[TechRepublic] 3D printing: The end of our throw-away culture?

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | August 09, 2012

Could 3D printing spell the end of our throw-away culture? Some remain sceptical about the future of 3D printing, but leading aerospace and defence manufacturers are employing this technology more and more. Read more Resource of the day Smarter Planet Leadership Series: Air Canada Air Canada wanted something to make things a little easier for their customers, and using technology from IBM was able to offer self service. Check out this white paper to hear more about how IBM is making the airlines smarter. More from TechRepublic   Nokia sells Qt to Digia MacBook Air 11-inch (2012) teardown reveals upgraded hardware, same battery/internal design The Geekend's fall 2012 sci-fi and fantasy TV preview News from ZDNet   Adobe warns of critical holes in Reader, Acrobat Meet Gauss: The latest cyber-espionage tool FTC: Google settles for $22.5m in Safari tracking row RIM let off $147m hook as judge overturns Mformation ruling TSA petition circulates to require security compliance Samsung: We're not buying RIM, or BlackBerry 10 licenses European PC shipments down, Apple faring well in UK Cloud in action, in a cool way: NASA uses Amazon to stream Mars video The Internet is getting faster DreamWorks using HP cloud to build global collaboration infrastructure Planning a datacenter? Learn from Washington's mistakes. AMD unveils teraflop FirePro GPU GNOME OS is on the way - but mainly for testing and development Windows 8 Pro tablets: Not a good laptop replacement Google to trial personal emails for search results Lenovo 'fine' with Surface; aims ThinkPad Tablet 2 at enterprises Hacked journalist reminds us security is people plus process These Are The Free & Cheap Mobile Apps Olympians Use To Get Better, Fitter News from CNET   iPhone 5 tops iPad Mini as more desirable product, survey says Marissa Mayer's priority: Fixing Yahoo search, e-mail -- WSJ Intel to chat up 'Haswell' chip at conference Surveillance city? Microsoft, NYPD team on crime fight system Pulse leaps from app to Web, at last San Francisco faces wireless industry in court over radiation warnings Waiting for Facebook to hit IPO price again? Keep waiting Microsoft pop-up stores coming this holiday season Samsung patents perfumed phone (does Apple know?) 40 percent of world's top brands already on Instagram Giant Rancor ready to bite 'Star Wars Celebration VI' Featured galleries   Microsoft Office 2013: Ten apps from the Store Installing Arch Linux: past and present Featured Webcast Live Webcast: MBA@UNC: Creating Leaders You'd Actually Want to Work For Ready to move up in the world? Transform your career with an online MBA from the University of North Carolina's top-ranked Kenan-Flagler Business School. Register now to attend this live, interactive webcast. Today's recommended downloads Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Quantifying the Value of Delivering a Smarter Shopping Experience (IBM) Engines of a Smarter Planet Experience (IBM) The Smarter Railroad: An Opportunity for the Railroad Industry (IBM) Review of Four Studies Comparing Efficiency of AC and DC Distribution for Data Centers (APC by Schneider Electric)   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 London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. 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] Google Nexus 7 teardown reveals better hardware than Kindle Fire

