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	How exciting is OS 4 for enterprises? Apple has previewed its iPhone OS 4, whose SDK contains 1500 new APIs and is available in beta to developers. The latest version of the OS, which will also run on the new iPad tablet and iPod touch media player, supports 100 new features, according to Apple, and will be in users' hands sometime this summer. Read More E-GUIDE: BlackBerry Expert Guide: Crafting a Secure Mobility Strategy Securing mobile data in transit and at rest is a top IT concern. This eGuide offers expert advice on simplifying management and security of smartphones, improved fail-over for DR and control of enterprise application downloads and permissions. Read now and download a free license of BlackBerry Enterprise Express to manage up to 75 users. Read Now. In this Issue Don't be fooled: Windows Phone 7, Silverlight are business-ready Apple surprises with iPhone OS 4.0 business features What iPhone 4 means for you Antenna Software buying specialist in mobile apps for finance, SharePoint users Touchscreens will be slow to penetrate business, Gartner says Google Android threatened by fragmentation Microsoft's Pink phone to come in two designs, a clamshell and a candy bar Mobile app downloads to hit 2.4 billion in 2010 Nokia plans to unveil tablet by this fall, analyst says Follow the Mobile Phone to Catch a Cheat Mystery solved: Why time stands still at 9:42 on iPhone Android in 2013: Smartphones Twitter acquires Tweetie developer Atebits Watch video of the iPhone OS 4 event AT&T Overhauls Image: Is it Afraid of the Verizon iPhone? Apple blocks Adobe's iPhone 'end around' plans WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Understand the Network Impact of 802.11n As performance and reliability increase with 802.11n, the WLAN becomes a viable alternative to the wired network for mission- critical applications. This paper outlines the drawbacks of centralized controller-based approaches and how they will provide unavoidable roadblocks when faced with the increases in bandwidth provided by 802.11n. Read More! Don't be fooled: Windows Phone 7, Silverlight are business-ready Despite the consumer focus of Microsoft's marketing, developers see enterprise uses for these graphically rich technologies Read More Apple surprises with iPhone OS 4.0 business features Apple's preview Tuesday of iPhone OS 4.0 included not just expected multi-tasking features, but some surprise capabilities targeted at enterprise users and IT departments. Read More What iPhone 4 means for you FAQ: Apple's new mobile OS version offers what some users will see as a whole lot of catch-up, and others as a whole lot of goodness. Read More Antenna Software buying specialist in mobile apps for finance, SharePoint users Antenna Software, which offers products and services for building, rolling out and managing mobile applications, Thursday is announcing it has acquired a Boston-based company with expertise in financial and Microsoft SharePoint applications. Read More Touchscreens will be slow to penetrate business, Gartner says Gartner Inc. predicts that a very slow spread of touchscreen-enabled devices into the business market, though smartphones and tablets with the capability will continue to be very popular among consumers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Business Agility Strategies For Midsize Organizations Midsize businesses have enormous IT pressures: building an infrastructure that is flexible, designed to accommodate rapid growth and meets compliance challenges with resources nowhere near larger enterprises. This video whitepaper explains how Oracle is delivering applications specifically for midsize businesses. Learn More Google Android threatened by fragmentation Rapid growth of the mobile platform can have drawbacks, according to an IMS report Read More Microsoft's Pink phone to come in two designs, a clamshell and a candy bar Microsoft's new cell phone, code-named Pink, will come in several lively colors and two form factors: a clamshell that twists open and a candy-bar shape, both fashioned to please the young social-networking crowd that Microsoft has so sorely failed to attract in recent years. Read More Mobile app downloads to hit 2.4 billion in 2010 2010 will be a massive year for mobile application downloads, with just under 6 billion mobile applications forecast to be downloaded, up from an estimated 2.4 billion in 2009. Read More Nokia plans to unveil tablet by this fall, analyst says Mobile phone giant Nokia is reportedly working to design a tablet computer that would take on Apple's iPad and others when it ships by this fall. Read More Follow the Mobile Phone to Catch a Cheat Curious boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives may uncover more than you or they bargained for when they decide to snoop. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Extended Security Features of Windows 7 Microsoft has added significant security enhancement to Windows 7. This Gartner research note details the capabilities available (many are only available to EA/SA subscribers), which features should be activated and where some security holes still remain. Read More. Mystery solved: Why time stands still at 9:42 on iPhone The question has caused me and countless others many a sleepless night (OK, many a fruitless hour) for the better part of three years: Why in the name of Steve Jobs does every picture of every iPhone in every Apple ad show the time as 9:42. Always 9:42. Read More Android in 2013: Smartphones Enorium asked me to deliver a presentation on "Android in 2013" as part of an Android seminar. This is the first in a series of blog posts that will walk through the topics I intend to touch upon in that presentation. Read More Twitter acquires Tweetie developer Atebits There was no shortage of Twitter clients for Apple's new iPad when it debuted last week, but one absence struck us as conspicuous: where was popular iPhone app--and App Gem winner--Tweetie? That question now lays answered as Twitter CEO Evan Williams announced on Friday that the company had acquired Tweetie developer Atebits. Read More Watch video of the iPhone OS 4 event Looking for something to watch tonight? You could catch the latest episode of FlashForward or Fringe. Or you can learn all about Apple's latest version of the iPhone OS, which was revealed on Thursday. In fact, you can watch the very same presentation made at the invitation-only event. Read More AT&T Overhauls Image: Is it Afraid of the Verizon iPhone? AT&T, everybody's favorite whipping boy, is attempting to overhaul its image as a "lifestyle company" and apply -- gasp! -- a positive attitude in its advertising. Read More Apple blocks Adobe's iPhone 'end around' plans Apple on Thursday banned developers from using rival programming tools, including one from Adobe that was called an "end-around" last year, to create iPhone and iPad applications. Read More
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