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New launch: Google+ for businesses and brands The long-awaited Google+ Pages for businesses and brands have officially launched. See who has Pages already and when you can get one. Read more Editor's note In addition to Google+ Pages for businesses and brands, there's lots of news today, including the details of the new Nook Color tablet, Windows Phone Mango news, and Google calling iPhone's Siri a "competitive threat" in search. -Jason Resource of the day Improved Cooling Strategies for IT Wiring Closets Don't wait until overheating causes servers to fail. Plan the right cooling solution for your IT wiring closet or server room now. There's an improved method for wiring closet cooling specification. Learn about it in this white paper. More from TechRepublic   Add the Muppets to your circles with Google+ Pages Google has added a new feature called Google+ Pages that gives businesses the ability to set up a Google Plus presence you can add to your circles. Read more 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 Linux Mint shows third GNOME way Don't like Unity? Hate GNOME 3? Linux Mint shows that there is another way. Read more Poll: Can 'dumb users' be trained to not make mistakes that lead to exploits? Justin James argues that the way to address potential security concerns is through application development rather than training so-called dumb users. Read more News from ZDNet   Microsoft goes big with Windows Phone 7.5 U.S. device launch Microsoft is holding a major device launch event in New York today as we see Mango hardware finally appearing on two major U.S. carriers. Read more Microsoft launches several new 'Mango' phones but still no word on Verizon's next moves Microsoft and its partners launched new Windows Phone Mango optimized phones on AT&T and T-Mobile at an event in New York City. There's still no new word on any new WPs on Verizon. Read more Barnes & Noble launches next-generation Nook Tablet Barnes and Noble took more than body shots at its closest rival, as it unveiled the next-generation Nook Tablet. Read more Is Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet worth $50 more than the Kindle Fire? On paper the Nook Tablet does indeed seem superior to the Kindle Fire. Read more Nook Tablet: Let the hacking begin! The Nook Tablet was announced today, and since it is a nice device at a reasonable price it won't be long until the hacking community gets busy with it. Read more Google throws stones from its glass house, calls Siri 'competitive threat' Amid calls that Google is "anti-competitive", the search giant sees Siri as a "significant development" in mobile search. Could Siri spark the end for Google's dominance? Read more iPhone 4S: Getting along well with Siri The more I use Siri the more I discover that the personal assistant can do for me with the iPhone 4S. Here are some simple areas that Siri is making a contribution in my daily life. Read more Firefox 8 available NOW! Grab Firefox 8 today ahead of the official launch. Read more Warning: T-Mobile adding pay per use data without your permission I thought T-Mobile was a friendly carrier, but now they are sneaking in services without my permission and looking to steal my money behind my back. They must have forgot I track this stuff... Read more Microsoft's server roadmaps: Windows Server, SQL Server, Office 365 and more Want more information on where Microsoft's private- and public-cloud server products are headed? Check out our on-demand Webcast and "cheat sheet." Read more Dropbox for Teams ready; starts at $795 for 1K GB of space The real kicker here is the amount of storage space one gets when signing up for Dropbox for Teams. Read more Which of the big five Web Browsers is the Best? (Review) Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera, or Apple Safari: Which of the most popular Web browsers is really the best? Read more Featured multimedia   20 worst-named tech products, ever Common sense tells you that the key aspect of selling a new product is in the name. And this is where many companies have failed miserably. View on site Apple unveils revamped New York 'Cube' (photos) After five months of renovations, the company takes the wraps off its new Cube at its flagship store in New York. The store has a cleaner look, with the facade sporting fewer glass panels. View on site Today's recommended downloads How to Avoid Compliance Issues with Better Permissions (BeyondTrust) How Secure Is Your Sudo? (BeyondTrust) Free Download: Important Power Considerations for Virtualized IT Environments (Eaton) How to Protect Sensitive Information in the New Cloud Infrastructure (BeyondTrust) Improved Cooling Strategies for IT Wiring Closets (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 Add The Muppets to your circles with Google+ Pages Google has added a new feature called Google+ Pages that gives businesses the ability to set up a Google Plus presence you can add to your circles. 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

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