Here comes the Android-powered PC; do you want one?

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Editor's note If you click on nothing else today, click on the Robin Williams bit on Siri. It's brief and hilarious. -Jason Poll: Would you welcome an Android-powered PC? Google has released Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Cream Sandwich" for x86, so Android could be coming to PCs in 2012. Would you want one? Read more Robin Williams offers Apple advice on how to make Siri even better He suggests a French accent. Read more Resource of the day Fundamental Principles of Network Security Read this white paper to discover the secrets to maintaining security at your organization. The more you know the safer you'll be. More from TechRepublic   New Google Bar on the way or you can get it now with this script Google has a new navigation system called the Google Bar. It's coming soon, but if you want it now here's how you get it. Read more Five dangerous and often overlooked IT security risks Bill Detwiler reveals five common security risks all organizations have and that many IT pros overlook. Read more Get a better view in Windows 7 by adjusting DPI scaling The DPI Scaling tool will allow you to bump up the size of text and other graphical elements so that they better fit on widescreen monitors. Read more Five apps that make your smartphone a smarter phone Deb Shinder highlights five apps that make the phone part of your smartphone work better for you. Read more Sex sells - even in the enterprise As budgets gear up for renewal as the calendar changes over to a new year, how should an IT leader avoid the subtle sexiness and get the right hardware, software, and services? Read more Hoarding old tech tools? Let us see it! We're looking for some old tech tools to feature in a TechRepublic gallery. Here's the kind of stuff we're looking for. Read more News from ZDNet   Senator demands answers over Carrier IQ mobile phone tracking Sen. Al Franken, who was instrumental in bringing location privacy legislation after this year's "Locationgate" scandal, is seeking answers after mobile phone software was used to track users'... Read more Researcher shows how to Facebook friend anyone in 24 hours Security researcher Nelson Neto has demonstrated how to Facebook friend anyone on the social network. He also argues he can exploit the service's Trusted Friends feature to hack an account. Read more Google's highly profitable secret war against small businesses and jobs Google distracts analysts and media with non-revenue projects such as G+ or driverless cars, cloaking its attack on thousands of smaller companies, and their jobs. Read more Microsoft to share more details on its Windows 8 app store Microsoft is set to share more details about the Windows Store in Windows 8 on December 6. Will there be synergies with the new Xbox dashboard update, also arriving December 6? Read more Microsoft to drop Desktop App from Windows 8 ARM tablets? Microsoft may have done an about-face and decided against offering the Desktop App and thus non-Metro-style apps, on Windows 8 ARM tablets. Read more HP launches Hybrid Cloud product and services barrage HP launches a long list of products and both professional and training services in the hopes of positioning itself as a go-to Cloud solution provider. Better design and more openness are HP's... Read more Social enterprise, meet master data management The social enterprise almost looks easy in Salesforce.com's world. Unfortunately, there's a good bit of grunt work in the form of master data management needed to get there. Read more Lenovo looks to jump on the Windows Phone bandwagon in second half of 2012 Windows Phone news of the week includes a possible Lenovo WP next year; a new WP emulator for the iPhone/Android set; and a Dell Venue Pro Mango update. Read more Sacked Apple employee loses appeal over negative Facebook comments An Apple UK employee has failed in his appeal to overturn his dismissal from the company, after a series of critical Facebook comments got him fired. Read more LTE iPhone 5, iPad 3 release slated for 2012 Apple may be releasing an LTE-enabled iPhone 5 and iPad 3 in Japan next year on it's largest carrier, NTT Docomo, according to rumours. Read more Nearly half of holiday mobile shoppers are frustrated (survey) If mobile devices are supposed to simplify shopping, then why are so many people still frustrated? Read more Design thinking: A new approach to fight complexity and failure Design thinking offers an alternative to the rigidity of traditional project management and can help drive successful projects. Read more Featured multimedia   The Asus Transformer Prime in all its glory (photos) The Transformer Prime wants to infect your soul with desire. Come in and let it. View on site TechRepublic's gift guide for Star Trek fans Gift buying for your Star Trek fan will be easy this year with these great suggestions. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast: Complete Web Protection: 4 Strategies to Stop Threats While it's true that there's only so much you can do to prevent online threats, that's no excuse not to do everything you can. Tune in to this webcast sponsored by Sophos to learn about four strategies for preventing online attacks. Today's recommended downloads How One Company Virtualized on IBM BladeCenter for Full Disaster Recovery (IBM) Consolidate Resources With Virtualization (IBM) Stop Mobile Data Loss (Good Technology, Inc.) IBM XIV Storage System: 40,000 Mailboxes (IBM) Are Your Smart Phones Tough Enough? (Intermec Technologies)   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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