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The Mobile Revolution August 25, 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. Android Smart lock: Should you be using it? Android Smart lock is a handy way to make gaining access to your device easier. But is this at the cost of security? Find out what Jack Wallen thinks about this issue. Resource of the day Virtualization and Cloud Computing: Optimized Power, Cooling, and Management Maximizes Benefits With virtualized servers and private clouds gaining popularity, your power and cooling requirements have probably changed. Check out this white paper to learn more about optimizing your power and cooling systems. Posts from TechRepublic Pro tip: How to speech-to-text in Google Docs Pro tip: How to setup your Medical ID on an iPhone Pro tip: Use Samsung S Voice from your lock screen Posts from ZDNet Useful accessory for the road warrior: Belkin Travel Rockstar Top Windows Phone news of the week: Surface Phone, POS app, new Windows 10 Mobile build Don't miss this TechRepublic article Calls for city that ditched Microsoft for Linux to switch laptops to Windows Councillors from Munich's conservative CSU party have called the custom version of Ubuntu used by the city "cumbersome to use" and "of very limited use". Featured multimedia Five free encryption apps to help secure your Android device Today's recommended downloads Data Center Projects: Advantages of Using a Reference Design (APC by Schneider Electric) Network Bandwidth Performance and Traffic Patterns Tool (Solarwinds APAC) TAS: Account Planning In Salesforce (TAS Software) Taming IT Complexity with Managed Services - IBM Report (Chinese) (IBM) Homebuilder Reduces Backup Work by 80%, Frees Up IT Staff with Cloud Solution (NetApp) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet AI, Automation, and Tech Jobs There are some things that machines are simply better at doing than humans, but humans still have plenty going for them. Here's a look at how the two are going to work in concert to deliver a more powerful future for IT, and the human race. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Apps 10 Things 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.