[TechRepublic] Google charges hefty premium for 16GB Nexus 7 storage

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | July 12, 2012

Google charges hefty premium for 16GB Nexus 7 storage Nexus 7 hardware cost breakdown shows that Google charges a $50 premium for $7.50 worth of extra storage. Read more Resource of the day Deploying and Managing Mobile Apps for Field Service Workers - 5 Key Questions to Ask Considering the different offerings that enable you to leverage mobile apps to boost productivity of people in the field? Read on to discover the five questions to ask when deploying and managing mobile apps. Additional TechRepublic resources   MacBook Air (2012) teardown reveals better hardware, unchanged battery/internal design Bill Detwiler shows you how Apple made the 2012 MacBook Air more powerful without changing the internal design. Read more Teardown shows Retina MacBook Pro is nearly impossible to upgrade, difficult to work on Bill Detwiler shows you why the MacBook Pro with Retina Display is nearly impossible to upgrade, a pain to work on, and lacks an essential Pro feature. Read more Deep troubleshooting with the Windows 8 Task Manager Processes tab Delve deeper into the many layers of performance information available in the Windows 8 Task Manager Processes tab. Read more Google's Nexus 7 price point opens more doors to the enterprise Find out why Patrick Gray thinks the Google Nexus 7 price point pushes tablets further into the "why not" category. Read more 10 impressions from a new Mac user If you've spent most of your time in a Windows environment, the Mac may hold a few surprises. Read more Two apps for retrieving mobile network information Jack Wallen takes a look at IP Info and Network Info II, two free Android apps that put mobile networking information quickly at your fingertips. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2012) Five helpful Google Chrome extensions Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Saving Luke's 'Star Wars' home in Tatooine (pictures) Featured multimedia   Five good mapping apps for various needs Mapping apps are available for every conceivable need -- from getting simple directions to navigating a venue to learning about the world. View on site Lego: From Star Wars to Revenge of the Sith in 1.5 million bricks - Pictures Inside the Lego Star Wars Miniland Experience at the Legoland Windsor, UK. The Millennium Falcon, Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, Hoth, Endor and AT-ATs and more, all made of Lego. View on site Inside the touchscreen cockpit of the future Forget dials and switches. The aircraft cockpit of 2030 will be built around a massive touchscreen display, according to concept tech at this year's Farnborough International Airshow. View on site Today's recommended downloads Replacing Legacy IBM Power Architectures with HP Proliant Servers (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) From Least Privilege to Best Privilege on Your Windows Desktops (BeyondTrust) Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download (Ratify, Inc.) Have You Supersized Your Data Center? Avoid the Pitfalls of Oversizing (APC by Schneider Electric) RCC Transforms Their IT with NetApp Midsize Business Solutions (NetApp)   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 Open computing is dead (long live open computing!) What went wrong on the journey to the open future, and does open have a place in the future of computing? 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] Google charges hefty premium for 16GB Nexus 7 storage

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | July 12, 2012

Google charges hefty premium for 16GB Nexus 7 storage Nexus 7 hardware cost breakdown shows that Google charges a $50 premium for $7.50 worth of extra storage. Read more Resource of the day Free 2011 Salary Report IT Professionals - Register on activeTechPros for immediate access Business Professionals - Join the activeBizPros community to view the report Additional TechRepublic resources   MacBook Air (2012) teardown reveals better hardware, unchanged battery/internal design Bill Detwiler shows you how Apple made the 2012 MacBook Air more powerful without changing the internal design. Read more Teardown shows Retina MacBook Pro is nearly impossible to upgrade, difficult to work on Bill Detwiler shows you why the MacBook Pro with Retina Display is nearly impossible to upgrade, a pain to work on, and lacks an essential Pro feature. Read more Deep troubleshooting with the Windows 8 Task Manager Processes tab Delve deeper into the many layers of performance information available in the Windows 8 Task Manager Processes tab. Read more Google's Nexus 7 price point opens more doors to the enterprise Find out why Patrick Gray thinks the Google Nexus 7 price point pushes tablets further into the "why not" category. Read more 10 impressions from a new Mac user If you've spent most of your time in a Windows environment, the Mac may hold a few surprises. Read more Two apps for retrieving mobile network information Jack Wallen takes a look at IP Info and Network Info II, two free Android apps that put mobile networking information quickly at your fingertips. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2012) Five helpful Google Chrome extensions Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Saving Luke's 'Star Wars' home in Tatooine (pictures) Featured multimedia   Five good mapping apps for various needs Mapping apps are available for every conceivable need -- from getting simple directions to navigating a venue to learning about the world. View on site Lego: From Star Wars to Revenge of the Sith in 1.5 million bricks - Pictures Inside the Lego Star Wars Miniland Experience at the Legoland Windsor, UK. The Millennium Falcon, Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, Hoth, Endor and AT-ATs and more, all made of Lego. View on site Inside the touchscreen cockpit of the future Forget dials and switches. The aircraft cockpit of 2030 will be built around a massive touchscreen display, according to concept tech at this year's Farnborough International Airshow. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download (Ratify, Inc.) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) PHD Virtual Citrix XenServer Backup Software Trial Download (PHD Virtual Technologies) Smarter Planet Leadership Series: Air Canada (IBM)   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 Open computing is dead (long live open computing!) What went wrong on the journey to the open future, and does open have a place in the future of computing? 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] Cross-platform Trojan checks your OS: Attacks Windows, Mac, Linux

