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Go Mobile™
Sept. 25, 2009
no. 226
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Go Mobile™ Featured Stories

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Intel Developer Forum Highlights
Intel's Core i7 for laptops takes center stage (PC Mag)
Intel quad-core Core i7 for laptops: reviews (Engadget)
Core i7 notebooks previewed (Laptop)
Intel announces Moblin 2.1 user interface for phones (Engadget)
Wireless Trends
FCC chairman says 'open Internet' rules are vital (AP)
US wireless carriers fight FCC's push for net neutrality (Cnet)
Researchers push for new cell phone safety standards (Cnet)
Lenovo Y series with Core i7

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Laptops, Tablets, & Gear

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5 reasons now is a good time to buy a notebook (Laptop)
Netbooks, Ultraportables, & Tablets
Archos quietly launches 10s netbook (Laptop)
ASUS UL series: switchable graphics CULV notebooks (Laptop)
Fujitsu's T5010 gets pen input & capacitive multitouch (Laptop)
HP Mini 311, hands-on (Laptop)
Lenovo T400s tablet with multitouch: review (Notebook Review)
Microsoft's "Courier" tablet prototype photos leaked (Gizmodo)
Microsoft's Courier's roots in Codex and InkSeine? (Engadget)
Mobinova prototype with Nvidia's Tegra hands-on (PC Advisor)
Is this Microsoft's tablet-in-progress?

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HP Pavilion dm3 (photo: Engadget)
MSI's 15-hour Wind U110 ECO available now for $400 (Engadget)
Full-Size Notebooks
Dell ships thin Inspiron 14z and 15z (PC Mag)
HP Envy 13 and 15, hands-on (PC Mag)
HP Pavilion dm3, hands-on (PC Mag)
Viewsonic unveils new netbooks and notebooks (Laptop)
Six easy laptop repairs: Your step-by-step guide (Computerworld)
Reviews: Cnet, Laptop, Maximum PC, NotebookReview, PC Authority, PC Pro, TabletPCreviewspot, TrustedReviews

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Handhelds, Smartphones, & Gear

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Apple iPod touch 3rd gen hands-on and video (Engadget)
Archos 5 Internet Tablet makes an honest PMP out of Android (Engadget)
HTC Leo Windows Mobile 6.5 slate has capacitive multitouch: video (Engadget)
HTC announces the Tattoo Android phone (BGR)
HTC Hero hands-on (Engadget)
HTC's Touch Pro2 costs less from Verizon (Windows for Devices)
LG officially announces GW620, its first Android phone (Engadget)
Microsoft "Pink" phone prototypes get leaked (Gizmodo)
Microsoft Zune HD wireless DAP review (Engadget)
MoGo's Blackpack attaches your Bluetooth headset to your BlackBerry (PC Mag)
Motorola's new Android-based Cliq, hands on (Engadget)
HTC Leo
Motorola Cliq
Nokia's N86 8MP phone hits the US (Mobile Burn)
Nokia E52 business smartphone review (Mobile Burn)
Palm unveils smaller, cheaper smartphone called Pixi (Cnet)
Palm Pre dates, prices set for O2 UK, Ireland, Germany (WirelessWeek)
RIM Blackberry Storm 2 9520, hands-on (BGR)
RIM Blackberry 9700 review part 1 (BGR)
Samsung Instinct HD comes to Sprint September 27 (Engadget)
Samsung announces Omnia Pro B7330 (BGR)
30+ Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones launching before year-end (Digitimes)
Which smartphone has the best browser? (PC World)

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Software & Services

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Above: Opera Mini 5;
Below: MyCopernic for BlackBerry
Multi-Platform: Consumer Software Roundup for September (MobileVillage)
Multi-Platform: Apps aim to simplify or extend online social life (AppScout)
Multi-Platform: DubMeNow easily exchanges contact data (PDA Street)
Multi-Platform: Navigon GPS adds text-to-speech, location sharing (InfoWorld)
Multi-Platform: Opera Mini 5 beta browser strikes it rich (Cnet)
Android: Android gets anonymous browsing tools (MobileCrunch)
BlackBerry: MyCopernic on the Go enables remote PC access (Cnet)
iPhone: Apple explains iPhone OS 3.1 Exchange changes (Cnet)
iPhone: Gmail push comes to iPhone via Exchange ActiveSync (Cnet)
iPhone: Quickoffice 1.4.1 for iPhone: review (The Register)
iPhone: 12mail: Short video messaging arrives on iPhone (Cnet)
Linux: OpenOffice 3.1 review (Notebook Review)
WebOS: Palm set for paid apps debut this Friday (PreCentral)
Windows Mobile: Gmail push comes to Windows Mobile (Cnet)
Windows Mobile: 10 great free Windows networking apps (Wi-Fi Planet)
Windows: Windows Vista/XP Remote Desktop review (Notebook Review)

