News from ZDNet | | | Android developers intro new training for building apps The Google Android team responds to developer needs with new training courses for solving common app development quirks. Read more | | 2011 Year in Review - Apple's year A tour of the highs and lows of Apple's year. Read more | | Microsoft exec: More multi-platform mobile products coming in 2012 Watch for Microsoft to continue to roll out more of its productivity wares on non-Microsoft platforms in 2012, an official with the Office 365 team says. Read more | | Deloitte predicts top 10 tech trends in 2012 We'll definitely see more about the cloud and social integration in the enterprise in 2012, but Deloitte also predicts big things for gamification and user empowerment next year. Read more | | Verizon picks up more spectrum from Cox Communications Verizon continues to buy up spectrum licenses, leading to speculation about what the telecommunications company's goal could be. Read more | | Galaxy Nexus proves Android is just not quite good enough Android 4.0 on the Galaxy Nexus is still not as good as the competition. Read more | | ZAGGfolio keyboard for iPad 2: Form and function refined (review) The ZAGGfolio case for the iPad 2 combines a stylish case with a wireless keyboard for maximum versatility on the go. Read more | | iOS 5.1 beta 2 still doesn't address iPhone 4S/4 battery issue However, bear in mind that this is a beta. Read more | | How Amazon has proven that iTunes is totally obsolete Isn't it time Apple just put iTunes out of our misery and killed the blasted thing off? Read more | | Best iPhone mod of 2011: the glowing Apple logo This mod from China makes the Apple logo on your iPhone 4 or 4S light up when it rings or when you get a text message. Get one for the Apple nerd on your list before it's too late. Read more | | Dell out of the netbook game A search of the site for 10-inch systems returns no results. Read more | | It's not 'Apple TV' any more, it's 'Siri TV' ... ugh ... Building a digital unicorn, a saddle for it, and even a stable. Read more | | 2011 Gift Guide for the Apple-lover on your list Some of my favorite items for the Apple nerd on your list include: Power 2U, PlugBug, Grablet, NuScribe, Oona, Olloclip, LandingZone and dsptch's parachute cord wrist strap. Read more | | Zynga shares slump 10 percent below IPO in first day While there was hope for Zynga, the largest technology flotation since Google's public debut in 2004, the company's share price dropped by nearly 10 percent in its first day. Read more |
Featured multimedia | | | Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Bill Detwiler cracks open the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Inside the 4G Android smartphone he found hardware from Samsung, VIA Telecom, FCI, and Texas Instruments. View on site |  | | 50 sexiest geeks in costume of 2011 TechRepublic has covered quite a few "Cons" in 2011 -- Comic Con, Gen Con, MegaCon, Dragon*Con, BlizzCon, and more. We decided to wrap up the year with a gallery dedicated to the sexiest geeks in costume. Of course, the selections here are objective. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder... and the tight, skimpy costumes on fit bodies sometimes helps. Many thanks to the Flickr folks... View on site |  |
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