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*Review: Wi-Fi Location Services
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*Aruba Gains But Cisco Still Leads Wireless LAN Race
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*FCC Sets Jan. 16 For Big Wireless Auction
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*Nokia Seeks To Halt U.S. Imports Of Qualcomm Chips
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*Sprint Sees Up To $5 Billion In WiMax Revenue In 2011
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*Rolling Review Kickoff: Wi-Fi Location
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Six Reasons To Avoid VoIP
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VoIP gets all the headlines, but it's not for every enterprise.
If voice quality is mission-critical, for instance, there is a
business reason for retaining traditional phone service.
Ubuntu Linux Vs. Windows Vista: The Battle For Your Desktop
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Is Linux finally ready to take on Windows as a desktop OS? We
tried out both Vista and Ubuntu on individual PCs to see which
works better. Here's who won.
Linux Vs. Mac: Which Is The Better Alternative To Microsoft Windows?
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If you're a Vista-wary Windows user who would rather switch than
fight, should you move to a Linux distro or Apple's OS X? We
asked a Mac fan and a Linux advocate to lead a guided tour of
each OS.
Government Busts Identity Theft Ring That Targeted Forbes 400 Richest
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A 24-year-old Russian and four co-conspirators are accused of
stealing $1.5 million by obtaining victims' personal identifying
information.
Dell Founder In Spotlight After Accounting Audit
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Dell said Thursday it would restate four years of financial
results, reducing net income for the period by $50 million to
$150 million.
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Facebook Could Challenge Google And Become The Remote Control For
The Web
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Yesterday the blog Facebook Insider reported that TripAdvisor
acquired Where I've Been, the top travel-related application on
Facebook. While TripAdvisor later denied the rumor, the ensuing
story exposed something: The exploding number of applications on
Facebook. Thanks to its Facebook API program, Facebook is fast
becoming the front page for much of the Web.
The 300 Page Massive iPhone Bill
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If you haven't already seen it, check out this video of the
massive, 300 hundred page iPhone bill. Pittsburgh-area blogger
Justine Ezarik received her first iPhone bill in a box. It seems
AT&T listed all the items called "Data Transfer" individually on
the bill. Even though most of these items were not charged, it
added up to a whopper of a bill delivered in a box. That's
customer service. Ezarik isn't the only person to report issues
with her iPhone billing.
Carriers Still Not Jumping On Convergence Caravan
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According to a a new survey conducted by Infonetics Research,
"Nearly 80% of service provider respondents ... say they plan to
offer fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) services by April 2008, a
sharp increase over the number planning to offer FMC services
this year." In even better news, a full 100% of carriers intend
to offer FMC services just as soon as hell freezes over.
BlackBerrys: So Easy A Caveman Could Do It
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There's a reason why Research In Motion's BlackBerry devices
posted strong results in an enterprise survey. They work. They're
simple to use. And they don't throw their users into an
existential identity crisis.
Research: Mobile Phones To Be Video Terminals
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This year, people are going to spend $1 billion on video calling,
video mail and video sharing services. That figure will swell to
$17 billion in just five years. Is mobile video really going to
be that popular?
Access Prepping Linux OS For Palm?
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A new Web site has appeared from Access touting its
next-generation mobile Linux operating system. According to the
site, the new Linux OS will be loaded with capabilities desired
by smartphone users around the world. Will Palm take advantage of it?
Pocket Feeling Warm And Tingly? It Could Be Your Nokia Phone
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No, it's not a new feature to help fend off Finnish winters.
Today Nokia issued an advisory that its most popular battery
could overheat and cause some, er, issues. Though actual
incidences of trouble are low, it is offering to replace the 46
million offending batteries.
Get Skype On Your iPhone
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Do you want Skype on your iPhone? Well, you're in luck. Shape
Services has launched a version of Skype for the iPhone, no
hacking required.
Thumb Surgery Hoax Exposed
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OK, for those of you still posting messages to my earlier blog,
questioning whether the story (about a Denver man who allegedly
got his thumbs surgically altered to more easily manipulate his
iPhone) was real or not -- and impugning my fact-checking ability
and my judgment -- you can stop wondering now. It's a hoax. Really.
VoiceCon S.F. Products Pre-Announced
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If you're going to San Francisco -- as the song goes -- be sure
to wear some flowers in your hair. But you may also want to bring
your appetite for enterprise-class IP telephony and software that
converges all of those communication devices. Yes, it's VoiceCon
time again.
Is Google Really More Than Just A Search Engine?
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I want to thank Zack Miller for responding to my blog post from
last Friday. Miller's big beef with my post was that I argued
that Google is really just a search engine -- and one that could
be defeated by smaller startups and vertical players. Miller, on
the other hand, contends that Google is no longer just a search
engine. But is Google really more than just a search engine?
Will Google Kill Its Enterprise Apps If The Business Doesn't Pan Out?
