[TechRepublic] CES 2012: Ultrabooks and quad-core mobile devices likely to take center stage

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | January 03, 2012

CES 2012: Ultrabooks and quad-core mobile devices likely to take center stage Bill Detwiler shares his thoughts on the hardware trends that you should be watching for at CES 2012. Read more Resource of the day The Kellogg Executive MBA Program It's becoming harder and harder to stay competitive in the job market today. For those interested in pursuing more education, but limited by their job requirements, this white paper is worth checking out. Additional TechRepublic resources   Hottest Cracking Open teardowns of 2011 Bill Detwiler counts down the top five Cracking Open hardware teardowns of 2011. Read more Amazon Kindle Touch (2011) teardown: Replaceable battery, Neonode touch screen The Kindle Touch is a definite step up from Amazon's base model Kindle. But, the Touch's hardware specs are very similar to another popular e-book reader. Read more Infographic: How to give and ask for a raise Mindflash.com offers this handy little infographic for both employers who are giving out raises and employees who are seeking them. Read more Video: TR Dojo bloopers for 2011 From noisy co-workers and soda machines to flubbed lines and bad attempts at humor, Bill Detwiler shares the TR Dojo 2011 blooper reel. Read more Every company should envy the Apple experience Scott Lowe shares his customer service and support experience at an Apple store when he upgraded to the iPhone 4S. Read more Tablet relevance in comparison to the netbook timeline Similar to the fate of netbooks, Patrick Gray thinks that tablets might be done with hardware breakthroughs, but writing them off entirely is premature. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr First Look: PlayStation Vita (photos) CNET's Best and worst phones of 2011 Featured multimedia   The top 11 flying machines of 2011 (images) It was a monumental year for aircraft and spacecraft, as Boeing's Dreamliner carried passengers for the first time and the space shuttle landed for the final time. Plus: drones, drones, drones. View on site Susan Kare's early Mac icons gave computers a personality (photos) Millions of people around the world are familiar with the artwork of Susan Kare, but few would be able to connect that name with Apple's early computer icons. Her new book takes a look back. View on site Quirky ideas rule at Eco-Products 2011 (photos) From rickshaws to OLED lights, Eco-Products 2011 in Tokyo was full of bright, unusual ideas. View on site Today's recommended downloads The Kellogg Executive MBA Program (Northwestern University (Kellogg)) 10 Ways to Stretch Your Storage Budget (Oracle) Data Center Strategies (Oracle) HR in the Cloud: Bringing Clarity to SaaS Myths and Manifestos (Oracle) Managing a Global Workforce (Oracle)   About this newsletter I dissect the latest business tech products and analyze the internal components in order to help IT leaders make smart hardware purchasing and deployment decisions. Bill Detwiler Head Technology Editor My Twitter feed: @billdetwiler Connect with TechRepublic Top 25 geek New Year's resolutions for 2012 Jay Garmon lists 25 suggested resolutions for the dork-tacular among us. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise Google in the Enterprise App Builder 10 Things

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