[TechRepublic] Asus Padfone leaked: Phone docks into a tablet

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Asus Padfone leaked: Phone with tablet dock Take the Motorola Atrix 4G and its innovative laptop dock, and replace the laptop with a tablet and you get the rumored Asus Padfone. Read more Resource of the day Future Proofing Mobile Computers It's easy to be optimistic about your new hardware's life-cycle. Yet as that hardware ages, it's even easier to get anxious about replacing it. Read this white paper to get real about hardware life-cycles, and learn how to extend them. More from TechRepublic   Lesser-known Android tips and tricks Jack Wallen shares five Android tips he's learned that may improve your mobile computing experience. He covers using voice activation, the power strip widget, 3D maps, and more. Read more Working towards bug-free, secure software Buggy and, thus, insecure software is a fact of life. But, it doesn't have to be, according to an Australian research team. Michael Kassner reports on an ambitious new effort in code verification. 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Not with Office optimized device Microsoft's tablet strategy hasn't been much to get excited about, but there's a compelling case to be made that the software giant can play catch up---especially in the enterprise. Read more New Name, Same Linux Linus Torvalds has announced that the next major update of the Linux kernel will be called Linux 3.0, but don't get too excited about it. Read more Twitter's 'landmark' court ruling: Why British free speech is over Editorial: The conflict between privacy and freedom of speech continues, one will always win: privacy, leaving a trail of gagging court orders behind it. Read more Does end of the Space Shuttle mean NASA lost its mojo? The New York Times' David Pogue reports for CBS News on NASA's future. The big debate is whether the end of the Space Shuttle era means NASA has lost its way. 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