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Go Mobile™
February 6, 2009
no. 217
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Go Mobile™ Featured Stories

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Mobile Trends
Mobile banking finds new users (Wall Street Journal)
Mobile tech in 2010: Trends to change our lives (InfoWorld)
Pantech previews breath-powered camera phones (Cnet)
U.S. House bill will ban silent camera phones (Cnet)
Courts split over police searches of handhelds (Cnet)
Is Presidential BlackBerry security possible? (CSO)
Obama with his 'Berry

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Notebooks, Tablets, & Gear

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Acer uncages AMD-powered Ferrari 1200 ultraportable (Engadget)
Apple updates $999 white MacBook with unibody specs (Engadget)
Asus Eee 1000HE netbook with 9.5 hour battery: first impressions (Laptop)
Dell Latitude XT2 tablet PC details leaked (PC Launches)
Dell Mini 10 debuts at Tesco for £349 (Engadget)
HP Mini 2140 "business" netbook now available (Engadget)
Negroponte previews OLPC 2 details (Make)
Acer Ferrari 1200

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Toughbook 52
Panasonic's Toughbook 19 & 30 get even tougher, better (Engadget)
Samsung NC20 netbook preview review (Slashgear)
Sony announces Vaio G3 series (PC Launches)
Sony's Vaio P begins shipping (Engadget)
Toshiba Satellite Pro S300 announced (PC Launches)
Transcend intros 1.8-inch SSD drive, 2.5" portable hard drive (Engadget)
Seagate, WD announce first ever 2TB hard disk drives (PC Launches)
USB flash drive comparison part 2: different file systems (Test Freaks)
Laptop display comparison awards top marks to Lenovo (Engadget)
Four favorite low-cost netbooks (Wi-Fi Planet)
More Laptop reviews: Cnet / ZDnet, GottaBeMobile, Laptop, Maximum PC, Notebook Review, PC Authority, PC Pro, TabletPCReviewSpot, Trusted Reviews

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Handhelds & Smartphones

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Samsung Memoir
Windows Mobile 6.5 phones likely in Sept; WM 7 phones April 2010 (ZDnet)
Apple's next iPhone: what to expect (Computerworld)
Fujitsu unveils waterproof biometric smartphone (PDA Street)
General Mobile previews Android-based dual SIM DSTL1 (Engadget)
HP's iPAQ Data Messenger finally up for pre-order (Engadget)
HTC / T-Mobile G2 preview photos leaked (Gizmodo)
HTC Touch HD review (Brighthand)
Japan's KDDI launches 3D phone (The Register)
Meizu M8 iPhone-clone video review (MP4 Nation)
Nokia 5730 Xpressmusic gets previewed (Engadget)
Nokia N97 is due in March (The Register)
Palm Pre to feature contextual calendar apps (Pre Central)
Palm Pre launch more likely late spring than next month (BGR)
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 review (Engadget Mobile)
RIM BlackBerry Bold vs BlackBerry Storm (Brighthand)
8 megapixel Samsung Memoir due on T-Mobile in March (BGR)
Samsung Saga review (Brighthand)
Toshiba TG01
Toshiba TG01 boasts large WVGA touchscreen, 1 GHz processor (Engadget)

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Consumer Mobile Software

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Look for our comprehensive Jan. - Feb. consumer software roundup next issue.
Multi-Platform: Google's Gmail Tasks now available for mobiles (IDG)
Multi-Platform: Google Maps adds "Latitude" location-sharing app (PDA Street)
Android: Opera Mini browser now available for Android (PC Mag)
BlackBerry: Melodeo lets BlackBerry Storm users access iTunes (PC Mag)
BlackBerry: How to turn a BlackBerry into a GooglePhone (Brighthand)
iPhone: Five top tips for new iPhone users (Computerworld)
iPhone: Jajah VOIP app will turn an iPod Touch into iPhone (PC Mag)
iPhone: Vudu's media viewing app is now available for iPhones (PC Mag)
WMWiFiRouter
Symbian S60: Fring marries music, MoIP and messaging with Last.fm add-on (BGR)

