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The Mobile Revolution April 10, 2015 Editor of this Newsletter Teena Hammond | Senior Editor | @teena_hammond Teena Hammond is a Senior Editor at TechRepublic. She has 20 years of journalism experience as an editor and writer covering a range of business and lifestyle topics. Creating affordable robotic limbs with smartphone technology Every once in a while you come across a technological evolution that really and truly matters. Here's a company using existing smartphone technology to create affordable robotic limbs. Resource of the day Wind River Video Inside the Internet of Things Industrial applications -- from manufacturing to oil and gas to construction to healthcare ? are growing more dynamic and agile thanks to the Internet of Things. This trend is extending to the consumer market and to traditional businesses, as well. As... Posts from TechRepublic New medical app provides Star Trek tricorder-like service Apple seeks marketing specialist for the Apple Watch Pinterest boards: 4 types you can create for your brand Etsy goes retro to scale big data Posts from ZDNet Logitech Keys-To-Go now available for Android, Windows Amazon Echo update enables smart home control A case to keep Android and Chrome OS separate Why I'm not buying an Apple Watch... yet Cool Apple Watch accessories to help you customize it Intel, Cray tapped to build supercomputers for US Dept. of Energy Want to pre-order Apple Watch? You'll have to do it online LinkedIn buys Lynda.com for $1.5 billion Featured multimedia Five desktop PCs that fit in your pocket: Intel Compute Stick, Google's Chromebit and more Today's recommended downloads Wind River Video Inside the Internet of Things (Wind River Systems) HP White Paper: Boost Productivity: Increase Productivity for Small and Midsize Businesses with HP ProLiant Gen9 Servers (HP & Intel® Xeon® Processor) Cyber Resilient Blueprint - Videos (Symantec) Enterprise Mobility Management Smackdown (Dell and Intel®) The Big Picture Global Survey : Dual Perspectives on ITaaS (EMC) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet The Industry Cloud: Why It's Next Cloud computing has engulfed lots of IT, but one of the next untapped regions of the tech and business world is the industry cloud, focusing on vertical industries and more specialized applications. Learn why it's the next frontier in cloud. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! The Editor's Daily Picks Information Security Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2015 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.