Friday, May 29, 2009

AT&T Chief Sees Palm Pre In Its Future; Google Rallies Android Developers

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

THE LATEST FROM OTA
- AT&T Chief Foresees The Palm Pre In Its Future
- Palm Pre Gets The Hands-On Treatment
- AT&T Says 7.2Mbps HSPA Network On Track For 2009 Roll-Out
- Skyfire Mobile Browser Reaches 1.0 Release, Officially Kicks Other Browsers' Tails
- Palm Pre Business Launch Guide Leaked
- U.S. Teens Sent 2,272 Text Messages Per Month In 4Q08
- Sharing Apps From Windows Marketplace
- Plethora Of Palm Pre Videos Pop Up For Your Perusal

ANALYTIC REPORTS
- Anatomy of the Cloud
- 10 Steps For Stronger Application Performance

WHITEPAPERS
- 10 Questions to Ask Before Proceeding with Data Center Automation
- Building The Data Center of the Future

MOBILE AND WIRELESS NEWS
- Google Firing Up Android Developers With Goodies
- Apple Offers Free iPod Touch To Mac-Buying Students
- AT&T Boosts 3G Networks
- Google Arms Developers With Free Phones, Web Tools
- Good Technology Buys Intercasting

WEBCASTS
- Gone in 6.0 Seconds: Protecting Laptops and Data from Theft
- Reducing Data Management Costs To Put The Focus Back On Business Goals

RESOURCES AND EVENTS
- Email Continuity Risk Assessment
- InformationWeek Survey: The Wireless Nation
- Enterprise 2.0 Conference
- Black Hat USA
- Mobility Briefing Center

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THE LATEST FROM OTA
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- AT&T Chief Foresees The Palm Pre In Its Future
By Eric Zeman
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson may have let the cat out of the bag a little bit
early on this one. In speaking at the All Things Digital conference, he noted
that the company will sell the Palm Pre once Sprint's exclusivity runs out.
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- Palm Pre Gets The Hands-On Treatment
By Eric Zeman
Somehow The Boy Genius got his hands on a Palm Pre before any official review
units were distributed and posted his first impressions. His first take? It's
"plasticky" and the QWERTY keyboard is "really frustrating."
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- AT&T Says 7.2Mbps HSPA Network On Track For 2009 Roll-Out
By Eric Zeman
Today AT&T announced that it will begin upgrading its HSDPA/HSUPA-based 3G
network to HSPA. If those acronyms don't mean anything to you, don't worry.
The bottom line is this: theoretical maximum mobile download speeds will increase
from 3.6Mbps to 7.2Mbps.
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- Skyfire Mobile Browser Reaches 1.0 Release, Officially Kicks Other Browsers' Tails
By Eric Zeman
If you are interested in watching video content on Hulu.com or YouTube directly
from your mobile phone's browser, the latest version of Skyfire is for you.
Today's update brings the mobile browser to a full 1.0 release for Windows
Mobile and S60 smartphones, and it comes chock full of video-processing power.
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- