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Go Mobile® - #209 - July 18, 2008

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

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Mobile Trends
Right: Zagg Invisible Shield
12 great gadgets for the digital nomad (Computerworld)
Long-lasting fuel cells are the future of mobile power (Computerworld)
Biometric security coming to more phones (PDA Street)
The etiquette of texting (Houston Chronicle)
Chrysler to turn 2009 vehicles into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots (LA Times)

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Hardware News

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Kohjinsha SX1
Notebooks, Tablets & Gear
Asus prepares Eee PC with built-in 3G (IDG)
Aware shows off A-Pad convertible netbook (JKK Mobile)
Dell Studio 17 and Studio 15 review roundup (Engadget)
ECS offers netbook with 3G option, due in September (Laptop)
Fujitsu Siemens jumps into the netbook game (Liliputing)

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Kohjinsha SX Series: 8.9 inch convertible with DVD drive (JKK Mobile)
Lenovo ThinkPads get a Centrino 2 update (PC Mag)
Samsung unveils Aura & Eclipse Montevina-based laptops (Engadget)
Sony's Vaio line gets Centrino 2 (PC Mag)
Toshiba's newest business Satellite Pros and Tecras get Centrino 2 (PC Mag)
V12 Designs' dual-touchscreen notebook due within two years (Laptop)
Toughbook UMPC

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Laptop reviews: Cnet / ZDnet, GottaBeMobile, Laptop, Notebook Review, PC Authority, PC Pro, TabletPCReviewSpot, Trusted Reviews

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Mobiles & Accessories
Apple iPhone 3G review (Engadget)
Apple iPhone 3G reviews: improved, but still flawed (PC World)
HP ships iPAQ 910 Business Messenger phone (PDA Street)
HTC Touch Diamond -- iPhone 3G rival -- hands-on (IDG)
HTC Touch Diamond due for a summer release (Engadget)
HTC Touch Pro hands-on photo preview (MobileBurn)
LG Dare (Verizon's iPhone killer) hands-on (Engadget)
LG Dare
Samsung i8510
Motorola MotoZine ZN5 5Mp camera phone preview (Laptop)
Motorola officially announces MING A1600 & A1800 in China (Navigadget)
Nokia's $560 N78 now available in the US (Engadget)
Palm Treo 800w for Sprint review (Palm Infocenter)
Palm launches unlocked Centro (Engadget)
RIM BlackBerry Thunder touchscreen preview (Crackberry)
Samsung's i8510 boasts 8 megapixels (Engadget)
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 hands-on preview (Engadget)
Verzio offers special app switcher (Windows for Devices)
Windows Mobile cameras compared (The Unwired)
Palm 800w

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Consumer Mobile Software

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Multi-Platform: Consumer Software roundup for June - July (MobileVillage)
Multi-Platform: Inniu offers free mobile voicemail to your email box (The Register)
Multi-Platform: Jaxtr launches another mobile Internet phone service (Webware)
Multi-Platform: ProMobile turns your smartphone into a Dictaphone (PDA Street)
iPhone: Apple iPhone App Store's hits and misses (Engadget)
iPhone: Loopy adds geo-location features for iPhone users (WirelessWeek)
iPhone: Pandora brings free streaming music to iPhones (PDA Today)
Mac: Boingo ships Wi-Fi client for the Mac (Macworld)
Palm: Google releases Google Maps v2.0 for Palm OS (Palm Infocenter)
Symbian: Mark/Space syncs Symbian S60 smartphones with Macs (PDA Street)
Symbian: Review: Truphone v4.0 VoIP for S60 phones (Techworld)
FileMagnet

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Dashwire: manage your mobile online
Windows Mobile: AOL's IM client updated for Windows Mobile (Windows for Devices)
Windows Mobile: Dashwire 2.0 launches, mobile meets web (Engadget)
Windows Mobile: Facebook finally offers a Windows Mobile app (ZDnet)
Windows Mobile: 6 must-have Windows Mobile apps (ReadWriteWeb)
Windows: Microsoft offers Live Mesh file storage service to more users (Techworld)

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Enterprise Applications
Multi-Platform: Carriers offer mobile email for cost conscious enterprises (InformationWeek)
BlackBerry: Verizon launches Field Force Manager & mobile banking app (PDA Street)
iPhone: Apple turns its back on mobile standards for remote management (InfoWorld)
iPhone: Oracle, Salesforce.com apps now on iPhone (PDA Street)
iPhone: Oracle releases Business Indicators for iPhones (IDG)
Windows Mobile: Applied PDA Software updates its data acquisition app (Windows for Devices)

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Handheld US Algiz 10
Enterprise Mobile/Wireless Hardware
Handheld US releases Algiz10 rugged tablet (PDA Today)
Toughbook UMPC

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Mobile Deployments
Los Angeles deploys wireless video surveillance network (Wi-Fi Planet)
A tale of two city Wi-Fi networks (PC Mag)
Wi-Fi news roundup (Wi-Fi Planet)
Enterprise Network Management
ABI ranks 802.11n vendors (Network World)
Study: RFID could pose risks to hospital equipment (Reuters)
Laptop security in the workplace (eWeek)
Smartphone viruses not a network threat, yet (Network World)
Is fixed-mobile convergence worth the bother? (Network World)

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Network News
Software problems bug Apple's launch of new iPhone (AP)
T-Mobile launches its UK HSUPA rollout in London (Techworld)
Virgin Mobile adds $80, $90 unlimited plans (Engadget)
Wi-Fi policies by hotel (Technology Evangelist)
Linksys Ultra RangePlus is great for Wi-Fi lovers (PC Authority)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Apps / Content: Apple's iPhone knocking on the enterprise, but still has work to do (Windows for Devices)
Mobiles: OpenMoko launches its FreeRunner open Linux phone (Engadget)
Mobiles: The iPhone's love/hate relationship with hackers (The Register)
Operating Systems: Microsoft's MobiComp buy will add mobile backup, push content, social networking to WinMobile (Ars Technica)
Operating Systems: Symbian goes open source after Nokia buy-out (Techworld)
Operating Systems: "Free" Symbian will affect Windows Mobile -- but how? (Windows for Devices)
Operating Systems: Is Windows Mobile "turning into Palm"? (Pocket Informant)

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Operating Systems: Farewell Symbian (The Register)
Operating Systems: Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) joins with LiMo Foundation (i4U)
Operating Systems: Ubuntu's Hardy Heron released for Mobile Internet Devices (Engadget)
Operating Systems: Intrinsyc updates its CE-based software platform (Windows for Devices)
Networks: GSMA completes trials on SIP-I protocol (Techworld)
Networks: New VoWi-Fi Certification program ensures interoperability and performance (Wi-Fi Planet)
Networks: Sony's TransferJet short-range radio protocol gains friends (The Register)
Financial / Legal News
Apple sells one million iPhones in first weekend (Reuters)
Nokia completes its NAVTEQ buyout (PR Newswire)
Nokia buys social networking company Plazes (IDG)
Nokia Siemens posts blow-out Q2 (Light Reading)
Palm reports okay Q4, FY 2008 (Palm Infocenter)
Sony Ericsson slumps on bad outlook (The Register)
Typhoon Touch sues 13 companies over touchscreen patent (IT Wire)
Virgin Mobile USA buys Helio for just $39M (Cnet)
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