[TechRepublic] 10 wild new patents from IBM, Google, Microsoft and more

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Editor's note Gina Smith looks at 10 patents awarded to Google, Microsoft, IBM and others that may give us a glimpse of future. Check out galleries below for more amazing tech patents. --Bill 10 wild new patents: The future of tech? Resource of the day Real-time BI for Faster Business Insight Modern BI tools can't predict the future, but they're about as close as you'll come. Check out this webcast to learn how you can use real-time BI to gain faster business insight. Additional TechRepublic resources   Five things you should know before trying to fix a smartphone or tablet Bill Detwiler shares essential advice for everyone who wants to repair a cracked iPad screen or broken smartphone. Read more Nook GlowLight teardown reveals secrets behind integrated light and lower weight Bill Detwiler cracks open the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight and shows you how Barnes and Noble reduced the e-reader's weight and gave it an integrated light. Read more Should IT be unionized? Patrick Gray thinks unionization is exactly the wrong answer for IT, and the dynamic career IT he has been given me would not be possible in a unionized environment. Read more IT department 're-arranging deckchairs on the Titanic' as execs bypass the CIO Disaster warning for the CIO as frustrated business execs bypass IT and hire their own tech teams. Read more 10 ways your IT job can spoil a vacation (and tricks to keep it from happening) Feel like you're shackled to your work and there's no way to take a real vacation? You may be able to salvage a little downtime by following these tips. Read more Featured multimedia   Wild computing devices from the late 1800s and early 1900s Computer mouse evolution: Patent designs from the 1970s and 1980s Fantastic folding laptop designs Featured multimedia   Scenes from the Steampunk World's Fair 2012 The Steampunk World’s Fair was held May 18 - 20, 2012, in Piscataway, New Jersey. Take a look at some scenes from this year's event. View on site Android browser showdown gallery View on site Scenes from WonderCon 2012 WonderCon 2012 was held in Anaheim, CA, on March 16-18. Take a look at the variety of costumes that were worn by attendees. View on site Today's recommended downloads V-locity 3 Virtual Platform Disk Optimizer - 30 Day Trial (Condusiv Technologies) Seven Keys to Success in Managing Your Business-Critical Cloud (Hewlett-Packard (HP)) Get Your Free Trial of Diskeeper 2011 - Server Edition (Condusiv Technologies) Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (Oracle) Introducing the New VMware Management Solution Portfolio (VMware)   About this newsletter I dissect the latest business tech products and analyze the internal components in order to help IT leaders make smart hardware purchasing and deployment decisions. Bill Detwiler Head Technology Editor My Twitter feed: @billdetwiler Connect with TechRepublic Five airport survival apps Traveling by air can mean assorted aggravations and delays. Here are five handy apps to make your travels go more smoothly. TechRepublic newsletters   Get technical tips and tutorials, IT industry analysis, geeky discussions, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Tablets in the Enterprise Geekend TechRepublic UK

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