[TechRepublic] Android 4.0: Eight features that matter

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Android 4.0: Eight new features that actually matter Google unveiled Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" on Wednesday and showed off lots of eye candy. Here's a look at the useful stuff. Read more Editor's note After you read my take on the best new features in Android 4.0, check out this great little collection of five TechRepublic articles on how to lead (and how not to). Clearly, it's leadership day in the Tech Sanity Check newsletter. -Jason 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 More from TechRepublic   Fedex CIO: Use your ugly pictures to get stuff done See how FedEx CIO Rob Carter used his "ugly picture" to get other FedEx leaders to give up control and create a centralized IT services framework. Read more How 'master innovators' play by different rules IT executives are under increasing pressure to become innovation leaders. These secrets from master innovators could hold the key. Read more On leadership, success, TouchPad and The Godfather How often do we cancel (or let die slowly and painfully) business ventures, initiatives and projects without giving them every chance to be successful, without actually trying hard enough? Read more Best leaders know what they stand for Ever notice that some leaders and some organizations seem to be able to move forward in any environment, while others seem stalled? There's a reason for this, says executive leadership coach John M McKee. Read more Is your boss an idiot? Here's a tongue-in-cheek quiz on how to determine if you, or your boss, is an idiot. Read more Google's Dart: An object-oriented JavaScript alternative Todd Fluhr looks at Google's web-programming language Dart, which even at its unfinished stage, says a lot about Google's plans to dominate the mobile consumer market. Read more News from ZDNet   Enterprise IT and megavendors: Cloud players angle in on bad marriages The attitude toward the megavendors is notable, but it's unclear whether enterprises will leave bad marriages. Read more iPhone 4S: Notifications, Location Services, the bane of good battery life New iPhone 4S owners are complaining about battery life on the new phone. The new notification system can cause the phone to constantly poll the network, if left to its default configuration. Read more Siri understands intent, beats Google Voice Actions, Tellme, and Vlingo Siri is the talk of the town at the moment and here you can see how it compares to other platforms and a cross platform service. Siri still beats them all handily. Read more Nexus S to get Android 4.0 soon The current Android flagship phone, the Nexus S, will receive an update for Android 4.0 soon. Read more RIM could still face lawsuits over BlackBerry outages Research in Motion may have 'compensated' its customers for a wave of outages, but its users could still bring lawsuits against the Canadian company. Read more Ben Horowitz: Facebook is the "best-run company in technology" Is Facebook the "best-run company in technology" with "the best new CEO" currently out there? Ben Horowitz seems to think so. Read more Microsoft, Nokia finally get to the smartphone starting line Nokia has managed to restructure, clear out inventory and set itself up for a long-awaited Windows Phone launch. Now the fun begins. Read more Big data can enable world-changing apps, says LinkedIn co-founder LinkedIn's co-founder discusses the LinkedIn Skills platform and what that means for big data and Web 3.0. Read more A deeper dive into Windows 8: can Microsoft's big bet pay off? Windows 8 is, without a doubt, the most controversial Windows version the company has ever designed. After a month of using and dissecting the Windows Developer Preview, I offer a deeper look at... Read more VMware, Verizon partner on mobile virtualization; May give Android enterprise boost If Verizon and VMware can gain traction, Android devices may look more appealing to chief information officers. Read more The Top Technology Trends For The Next Three Years: Part Two Brian Hopkins shares Forrester's Top 10 technologies you should be monitoring within your IT department. Read more Michael Dell on his infamous 1997 Apple comment (video) Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Computer, talks about the state of the PC industry, competition with HP, Apple's near bankruptcy in 1997, and the first time he met Steve Jobs. Read more Google Analytics now mapping visitor traffic on websites Google Analytics users are about to be treated to two major new functions that should better explain traffic on their sites. Read more Featured multimedia   Unwrapping Google Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 (photos) We get our first glimpse of Google's updated Android OS, version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and yes, it's tasty. View on site Savoring the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (photos) Samsung's newest Android phone has Ice Cream Sandwich, new features, and a sleek design. See it for yourself in CNET's hands-on photo gallery. View on site Samsung Galaxy family album (photos) The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is just the latest member to join the famous Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. Get to know the entire family here, from past to present. View on site iPhone 4S camera vs. the Canon PowerShot Elph 100 HS (photo samples) There are distinct differences between the phone's photos and the camera's, but the automated choices they make are just as important as the photos they take. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Proactive Performance Management for Enterprise Databases (Quest Software) Finance and IT: Greater Collaboration in a New Economy (IBM) Key Methods for Managing Complex Database Environments (Quest Software)   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 My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Two developers' tributes to Dennis Ritchie The contributions of Dennis Ritchie, who is known as the father of the C programming language, are discussed by developers Justin James and Chad Perrin. Must-read posts The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 Top IT skills wanted for 2012 Tablets will replace PCs for many enterprise users What the IT department will look like in 2015

