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Dec. 31, 2009
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Go Mobile™ Featured Stories

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New Year Predictions
CES 2010 predictions: What will be hot next year? (PC Mag)
The year ahead: mobile services and fewer platforms (Computerworld)
Proof of the coming mobile revolution (InfoWorld)
2010 to be 'year of conflict' in mobile (IDG)
Seven smartphone predictions for 2010 (InfoWorld)
Enterprise WLAN trends for 2010 (NetworkComputing)

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Other Mobile Trends
Ten years of BlackBerry: a retrospective (Engadget)
iPhone users are delusional, consultants say (Cnet)
Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons (AP)
Study: Driving while texting makes you six times more likely to crash (Cnet)

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Laptops, Tablets, & Gear

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Acert TravelMate
Netbooks, Ultraportables, & Tablets
Acer offers new Ferrari One netbook for $600 (Notebooks)
Apple Tablet could be called iSlate, have a 10-inch screen (Brighthand)
Asus Eee 1005PE runs up to 12 hours - reviews: NotebookReview, Engadget
Asus Eee 1201N review: fastest netbook, but less battery life (Laptop)
CherryPal's Africa: a $99 netbook with Windows CE or Linux (Gearlog)
Dell refreshes its Mini 10 with Intel's new Atom (PC Mag)
Fujitsu netbook gets Intel's Pineview Atom, 7 hours of power (WFD)
HP Mini 210 with Atom N450 leaked; starts at $321 (Laptoping)
MSI Wind U135 netbook early review: disappointing battery life (Laptop)
Samsung N130 netbook review (Notebooks)
Full-Size Notebooks
Acer’s ultra-thin TravelMate Timeline series runs up to 8 hours (PC Mag)
Dell Precision M6500 mixes Core i7 with business savvy (Engadget)
Dell intros Vostro V13 thin-and-light (NotebookReview)
HP Envy 15 review (Engadget)
HP ProBook 5310m review: Editor's Choice (NotebookReview)
Lenovo 15-inch IdeaPad Y550 review (NotebookReview)
MSI previews its X-Slim X350 CULV notebook (Hot Hardware)
Hardware tips: New use for an old laptop, and more (Computerworld)
HP ProBook 5310m
Reviews: Cnet, Laptop, Maximum PC, NotebookReview, PC Authority, PC Pro, TabletPCreviewspot, TrustedReviews
Notebook Accessories
Asus Crosslink hands-on: file sharing dongle makes transfers fast and easy (Laptop)
LaCie introduces Rikiki portable hard drive, monkey (Engadget)
Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000: perfect for travel? (Engadget)

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Smartphones, Handhelds & Gear

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Apple's 5-megapix 'iPhone 4' set for June? (The Register)
Google Nexus One will be $530 unlocked, or $180 on T-Mobile (Gizmodo)
Google Nexus One hands-on (Gizmodo)
HP Glisten review: WM Experts, Pocketnow
HTC’s first-half 2010 portfolio leaked, pictured and spec’d (BGR)
HTC HD2 reviews: Engadget, MobileTechReview, MobiltySite
LG eXpo projector phone is now $50 on Amazon (BGR)
Motorola Droid review (Ars Technica)
Motorola Droid gets multitouch firmware from AllDroid (AndroidGuys)
Motorola Opus One specs: Sprint's iDEN Android handset (BGR)
Nokia N900 Maemo 5 hardware & software preview (Pocketnow)
Palm Pixi packs surprising business features in a small size (eWeek)
Google Nexus One
HTC's HD2
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 review (BGR)
RIM BlackBerry Tour2 9650 hands-on (BGR)
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700: "the best BlackBerry ever" (InfoWorld)
Samsung Behold II review (Engadget)
Samsung Omnia II review (MobilitySite)
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 heading to AT&T and T-Mobile? (BGR)
Synaptics previews concept phone with 3D graphics (Unwired View)
The iPhone-killing "xPhone" isn't real, but a hit on YouTube (Gearlog)
How to add more icon rows in Windows Mobile 6.5 (JKontheRun)
Jabra Stone Bluetooth headset review (MobiltySite)
SolarVoice 908 solar powered headset review (Computerworld)

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Apps & Services

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Multi-Platform: The top 100 free apps for your phone (PC Mag)
Multi-Platform: Bitstream releases Bolt 1.6 mobile browser (AppScout)
Multi-Platform: Fring brings Skype video calls to mobiles (The Register)
Multi-Platform: Illume Software's iZup disables smartphones in moving cars (LA Times)
Multi-Platform: Opera Mobile 10: do more with these tips (PocketNow)
Multi-Platform: Skyfire mobile browser gets full-screen mode, Flash 10 (Cnet)
Multi-Platform: Vonage unveils iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry apps (PC Mag)
Android: 2009 Android Developer Challenge winners (InfoWorld)
Android: Navigon MobileNavigator now available for Android (AppScout)
Android: Swype for Android available in beta version (BGR)
BlackBerry: BeejiveIM for BlackBerry 2.0 available now (BGR)
BlackBerry: RIM unveils BlackBerry Media Sync 3.0 (AppScout)
iPhone: Ford opens store for in-car apps, debuts two iPhone apps (Gearlog)
iPhone: Nuance Dragon Dictation hits the iPhone (AppScout)
iPhone: TomTom unveils $49 U.S.-only iPhone GPS app (AppScout)
iPhone: Wired’s 20 favorite iPhone apps of 2009 (Wired)
Above: Beejive 2.0 screenshots
Below: Track & Protect for S60

