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Rooting your Android phone: Balancing risk with freedom Ask about rooting Android phones and opinions abound. So it shouldn't be a surprise that this Android Investigative Team has a few of their own. Read more Resource of the day Download IDC Marketscape for Desktop Virtualization 2011 Report The IDC MarketScape Vendor Analysis model encompasses a rigorous scoring methodology that provides a framework for comparing IT product and service offerings. Download this independent analysis of the desktop virtualization landscape. Infographic: iPhone users and security concerns Does your organization support iPhones? You might want to share this infographic, which illustrates the major security concerns of iPhone users, to help promote security awareness for this device. Read more Use your smartphone for slideshow presentations Deb Shinder suggests some Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone apps that can help create or simply enhance your next presentation. Read more BlackBerry can't compete in the new smartphone landscape Jack Wallen believes that the iPhone and Android smartphones will continue to gain ground until BlackBerry developers either totally change their platform or give up the ghost. Read more Android to catch BlackBerry in the enterprise? It's not a sure thing A new analyst report suggests that Android will catch BlackBerry in enterprise smartphone sales by 2016. Here's why it may be wrong. Read more Using Android's AsyncTask to handle long-running I/O Long-running I/O is one of the keys to managing state in Android apps. William Francis describes how to use an extension of AsyncTask to handle long-running I/O. Read more Apps of the month (October 2011): Chat, shop, and remotely administer In Scott Lowe's latest app roundup, he features three useful mobile applications: Comm100 Live Chat. Apple Store, and Jump Desktop. Read more Geek Gifts 2011: CanvasPop photo printing service TechRepublic Senior Editor Selena Frye reviews the CanvasPop photo printing service that allows you to turn any prize photo into art on an archival quality canvas. Read more Featured multimedia   Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket (photos) If you live in an area that gets AT&T's LTE network, we highly recommend the powerful and beautiful Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. View on site Samsung Exhibit II 4G (photos) Dive into an Android Gingerbread smartphone with a budget price that's still packed with 4G speeds, a front-facing camera, and a trusty processor. View on site Motorola Droid Razr (photos) With its razor-thin design, jam-packed features, and blazing speed, the Motorola Droid Razr is easily one of the year's top Android smartphones. View on site Nokia Lumia 800 (photos) In a sea of sameness, the Nokia Lumia 800 stands out with its fascinating solid polycarbonate unibody design. CNET got a chance to review the black version. View on site LG Doubleplay (photos) The LG Doubleplay has excellent features for a midrange Android smartphone, but its bizarre design is not for everyone. View on site Geeky TechRepublic galleries New York Comic Con 2011: Costumes and cosplay BlizzCon 2011: Serious gamers unite Toronto Zombie Walk and undead wedding SteamCon III: Costumes of Steampunk enthusiasts Seattle hosts the very first GeekGirlCon Today's recommended downloads IT Transformation Through Innovation Data Consolidation onto Private Clouds Best Practices for Implementing a Data Warehouse on Oracle Exadata Complimentary Whitepapers: Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud 10 Ways to Stretch your Storage Budgets in Virtualized, Consolidated Environments Perennial favorites   Lesser-known Android tips and tricks Smartphones with the lowest and the highest radiation levels Ways to improve your mobile computing experience Jason Hiner's 10 best tablets of 2011 New tablets have hit the market week after week throughout 2011, but here are the 10 best that are worth your attention, and your money. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tips, the latest tech news updates, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise (launching soon) App Builder 10 Things Tech Sanity Check

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