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[TechRepublic] Four things Google Plus changed while you weren't looking

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Quick Tip: Apply styles and fonts in Google Docs with Paint Format Google is constantly adding new features to Google Docs. One recent addition is the Paint Format function. Mark Kaelin explains how it works. Read more Resource of the day Key Methods for Managing Complex Database Environments Keeping your databases up and running smoothly can feel like a balancing act. In this white paper, you'll learn how to improve consistency while reducing costs. Four things Google Plus changed while you weren't looking Several recent Google+ improvements make the service more worthwhile, easier to use, and an interesting competitor in the social network universe. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Android 4.0: Eight new features that actually matter Google unveiled Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" on Wednesday and showed off lots of eye candy. Here's a look at the useful stuff. Read more Google's Dart: An object-oriented JavaScript alternative Todd Fluhr looks at Google's web-programming language Dart, which even at its unfinished stage, says a lot about Google's plans to dominate the mobile consumer market. Read more Is your boss an idiot? Here's a tongue-in-cheek quiz on how to determine if you, or your boss, is an idiot. Read more Expose trends using a combo chart in Excel A combo chart created in Microsoft Excel can expose hidden trends that you might otherwise miss. Read more Featured multimedia   Unwrapping Google Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 (photos) We get our first glimpse of Google's updated Android OS, version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and yes, it's tasty. View on site Today's recommended downloads Proactive Performance Management for Enterprise Databases (Quest Software) Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) Convergence: A New Corporate Network (Alcatel Lucent Enterprise) Assessing Data Center Performance with Criticality and Tier Levels (American Power Conversion (APC)) Live Webcast: Improving Patient Care and Efficiency with a Converged Medical Infrastructure (TechRepublic) Perennial favorites   9 reasons why smart businesses upgrade to Google Apps for Business Be honest, do you really trust Google? Four ways Google+ will end up in your workplace Use Microsoft Office to create Google docs with Cloud Connect   Two developers' tributes to Dennis Ritchie The contributions of Dennis Ritchie, who is known as the father of the C programming language, are discussed by developers Justin James and Chad Perrin. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, security news, tech analysis, and more in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise IT Security Tech Sanity Check Smartphones Must-read posts The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 Top IT skills wanted for 2012 Tablets will replace PCs for many enterprise users What the IT department will look like in 2015

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[TechRepublic] Four things Google Plus changed while you weren't looking

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Quick Tip: Apply styles and fonts in Google Docs with Paint Format Google is constantly adding new features to Google Docs. One recent addition is the Paint Format function. Mark Kaelin explains how it works. 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 Four things Google Plus changed while you weren't looking Several recent Google+ improvements make the service more worthwhile, easier to use, and an interesting competitor in the social network universe. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Android 4.0: Eight new features that actually matter Google unveiled Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" on Wednesday and showed off lots of eye candy. Here's a look at the useful stuff. Read more Google's Dart: An object-oriented JavaScript alternative Todd Fluhr looks at Google's web-programming language Dart, which even at its unfinished stage, says a lot about Google's plans to dominate the mobile consumer market. Read more Is your boss an idiot? Here's a tongue-in-cheek quiz on how to determine if you, or your boss, is an idiot. Read more Expose trends using a combo chart in Excel A combo chart created in Microsoft Excel can expose hidden trends that you might otherwise miss. Read more Featured multimedia   Unwrapping Google Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 (photos) We get our first glimpse of Google's updated Android OS, version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and yes, it's tasty. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) IBM Cloud YouTube Channel (IBM) Key Methods for Managing Complex Database Environments (Quest Software) Social Business Podcast Series (IBM) Perennial favorites   9 reasons why smart businesses upgrade to Google Apps for Business Be honest, do you really trust Google? Four ways Google+ will end up in your workplace Use Microsoft Office to create Google docs with Cloud Connect   Two developers' tributes to Dennis Ritchie The contributions of Dennis Ritchie, who is known as the father of the C programming language, are discussed by developers Justin James and Chad Perrin. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, security news, tech analysis, and more in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise IT Security Tech Sanity Check Smartphones Must-read posts The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 Top IT skills wanted for 2012 Tablets will replace PCs for many enterprise users What the IT department will look like in 2015

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[TechRepublic] How businesses are using tablets; listed by industry

