Go Mobile® - #155 - June 17, 2005

  • Features: Tech Trends... In-Flight Cell Phones Due... Security Spotlight
  • Verticals: Asset Tracking... Education... Field Service... Healthcare... Transport
  • Products: Notebooks... Handhelds/Phones... Software... Network Gear
  • Industry: Trends & Analysis... Network News... Company News... Summer Events
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Featured Stories

 
Tech Trends

Gadget thieves use Bluetooth to find victims' mobiles (engadget)

Korean startup to produce thin, transparent speakers (engadget)

RFID-shielding paper (engadget)

Vendor tests 4-Km Wi-Fi (TechWeb)
this film transmits sound
   

Nanotech breakthrough said to increase wireless speeds (TechWeb)

'Nano-clusters' to boost data storage (engadget)

U.S. gives allies another year to put computer chips in passports (eWeek)

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Cell Phones in In-Flight

In-flight mobile calls by 2006? (The Register)

In-flight cell phones gain altitude (IDG)

Above: no more last-minute airport calls?

Security Spotlight

Fraudsters use iPods to steal company information (The Guardian UK)

PDA security starts to improve (Techworld)

Analysts: Windows Mobile 5.0 security falls short (eWeek)

Another Bluetooth vulnerability (Techworld)

Put tight authentication on your WLAN (Network World)

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Mobile & Wireless in Vertical Markets

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Asset Tracking: RFID ready to change the enterprise (Network World)

Asset Tracking: BP turns to RFID for safety, reliability improvements (Computerworld)

Asset Tracking: RFID tags help stop power tool theft (Information Week)

Education: UK university broadcasts lectures on student handsets (engadget)

Field Service: Cleveland unwires building inspectors (eWeek)

Government: Coral Gables, FL now lets drivers pay parking meters with mobiles (engadget)

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Healthcare: Calisto readies glucose-monitoring wristwatch (medgadget)

Healthcare: Unbound Med. offering lets PDA users customize references

Healthcare: New Florida hospital is totally paperless (Computerworld)

Transportation: Qualcomm updates its fleet management system

Right: Glucoband watch

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Product News & Reviews

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Stroke your Ego: this diamond-covered laptop costs $350,000

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Notebook & Tablet Reviews (prices in US dollars)

Above: MV's Mobeus rates well

 

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Handhelds / Smartphones

PalmSource details its Linux plan (Palm InfoCenter)

Understanding ROM & RAM on your Windows Mobile device (AximSite)

BlackBerry shortcuts, do's & don'ts (Dallas Morning News)

General Device News

HP iPaq 'Treo' to ship July 1 (The Register)

HP iPaq h6340 ROM upgrade (PDA Live)

i-mate announces its PDA2 (engadget)

OQO's pricey Windows XP PDA finally ships (PDA Live)

palmOne Treo & LifeDrive updates: Sprint Treo 650 adds Bluetooth dial-up networking (PIC)

Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA adds 4GB hard drive, 128MB ROM (BargainPDA)

Sierra Wireless drops its Voq phone (Wireless Week)

OQO with Windows XP: yours for about $2,000

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Sharp Ferrari

Carrier or Country-Specific Device News

The UK's BT launches the first mobile / landline phone (engadget)

Cingular adds HP 6320, 6325 (TechWeb)

Vodafone intros Sharp Ferrari phone (engadget)

Device Rumors

Apple smartphone coming? (PDA Live)

RAZR-thin BlackBerry due? (PDA Live)

Motorola-made 'Fusion', BT's hybrid

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Above: Asus A636; Below: Unication Magpie

Device Previews

AnexTek shows PPC phone (engadget)

Asus A636 GPS PDA pics (BargainPDA)

ETen M600 pics (BargainPDA)

Gigabyte previews Pocket PC phone (BaragainPDA)

HTC preps Wizard smartphone (engadget)

Nokia unveils new slider phones (Register)

New Nokia phones (press release) (MobileMag)

Nokia preps Wi-Fi / 3G mobile (vnunet)

Samsung adds 5Mp cameraphone (PDA Live)

Senao shows off WiFi phone (engadget)

Sony Ericsson preps Q4 handsets (Mobile-Review)

Unication Linux-powered PDA (engadget)

