Networking World: Are Verizon's New Calling Plans Really Less Expensive?

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Friday, January 22, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

THE LATEST FROM OTA
- Are Verizon's New Calling Plans Really Less Expensive?
- White House Launches Mobile App
- Impressions Of Palm Pre Plus And Pixi Plus
- T-Mobile Changes SIM Unlock Rules
- Nokia Makes The Smart Move With Free Maps
- Palm Pre Plus And Pixi Plus Priced By Verizon
- Qualcomm's FloTV Is Addictive (Video)
- The Fritz & David Show: Apple Tablet Cometh? Inside Google/China, Dell, And More

ANALYTICS REPORTS
- Smartphone Apps: What The Doctor Ordered
- Smartphone Security: It's Your Call

WHITEPAPERS
- Top 10 Things to Know about Data Protection
- Unlocking Virtualization: Facing IT, Business Realities

MOBILE AND WIRELESS NEWS
- Verizon Network 'Prepared' For Apple Devices
- Digital Media Dominates Kids' Waking Hours
- Cellular South Quits CTIA
- Skype International Calls Booming
- Toshiba Intros Tecra A11 Laptop

WEBCASTS
- Unified Enterprise Network Management

RESOURCES AND EVENTS
- Virtual Event: Modernizing IT Governance, Risk, And Compliance To Accelerate Flexibility And Visibility
- InformationWeek 500 2010 Registration Has Begun
- Time To Get Mobilized!

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- Are Verizon's New Plans Really Less Expensive?
Posted By Eric Zeman
Late last week, Verizon Wireless introduced new calling plans. At first glance, the plans appear to offer a better value for the dollar, with their unlimited calling allotments. The trouble is, there are other fees being worked into the mix that negate the price drops.
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ALSO SEE
- White House Launches Mobile App
Posted By John Foley
The White House has announced availability of the White House App for iPhones, which among other things can be used to access streaming video of President Obama's upcoming State of the Union address. It's the latest example of a trend in government to deliver data and content to the mobile, Web-connected public.
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- Impressions Of Palm Pre Plus And Pixi Plus
Posted By Eric Zeman
I've spent the last few days using both the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus. These new Verizon-branded versions of Palm's two webOS smartphones are solid devices, but each lacks a few things here and there.
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- T-Mobile Changes SIM Unlock Rules
Posted By Ed Hansberry
T-Mobile is changing its SIM unlock policies for the better, though they had a bit of prodding as the result of a class action lawsuit. It will be easier for those that travel to other countries with their phone or for former customers who's accounts were closed while in good standing.
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- Nokia Makes The Smart Move With Free Maps
Posted By Eric Zeman
Nokia is finally taking a page from Google's book and has freed up its mapping and navigation services for all its GPS-equipped phones. Now that it is free, people might actually use it.
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- Palm Pre Plus And Pixi Plus Priced By Verizon
Posted By Eric Zeman
If your'e hankering for the Verizon Wireless version of either the Palm Pre Plus or Palm Pixi Plus, they'll cost you $150 and $100, respectively, after a $100 mail-in rebate. Of course, if you want to go BOGO, you can do that, too.
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- Qualcomm's FloTV Is Addictive (Video)
Posted By Fritz Nelson
We are a TV nation, but all of the action seems to be around eReaders. Next week's Apple press event is expected to reveal a device that is SmartPhone/Tablet PC/eReader. But Qualcomm's FloTV is unmatched, and yet virtually unrecognized. Perhaps, then, we are not yet doomed; or maybe FloTV, despite its exquisite quality, just isn't there yet.
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- The Fritz & David Show: Apple Tablet Cometh? Inside Google/China, Dell, And More
Posted By David Berlind
From separate coasts, InformationWeek editorial director Fritz Nelson and I have been trying to launch the video version of the Fritz & David Show for what seems like forever. But technology has conspired against us. We're close, and we'll keep trying. But in the meantime, we've decided to offer the audio version of the weekly program that gives you a peek at how we talk about latest technology news and buzz amongst ourselves here at InformationWeek.
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ANALYTIC REPORTS
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- Smartphone Apps: What The Doctor Ordered Blue Cross of Northeast Pennsylvania, the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and a range of large and small healthcare providers are using mobile apps to improve care and help patients manage their health.

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- Smartphone Security: It's Your Call
Can you safeguard sensitive data as it travels and gets stored on phones and other mobile devices? In this Rolling Review, we tested four technologies to find the answer.

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InformationWeek polled 348 business technology professionals on such areas as security and privacy, to explore IT's ability to assure performance, stability and availability of virtualized servers, and provide SLA metrics back to business.

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MOBILITY NEWS
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- Verizon Network 'Prepared' For Apple Devices
The wireless carrier's CEO says its network is ready to handle the stress of an Apple tablet or other new mobile device.
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- Digital Media Dominates Kids' Waking Hours
Teens and tweens spend an average of 7.5 hours per day playing games, watching videos, and listening to music on their mobile devices.
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- Cellular South Quits CTIA
The carrier left the wireless industry trade group to protest the dominance of major wireless carriers like AT&T and Verizon.
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- Skype International Calls Booming
The VoIP provider logged a 63% growth rate in international call volume in 2009.
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- Toshiba Intros Tecra A11 Laptop
The A11 notebook can be configured with an Intel Core i7 dual-core processor.
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