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Go Mobile™
Oct. 16, 2009
no. 227
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Go Mobile™ Featured Stories

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Windows 7 Arrives
Windows 7 to go: new portables (Computerworld)
Windows 7 to usher in crush of cheap laptops (Cnet)
Does Windows 7 boot faster? (PC Mag)
Cloud Computing Forecast: Clear or Cloudy?
Microsoft Sidekick fiasco highlights need for backups (Cnet)
Cloud computing security threats (Computerworld)
Opinion: Cloud's illusions I recall (Engadget)
Toshiba's moveable Bulletin Board widgets on Windows 7
Study sees potential barriers to cloud computing success (WirelessWeek)

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Laptops, Tablets, & Gear

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Netbooks & Tablets
Asus Eee PC 1101HA review (Notebook Review)
Gateway LT2016u – finally a 3G netbook with a decent battery (Laptop)
HP's TouchSmart tablet notebook gets updated (PC Mag)
HP Mini 311 review: strong graphics performance, long battery life (Laptop)
Lenovo ThinkPad X200 tablet review: Editor's Choice (Notebook Review)
Microsoft's tablet concept video leaks (Gizmodo)
MSI Wind U210 netbook review (Notebook Review)
Nokia Booklet 3G hands-on (with video) (Engadget)
HP Mini 311

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Full-Size Notebooks
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Sony Vaio X
Acer's Aspire Timeline gets Windows 7, multitouch (PC Mag)
Acer Aspire 573's 3D screen, hands-on (Laptop)
Dell Latitude Z gets wireless battery charging & quick booting (PC Mag)
HP Envy 13 review (Engadget)
HP's ProBook 6445b, 6545b offer pre-boot email (PC Mag)
Sony's super thin Vaio X hands-on video (Laptop)
Toshiba's new Satellite notebooks join the multitouch ranks (PC Mag)
Reviews: Cnet, Laptop, Maximum PC, NotebookReview, PC Authority, PC Pro, TabletPCreviewspot, TrustedReviews

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Smartphones, Handhelds & Gear
Left: HTC Imagio
Six everyday iPhone disasters and how to handle them (Computerworld)
How the iPhone works (Computerworld)
The silicon behind Android phones (Engadget)
Acer announces 'Liquid' Snapdragon-based Android smartphone (Slashgear)
Apple's iPhone coming to Canada's Bell & Telus in November (WirelessWeek)
Apple's iPhone to be offered by Orange & Vodafone in the UK in 2010 (The Register)
Garmin's Nuvifone review: great GPS unit, poor phone (New York Times)
HTC's HD2 with 1GHz Snapdragon to hit the US in early 2010 (BGR)
HTC's Imagio now available on Verizon for $200 (BGR)
HTC's Touch Pro2 now offered on AT&T, Sprint (Engadget)
Kempler & Strauss shows off new watchphones (Engadget)
Motorola Droid / Sholes live photos (BGR)
Motorola CLIQ review (Engadget)
Nokia leaves Maemo's tablet roots behind with N900 phone (Ars Technica)
Nokia N900's Maemo 5 interface review (Mobile-Review)
Palm Pre review (Wi-Fi Planet)
Peek Pronto with lifetime service: $299 (Engadget)
Powermat wireless device chargers finally available (ZDNet)
Qualcomm's FLO TV handheld requires 3-year prepaid commitment (PC Mag)
RIM BlackBerry 9700 launching November 11 for T-Mobile (BGR)
RIM BlackBerry Bold 2 announced Oct 21 for T-Mobile, AT&T (Engadget)
RIM demos BlackBerry Storm 2 on video (The Register)
Samsung Behold II marries Android, TouchWiz (Engadget)
Samsung's CDMA/GSM Intrepid has voice recognition (Windows for Devices)
Above: Qualcomm FLO TV
Below: KS watch phone

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Apps & Services

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Above: Tribilis Orbit
Below: ALK CoPilot Live
Multi-Platform: DocuSign now supports BlackBerry, iPhone (PC Mag)
Multi-Platform: Tribilis Orbit combines your phonebook, social networks (AppScout)
Multi-Platform: Yowza lets you take coupons with you on your phone (AppScout)
Android: Android 2.0 preview: screenshot walkthrough (BGR)
Android: Mark/Space announces Android sync app (AppScout)
BlackBerry: RIM releases BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac (Engadget)
BlackBerry: RIM BlackBerry Messenger 5 hands-on (Engadget)
BlackBerry: The Weather Channel launches free phone app (AppScout)
BlackBerry, iPhone: Vonage releases calling app for iPhone, BlackBerry (Cnet)
iPhone: ALK upgrades CoPilot Live for iPhone (AppScout)
iPhone: ClairMail launches iPhone banking app (BusinessWeek)
iPhone: G-Map adds real-time traffic to iPhone GPS app (AppScout)
WebOS: WebOS 1.2.1 fixes iTunes syncing, Exchange breakage (Gizmodo)
Windows Mobile: Windows Mobile 6.5 review (Engadget)
Windows Mobile: SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 review (WM Experts)
Windows: LogMeIn Free remote access software review (Notebook Review)