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | August 09, 2012

Nexus 7 teardown photos Nexus 7: Better hardware than Kindle Fire Bill Detwiler cracks open the Asus-built Google Nexus 7, examines the internal hardware, and explains why it has an edge on Amazon's Kindle Fire. Read more Resource of the day Charting the Course to a Customer-Centric Business Forrester surveyed over 400 business who are succeeding in challenging times. Register for this live, interactive broadcast to learn how business leaders are dealing with growing uncertainty, tougher competition, increasing costs and inflexible, overloaded IT systems. Additional TechRepublic resources   Future iPhones, iPads could include fingerprint scanner Apple's acquisition of AuthenTec could mean future iPhone and iPads will have fingerprint scanners, be more enterprise-friendly. Read more $7000 HP Z1 teardown reveals all-in-one that's easy to service, packed with high-end hardware Bill Detwiler cracks open a $7,000 HP Z1 all-in-one workstation and discovers a machine that's easy to service, packed with high-end hardware, and engineered to be cool and quiet. Read more Secret iPhone codes for the power user Wil Limoges shares some of the iPhone codes that you can input on the number pad to perform a variety of tasks. Read more 10 cool ways to get more from Word's Find and Replace feature Find and Replace can accomplish things most users never dreamed of. Here are some of the best ways to put this feature to use. Read more Five popular apps that Windows 8 supports If you make the switch to Windows 8, you'll still be able to use these familiar apps. Read more Mobile computing and the demise of the desktop Patrick Gray discusses some factors that might spell the end of the desktop as we know it. Do you think tablets will eventually replace the traditional desktop? Read more Featured multimedia   Slideshow: Activate the Windows 8 File History feature Microsoft Office 2013: Ten apps from the Store Five apps you won't have to give up if you switch to Windows 8 Cracking Open the $7000 HP Z1 Workstation Featured multimedia   Mars in first color image sent back by Curiosity (pictures) New images show a 3D view from Curiosity's landing site. The rover also sent back its first color shot. View on site Curiosity rover's first photos from Mars (pictures) The Mars Science Laboratory vehicle has taken its first very big step -- it has landed on the surface of the Red Planet. Like any good tourist, it's sent home some snapshots. View on site Curiosity's autonomous 'seven minutes of terror' (pictures) When NASA rover Curiosity and the spacecraft carrying it enter the Martian atmosphere Sunday night, the craft will take control of itself, and the rover will be out of contact for seven minutes, until it pulls off its tricky landing. Earthlings will holding their breath. View on site Curiosity Mars rover's landing plan The Curiosity rover is scheduled to land on Mars on August 6, 2012. See images of the rover and of its Mars landing site, Gale Crater. View on site Today's recommended downloads Salesforce.com Sales Cloud CRM Datasheet (Salesforce.com) Six ways to make cloud work (Phoenix) Live webcast: Steps to Move into a Virtualized Environment (VMware) On-demand Webcast: 2012 Guide to Security Strategies (GFI Software) Migration to Exchange 2010: Avoiding the pitfalls (Mimecast)   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 London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. 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 Nexus 7 teardown reveals better hardware than Kindle Fire

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | August 09, 2012

Nexus 7 teardown photos Nexus 7: Better hardware than Kindle Fire Bill Detwiler cracks open the Asus-built Google Nexus 7, examines the internal hardware, and explains why it has an edge on Amazon's Kindle Fire. Read more Resource of the day Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones You need the ability to support users on today's most popular platforms -- including iPhones and iPads. LogMeIn Rescue can help. Test drive LogMeIn Rescue for free and start providing complete on-demand remote support to customers and colleagues. Additional TechRepublic resources   Future iPhones, iPads could include fingerprint scanner Apple's acquisition of AuthenTec could mean future iPhone and iPads will have fingerprint scanners, be more enterprise-friendly. Read more $7000 HP Z1 teardown reveals all-in-one that's easy to service, packed with high-end hardware Bill Detwiler cracks open a $7,000 HP Z1 all-in-one workstation and discovers a machine that's easy to service, packed with high-end hardware, and engineered to be cool and quiet. Read more Secret iPhone codes for the power user Wil Limoges shares some of the iPhone codes that you can input on the number pad to perform a variety of tasks. Read more 10 cool ways to get more from Word's Find and Replace feature Find and Replace can accomplish things most users never dreamed of. Here are some of the best ways to put this feature to use. Read more Five popular apps that Windows 8 supports If you make the switch to Windows 8, you'll still be able to use these familiar apps. Read more Mobile computing and the demise of the desktop Patrick Gray discusses some factors that might spell the end of the desktop as we know it. Do you think tablets will eventually replace the traditional desktop? Read more Featured multimedia   Slideshow: Activate the Windows 8 File History feature Microsoft Office 2013: Ten apps from the Store Five apps you won't have to give up if you switch to Windows 8 Cracking Open the $7000 HP Z1 Workstation Featured multimedia   Mars in first color image sent back by Curiosity (pictures) New images show a 3D view from Curiosity's landing site. The rover also sent back its first color shot. View on site Curiosity rover's first photos from Mars (pictures) The Mars Science Laboratory vehicle has taken its first very big step -- it has landed on the surface of the Red Planet. Like any good tourist, it's sent home some snapshots. View on site Curiosity's autonomous 'seven minutes of terror' (pictures) When NASA rover Curiosity and the spacecraft carrying it enter the Martian atmosphere Sunday night, the craft will take control of itself, and the rover will be out of contact for seven minutes, until it pulls off its tricky landing. Earthlings will holding their breath. View on site Curiosity Mars rover's landing plan The Curiosity rover is scheduled to land on Mars on August 6, 2012. See images of the rover and of its Mars landing site, Gale Crater. View on site Today's recommended downloads The Evolution of the Electronics Industry (IBM) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Quantifying the Value of Delivering a Smarter Shopping Experience (IBM) Analytics and the Smarter Planet (IBM) Retail in the Smarter City (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 London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. 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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