Above: AnexTek 3360; Below: HTC Wizard

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UTStarcom (Audiovox) previews first 3G WCDMA phone (MobileMag)

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Device Reviews

Left: Nokia's new 6680 rates well

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Soldius solar charger beta

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Parrot DriveBlue

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Wireless Service News

United Airlines plans in-flight Wi-Fi (The Register)

Hotspot news roundup (Wi-Fi Planet)

Nextel Location Based Services now on more phones (Wireless Week)

T-Mobile tops U.S. customer care survey

Vodafone intros 3G flat-fee (IDG)

Yahoo! adds mobile push email (The Register)

 

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Personal Software

Google now searches for mobile-friendly web pages (engadget)

Omniquiti app enables 2-click video conversion for PSP, PMPs & phones (engadget)

Palm: FileMaker updated for Treo, LifeDrive (PalmAddicts)

Palm: Review: DaySense event date mgmt software rates 2.5 out of 5 (Palm 24/7)

Palm / Win Mobile: Softick software enables USB mass storage (PDA Live)

Palm / Win Mobile: Northport Systems mapping app covers Canada (MobileMag)
Windows Mobile: SRF updates its encrypted notetaking app

Windows Mobile: New Pocket PC safe mode app (PDA Live)

Windows Mobile: TiVo moves to Windows Mobile (TechWeb)

Windows Mobile: SharkCache cuts LifeDrive lag (Palm InfoCenter)

Symbian: Nokia Bluetooth app lets users exchange personal pages on phones (IDG)

Symbian: Nokia, Apple team on new browser for Series 60 devices

Review: XM Traffic service is data deficient (AP via Yahoo)

Software Previews

Skype preps video over IP (PDA Live)

Student's 'Place Mail' beta for Nextel is location-sensitive to-do list (engadget)

 

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Above: On-Q ceiling AP (link below)

Enterprise Product Features

Enterprise Mobile Software

3am Labs adds web-based helpdesk for companies with remote users

OnRelay bridges mobiles with corporate phones

PortWise updates its handheld security software

Traq aims to ease procurement, deployment of mobiles / services (eWeek)

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Enterprise Wireless Product News

Supercomm debuts WiMax products (IDG)

Wi-Fi product news roundup (Wi-Fi Planet)

Accton aims WLAN mesh products at businesses (Network World)

BelAir previews single radio wireless mesh hardware (WiFi Planet)

Cisco dual-band WLANs finally in Europe (Techworld)

Colubris adds WLAN controllers (Network World)

Microsoft preps wireless mesh product for remote locations (Information Week)

On-Q offers in-wall wireless AP (engadget)

Radionet adds outdoor AP (Unstrung)

WiTopia launches outsourced WLAN security service (TechWeb)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Mobile Trends & Analysis

Handling enterprise voice & data convergence projects (Computerworld)

The universal law of technology project failure (Computerworld)

Notebooks outsell desktops (The Register)

Tablet PCs could make a comeback (Techworld)

Laptops may hinder thin clients (ZDnet)

Will MP3 players drive thin client adaption? (Computerworld)

Analysis: Windows Mobile's upcoming email system isn't really push (MobileRead)

Interview: PalmSource's Michael Mace & John Cook (MobileRead)

Apple to shift to Intel: what is all the fuss about? (The Register)

Could RSI risks of laptop usage beget legal risks? (Cnet / ZDnet)

Opinion: more clamshell PDAs needed (BargainPDA)

Wireless Trends & Analysis

Startup uses TV technology to aid GPS in buildings & cities (TheFeature)

WLANs / WiMax / Wi-Fi

US Congressman proposes national muni-Wi-Fi ban (PDA Street)

Nevada may allow wireless gaming (PC Mag)

Intel, Nokia push WiMax (The Register)

UWB choice will vex Bluetooth (Techworld)

Cellular

Poll: SMBs don't get value from cellcos (Wireless Watch)

New proposed standard enables push-to-talk among multiple carriers (TechWeb)

UMA standard gets backing from Alcatel and Nokia (Techworld)

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Developer Features

At BREW 2005, award winners & new developer tools

BREW conference news in brief (Wireless Week)

Windows Mobile 5.0 emulator