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Windows Mobile: Microsoft releases free Netflix manager (WFD)
Windows Mobile: Teen creates free over-the-air app manager (WFD)
Windows Mobile: Spb Phone Suite v1.3 vs. SBSH PhoneWeaver v1.3.2 (PocketNow)
Windows Mobile: WiFiRouter turns your phone into a hotspot (ZDnet)
Windows Mobile: 5 productivity tips for Windows Mobile (PocketNow)
Windows: Windows 7 beta review (Laptop)

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Enterprise Mobile Software & Hardware
Enterprise mobile software roundup: Dec. 2008 - Jan. 2009 (MobileVillage)
Credant Mobile Guardian review (InformationWeek)
Roper Mobile's 8.4-inch tablet PC resists extreme cold (Windows for Devices)
Pro: Netbooks are ready for business (News.com)
Con: Netbooks aren't ready for enterprise use (Techworld)
Enterprise Network Management
T-Mobile, Meru bring UMA to enterprise Wi-Fi networks (Wi-Fi Planet)
BVS releases new handheld Wi-Fi optimizer (TMCnet)
How to assess RF interference with a spectrum analyzer (Wi-Fi Planet)
Wi-Fi networks offer rich environment for spread of worms (GCN)
Survey: 44% of retailer wireless devices are unprotected (eWeek)
Do WEP or WPA reduce Wi-Fi signal quality? (TechTarget)
BVS' Beetle-Bang Wi-Fi network optimizer

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Network Access News & Tools

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Verizon's femtocell
BP gas stations offer free Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi Planet)
Comcast trials free Wi-Fi for NJ rail commuters (PC Mag)
January 2009 newsbits (Wi-Fi Planet)
Campus Wi-Fi news bits (Wi-Fi Planet)
Clearwire prepares New York City area WiMax network (Unstrung)
AT&T previews its 3G MicroCell consumer femtocell (Engadget)
Verizon intros its Network Extender consumer femtocell (Unstrung)
Femtocells: Pros and cons (Computerworld)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Notebooks: Forecast: Sub-$200 netbooks will push 2009 sales to 39 million units (Computerworld)
Notebooks: Microsoft outlines six different Windows 7 SKUs (PC Mag)
Notebooks: Netbook Linux is at a crossroads (PDA Street)
Notebooks / Phones: Apple patent applications may mean swappable battery packs (The Register)
Phones: Another exploding cellphone battery kills a man -- this time in a phone store (The Register)
Phones: Google Android "Cupcake" OS preview (Engadget)
Phones: Motorola will use only Android until 2010 (Unstrung)
Phones: Microsoft still #1 for wireless devs (Windows for Devices)
Phones: RIM CEO says buggy phone software is the "new reality" (PDA Street)
Phones: Does the iPhone need help? (PDA Street)
Phones: Apple vs Palm: the in-depth analysis (Engadget)
Phones: LG replaces Motorola for third place in global phone shipments (DigiTimes)
Phones: Cellphone market will shrink for the first time in 8 years (The Register)
Phones: Cellular modem sales take off (PC Mag)
Phones: iPhone users top game downloaders (Cnet)
Networks: WiMax Forum looks toward roaming (IDG)
Networks: Europe faces 4G spectrum delays (Unstrung)
Networks: Has the U.S. wireless data boom stalled? (GigaOm)
Financial / Legal News
AMD sells its handheld graphics unit to Qualcomm for $65M (PC Mag)
Apple wins key multi-touch patents (iPhone Blog)
AT&T revenue hurt by iPhone 3G (Wireless Week)
Ericsson cutting 5,000 jobs (Wireless Week)
Microsoft announces layoffs (Windows for Devices)
Microsoft seeks to patent phone dock with 'smart' interface (Windows for Devices)
Nortel exits the mobile WiMax business (IDG)
SanDisk posts $1.9B loss in Q4 (eWeek)
Sprint Nextel plans 8,000 layoffs (Unstrung)
TI to reduce its workforce by 12% (Wireless Week)
VeriSign will buy Certicom for $73M (Wireless Week)
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