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The Editor's Daily Picks April 10, 2014 Editor of this Newsletter Jason Hiner | Global Editor in Chief, TechRepublic | @jasonhiner I write about the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing business with technology. This newsletter is my picks for the top tech stories of the day. Is Google crowdsourcing the future of smartphone design with Project Ara? Google recently made a string of announcements about its Project Ara modular phone system, including a 3D printing option. It may not be a mass market play, but it does have implications. Tech history in photos: Software giants of the 1970s Resource of the day Live Webcast: Moments of Magic in Customer Service There?s a big difference between satisfied customers and loyal customers. In this webcast, customer service expert Shep Hyken will explore how to build loyalty - one customer at a time. Register now for this LIVE event on Thursday, April 24th, 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT. More from TechRepublic How Y Combinator became the founder of startup accelerators 10 rideshare apps to crowdsource your commute IBM Watson: A shining example of how to take big data to the next level 10 common mistakes Android newbies make Rackspace won't play in the cloud price war games More than Arial: Build your brand with Google fonts More from ZDNet Google, AWS, Rackspace affected by Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw - but Azure escapes Google making Glass available to the masses for one day only Samsung Galaxy S5 first take: Can it trump the new HTC One? Wearable tech shipments to pass 100 million by 2018, says IDC Wearables for business: 'A tool, not a nice to have' Rimini rolls out cloud services, aims to bridge hybrid IT Google gives Android apps a security booster shot BlackBerry CEO admits it 'needs to win the enterprise back' to survive BlackBerry scrambles to counter Reuters story; says it won't sell handset business The problem with smartwatches Extracting smart data from big data for business focus Featured multimedia Google's 12 biggest product debacles of all time Photos: The dangerous work of conflict mineral mining in the Congo TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Apps Startups Google in the Enterprise Today's recommended downloads The Economic Impact of VCS Technology (Brocade) Live Webcast: Smart Strategies for Data Backup and Recovery (Unitrends) Download a Trial of AppAssure 5 (Dell Software) On-demand Webcast: Secure Your Cloud and Mobile Conferencing (Centrify) Forrester: Better Outcomes, Faster Results A Path to Continuous Delivery (HP) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Microservers: A Data Center Revolution? The rise of cloud computing has put new and different demands on data center capacity. Powered by smaller chips like the ones in mobile devices, microservers have emerged to help meet the needs of 'scaling out' and to produce servers that are lower cost and lower power. Learn more in this microservers special feature. 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 2014 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.