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Nov. 20, 2009
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Go Mobile™ Featured Stories

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Mobile Trends
Cellphones become data collection tools in developing countries (Science Daily)
Far from a lab? App turns a cellphone into a microscope (NY Times)
Gestures will shake up the mobile experience (Computerworld)
More users offload laptop work to smart phones (SF Gate)
Pew report: One third of teens text while driving (Cnet)
Operating Systems
Google previews Chrome OS for PCs and laptops (Engadget)
Best and worst features of Google Chrome OS (NetworkWorld)
Windows 7: the good, the bad, the puzzling (PC Mag)
Five key tips for installing Windows 7 on netbooks (PC Mag)
Chrome OS preview screenshot

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Laptops, Tablets, & Gear

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Netbooks & Tablets
Best notebooks of 2009 (Laptop)
Dell's new rugged XT2 XFR ultraportable is tough, but light (PC Mag)
Fujitsu announces multitouch LifeBook T4410 convertible tablet (PC Mag)
Lenovo's rumored ThinkPad X200e gets more spy photos (Engadget)
Microsoft Courier tablet user interface in depth (Gizmodo)
MSI adds Wind12 U230 with Neo X2 platform and ATI graphics (Laptop)
Nokia Booklet 3G review: not up to its hype (Laptop)
Sony VAIO X review: lasts 10 hours on WiFi (Laptop)
Lenovo IdeaPad U350

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Dell Adamo XPS
Full-Size Notebooks
Apple's new unibody plastic MacBook review: Engadget, Laptop Mag
Asus is best, HP worst for notebook reliability (Electronista)
Asus's UL30Vt announced, finds room for discrete graphics (Engadget)
Dell Adamo XPS hands-on: Engadget, PC Mag
Fujitsu Lifebook A1220 hands-on (PC Mag)
HP ProBook 5310m review: best small business ultraportable (Laptop)
Lenovo IdeaPad U350 review (NotebookReview)
Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y550P: the most powerful Core i7 notebook? (Laptop)
Review: three Windows 7 touch-screen laptops (Computerworld)
Reviews: Cnet, Laptop, Maximum PC, NotebookReview, PC Authority, PC Pro, TabletPCreviewspot, TrustedReviews

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Smartphones, Handhelds & Gear

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Motorola Droid
Acer "Liquid" Android WVGA touchscreen phone preview (TheUnwired)
Apple said to be working on 'world-mode' iPhone (Cnet)
Apple iPhone, sans Wi-Fi, officially lands in China (Cnet)
Apple iPhone gets iCarte NFC plug-in peripheral (The Register)
Dell Streak is a 5-inch Android 2.0 MID, packs 3G and WiFi (Engadget)
HTC Desire Android phone spotted in the wild, lauching soon (BGR)
HTC Droid ERIS hands-on video (Gearlog)
HTC HD2 hands on: BGR, Engadget
HTC Touch Pro2 review (WM Experts)
Motorola Calgary photos: Verizon’s second Motorola Android device (BGR)
Motorola Droid reviews: BGR, Engadget, Gizmodo
Motorola Droid versus iPhone face off (InfoWorld)
Motorola Motus (for AT&T) preview (BGR)
BlackBerry Bold 9700
Nokia N900 hits stores (Gearlog)
Palm Pre slips to $80 on contract, Pixi down to $25 on Amazon (Engadget)
BlackBerry Bold 9700 review: part 2 (BGR)
BlackBerry Curve 8530 comes to Verizon (BGR)
RIM BlackBerry Storm2 hands on: BGR, Engadget
Samsung Moment review (Engadget)
Saygus Android VPhone video phone hands-on (Engadget)
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 hands on: BGR, Gizmodo

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Handango Inc.

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Apps & Services

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Above: Navigon live traffic
Below: AP Mobile
Multi-Platform: Consumer Software Roundup: October - November 2009
Multi-Platform: Synchronize data with multiple PCs and mobile devices (IDG)
Multi-Platform: Google Navigation hands-on video (Engadget)
Android: Android 2.0 review: almost human (Gizmodo)
Android: Picsay adds pinch-and-zooming to Verizon Motorola Droid (AppScout)
BlackBerry: How to use the BlackBerry's new e-mail flags (InfoWorld)
BlackBerry: Boingo Wi-Fi service is now available for BlackBerry (Brighthand)
iPhone: Gigaware adapter brings HD Radio to iPod or iPhone for $80 (Engadget)
iPhone: Google Earth 2.0 comes to iPhone (AppScout)
iPhone: Navigon U.S. adds crowd-sourced traffic (AppScout)
iPhone: Quickoffice updates its iPhone app to v1.5 (AppScout)
iPhone: TomTom Car Kit for iPhone review (Engadget)
Symbian: Google's Mobile app for S60 phones adds voice search (Cnet)
Symbian: Opera releases Opera Mobile 10 beta for Symbian (Cnet)
Windows Mobile: ALK Copilot Live 8 review: 4.5/5 (WM Experts)
Windows Mobile: AP Mobile hits Windows Mobile (AppScout)
Windows Mobile: Microsoft releases Office Mobile 2010 beta (AppScout)
Windows Mobile: PointUI Home 2 Pro review: 4/5 (WM Experts)
Windows Mobile: WebIS Pocket Informant 9 review: 4.5/5 (WM Experts)

