TechWeb Mobile & Wireless Update - Monday, Jan 12, 2009
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*Apple: 10 Things It Needs To Do In 2009
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*TV In Your Car Gains Traction In More Cities
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*Nokia Brings E63 Smartphone To U.S.
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*NYC Loses Wireless Hotspots In Some Parks
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*Palm's Comeback Starts With Pre, WebOS
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Apple: 10 Things It Needs To Do In 2009
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Its Mac OS X operating system, App Store, iPhone, notebooks, and
other hardware all get good marks, but they could be improved
upon. Here's how.
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10 Urgent Tasks For Microsoft In 2009
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Steve Ballmer and company are under pressure to get Windows 7 out
the door, stop the executive exodus, and revive Microsoft's
advertising. And that's just for starters.
Windows 7 Revealed: 24 Screen Shots Of Microsoft's Next Operating System
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Here's a first visual look at the Vista successor, as previewed
at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
Dell Launches Luxury Adamo Brand, $99 Mini-Laptop
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Less than an inch thick with a 13-inch screen, the Adamo supports
three USB ports and an eSATA jack, which could be used for
plugging in an external hard drive.
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BAI Retail Delivery News: HP Sees Infrastructure as Key to Branch Transformation
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HP launches Banking Innovation Center to show potential impact of
emerging technologies.
UBS Joins DTCC Managed Accounts Service
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The centralized platform is designed to automate and standardize
communications among sponsors, investment managers and service
providers.
DTCC Launches New ID Net Service
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The new service streamlines clearance and settlement, cuts
customer costs and reduces fails associated with affirmed
institutional equity trades, the utility said.
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TV In Your Car Gains Traction In More Cities
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A potentially competing service, the Open Mobile Video Coalition,
is gearing up to begin broadcasting to wireless mobile devices
this year.
Nokia Brings E63 Smartphone To U.S.
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The phone manufacturer is making a bigger push for the U.S.
market with the release of this unlocked message-centric handset
for $279.
NYC Loses Wireless Hotspots In Some Parks
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The hotspots included seven locations in New York's Central Park.
Palm's Comeback Starts With Pre, WebOS
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The handset and operating system look impressive, but the company
is facing many challenges if it wants to grab consumers from
Apple, Google, Nokia, and Research In Motion.
Palm Pins Comeback Hopes On 'Pre' Smartphone
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Palm's touch-screen handset has many of the features users expect
from a high-end device, but its WebOS could be an important
differentiator.
Sony Unveils Pricey Netbook
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The Vaio P Series Lifestyle PC is small enough to slip into a
jacket pocket or handbag, while still delivering full PC
functionality.
As Economy Falters, Prepaid Wireless Grows
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MetroPCS and Leap Wireless continue to add subscribers at a rapid
rate, but the companies still have a long way to go to catch up
to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.
Canadians' Telecom Budgets To Shrink In Downturn
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Canadian consumers will pare back cable TV and telecom services
as the economy continues to weaken, but relatively few are likely
to part with their mobile phones.
Payoffs, Tradeoffs In Verizon, Microsoft Search Deal
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A breakdown in negotiations with Google may have cemented the
Windows Live pact, but the wireless carrier is getting a search
engine that has been steadily dropping in consumer usage.
T-Mobile Boosts Smartphone Lineup With Shadow
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The Windows Mobile-powered handset can get corporate e-mail on
the go, and the integrated Wi-Fi can be used with T-Mobile's
hotspot service for unlimited nationwide calls.
CES: Smartphones To Take Center Stage
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Google's Android, Palm's Nova, and touch-screen smartphones are
expected to dominate the mobile side of the consumer electronics
trade show.
Google Cell Phone Raises HTC Revenues 22%
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Thanks to hits like the T-Mobile G1 and its "Touch" line, HTC
reports $1.4 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter.
Banks Ordering Pre-Tagged RFID Computer Gear
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The industry might be leading a trend that will convince
companies in other sectors to track their IT assets using RFID
technology.
Multi-App Cell Phone Owners Just Want To Make Calls
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A large number of those surveyed said they didn't even have much
knowledge of many of the features on their phones.
Cell Phone Apps Prevent Driving While Texting
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The blocking software helps with enforcement since drivers
typically can continue to text even after receiving a citation.
Pharos Launches GPS-Centric Smartphone
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The Windows Mobile-powered handset will be able to offer
turn-by-turn navigation without a cellular data connection.
Intel Issues Revenue Warning
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The chipmaker lowered its fourth-quarter forecast for the second
time in two months, blaming a drop in sales to PC makers.
T-Mobile Snags BlackBerry Curve 8900
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Some users may be disappointed that the new Curve cannot use
T-Mobile's expanding 3G network.
Motorola Rolls Out Touch Screen MotoSURF
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The touch-screen smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile, has
Wi-Fi, assisted GPS, 3G connectivity, and a finger-friendly interface.
VixML Lets iPhones Flirt With Each Other
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Viximo's platform will let developers use HTML and XML to create
content for Apple's App Store in a few hours.
Motorola Combines WiMax, WiFi, Ethernet, VoIP In One Device
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The Motorola wi4 WiMa CPEi 775 will be available only to carriers
initially and will not be offered for retail markets.
HTC Brings S740 Smartphone To U.S.
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With a svelte size and slide-out keyboard, this Windows Mobile
smartphone is aimed at the message-heavy user.
Clearwire Launches Portland WiMax, Delays D.C., Chicago
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Integrating Clearwire and Sprint Xohm has shifted the company's
focus recently from launching WiMax networks to dealing with more
mundane administrative formalities.
Tech Companies Will Stick To Safe Deals In '09
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Technology bankers expect there won't be too many deals in the
first few months of the year, but the pace will pick up modestly
in the second half.
iPhone Surprise Could Be In Store At Macworld
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Reports of an iPhone Nano and 32-GB iPhone from Apple are keeping
smartphone analysts on their toes as Macworld unfolds.
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Citi, Morgan Stanley in Brokerage Talks; Rubin Quits
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Citigroup is in advanced talks to sell its Smith Barney brokerage
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in a move that would further dismantle the financial supermarket
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Madoff Whisteblower Wants to Be Left Alone
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After a decade of trying to convince U.S. authorities that Bernard
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Exclusive: 2009 IT Spending to Drop Only 5%
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Despite all the doom and gloom in the economy, a recent study
from Aite Group says overall IT spending will only drop five
percent and that risk management and compliance were two of the
highest priorities. Business intelligence, document management
and wealth management are areas that will see less resources in 2009.
Satyam Chairman Taken Into Judicial Custody
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The head of Indian outsourcing firm Satyam was arrested Friday
after revealing that about 94 percent of the cash and bank
balances on the company's books did not exist.
Microsoft Offers Unlimited Windows 7 Downloads
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The software maker has lifted restrictions on the number of
copies available to beta users.
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