US National Parks There are thousands of public domain images available from the U.S. National Park Service that make great scenic view wallpaper. 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 HP and Intel Deliver Flexible Networking Solutions (Intel & Hewlett-Packard (HP)) WhiteWater West Drives Agility, Tackles Unprecedented Growth with NetApp and Microsoft (NetApp) WhiteWater West Drives Agility, Tackles Unprecedented Growth with NetApp and Microsoft (NetApp) Live Webcast: Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business (Citrix Online) J&B Group Keeps It Fresh With VMware and Quest VDI on NetApp (NetApp)   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. TechRepublic's Smartphones blog ZDNet's Mobile News blog ZDNet's Smartphones and Cell Phones blog Connect with TechRepublic 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. 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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