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TechRepublic members share photos of their messy workspaces with us.

Once again the biggest controversy at a tech trade show is the attire of women working the booths.

Photos of the Babbage Difference Engine, CDC 160A, Cray Y-MP and other historic computers.

Visual Studio 2010 treats developers and other users to a user interface overhaul laden with new features to improve the development experience.

Dedicated ebook readers have been around for a couple of years and now we are seeing the price drop into the range than more people will find attractive. Kobo did an excellent job with the eReader device in most respects and the eInk reading experience is quite good. There could be some improvements made to the ebook management software on the device, but reading is a pleasure.

T-Mobile was the first carrier in the US to launch a Google Android device with the T-Mobile G1. HTC and T-Mobile partnered up again to release the myTouch 3G Slide with a similar form factor. The Slide has some high end specifications and functionality, but still is more of a mid-tier device when you look at high end devices like the Google Nexus One.

Google just announced the next version of the Android operating system, version 2.2 (aka Froyo), and the update started rolling out for Nexus One owners this weekend. In this video you can see some of the improvements in Froyo and Flash-based websites. Gaming sites worked surprisingly well and even though the Flash Player is in beta it is still a decent performer.

Smartphones are hot right now and no matter what carrier you are with there are excellent choices available. Check out these press photos of the top 10 available or announced and stay tuned for even more great phones coming soon.

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back with a tauntaun sleeping bag, Boba Fett costume, or wampa rug.

Although it is not obvious, you can get the Quick Launch Bar so loved by many users of Windows XP back in Windows 7. Mark Kaelin shows you how.

The Apple iPad has been lauded as a revolutionary new form factor for the PC. But, the product also has its share of worts. Here are photos that help document some of its biggest annoyances.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back celebrates its 30th anniversary on May 21, 2010. In honor of the milestone, here is a collection of my favorite Star Wars-themed images on TechRepublic.

From the opening keynote at Google I/O highlights include HTML5, browser computing, app engine, partnerships, and more.

Intel shows off its vision of the future of retailing with a holographic, augmented reality digital touchscreen display.

Palm devices, particularly the Treo line, was popular with field workers and now with the Palm Pre Plus being used by current Palm users a rugged case was needed. OtterBox recently released their new Tandem Series that provides adequate protection in a fairly slim form factor.

Zend Server provides a development framework to give developers and system administrators an enterprise class option for PHP application deployment.

A UK Website claims to sell the most luxurious tech gadgets on the planet. Ready for an iPhone 4 that’s encrusted with diamonds?

The theme of EMC World 2010 was “Journey to the Private Cloud.” This private cloud idea was mentioned over and over again by virtually every EMC executive, and it was plastered everywhere around the conference. Here’s a look at how crazy EMC is about this private cloud notion.