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What reviewers are saying about iPad 2 | Android Honeycomb review

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Keeping confidential data off user-owned devices
We all know that employee-owned devices are seeping into the enterprise and that IT departments are on the hook to protect corporate data that might flow through them or get stored on them. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Polycom

Five Myths About Telepresence
It's expensive. It's complicated. It's impersonal. These are a few of the myths that we debunk in this eye-opening fact sheet. Visual communication is rapidly transforming the way people learn, live, and work. Don't let a few myths stand in the way of your business success. Read Now

WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks

Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure
Gartner positions Aruba Networks as a Leader in the new 2011 Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure. The Magic Quadrant evaluates vendors based on the completeness of their vision and ability to execute. Read the full report or view it for quick comparisons of the top WLAN vendors. Read now!

What reviewers are saying about iPad 2
Consensus: it's another winner.iPad 2. Here's a summary of what gadget blogs and tech news sites are saying in early reviews of iPad 2. The new device is little changed from the original: it's thinner and lighter, and has the same screen size and resolution (9.7-inch, 1024 x 768 pixels). On the front, there's 640 x 480 pixel webcam, mainly for Apple's FaceTime video calls; on the back, a video camera that can shoot 720p HD at 30... Read More

Android Honeycomb review
Google's new Android Honeycomb OS has a lot to offer, but it also has a long way to go before it can deliver the full tablet experience. Read More

iPad dominates tablet purchasing plans
While rival manufacturers have been scrambling to put out their own tablet computers, it seems that none of them have captured the public imagination as Apple's iPad has. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Coyote Point

Equalizer approved for Load Balancing
Coyote Point is one of the select manufacturers on Microsoft's approved vendor listing for load balancing MS Exchange Server 2010. See this and other deployment guides that show how easy it is to add performance and availability to the Microsoft applications you rely on every day. Read More

Microsoft says Windows Phone apps growing
While it sounds miniscule next to Apple's App Store and its more than 350,000 apps, the Windows Phone Marketplace now offers 9,000 apps and games and is growing by an average of 100 apps a day. Read More

Can't sleep? Blame your computer, cell phone
Not getting enough sleep these days? You may have to blame your computer or your cell phone. Read More

iPhone 5 expected to boast same dual-core A5 chip as iPad 2
Coders plunged into the iOS 4.3 firmware Apple has released ahead of its iPad 2 launch Friday and found clues that the iPhone 5 will sport the same dual-core A5 processor as the new Apple tablet computer. Read More


WHITE PAPER: PC Mall

Securing Virtualized Data Centers
Download this HP White Paper to learn how to protect your high value virtual assets with a combination of purpose-built IPS platforms and enterprise-class management solutions. Read Now

9 Security Tips for Protecting Mobile Workers
The new working professional is always connected, and increasingly, the office is Starbucks, an airport, or home. With new flexibility comes new IT security risks for businesses. Basic defenses like antivirus are important, but not enough to keep corporate data from the increasingly sophisticated hacker. Read More

Verizon vs. AT&T: Which offers better iPad 2 plans?
Verizon and AT&T kicked off their campaign for the hearts, minds and dollars of iPad 2 users today by releasing their 3G data plan options. Here's a look at how they stack up. Read More

8 essential Android security apps
A DIY guide to securing Android-based devices Read More

Clearwire loses CEO, two other top leaders
Three top executives of mobile WiMax operator Clearwire are leaving the company, including CEO Bill Morrow, who will be replaced for the time being by Chairman John Stanton. Read More



GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS
Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here.

SLIDESHOWS

Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs
Many tech vendors have shied away from extravagant perks, but there are still plenty worth highlighting. Like a $1.5 million tab for home security. Or how about the $36,619 one company paid to reimburse its CEO for the taxes he had to pay on the $106,589 he gained by using company aircraft for personal flights? Read on to find out which tech CEOs enjoyed the priciest perks in 2010 and which ones went to work perk-free.

First look at Google Chrome 10
Google has released the stable version of Chrome 10 and users are now being automatically updated. As always, Chrome's new features focus on security, speed and simplicity, with greater JavaScript performance, sandboxing technology for Adobe Flash, password encryption and an easier-to-use settings interface. Here's a look at the new features.

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