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Go Mobile® - #206 - May 2, 2008

  • Features: Mobile Trends
  • Products: Notebooks... Handhelds/Phones... Software
  • Mobile Enterprise: Apps... Networking... Deployments... Tips
  • Industry: Trends & Analysis... Financial/Legal News
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Featured Stories

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Mobile Trends
Hello, gorgeous! Meet the laptop you'll use in 2015 (Computerworld)
US court okays border laptop searches (The Register)
Multicore CPUs will boost cell phone abilities (Computerworld)
First in-flight callers on Air France are not so impressed (The Register)
U.S. consumers are not recycling gadgets (Reuters)
Recyclers now harvest old mobiles for gold & other metals (Reuters)
Has telecommuting fallen from grace? (eWeek)
"Cairo" concept laptop

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Hardware News

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HP's Mini-Note & Medion's Akoya
Notebooks, Tablets & Gear
Low-cost ultraportables: a comparative list (Liliputing)
Asus Eee PC 900 to hit the U.S. May 12 (Computerworld)
BenQ intros 14.1-inch Joybook R45 (Engadget)
Bosanova thin client tablet runs XP Embedded (Windows for Devices)
Dell's redesigned Vostro business laptops now available (Laptoping)
DT Research announces tablet for fixed mounts (Windows for Devices)
Gateway updates its FX gaming laptops (PC Mag)
Genius introduces G-Pen M712 / M609 pen tablets (Engadget)

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Toshiba adds five new Satellite Pros for small business use (PC Mag)
More Laptop reviews: Cnet / ZDnet, GottaBeMobile, Laptop, Notebook Review, PC Authority, PC Pro, TabletPCReviewSpot, Trusted Reviews
Right: Motion's F5 in its dock

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Gigabyte's M704
Mobiles & Accessories
10 killer texting tricks (Computerworld)
Apple's 3G iPhone due on June 9, analysts say (Computerworld)
Devotec's portable solar charger is small & inexpensive (Engadget)
Ectaco's CE-based translator has a pen scanner (Windows for Devices)
E-ten Glofiish M750 & M810 have GPS & Java (Windows for Devices)
Gigabyte UMPC features camera, sliding keyboard (Windows for Devices)
HTC rumored to ready Android phone release for May (PDA Street)
LG's enV(2) now available from Verizon (Engadget)
LG's Vu hands-on (Engadget)
Kohjinsha's UMPC squeezes in an optical drive (Windows for Devices)
Nokia previews its 'Tube' touchscreen phone (MobileBurn)
Nokia E71 business phone preview pics (Engadget)
Palm's Treo 500 now available from O2 UK (Palm Infocenter)
Palm sends beta test invites for new device (Palm Infocenter)
RIM's 3G BlackBerry launch faces delay (PC Mag)
RIM BlackBerry clamshell preview (BGR)
RIM BlackBerry Curve & Samsung Glyde to hit Verizon May 9 (Engadget)
Samsung SGH-F490 touchscreen handset launches on Vodafone (MobileBurn)
Samsung's i640v Windows Mobile phone hands-on (Engadget)
Right: BlackBerry's first clamshell prototype

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Consumer Software News

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HWPen for iPhone
Look for a Consumer Mobile Software roundup in the next issue.
Multi-Platform: Jaxtr offers free texting between 38 countries (Reuters)
Multi-Platform: Skype adds Java-based VoIP client (Windows for Devices)
BlackBerry: Tellme offers voice-enabled search app (PDA Street)
iPhone: Fring brings Skype to the iPhone (The Register)
iPhone: HWPen puts handwriting recognition on the iPhone (PDA Street)
Linux: Ubuntu 8.04 is available for download (Engadget)
Palm: Wish Solutions releases free edition of Call Block (Palm Infocenter)
S60: Third-party applications for new S60 users (Brighthand)
Windows Mobile: Windows Mobile 6.1 review (Brighthand)

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Windows Mobile: Microsoft previews Live Mesh online synching service (Windows for Devices)
Windows Mobile: URL shortening for Windows Mobile: ceSnipURL (JKontherun)
Windows Mobile: Tip: Windows Mobile - advanced battery conservation (PDA Street)
Windows XP: Microsoft releases Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Windows for Devices)