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Enterprise Mobile Hardware
Honeywell Dolphin 7600
Fujitsu offers Patio 700 tablet PC for retailers (Windows for Devices)
Honeywell Dolphin 7600 scanner gets GPS receiver (Windows for Devices)
Motion brings durable Gorilla Glass to its C5 and F5 tablets (Engadget)
Enterprise Mobile Productivity Apps
Apple's iPhone: What makes it a business phone? (IT Pro)
IBM/Lotus Domino adds iPhone support (NetworkWorld)
Australian nonprofit to offer health training on handhelds (Australian IT)
Most British police will get smartphones by March 2010 (BBC)
Enterprise Device & Network Management
Twinlinx stickers add NFC to WM phones via Bluetooth (Windows for Devices)
Unisys uses cloud services to manage BlackBerry devices (TechWorld)
Smartphones require smart management in the enterprise (Wi-Fi Planet)
How to secure your WLAN (Wi-Fi Planet)
10 things to look for in a hardware-based firewall (TechRepublic)

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Network Access News

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Novatel's MiFi will share network space, manage VPNs, upload photos (PC Mag)
AT&T has change of heart about VoIP over 3G for the iPhone (Ars Technica)
CradlePoint WiFi - 3G router
with Sprint branding
Will AT&T start managing iPhone data usage? (PC World)
O2 to iPhone users: downgrade, and lose Visual Voicemail (The Register)
Sprint Personal Wifi Hotspot review: 3/5 (PC Mag)
T-Mobile targets enterprises with Wi-Fi BlackBerry service (WirelessWeek)
More airlines add Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi Planet)
Borders bookstores offer free WiFi (AP)
CradlePoint's WiFi MBR1200 router switches to 3G if broadband fails (PC Mag)
Inmarsat's satellite data service: phone and data off the grid (InfoWorld)
European Union launches free GPS system (TechWorld)
Finland makes 1Mb broadband access a legal right (Cnet)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Apps: The sad state of the mobile Web gets even sadder (InfoWorld)
Apps: Crowdsourcing coming to iPhone apps, big time (Cnet)
Apps: Seven unveils IM app for mobile operators, device makers (WirelessWeek)
Apps / Companies: Wireless and mobile companies worth watching (NetworkWorld)
Developers: In mobile, open source is a winning strategy (Cnet)
Developers: Android's native 3rd party code gamble puts developers on the spot (InfoWorld)
Developers: Adobe tools let developers export Flash projects as iPhone apps (PC Mag)
Developers: ByteSnap's UI tool works across Windows versions (Windows for Devices)
Developers: DeviceAnywhere unveils new mobile app testing tools (WirelessWeek)
OS's: Has Apple ensured the BlackBerry's reign in mobile business? (InfoWorld)
People: Texting contributed to 6,000 driving deaths in 2008 (PC Mag)
People: Lose your cell, see your boss in court? (Computerworld)
Phones: 5 reasons Android phones will be #1 (ZDNet)
Phones: Opinion: The iPhone is a disease (Wi-Fi Planet)
Networks: Will net neutrality go wireless? (BusinessWeek)
Networks: A revised take on net neutrality (NetworkWorld)
Networks: CTIA: Smartphone data revenue climbs 31% in the U.S. (PC Mag)
Networks: New Wi-Fi Direct peer-to-peer technology challenges Bluetooth (Cnet)
Networks: Inventors track people through walls (The Register)
Financial & Legal News
Amazon pays student $150k for lost notes (PC Mag)
Apple seeks to patent 10-finger multitouch (Engadget)
Apple's 'no cheap netbooks' strategy pays off (IDG)
Cisco buys Starent for $2.9B (WirelessWeek)
Microsoft, T-Mobile sued over Sidekick outages (Cnet)
Nokia sales drop 20 percent (WirelessWeek)
Nvidia halts chipset development for Intel (PC Mag)
Verizon prepares VC fund for LTE apps (Unstrung)
WiGig Alliance expands membership (Wi-Fi Planet)
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