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Go Mobile® - #212 - Oct. 10, 2008

  • Features: Mobile Trends, Android Launch
  • Products: Notebooks & Tablets... Mobiles... Software
  • Mobile Enterprise: Apps... Hardware... Networks
  • Industry: Trends & Analysis... Financial/Legal News
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Featured Stories

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Mobile Trends
Wireless players optimistic despite economic gloom (FierceWireless)
Lightbulbs could replace Wi-Fi hotpsots in the future (Cellular News)
802.11's future: mesh networks, green Wi-Fi (Enterprise IT Planet)
Texting plays a big role in relationships, says study (MobileVillage)
Will lights replace WiFi APs? (Credit: Boston University)
Android launch
Android’s success could change smartphones (Wireless Week)
Android is a long way from being enterprise ready (Brighthand)
T-Mobile's G1 with Google's Android (for review, see "Mobiles" below)

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Hardware News

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Notebooks, Tablets & Gear
Acer, Asus, HP, & Sylvania netbooks compared (Computerworld)
Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Toshiba preview first WiMAX notebooks (PC Mag)
Asus plans touchscreen & dual-core Eee PCs (Electronista)
Alps Electric demos no-touch touchpad (Engadget)
Apple to launch new MacBooks Oct. 14 (PC Mag)
Fujitsu slate-style tablet PC runs Windows (Windows for Devices)
HP releases the Pavilion dv3500t, its first 13.3-inch laptop (Engadget)

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Toughbook F8

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Mobiles & Accessories
Right: BlackBerry Storm
Asus previews UMPC with Vista, Intel Atom (Windows for Devices)
Datawind's PocketSurfer offers lifetime no-limits mobile surfing for £60 (Register)
Gigabyte Windows Mobile phone sports custom interface (Windows for Devices)
Google G1 phone hands-on (Computerworld)
HP working on touchscreen phone, say sources (Brighthand)
HTC Advantage 7510 review (PPC Thoughts)
HTC Touch isn't coming to the U.S. (Windows for Devices)
Motorola Q11 adds Wi-Fi & GPS, but no 3G (PDA Street)
Nokia debuts 5800 XpressMusic touchscreen phone (Engadget)
Nokia hints at new touch-based Communicator (Engadget)
Nokia WiMax tablet due soon? (Unstrung)
Palm ships unlocked Treo Pro (Palm Infocenter)
Pantech Duo, Samsung SGH-i616 get WM 6.1 upgrades (Windows for Devices)
RIM's touchscreen Storm for Verizon, Vodafone hands-on (Engadget)
Samsung's Pixon has 8MP shooter (PhoneScoop)
The megapixel race hits mobile phones (Engadget)
Left: Nokia 5800
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Consumer Mobile Software

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Multi-Platform: Consumer software roundup for Aug. - Sept. 2008 (MobileVillage)
Multi-Platform: Stop ignoring the GPS in your phone (Computerworld)
BlackBerry: Electric Pocket updates BlackBerry text-to-email forwarding app (PDA Street)
BlackBerry: SBSH Safewallet Pro comes to BlackBerry (PDA Street)
BlackBerry: iambic Agendus info manager now supports BlackBerry (PDA Street)
iPhone: Fring VoIP app now offered on iPhone App Store (VoIP News)
iPhone: IBM Lotus Notes comes to iPhone AppStore (Computerworld)
Symbian S60: Nokia updates its Exchange client for S60 (PDA Street)
Windows Mobile: KeyToss personalizes mobile browsing (PDA Street)
HandyCalendar for S60 is updated. (See Consumer software roundup link.)
Windows Mobile: Kinoma Player EX v4.5 released for Palm OS phones (Palm Infocenter)
Windows Mobile: Skyfire offers beta of its "PC like" Windows Mobile web browser (Windows for Devices)

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Enterprise Applications
Mailtrust's Hosted Exchange 2007 adds iPhone support (PDA Street)
Onset's software tool ensures BlackBerry messaging compliance (Network World)
Vigilus BizMobile puts ACT! for Notes on BlackBerry (PDA Street)
Alltel adds worker tracking & navigation service (Wireless Week)
TeleNav updates its GPS worker tracking service (InfoWorld)
Mobile workforce apps are entering second generation (Computerworld)
Kyte's Symbian video streamer targets content businesses (Cnet)
Vigilus BizMobile

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Enterprise Hardware
Janam adds XM65 rugged scanner with Win Mobile (Windows for Devices)
Motorola preps new in-vehicle/fixed mount mobile computer (Navigadget)
Psion Teklogix scanning handheld has tilted display (Windows for Devices)
Left: Janam XM65

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Enterprise Network Management
Aruba Mobility Controller upgrade tames unruly Wi-Fi clients (Wi-Fi Planet)
DiVitas' Wi-Fi-cellular convergence tool is now software only (Techworld)
Cheaper or better? Vendors fight for 802.11n (Techworld)
Four steps to take control of your mobile devices (Computerworld)
Navigating the WLAN management maze (NetworkWorld)
WLAN management tools and tips (Network World)

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Network Access News

AA & other airlines will censor Wi-Fi (Computerworld)
Philadelphia's Wi-Fi story begins a new chapter (Wi-Fi Planet)
Sprint launches XOHM WiMax service in Baltimore: hands-on review (PC Mag)
Australia's Telstra to launch HSPA network later this year (Unstrung)
XOHM at work

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Android Market
Apps / Content: Mobile hardware outpaces software, user capabilities (Computerworld)
Apps / Content: Where's mobile's killer app? (Internet News)
Apps / Content: Microsoft discontinues its mobile browser project (IDG)
Apps / Content: Nokia abandons its enterprise email platform (IDG)
Apps / Content: Google's Andy Rubin explains Android Market (BusinessWeek)
Apps / Content: Handango cashes in on Google Android (The Register)
Apps / Content: Mobile TV revenues "only" $2.7B by 2013 (FierceMobileContent)
Devices: Apple's smartphone share rises to 17 percent, says NPD (Unstrung)
Devices: After its E-Ten buy, Acer plans smartphones next year (PDA Street)

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Devices: EU proposes user-replaceable battery rule for gadgets (The Register)
Networks: GSMA cellular vendors join to fight WiFi, WiMax (Unstrung)
Networks: Nortel details its WiMax strategy (Unstrung)
Platforms: Interview: Symbian CEO Nigel Clifford (Business Week)
Security: Windows Mobile devices can attack XP PCs via ActiveSync (Windows for Devices)
Security: Frustrated researcher details two iPhone security bugs (Computerworld)
Financial / Legal News
Apple drops its iPhone NDA (IDG)
Google seeks patent to break mobile subscriber shackles (Computerworld)
Kineto (FMC provider) raises $15.5M (Unstrung)
NextWave raises $100M (MarketWatch)
Nokia buys mobile messaging provider OZ (Unstrung)
Symbian loses, China wins in Sony Ericsson reorg (The Register)

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