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The 20 most useful Android smartphone apps of 2011 Jason Hiner provides his list of the top 20 tried-and-true Android smartphone apps that are worth your time to download. Read more Jason Hiner's 20 most useful Android smartphone apps Resource of the day Cloud Storage for Efficiency and Capacity Management Many businesses are turning to cloud storage because it's flexible and scalable. That means you won't have to worry about running out of space so much. Read this white paper to learn more. More from TechRepublic   DIY: How to install Android apps from locations other than the Market Out of the box, most Android devices do not allow the installation of apps from any location other than the Android Market. Learn how to work around this issue. Read more Five handy Mac apps for net admins Brandon Carroll recommends five of his favorite apps that he uses on the Mac for routine net admin tasks. Read more Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet teardown: Upgraded, improved Nook Color The Nook Tablet is nearly identical to the Nook Color, both inside and out. This Android tablet also shares hardware with its chief rival--the Kindle Fire. Read more 10 drawbacks to working in IT People who are trying to break into IT don't always know what they're getting into. This list paints a realistic picture of what may lie ahead. Read more The great and powerful (and exceptionally resilient) ego Fear of a bruised ego can hold many IT pros back from achieving something big. Here's Patrick Gray's advice for getting past that road block. Read more iPhone and Surface: The moment Apple and Microsoft diverged In June 2007, both Apple and Microsoft were poised to reinvent computing. Only one of them delivered, and it changed the destiny of both companies. Read more News from ZDNet   Google begins shoehorning ads into Chrome browser Is this a deal-breaker for you? Read more Judge: Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban 'not terribly fair' to Samsung Samsung may have its sales injunction on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet overturned in Australia, after one judge said the initial ruling was "not terribly fair" to the Korean phone giant. Read more Microsoft: Don't forget, we've had voice control in Windows Phone for more than a year But is it as good as Siri? Read more UK government 'planning to launch Stuxnet-like attacks' against hostile states The UK's cyber-security strategy includes "proactive" tactics and "plans to deliver military effects" in order to authorise the use of launching Stuxnet-like state-targeted malware. Read more Jawbone UP: My new addiction The Jawbone UP sits on your wrist and tracks your life: eating, sleeping, exercise, and more Read more iOS remote controlled Truck--just what every kid and adult needs The AppSpeed Monster Truck is a unique remote control vehicle that allows you to control it wirelessly from your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad, either by touch or gyroscope Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open: Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet Bill Detwiler cracks open the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. Inside this Android-based tablet, he found hardware from Texas Instruments, SanDisk, and Hynix. View on site Cracking Open the Amazon Kindle Fire Bill Detwiler cracks open the Amazon Kindle Fire. Inside this Android-based tablet, he found hardware from Texas Instruments, Elpida, Micron. View on site Jason Hiner's 20 most useful iPad apps The iPad isn't a computer replacement for everyone, but it's very good at several basic functions. Here are 20 useful apps that play to its strengths. View on site Today's recommended downloads Information Security Assessment (IBM) Enterprise 2.0: Taking Collaboration to the Next Level (IBM) Anatomy of a Data Breach (CDW & Symantec) VMware Solutions for Small and Midsize Business (CDW & VMware) Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet)   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 10 web design tragedies Todd Fluhr found ten websites to represent some of the worst design tragedies on the Internet -- from sites of the well-known (J.K. Rowling and George R.R. Martin) to the obscure. Popular TechRepublic galleries Jason Hiner's 10 best Android smartphones Jason Hiner's 10 best tablets of 2011 A gallery of goofy error messages NASA images: Desktop wallpaper from outer space Dinosaur Sightings: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 7

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