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When the licensee comes a-calling; Major Wi-Fi changes ahead

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When the licensee comes a-calling…
Today, company executives at Walls Industries live on their cell phones. But five years ago, they couldn't get a signal indoors at the concrete-and-steel Dallas-area site where the work and specialty apparel maker is headquartered. So the IT group installed an in-building wireless repeater system that satisfied users just fine -- but eventually sent AT&T on the warpath. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Websense

Essential Information Protection
Successful organizations depend upon their ability to collaborate, communicate, and share information online. This paper explains how Essential Information Protection is designed to help organizations make the most of their IT security investments. Read More

WHITE PAPER: PC Mall

Server Virtualization: Breaking Performance Barriers
Server virtualization reduces cost, increases availability and enhances business agility. But for many companies, a focus only on cost reduction can become a problem. Download this HP white paper to learn how to reap virtualization's additional benefits, including built-in, cost-effective high availability & disaster recovery. Learn More

Major Wi-Fi changes ahead
Almost any mobile device you buy today either has a Wi-Fi radio chip in it, or can be fitted with one. But the still annoying and baffling part of Wi-Fi is that while it lets you move around, you still have to move around from one place to another, each having a Wi-Fi hotspot or network. Read More

What WiMAX 2 promises
WiMAX isn't taking the challenge from LTE lying down. Read More

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 moves toward final release
Developers and hackers are digging into the latest refresh of the Windows Phone 7 platform from Microsoft. The radically redesigned OS is still on track for Fall release on a new crop of smartphones Read More

SAP bets big on mobile with Sybase acquisition
With its US$5.8 billion purchase of Sybase announced Wednesday, SAP is placing a big bet that mobile business applications are the way of the future. Read More

New Adobe ad campaign shows Apple some tough love
Adobe today has launched an ad campaign that gushes "We Love Apple," though after listing all the things the companies have in common it ends by scolding Apple for blocking technological freedom of choice. Read More

WiMAX in Boston? Blogger says so
Popular gadget blog Boy Genius Report found Friday that it could access Sprint's WiMAX network in Boston through a Sprint Overdrive 4G mobile hotspot. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization
How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here!

For IT, enterprise wireless to be more gnarly in next decade
From Wi-Fi to smartphones, wireless technology has become ubiquitous in businesses and is growing more vital every day. But it also can be frustrating as hell for IT groups. Read More

Future of Wireless: A BlackBerry, iPhone World Is Good
Less than stellar earnings. Browser blues. An aging OS. BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) seems to earn more criticism than praise these days. Read More

Mobile operators' plans a mixed blessing for users
Mobile operators face a number of game-changing challenges, including an explosion in data usage, as handset vendors corner the market for applications. Plans to deal with these issues could prove to be a boon for consumers, but also stand a chance of annoying them. Read More

Teddy bear robot not creepy
Teddy bear robot not creepy Read More

Yet another iPhone 4G prototype revealed
Photos and a video of what appear to be a second "iPhone 4G" prototype have appeared on a Vietnamese Web site, showing a device that's somewhat more refined than the prototype unveiled in the recent Gizmodo Affair. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Adobe

Close the Web 2.0 Communications Gap
Web 2.0 tools have yet to reach critical mass and broad user adoption. This Forrester report identifies the key Web 2.0 gaps and offers advice to: Build a framework that extends email, Upgrade document-based data collection, and Improve email and document exchange security. Read More

HTC files complaint to ban U.S. import of iPhone, iPad, iPod
They say all is fair in love and war, and the increasingly bitter rivalry between Apple and other smartphone manufacturers is most certainly descending into a war of the litigious variety. HTC on Wednesday announced that not only has it complained to the U.S. International Trade Commission that Apple is infringing on its patents, it's asking for a U.S. import ban of iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Read More

14 Ways to Supercharge Your Smartphone
Are you using your smartphone to its fullest? Probably not--smartphone owners typically push their devices up to only about half their potential. Here are 14 smartphone apps to help your Android handset, BlackBerry, or iPhone become all that it can be. Read More

iPhone Wins Over the Tech Crowd
Special Devices' great iPhone adventure began at the most unlikely place: inside the IT department. Techies in the Windows and BlackBerry shop warmed to the game-changing Apple phone with its big touchscreen, single button and ever-growing number of smart apps. Read More

Google's Nexus One: How the Revolution Died
With the pending closure of Google's Nexus One online store, a smartphone revolution is in tatters. Google still has a killer product in Android, but the Nexus One's online-only business model, meant to disrupt the way phones are typically sold, is a failure. Read More

Sprint to make HTC's Evo 4G phone available in June
Wireless carrier Sprint on Wednesday said HTC's Evo 4G smartphone, which could provide unprecedented data transfer rates to smartphones, will debut in the U.S. on June 4. Read More

What the mobile patent fight is all about
Apple, others are at war over who owns the key technologies such multitouch in the burgeoning mobile market Read More



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