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Go Mobile® - #213 - Oct. 31, 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
Newly discovered state of matter could extend Moore's Law (InformationWeek)
Will future phones tap or rub, instead of vibrate? (PC Mag)
Rash is linked to excessive mobile phone use (Reuters)
The latest on wireless and your health (PDA Street)
58% of 2009's new cars will connect to iPods, 82% will offer Bluetooth (PC Mag)
Survey claims 71% of Americans have texted while driving (Reuters)
New 'iPhone generation' needs mobile etiquette (Computerworld)

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Hardware News

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Notebooks, Tablets & Gear
Intel shows off new laptop platform at fall IDF (Computerworld)
Apple MacBooks get faster graphics, glass track pads (Computerworld)
Apple's new MacBook & MacBook Pro review (Engadget)
Asus' new Eee PC S101 hands-on (Engadget)
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook uses MID-sized Atom (Windows for Devices)
Dell's new Latitude E6400 gets reviewed (Notebook Review)
HP Mini 1000
HP's new Mini 1000 netbook gets good first reviews (Engadget)
Lenovo ThinkPad X200s reviewed: worth the splurge (Engadget)
LG previews integrated, adjustable privacy screen for laptops (Electronista)
Samsung's netbook, two ultraportables, & media center hit the U.S. (PC Mag)
Sony recalls 35,000 batteries in Dell, HP, Toshiba laptops (Engadget)
Toshiba debuts new Portégé, Tecra laptops (PC Mag)
Toshiba launches Satellite Pro S300 laptops (Engadget)
Review: 3 business laptops for under $850 (Computerworld)
What's the most reliable wireless router? (Engadget)
Laptop reviews: Cnet / ZDnet, GottaBeMobile, Laptop, Maximum PC, Notebook Review, PC Authority, PC Pro, TabletPCReviewSpot, Trusted Reviews
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HP Data Messenger
Mobiles & Accessories
A new Apple iPhone? No, it's another Chinese knockoff (Engadget)
Asus readies Android phone for 2009 (The Register)
Emblaze debuts first Access ALP-powered phone (Brighthand)
HP unveils iPAQ Data Messenger & Voice Messenger (Brighthand)
HTC Touch Pro launches at some Sprint stores (Engadget)
Kyocera plans Android phone (PC Mag)
LG announces second generation Prada phone (Brighthand)
Motorola intros avant-garde $2,000 Aura phones (Engadget)
Nokia E63 details leaked (The Register)
Nokia N85 review: better than N96 (All About Symbian)
Palm Treo Pro review: A sweet Windows smartphone (InfoWorld)
RIM's BlackBerry Bold will ship Nov. 4th (Smartphone Today)
Samsung Epix phone for AT&T sports "optical mouse" (Windows for Devices)
Samsung Omnia 16GB smartphone review: 75/100 (The Register)
T-Mobile G1 review (Engadget)
Right: Motorola Aura

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Consumer Mobile Software

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Opera Mobile widgets
Multi-Platform: Opera Mobile 9.51 browser adds widgets (Windows for Devices)
Android: First Android applications are a mixed bag, but will improve (IDG)
BlackBerry: BlackBerry: 121 tips for power users (Inside CRM)
iPhone: Google offers Google Earth for iPhone, iPod Touch (The Register)
Linux: Three Linux Wi-Fi managers reviewed (Wi-Fi Planet)
Symbian S60: Hands on: Mobile Firefox hits Nokia handhelds (PC Mag)
Windows Mobile: WM 6.1 SMTP bug gets unofficial fix (Windows for Devices)
Windows Mobile: Windows 7 beta screenshots show Tablet PC features (Engadget)
Windows Mobile: Palringo mobile IM adds location awareness (Windows for Devices)
Windows Mobile: Devicescape's easy WiFi expands handset options (Ars Technica)
Windows Mobile: Access offers free Windows Mobile widgets (Windows for Devices)
Look for an extensive software news roundup in the next issue.

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Applications
Frogmetrics offers touch-based surveys (TechCrunch)
Taproot's WalkingHotSpot: money saver or security risk? (ITWorld Canada)
Verizon launches Field Force Manager for Moto Q 9c, BlackBerry 8330 & 883 (Wireless Week)
Hardware
Apple's iPhone favors small deployments (InfoWorld)
GeaCom Phrazer handheld lessens medical language barriers
Frogmetrics

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Enterprise Network Management
Voice over WiMax arrives (Wi-Fi Planet)
Motorola offers new indoor/outdoor management software (Wi-Fi Planet)

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Siemens offers unified comms for mobiles (Network World)
Is 11n on a technical par with Ethernet? (Network World)

Network Access News

AT&T throws iPhone users free Wi-Fi (The Register)
BT cuts Wi-Fi access fee by 50% (The Telecom UK)
Sprint WiMax is here: What you need to know (InfoWorld)
How to connect a remote PC using a wireless laptop (Wi-Fi Planet)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Apps / Content: Recession would likely hurt mobile apps (IDG)
Apps / Content: Mobile social address books: the ultimate social network (Wireless Week)
Apps / Content: Android Marketplace & security draw criticism (The Register)
Apps / Content: Google to disable unapproved apps on Android devices (IDG)
Apps / Content: Microsoft adds Windows Mobile 6.1 development webcasts (WFD)
Devices: Nokia's hopes to move beyond cellphones (EE Times)
Devices: Netbook makers to benefit from recession (Reuters)
Networks: Startup pioneers Wi-Fi 'beamforming' (Techworld)
Platforms: Google releases Android source code to all (The Register)
Platforms: RIM gives developers Web & push content tools (IDG)
Platforms: Symbian boosts developer options with Ruby (eWeek)
Platforms: Is an open-sourced Symbian a win for everyone? (EE Times)
Platforms: Motorola ditches Symbian for Android & Windows Mobile (Unstrung)
Platforms: Access announces Linux based ALP operating systems (Palm Infocenter)
Platforms: Why Windows Mobile is in trouble (GigaOm)
Financial / Legal News
Apple reports excellent quarter (PC Mag)
Ericsson soars on strong Q3 (PC Mag)
i-Mate delists from alternative market, CEO takes control (The Register)
Intel reports record quarter, but worrying outlook (PC Mag)
Microsoft reports record revenues (Windows for Devices)
Microsoft Exchange chief to take Windows Mobile reigns (Computerworld)
Nokia Siemens revenue shrinks in Q3 (Light Reading)
RIM's BlackBerry Partners Fund gives out millions (Reuters)

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