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Techdirt today commented on Google's decision to kill its paid
video service. The move effectively eliminates access to content
Google users paid for. Mike Masnick is spinning the move as
another strike against DRM -- and I don't fault his argument
there. But, I see another issue this decision reveals.
iPhone As Video Conferencing Tool?
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Two Mac-hacking brothers set out to create an application for
this year's C-4 Developer Conference Iron Coder competition. What
did they come up with? A video conferencing program for the iPhone.
Mobile Data Usage Continues To Grow In U.S.
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Analyst Chetan Sharma cobbled together some new statistics about
mobile data usage. The results show that data services make up an
increasingly bigger chunk of wireless network operators'
revenues. In all, we spent $5.85 billion on data in the second
quarter of 2007.
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Tilera Ships 64-Core Processor
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The TILE64 is targeting embedded applications like networking and
digital video, and is not meant to compete with multicore
processors being marketing by Intel and AMD.
American Airlines Sues Google Over Search Words
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The airline accuses Google of violating trademark laws with its
practice of selling search terms such as "American Airlines" or
"AA.com" to other companies for advertising.
Game-Playing Eclipses Social Networks, Online Video
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Year-over-year growth rate for frequent online gamers was 79%,
while the growth rate for users of social networking stood at
46%, according to Parks Associates researchers.
(Mobile News of the Week)
Rolling Review: Wi-Fi Location Services
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Here's how to use your WLAN to track high-dollar assets and
ensure tight security.
Aruba Gains But Cisco Still Leads Wireless LAN Race
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The final 802.11n standard may prove a decision point in WLAN market.
FCC Sets Jan. 16 For Big Wireless Auction
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The auction of the 700-MHz band is expected to raise at least $10
billion for airwaves being returned by television broadcasters as
they move to digital from analog signals.
Nokia Seeks To Halt U.S. Imports Of Qualcomm Chips
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Nokia asked authorities to halt imports of some Qualcomm chips
into the United States and the phones that use them, saying they
infringe five Nokia patents.
Sprint Sees Up To $5 Billion In WiMax Revenue In 2011
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Sprint Nextel said it would spend up to $5 billion on a
high-speed wireless network by 2010 and predicted up to $5
billion in revenue a year later.
Rolling Review Kickoff: Wi-Fi Location
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Using your WLAN to track high-dollar assets and ensure tight
security is a smart way to wring value out of an expensive
resource. In this Rolling Review we'll issue an RFI to help you
get ahead of the curve on location services
Surging Aruba Still Swamped By WLAN Supremo Cisco
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But the company continues to get customer wins, including
outfitting the 80-odd offices of single-market realty company
Prudential Fox & Roach with wireless LANs.
Businesspeople Face Steep Learning Curve With iPhone
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Most participants complained that their fingers were too large
for the iPhone touch keyboard, and more than half preferred the
feel of an actual key, a new survey reveals.
China's VoIP Growth Outpaces Its PSTN
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The volume of IP calls in China was almost 110 billion minutes up
to September 2006, which is an 11.8% increase year-over-year,
according to a report from ReportLinker.
Iraq Opens Up Bidding On Mobile Phone Licences
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Iraq set a starting price of $300 million for the 15-year
mobile licenses.
Broadcom Injunction May Cost Qualcomm $2.4 Billion
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An injunction sought by Broadcom in federal court had "the
potential for significant harm," Qualcomm co-founder and Chairman
Irwin Jacobs testified Wednesday.
BlackBerry Still The Enterprise King, Survey Shows
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However, RIM and its competitors haven't been particularly
successful at pushing smartphone use beyond the executive suite.
Sony Ericsson Unveils Latest Cyber-Shot Camera Phone
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The phone also includes a built-in media player, FM radio turner,
support for Bluetooth wireless, and a battery that is good for up
to 10 hours of talk time.
Broadcom, Qualcomm In Court, Debate Licensing
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Wireless chip rivals Broadcom and Qualcomm faced off in a
California court Tuesday to determine if Qualcomm should be
allowed to license Broadcom technology while it appeals a jury's
finding in May that it infringed Broadcom patents.
Nokia Warns On Battery Overheating Risks
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Some 46 million batteries used in Nokia's phones could overheat,
the cell phone company warned.
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Power-hungry devices will satiate their appetites with the IEEE's
upcoming 802.3at standard.
The Allure Of New IT
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TransUnion Interactive's willingness to try new technologies has
paid off in many ways.
The Red Shift Theory
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It's Sun's thesis about the explosive growth in demand for raw
computing power--but is it more than the utility computing model
warmed over?
VMware, XenSource, and The Future Of Virtualization
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Big moves by the two companies change the landscape for one of
software's hottest markets.
SCO Mulls Options After Court Strikes Company's Unix Claims
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Linux community breathes a sigh of relief, while SCO considers an appeal.
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