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Beejive 2.0 screenshots
Symbian: Battle of the map apps (All About Symbian)
Symbian: Melon Mobile releases Voice Inbox voicemail app (Softpedia)
Symbian: Skype for Symbian enters beta (Engadget)
Symbian: Swiss Manager Pro for S60 reaches v 3.0 (IntoMobile)
Symbian: Track & Protect review (All About Symbian)
Symbian, Windows Mobile: Opera Mobile gets updated (Cnet)
Windows Mobile: IliumSoft eWallet 7.0 review (MobilitySite)
Windows 7: Hot Virtual Keyboard released for tablets (Engadget)

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Mobile Enterprise News

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Enterprise Mobile Apps
3M launches physician dictation app for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile (MHN)
On-the-Go CRM: the latest developments (Computerworld)
Putting the iPhone to work -- at work (Computerworld)
10 top iPhone apps for IT pros (Computerworld)

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Enterprise Mobile Hardware
Devon IT offers thin-client based on Dell's Latitude E5400 (WFD)
Samwell's Atom-based tablet survives four-foot drops (WFD)
Samwell Ruggedbook SR820

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Enterprise Device & Network Management
3Com updates its enterprise wireless networking products (NetworkWorld)
Google offers Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (IDG)
Zenprise MobileManager adds Android support (Computerworld)
IT managers: watch out for wireless management complexity (NetworkWorld)
Managing enterprise wireless costs yields big savings (Newsfactor)
Managing PCI DSS requirements with a WLAN (Wi-Fi Planet)

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Network Access News

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Sprint U301
McDonalds to offer free Wi-Fi in 2010 (PC Mag)
Verizon adds free Wi-Fi for its mobile broadband users (WirelessWeek)
WPA Cracker Wi-Fi hacking service targets security auditors (Computerworld)
AT&T offers voicemail-to-text service (AppScout)
Sprint U301 brings WiMAX to Mac users (Gearlog)
VoX offers $70 all-you-can-eat cellular: third time a charm? (WFD)
WIND Mobile changed Canada's wireless landscape (BGR)
TeliaSonera launches world's first commercial LTE networks (Unstrung)

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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis

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Developers: Is Apple relaxing its app approval policy? (Macworld)
Developers: Intel offers SDK for Atom netbooks (AppScout)
Developers: Palm offers web-based webOS tool (Ars Technica)
Developers: Nokia's Qt 4.6 works on Symbian, Windows 7, Mac 10.6, Maemo 6 (IntoMobile)
Developers: Nokia Qt 4.6 Q&A podcast (AllAboutSymbian)
Developers: Samsung releases "Bada" SDK (WFD)
Developers: Wind River offers Android platform (WirelessWeek)
Developers: Build your developer team online (AppScout)
OS's: iPhone upgrades - a one-way control street (The Register)
OS's: Microsoft needs to go big with Win Mobile (Cnet)
OS's: Why open source phones still fail (PC Mag)
Phones: Engineer cracks GSM phone encryption (Cnet)
Phones: Broadcom unveils mobile HD video chips (IDG)
Phones: iPhone market shares compared (The Register)
Phones: LG & RIM on top; Apple beats Windows Mobile in U.S. market share (Cnet)
Phones: Report: High tech prepaid devices increase adoption (WirelessWeek)
Phones: Study finds no link between cell phones and cancer (WirelessWeek)
Networks: 3G wireless still holds promise (Cnet)
Networks: WiFi's faster future (Ars Technica)
Networks: Q&A: The 802.11n land grab (Cnet)
Networks: WiGig Alliance offers 60GHz standard (IDG)
Networks: There's no future in flat-rate plans (Unstrung)
Financial & Legal News
AT&T & Verizon Wireless end lawsuits (Reuters)
Ericsson wins Nortel's N. America GSM unit (Cnet)
Lenovo buys back its phone unit (InfoWorld)
Meru Networks aims for $86M IPO (Phone Plus)
Motorola acquires Sensitive Object (SlashGear)
Nokia & Samsung invest in Swype (WirelessWeek)
Nokia to close its flagship stores (The Register)
Nokia sues top display makers for price fixing (AP)
Palm posts just $5.5M quarterly profit (WirelessWeek)
RIM shines in its 3Q (WirelessWeek)
Rogers sues Bell, after losing Telus lawsuit (BGR)
Samsung realigns, names new CEO (WirelessWeek)
Telefónica buys Jajah for €145 million (LightReading)
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