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Enterprise Mobile Hardware
Left: DAP's Kinysis 8900
Netbooks: Are they ready for the enterprise? (Network World)
Casio's DT-5300 has WM 6.5, VGA display, RFID, 11b/g (Windows for Devices)
DAP's Kinysis 8900 rugged tablets can do scanning (Windows for Devices)
Getac offers rugged phone with compass, GPS (Windows for Devices)
Janam's rugged XM Windows handhelds get DDR memory (Windows for Devices)
Moto's MC9500 has swappable cellular module, screams as it falls (The Register)
Motorola's head-mounted computer provides remote PC access (Windows for Devices)
QSI handhelds are ready for object-based programming (Windows for Devices)
TabletKiosk intros three Atom-based tablets (Hot Hardware)
Motorola 'Golden-i'
Enterprise Mobile / Wireless Apps
NetSuite enterprise resource planning suite adds iPhone support (IDG)
Ntractive offers Elements CRM app for iPhones (Macworld)
Context-aware mobility can have big benefits in business (Computerworld)
Verizon offers mobile security, expense mgmt for businesses (InfoWorld)
Aruba'a 11n AP 105
Enterprise Network Management
IBM punts fixed-cost BlackBerry support plan (The Register)
Aruba announces low-priced 802.11n AP (Wi-Fi Planet)
How to plan your 802.11n WLAN upgrade (SearchNetworking)
802.11n Wi-Fi standard improves on preventing medical errors (TMCnet)
How to ensure EAS policy compliance of users' mobiles (InfoWorld)

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Network Access News

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AT&T to boost 3G speeds in six cities (Unstrung)
AT&T-iPhone calling woes: a followup (Cnet)
T-Mobile follows Rogers Wireless in launching HSPA+ zones (WirelessWeek)
Wi-Fire box
Beware of pricier mobile Internet data plans (Cnet)
Sprint MiFi vs Verizon MiFi road tested (BGR)
Testing wireless voice and data on the highways (Computerworld)
How to use cloud storage services (Wi-Fi Planet)
How to add WiFi to a very old laptop (PC World)
Wi-Fire long-range Wi-Fi adapter review (The Gadgeteer)
Wi-Fi Product Watch, September 2009 (Wi-Fi Planet)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Apps: Mobile banking report card: some are failing (Computerworld)
Developers: Google offers new SDK for Android 1.6 (InfoWorld)
Developers: Want to cash in? Invent a phone application (USA Today)
Developers: Opinion: 8 developer rules for quality iPhone apps (InfoWorld)
Developers: Novell technology lets iPhone developers use .Net and C# (InfoWorld)
Laptops: ARM flaunts performance by boosting processor speed (IDG)
Laptops: Netbooks are both saving and destroying the PC industry (PC Mag)
Operating Systems: Symbian says it can keep half of smartphone market (Reuters)
Phones: Samsung unveils new and lustworthy mobile phone technology (BGR)
Phones: Study says Palm Pre is second only to iPhone 3GS in mindshare in the US (Engadget)
Networks: 802.11n ratification: a non-issue (NetworkComputing)
Networks: Feds weigh possible cell phone ban for commercial drivers (AP)
Networks: LTE climbs on WiMax's shoulders (Unstrung)
Networks: WiMax in 2010: Too little, too late? (Computerworld)
User Behavior: Study: iPhone owners least likely of all smartphone users to click ads (AP)
Left: According to Chitika, iPhone owners don't like ads
 
Financial / Legal News
Deutsche Telekom may bid for Sprint (Cnet)
Ozmo's Wi-Fi Bluetooth competitor gets $7.5m in new funds (The Register)
Palm increases share sale, to raise $313.1 million (Reuters)
T-Mobile UK and Orange to merge (The Register)
USB group says iTunes can block Palm Pre users (Cnet)
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