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How tablets are being used in business; listed by industry Tablets are seeing major uptake from business professionals. Here's Gartner's list of the business functions for tablets, broken down by industry. Read more Resource of the day Plan a Storage Infrastructure that's Right for the Virtual Era The most cutting edge virtualization program won't solve information management issues if your storage can't keep pace. Read this white paper to plan a storage solution that accounts for both the positive and negative impacts of virtualization. More from TechRepublic   VMware's Maritz: The cloud is really about automation In his Gartner Symposium keynote, VMware CEO Paul Maritz barely mentioned the word "virtualization," and that wasn't an accident. Read more Microsoft bringing touchscreens to walls, clothes, and more Microsoft Research has unveiled a pair of new projects aimed at bringing touch technology to a lot more places. Will they become real products? Read more RIM bets on BBX RIM announced BBX at Blackberry DevCon today, a future operating system that will power its handsets and tablets, which is a merging of its Blackberry OS and QNX. Read more Four things Google Plus changed while you weren't looking Several recent Google+ improvements make the service more worthwhile, easier to use, and an interesting competitor in the social network universe. Read more Microsoft should not even try to be the next Apple Debra Littlejohn Shinder suggests Microsoft should not try to emulate Apple, but, instead, set its own path beyond Apple. Read more News from ZDNet   Over a million web sites affected in mass SQL injection attack Security researchers from Armorize have intercepted a mass SQL injection attack, targeting ASP ASP.NET websites. Read more Hacking group from Nepal posts 10,000 stolen Facebook accounts online A hacking group from Nepal known as TeamSwaStika, has published 10,000 stolen Facebook accounts on Pastebin. Read more Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is enchanting, easy, and makes you feel special Google revealed Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with three guiding principles. There is a lot to like in the new Android, but will it make you switch from an iPhone or Windows Phone? Read more Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the new 'Google Phone' (video) Get a taste of the Google's flagship Ice Cream Sandwich 4G phone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Read more CEO Ballmer's (non)answer on whether Microsoft will build its own Windows Phone Should Microsoft move to a more Apple-like model and make its own smartphone? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn't provide a firm yes or no answer to that Web 2.0 Summit question. Read more Apple's fourth quarter dinged by iPhone 4S waiting game Apple delivers a rare earnings miss as consumers waited for the iPhone 4S launch. Read more Apple's Cook: We're not worried about Amazon's Kindle Fire, other rivals The inevitable Kindle Fire question emerged on Apple's earnings conference call and Cook largely swatted it away. Read more Microsoft closes in on delivering its own Hadoop competitor Microsoft is delivering a near-final test build of its LINQ to HPC technology, codenamed "Dryad," which competes with Hadoop. Read more Microsoft's holiday Windows PC targets: 'home honchos' and 'media moderates' Here's more of the back story behind Microsoft's holiday 2011 ad campaign, courtesy of a Microsoft OEM fact sheet focused on the Windows 7 PC marketing component. Read more 3D printers: Disruptive to business? Gartner analyst Jackie Fenn named 3D printers as one of the emerging trends that could impact society, technology and management. Read more Microsoft isn't the enemy when it comes to blocking Linux on Windows 8 PCs ... it's the OEMs you have to watch out for. Read more Intel pins hopes on Ultrabooks; over 70 designs in pipeline Intel is betting big on Ultrabooks, and the company's CEO remains optimistic that Intel has an innovative, top-notch product that can be sold at a mainstream price. Read more If Android "Feels Wrong" then I don't want to be right Android may not have the polish or the sex appeal of Apple's iOS, but it's the smartphone platform of my choice. Read more Featured multimedia   Notifications in iOS 5 (photos) The way you get your messages and alerts has dramatically changed in iOS 5. We take you on a step-by-step of some of the new features. View on site HTC Amaze 4G (photos) The HTC Amaze 4G has stolen the MyTouch 4G Slide's claim of having the most advanced camera on a smartphone. Check out hands-on photos of T-Mobile latest Android device here. View on site Today's recommended downloads Is Your Data Center Ready for Cloud Computing? (IBM) Make Your CRM Work Harder So You Don't Have To (Dun & Bradstreet) Simplify Server Management with HP Insight (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Healthcare IT Department Develops Project Leaders Through E-Learning (SkillSoft) Assessing Data Center Performance with Criticality and Tier Levels (American Power Conversion (APC))   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 My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Using Google+ API on your website The first round of Google+ APIs released allow read-only access to public data only, but even with that small amount of access, we can build a contact page and activity feed for your website. Steve Jobs remembered Steve Jobs has passed away, tech world mourns The Tale of Steve Jobs and the Five Dragons Steve Jobs on career lessons learned Steve Jobs' effect on open source Video: Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs Video: Steve Jobs narrating "Here's to the Crazy Ones" tribute Gallery: Steve Jobs' most revolutionary Apple products

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