IT Security TechRepublic Member | July 12, 2012

Cross-platform Trojan checks your OS: Attacks Windows, Mac, Linux A new cross-platform Trojan downloader has been discovered. It detects if you're running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux, and then downloads the corresponding malware for your platform. Read more Resource of the day The Science of Social Listening for Customer Experience In case you've not been paying attention, your customers have a voice. Thanks to technology, that voice is more powerful than ever and can impact your business in ways you have probably only had dreams or in some cases, nightmares about. Posts from TechRepublic   From the trenches: Troubleshooting and securing SonicWall Consultant Bob Eisenhardt recounts a recent experience working with a small office's SonicWall V200. If you've ever tangled with one of these devices, these tips might help. Read more It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: July 2012 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's July 2012 patches in your organization. Read more Posts from ZDNet   Microsoft drops surprise IE patch, fixes under-attack Windows zero-day Patch Tuesday: Redmond ships nine bulletins to fix 16 dangerous security holes in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Visual Basic for Applications, and Microsoft Office. Read more Instagram vulnerability: Anyone can add you, see your photos A new security flaw has been discovered in Instagram that allows a perpetrator to add anyone as a friend and see their private photos and profile information. Facebook has been contacted. While we wait for an explanation and/or a fix, please be wary of what you upload to the service. Read more Warning: GTA, Super Mario on Google Play are Android malware Cybercriminals have managed to sneak more malware into the official Google Play store, which was subsequently downloaded over 100,000 times over the span of a few weeks. While Google has removed the initial threats, a quick check shows that the search giant didn't do a very thorough clean up job. Read more Criminals push malware by 'losing' USB sticks in parking lots Here's a case of corporate espionage you've probably never heard before: infiltrating a corporation by "losing" malware-infected USB sticks in the company's parking lot. Thankfully for this multinational chemicals firm, the attempt failed miserably. Read more Featured multimedia   Five helpful Google Chrome extensions Extensions make it easy to add convenience and functionality to the Chrome browser. Here are five good ones worth checking out. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free Inventory Reports with the Ratify Discover Engine - Software Download (Ratify, Inc.) Zuckerman Spaeder LLP Defends Availability of Microsoft Apps, Wins With VMware on NetApp (NetApp) What is a ClickAppStore? (ClickSoftware) PHD Virtual Citrix XenServer Backup Software Trial Download (PHD Virtual Technologies) Make Your BI Solution Faster and Easier to Use (Actian)   Message to subscribers The IT Security newsletter is now a co-branded TechRepublic and ZDNet offering. In addition to TechRepublic IT Security bloggers' tips on how to protect your network, you will get ZDNet Zero Day bloggers' posts about the latest in vulnerabilities, software/hardware security research, and more. We hope you enjoy this expanded security coverage. TechRepublic's IT Security blog ZDNet's Zero Day blog Connect with TechRepublic Photos from Imagine Cup 2012 After five days in Sydney, a pair of sign language to speech gloves have taken out the Imagine Cup of 2012. 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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