Friday, April 03, 2009

Reports From CTIA Wireless 2009 Trade Show

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Friday, April 3, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

THE LATEST FROM OTA
- Is RIM Prepping Video Download Service?
- Taking T-Mobile's First 3G Laptop Modem For A Spin
- Microsoft To Charge Developers To Correct Typos?
- The Android Market Is One-Tenth The Size Of The iPhone Apps Store
- Most People Use Mobile Phone For More Than Calls
- Blog Reviews The Unreleased BlackBerry Niagara In Detail
- Mobile Internet On Phones Becomes More Routine
- iPhone Generates 50% Of Mobile Web Traffic: Report

ANALYTIC REPORTS
- HIPAA: Time To Get Serious
- Intelligent Enterprise Reader Priorities Survey 2009

WHITEPAPERS
- Mobile Analytics and Customer Experience Management Guide
- Managing Your Cellular Spend

MOBILITY NEWS
- What's New For Developers In Windows Mobile 6.5? Widgets!
- Newber Calls It Quits Because Apple Doesn't Know How To Communicate
- Apple Takes The Lead With iPhone 3.0
- Have $700 To Burn? Buy An iPhone From AT&T With No Contract
- Did Apple Move The Mobile Device Forward With iPhone 3.0?

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- Slow Commotion: When The Internet Meets Critical Applications

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THE LATEST FROM OTA
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- CTIA: AT&T Offers A Netbook For $50
Posted By Eric Zeman
If you're looking for a netbook on the cheap, AT&T has a deal for you.
It is now selling a wider range of netbooks, with some starting at just
$50. Of course, don't forget to add $1,440 for the cost of the necessary
data plan.
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- CTIA: QuickOffice For The iPhone Is Awesome
Posted By Eric Zeman
Today at the CTIA wireless trade show, I was able to see a demonstration
of the new QuickOffice software that will be available for the iPhone later
this month. Instant verdict: epic win for enterprise productivity!
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- CTIA: Celio Lets Your PC Become Your Smartphone
Posted By Eric Zeman
Celio, maker of the Redfly mobile companion device, has trotted out some
new beta software that lets you access your smartphone's applications from
your PC.
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- CTIA: Meet HTC's Snap, Successor To The Dash
Posted By Ed Hansberry
HTC announced the HTC Snap this morning at CTIA. This is the BlackBerry-esque
style phone that includes a fixed QWERTY keyboard and lacks a touch screen.
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- CTIA: First Look At RIM's BlackBerry App World
Posted By Eric Zeman
RIM's take on the mobile application storefront came to full realization
overnight with the launch of BlackBerry App World. I downloaded the
application and took it for a spin. Instant verdict: Not bad.
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- CTIA: Shock Jock Stern To Talk Up The Palm Pre
Posted By Eric Zeman
Looks like Palm wants to get the word about its forthcoming smartphone,
the Pre, to as many people as possible. As such, it has tapped famed radio
disc jockey -- and noted Treo addict -- Howard Stern to give its device an
on-air interview.
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- CTIA: Samsung Officially Trots Out Its Wimax Tablet
Posted By Eric Zeman
First spotted last week, it appears that Samsung is going to fess up to
its Wimax-enabled Mondi Mobile Internet Device. The Mondi boasts some
impressive specs, but will it sell?
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- Microsoft CTIA Announcements
Posted By Ed Hansberry
Microsoft is at CTIA this week and they will be making a few announcements
today - nothing Earth shattering as Windows Mobile 6.5 has already been
announced and Windows Mobile 7 is the worst kept secret out there right
now, but there are a few interesting items for mobile device users.
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ANALYTIC REPORTS
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- State of Enterprise Storage
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demand isn't a strategy, it's a recipe for disaster. Diverse drivers-from
environmental concerns to regulation to data security to business
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- Intelligent Enterprise Reader Priorities Survey 2009
What are businesses' challenges and investment priorities over the next few years
in information management, business intelligence, performance management and more?
According to our recent, there's growing support among both management and end users
to move toward more centralized data management. But, a significant number of
companies still struggle with application, process, and data owners who resist
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WHITEPAPERS
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- Mobile Analytics and Customer Experience Management Guide
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MOBILITY NEWS
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- Deutsche Telekom Restricts Skype On iPhone
The stance of T-Mobile's parent company, which has the exclusive right
to market the iPhone in Germany, differs from other iPhone service providers
in the U.S. and U.K.
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- Opera Teams Up With Ford, Virgin Mobile
The company is getting its browser on multiple cell phones, as well as
Ford's enterprise-grade in-car computer system.
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- Qwest Mulls Selling Its Nationwide Fiber Network
Qwest struggles to compete as its traditional landline business continues
to shrink. In February, it reported it had cut 1,700 jobs from company payrolls.
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- Yahoo Rolls Out Mobile Apps
It's unclear how big a role the mobile division will play under CEO
Carol Bartz as it has been difficult to monetize so far.
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- Web 2.0 Expo: Palm Opens Developer Program, Slightly
The Palm Pre platform, WebOS, will work with a cloud service the company
is developing, called Mojo Messaging Service.
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