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Go Mobile® - #207 - May 23, 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
How to get ready for m-commerce (eWeek)
Ofcom report predicts the future of wireless (The Register)
Mobile app development idles (eWeek)
Many wireless resellers are struggling or going bankrupt (USA Today)
'Free' wireless hotspots often have strings attached (NY Times)
Best WiFi hotels of 2008 (HotelBuzz)
OLPC's XO-2 prototype preview (Laptop Mag)
XO2 concept kids' laptop

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Hardware News

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Notebooks, Tablets & Gear
Contento's 7-inch flat panel tablets support PoE, Windows CE (Windows for Devices)
Eye-Fi's wireless SD card adds geotagging & hotspot support (Wired)
Lenovo IdeaPad U110 overview and video (Engadget)
MSI Wind 10-inch notebook to hit the US in June (Laptop Mag)
MSI Wind
Modbook's handwriting recognition app
Review: Lenovo ThinkPad X300 (Hardware Central)
More Laptop reviews: Cnet / ZDnet, GottaBeMobile, Laptop, Notebook Review, PC Authority, PC Pro, TabletPCReviewSpot, Trusted Reviews

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Mobiles & Accessories
Feature: the new Pocket PCs (and other smartphones) (PC Mag)
CIO jury: keypads vs touchscreens (CIO)
Astak's handheld e-reader boasts 6-inch EPD display, Windows CE, MP3 player, & WiFi (Windows for Devices)
Asus preps P560 Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone for June (IntoMobile)
CECT flashes "Wrist" watch phone (Engadget)
HTC's Touch Diamond gets unboxed (Slashphone)
HTC's Touch Dual launches in the US at Best Buy (Engadget)
CECT's Wrist phone

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Touch Diamond
Nokia's E66, E71 seen in the wild (Engadget)
Palm Treo 850 preview pics (BGR)
Phillips unveils Xenium X-Connect iPhone competitor (PDA Street)
RIM's 3G BlackBerry Bold hands-on (PC Mag)
RIM's BlackBerry Bold gets previewed (Engadget)
Samsung's Glyde comes to Verizon (Engadget)
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 ships in September (PDA Street)
WildCharge wireless charger hands-on (PC Mag)
BlackBerry Bold

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Consumer Mobile Software News

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Yahoo Go 3.0
Multi-Platform: Consumer Mobile Software Roundup (MobileVillage)
Multi-Platform: Quickoffice Premiere 5.0 review (Techworld)
BlackBerry: Microsoft Hotmail & Live Messenger will head to BlackBerry phones this summer (Information Week)
BlackBerry: RIM execs pick eight favorite BlackBerry apps (CIO)
iPhone: Orb opens iPhone for TV, video (The Register)
Palm: TouchLauncher gives Palm home screen iPhone icons (TreoCentral)
Symbian: How to use Raketu's two mobile VoIP services (VOIP News)
Windows Mobile: Yahoo offers Go 3.0 beta (Windows for Devices)
Windows Mobile: How to use Raketu's two mobile VoIP services (VOIP News)

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Enterprise Applications
Microsoft upgrades mobile device support (IT Week)
Cellcrypt touts ultra-secure mobile calls for enterprises (Techworld)
Akonix users get Blackberry archiving boost (Network World)
IBM Cognos business intelligence software is now available for BlackBerry (PC Mag)
RSA offers two-factor authentication for BlackBerry (PDA Street)
WebMessenger bridges BlackBerry Microsoft OCS divide (PDA Street)
Spotigo promises Wi-Fi mapping within 5 metres (The Register)

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Enterprise Mobile Hardware
Right: Industrial Computing's Guardian
Industrial Computing's PDA features data-wiping "terminate" key (Windows for Devices)
Trijay's handheld PC checks IDs (Windows for Devices)

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Mobile Deployments
Mobiles help UK malls to track shoppers (The Register)
Princess of Wales Hospital's network revolutionises patient care (IC Network)
UPS's new telematics system cuts fuel costs, makes drivers more efficient (CIO)
MIT's beta system lets mobile apps adapt to users' different devices (eWeek)
U.S. Census Bureau's handheld contract estimate shrinks (FCW)
Enterprise Network Management
Ten steps to wireless LAN security (TechTarget)
How to protect enterprise hotspots (Wi-Fi Planet)
Approaches vary to sensitive WLAN deployments (IT Business Edge)
Wireless authentication & encryption with Zeroshell Linux (Wi-Fi Planet)
NetMotion's mobile VPN gets VoIP support (Techworld)
Review: Ruckus' ZoneFlex WLAN system (Infoworld)
WildPackets adds wireless VOIP management (eWeek)

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Public Network News

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Major US carriers sued over texting fees (RCR News)
RIM allows India to monitor its Blackberry networks (Engadget)
AT&T mobile broadband users get free Wi-Fi (PhoneScoop)
BT offers Wi-Fi based mobile broadband (Techworld)
UK's Three slashes mobile broadband to £5 (Techworld)
iPass Wi-Fi vs. Boingo (JKontheRun)
On the road again? Tricks to logging on (NY Times)
How to use your BlackBerry as a modem (Techworld)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Apps / Content: US users spend 4.5 hours per month mobile browsing, 2x that of UK users (Fierce Wireless)
Apps / Content: Google names 46 Android developer winners (The Register)
Apps / Content: Sun preps mobile version of its JavaFX developer platform (Information Week)
Apps / Content: Trolltech's Qt platform adds support for Windows CE, Win Mobile (Windows for Devices)
Apps / Content: More South Koreans using coupons sent to cellphones (Reuters)
Apps / Content: Ofcom report predicts bright future for wireless in healthcare (The Register)
Mobiles: At 10 years old, where to now for the BlackBerry? (The Age)
Mobiles: Our cellphones reflect our personalities & interests (Forbes)
Operating Systems: Verizon plans Linux phones (Unstrung)
Operating Systems: Nokia has no plan to switch from Symbian to Linux (The Register)
Operating Systems: Symbian shipments up but royalties stall (The Register)
Networks: WiMax promises to shake up wireless data market (IDG)
Networks: Wi-Fi phone shipments up 60%; WLAN gear sales up 20% (EE Times)
Networks: What's the true meaning of unified communications? (Techworld)
Networks: AT&T defends its 'open' wireless network in mixed messages (The Register)
Networks: TI, WiMedia Alliance still support UWB (Techworld)
Networks: Why I like UMA (Telephony Online)
Financial / Legal News
Best Buy buys half of Carphone Warehouse (PC Mag)
Clearwire - Sprint WiMax company will fight LTE (Unstrung)
Google's invests $500M in ClearWire (eWeek)
HP buys EDS for $13.9B (The Register)
Intrinsync to buy Destinator's GPS software tech (Windows for Devices)
MetroFi also admits defeat (Wi-Fi Planet)
Qualcomm invests in femtocells while Femto Forum sets standards (The Register)
Qwest drops Sprint for Verizon Wireless (Unstrung)
RIM launches $150M BlackBerry Partners Fund (PDA Street)
Vodafone buys social networking firm ZYB (Unstrung)
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