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Samwell's medical tablet

 

Enterprise Mobile Apps
Enterprise Mobile & Wireless Software Roundup: Fall 2009
Top iPhone apps for the mobile worker (Fierce Mobile IT)
10 reasons why Google Android is secure (PC Mag)
RIM's Blackberry 5.0 unlocks enterprise features (eWeek)
Wavelink updates its push to talk software (WindowsforDevices)
Enterprise Mobile Hardware
Vocera is VoIP ready
Netbooks in the enterprise: get ready now (Computerworld)
Juniper's ruggedized TK6000 offers up to 32 hours of battery life (WindowsforDevices)
Motorola and Vocera's VoIP phone targets hospitals (Windows for Devices)
Motorola MC3100 offers RFID, multiple configurations (Windows for Devices)
Roper Mobile tablets target emergency responders (Windows for Devices)
Samwell medical tablet offers camera, RFID, scanner (Windows for Devices)

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Enterprise Device & Network Management
AirMagnet Enterprise update tackles enterprise WLAN threats (Wi-Fi Planet)
Aruba multi-vendor WLAN management now hosted service (NetworkComputing)
BoxTone BlackBerry manager adds support for other phones (Computerworld)
Cisco reinvents its best-selling ISR router with G2 (Techworld)
DiVitas UC software now supports iPhone, Android and BlackBerry (Techworld)
Meru takes a new approach to troubleshooting (Wi-Fi Planet)
Motorola releases sub-$500 802.11n access point (Campus Technology)
Sybase device management & database software now support iPhones (IDG)
Android vs. iPhone: IT loses either way (InfoWorld)

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Network Access News

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Wi-Fi News
Wi-Fi Product Watch, November 2009 (Wi-Fi Planet)
Google offers free Wi-Fi at U.S. airports this holiday season (Cnet)
Boingo Wi-Fi service is now available for BlackBerry (Brighthand)
FON Fonera 2.0 wireless n router review (Wi-Fi Planet)
TRENDnet's tiny Wireless N travel router is now available (Engadget)
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Cellular & WiMax News
Clearwire launches Clear WiMAX in Philadelphia (PC Mag)
Sprint's WiMAX hits Chicago, Dallas, and North Carolina (WirelessWeek)
Trendnet Wireless N, at left
Verizon offers prepaid wireless service for laptop users (Cnet)
Telus kicks off HSPA+ network Nov. 5 with iPhone, HTC Hero (Engadget)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Apps: Microsoft reveals its Silverlight update plans (Techworld)
Apps: Money transfer will soon be the number one mobile app, says Gartner (Cnet)
Developers: One mobile app for multiple platforms almost a reality (ReadWriteWeb)
Developers: Google Go: an new open-source programming language (PC Mag)
Developers: Android's rapid growth & fragmentation has some developers worried (Wired)
Developers: Palm's Ares will help devs use Javascript to build apps for the Pre, Pixi (IDG)
Developers: RIM unveils tighter Adobe support, new app payment platform, OpenGL ES support, more (Engadget)
Developers: Sony Ericsson offers SDK for web apps (The Register)
Developers: Symbian kernel goes open sauce, new SDKs out (The Register)
OS's: Nokia ousts Symbian OS for Mameo OS on high-end smartphones (InfoWorld)
OS's: Samsung will relelase first Bada OS phone in 2010 (Cnet)
OS's: Google Android: More than a cheap date (Cnet)
OS's: Why is Google Android beating Symbian? (Cnet)
OS's: Win Mobile 7: Microsoft's last chance? (InfoWorld)
OS's: Windows 7's mangled mobile opportunity (PC Mag)
OS's: How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile (Wired)
Phones: United Nation's UTU approves universal phone charger standard (Cnet)
Networks: "One Voice" LTE standard announced (Cnet)
Networks: A closer look at Wi-Fi direct (Wi-Fi Planet)
Networks: Why I choose 3G over Wi-Fi (Cnet)
Financial & Legal News
iPhone owners demand Apple source code (IDG)
Apple overtakes Nokia in phone profits (Cnet)
AT&T loses first lawsuit against Verizon (Cnet)
Ericsson profits drop 71 percent in Q3 (Cnet)
Google sues Specht over Android name (Register)
HP to acquire 3Com for $3.1B (PC Mag)
Intel pays AMD $1.25B to settle lawsuits (PC Mag)
Moto reportedly looking to sell network units (Reuters)
Spring sues Barnes & Noble over Nook (Bus. Wire)
Sprint to acquire iPCS to end lawsuit (Cnet)
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