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Enterprise Applications
Enterprise Mobile Software roundup (MobileVillage)
Mobile app development moves beyond CRM, but slowly (Network World)
Ribbit adds voice-to-text VOIP to Salesforce.com (eWeek)
SugarCRM betas support for iPhone, BlackBerry (IDG)
Microsoft BizTalk server gets mobile RFID support (Windows for Devices)
Review: BlackBerry Professional Software not yet perfect for rollouts (CRN)
Zurado's "Please Explain That" app lets phones receive location-based info (Windows for Devices)

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Enterprise Networking
AirMagnet's suite took a Best of Interop award
10 hot wireless products from Interop (CRM)
Extreme's 802.11n gear gets faster & greener (Techworld)
Meru adds 3D coverage virtualization tool (Network World)
Netgear tunes SMBs to 802.11n signal (Network World)
RIM, AT&T tailor BlackBerry service for small businesses (PDA Street)

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Mobile Deployments
School alert systems now everywhere (eWeek)
University loves its virtual cell Wi-Fi (Techworld)
DealerAdvance mobile app helps auto dealer boost sales by 90% (TMCnet)
Kroger stores will test mobile coupons (Computerworld)
PDAs help track & treat tuberculosis patients in Peru (Wi-Fi Planet)
Wireless IT Help
Mobilizing your enterprise apps (Wi-Fi Planet)
Handhelds pose a dilemma for CIOs (Network World)
Retooling for 802.11n (eWeek)
19 factors affecting wireless LAN performance (Network IT Pro)
Minimize WLAN interference (Wi-Fi Planet)
How to: convert a wireless router into a FON spot (Wi-Fi Planet)

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Public Network News

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April Wi-Fi news bits (Wi-Fi Planet)
Russia will monitor Wi-Fi users (Techworld)
AT&T starts Wi-Fi rollout at Starbucks (AP)
AT&T will launch its mobile TV service May 4 (Engadget)
T-Mobile's first 3G coverage is initially without data support (BGR)
T-Mobile USA unwraps $1-per-day prepaid option (RCR News)
Verizon unveils two more unlimited data plans (Unstrung)
RovAir rents aircards for $15 a day (Jaunted)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Apps / Content: Apple signs up 200,000 iPhone developers (Macworld)
Apps / Content: Google Android developers' competition draws 1,788 entries (Computerworld)
Apps / Content: Symbian S60 expands web run-time platform with widgets (Brighthand)
Apps / Content: UIQ updates its Visual Studio support (SymbianOne)
Apps / Content: Adobe launches "Open Screen" project to promote "one Web" (eWeek)
Apps / Content: China Mobile, Softbank, Vodafone team on mobile web services (MobileBurn)
Apps / Content: The long road to good mobile applications (Internet News)
Apps / Content: Will mobile browsers catch on? (Internet News)
Apps / Content: Requiem for the mobile web (The Register)
Apps / Content: Poll: most US consumers don't want mobile music (The Register)
Devices: Phone sales show sharp growth (PC Mag)
OS: Linux to run on 20 percent of mobile phones by 2013 (Information Week)
Networks: Hospital techies claim 'white space' Wi-Fi will interfere with equipment (Cnet)
Networks: Lawmakers accuse Google of gaming the spectrum auction (Cnet)
Networks: How free Wi-Fi hurts the poor (Wi-Fi Planet)
Networks: Wireless data rates fall, useage booms (Unstrung)
Networks: Four big mobile handset makers back WiMax rival LTE (Techworld)
Financial / Legal News
Apple applies for iPhone IM patent (PDA Street)
AT&T, Verizon report strong earnings despite poor economy (eWeek)
Intel bests AMD in Q1 market share (eWeek)
Microsoft digests Danger (Techworld)
Motorola invests in VirtualLogix, which lets users switch between OS's (The Register)
Nokia takes a Q1 tumble (The Register)
Radio Shack, Tellabs, others blame Sprint for poor earnings (Unstrung)
3Com's new CEO to work in China (The Register)
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