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Go Mobile® - #186 - Feb. 16, 2007

  • Features: 3GSM News... Mobile Trends
  • Products: Notebooks... Handhelds/Phones... Software... Network Gear
  • Industry: Trends & Analysis... Network News... Company News
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Featured Stories

3GSM Highlights
Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6 (WFD)
Mobile VOIP is on the march (IDG)
Vendors team on open source OS for phones (Slashdot)
Operators, manufacturers to collaborate on GSM 3G phones (IDG)
Femtocell (indoor 3G) vendors gear up at 3GSM (Unstrung)
Mobile operators must boost teamwork, time to market (Unstrung)
For 3GSM product news, scroll down.

 
Mobile
Trends
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Cellular Book
Polymer Vision unveils "Cellular-Book" with rollable display (Engadget)
Ultra thin telephoto lenses for future phones (Mad4Mobiles)
Look out for upside-down cellphones (Engadget)
'Mobile eCash' could change commerce (The Register)
Mobile ads: The next Internet gold rush? (IDG)
Survey: users say no to mobile TV (The Register)
Migrant worker money transfers go mobile (The Register)

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Product News & Reviews

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Notebooks / Tablets

Laptop reviews Fujitsu's P1610
Charging laptop starts fire that destroys Maine home (Computerworld)
Boston Power unveils safer, faster laptop batteries (PC Magazine)
Rumor: Apple to re-enter the sub-notebook market (Apple Insider)
Everex claims the first Vista laptop under US $500 (Engadget)
Fujitsu's Lifebook P7230: 3-pound laptop gem (PC Magazine)
Gateway, HP, others offer notebooks with Vista (PC Magazine)
Lenovo resumes shipping ThinkPad X60 tablets (PC Magazine)
Sony launches mini-laptop with Vista (Techworld)
TabletKiosk adds new slate style Sahara i400 PCs (Engadget)
D-Link ships portable wireless hotspot creator (eWeek)
Review: Lenovo X60 tablet/laptop hybrid is a gem (Computerworld)
More reviews: Cnet / ZDnet, GottaBeMobile, Laptop, Notebook Review, PC Pro, TabletPCReviewSpot, Trusted Reviews

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Meizu M8
Handhelds
ASUS previews Aries Smartphone with tri-band UMTS (Engadget)
Beijing Peace East's H9 UMPC runs Linux (Engadget)
Dopod releases D600 in India (CIOL)
HP iPaq 500 features VoWiFi, Windows Mobile 6 (Windows for Devices)
HTC Vox officially unveiled (Engadget)
i-mate's 7150 hands-on (Engadget)
Meizu's miniOne: iPhone clone? (Engadget)
Motorola shows new Qs (Engadget)
BlackBerry 8800
MSSI releases ruggedized UWB active RFID & tracking handheld (Windows for Devices)

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Nokia adds new E series business GSM handsets (The Register)
OQO's Ultra Mobile PC gets embedded EV-DO (Windows for Devices)
Palm's Windows Mobile Treo 750 released in Europe (Wireless Week)
Palm Treo 101: A Palm OS guide for new owners (TreoCentral)
RIM BlackBerry 8800 hands-on (Boy Genius Report)
Samsung's Ultra Smart F700 GSM 3G phone boasts 5 Megapixels (Engadget)
SMS Technology announces its m300 Mobile Watch (Engadget)
Sony Ericsson launches 3.2 Mp camera phone (Engadget)
Sony Ericsson launches new Walkman phones (IDG)

Samsung F700

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Zink printer

Unitech readies rugged Windows Mobile handheld (Windows for Devices)
ZINK handheld printer prints without ink (PDA Blast)
Handheld Reviews (includes regional releases)

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Consumer Software / OS
Windows Mobile 6
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional in pictures (Engadget)
Microsoft Windows Vista in pictures (Engadget)
How to sync Windows Mobile with Vista & Windows Live OneCare (The Unwired)
Upgrading to Vista? Be aware RUUs won't work for Windows Mobile (MoDaCo)

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Software Reviews
Left: Documents to Go brings Word editing to Windows Mobile Smartphone

Mobile / Wireless Enterprise
Enterprise mobile software roundup: Jan. - Feb. 2007
Citrix upgrade untethers mobile users from servers (The Register)
Good Mobile Messaging 4.9 push email rates 70/100 (The Register)
Don't get hit by a 'bad comms day' (the need for mobile fault tolerance) (The Register)
Mobile device security - learn from my mistakes (Computerworld)
Networks & Networking
How to take your warehouse wireless (Computerworld)
AirWave gateway offers one console for many networks (Unstrung)
Proxim mashes Mesh, WiMax (Unstrung)

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Kineto's UMA technology looks to jump the 3G gap (Techworld)
Ruckus Wireless Wi-Fi gateway now bridges indoors & outdoors (Wireless Week)
Portland Wi-Fi network rollout runs smoothly (Unstrung)
Boingo announces $8/month Wi-Fi plan for Windows Mobile phones (PC Magazine)
Devicescape allows Wi-Fi access even on browserless devices (IDG)
How to configure & secure a wireless LAN, part 2 (Computerworld)
Why SSID spoofing (still) matters & how to avoid phoney APs (Wi-Fi Planet)
T-Mobile reduces data roaming rates in the U.S. and Europe (Wireless Week)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

 
Content: GSM operators team to create own mobile search engine (Wireless Week)
Content: Mobile companies line up video deals (IDG)
Content: CBS creates mobile division (Wireless Week)
Content: Would you like ads with your SMS? (Unstrung)
Content: 1 billion mobile ads served in 6 months (Wireless Week)
Law: Mobile anti-radiation - a telecoms 'inflight life-jacket'? (The Register)
Markets: RIM tops wireless PDA sales (IDG)
Networks: The case for wireless network neutrality (Washington Post)
Networks: Report: weaker voice support will hurt WiMax (IDG)
Networks: A way around WiMax? (NewsWireless)
Operating Systems: Reinventing the Palm OS: a how-to guide (PocketFactory)
Operating Systems: Apple's iPhone will help Ajax and fluid UIs (The Register)
Financial / Legal News
Apple files patent for iPhone/iTMS transactions (MacNN)
Lucent-Alcatel losing money, workers (Wireless Week)
Nortel to cut 3,000 jobs in 2 years (Unstrung)
Polycom acquires SpectraLink (Unstrung)
Qualcomm gains clout in GSM market (Wireless Week)
RIM, Samsung settle BlackJack suit (PC Magazine)
RIM wins again in key UK patent suit (PC Magazine)
Siemens scandal spreads to mobile division (Techworld)
Sony Ericsson patents cellphone docking station (Engadget)
Verizon Wireless closes the gap with Cingular (Unstrung)
Vodafone buys 2/3 of India's Essar (Wireless Week)
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