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Editor's note Check out the first episode of my new video series, Product of the Week, which does a deep dive on a product from the perspective of using it to get work done. And, catch the latest news on Carrier IQ's FBI connection, examples of great HTML5, and Microsoft courting Android malware victims. -Jason Product of the Week: Motorola Atrix 2, the smartphone to replace a PC In this inaugural episode of the Product of the Week, we look at why the Motorola Atrix 2 is a great bargain for prosumers and businesses. Read more Resource of the day Storage Case Study: Kantana Animation There are few industries that rely on high quality storage more than the post-production and animation industry. Kantana, a Thai animation company, understood this and invested in better storage. Check out this video to see how it all worked out! More from TechRepublic   HTML5 use steams ahead: 10 great examples Ryan Boudreaux highlights some of the best examples he has found of websites that are already putting HTML5 properties and elements to good use. Read more How do you feel about holiday gift-giving in the office? Is Toni Bowers alone in disliking the practice of gift exchanges in the office? Read more Poll: What is the biggest development surprise of 2011? Developers, do you think the biggest surprise of the year is the Windows 8 Developer Preview, HTML5's rise to prominence, or something else? Take the poll. Read more Lessons learned in Greece Patrick Gray travels to Greece to deliver a speech but learns more there than he expected. Read more News from ZDNet   Carrier IQ - The FBI connection Freedom of Information Act request refused on the grounds it 'could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.' Read more Windows Phone hit by SMS vulnerability SMS message causes device to reboot and disables access to the messaging hub. Read more Apple reportedly eyes Israeli flash memory startup Anobit Anobit's Memory Signal Processing technology includes proprietary signal processing algorithms and advanced error correction and innovative flash management schemes. Read more Microsoft offers Android malware victims free Windows Phone handsets Anyone suffering Droidrage? Read more Richard Stallman: Facebook does massive surveillance Richard Stallman has declared Facebook and Google+ are mistreating their users. Furthermore, he points out Facebook performs massive surveillance with its tracking cookies. Read more Russian president uses Facebook to answer protesters Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday answered protesters via his Facebook Page. His announcement to investigate the alleged election fraud was answered with an outpouring of criticism. Read more The one thing I don't like about Google Apps As a long time Google Apps user and observer, there's only one major problem with the otherwise solid service, and it's a big deal for small business. Read more Microsoft cloud platform visualizes environmental data Want to find a way to visualize some of that scientific your company or organization has been collecting?Microsoft has teamed up with the European Environment Agency (EEA) and geographic... Read more Dad to Google: "Thanks for making my daughter cry" A frustrated father took to Google+ to take the search giant for task for locking down his underage daughter's Google account without warning or recourse. Read more Facebook is now the most popular Android app Facebook has become the most popular app on Android. In the last 30 days, the Facebook app saw a higher active reach than all of Google's first-party apps, and all third-party apps overall. Read more Featured multimedia   Apple fashions from the '80s (photos) Flash back to the decade of popped collars and leg warmers with a collection of fashion atrocities from the 1986 Apple catalog. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: The Power Behind Data Mining & Analytics This webcast will explain to you the process of data mining and data analytics. With the information you gain, you could revolutionize your business. Tune in to discover the power of data. Today's recommended downloads Keeping Clouds Safe (IBM) Enterprise Information Management Security Options (Brainloop) The CDW Virtualization Assessment (CDW & VMware) Data Center Project Management (American Power Conversion (APC)) Case Study: Kodak's Communication Problem (IBM)   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. 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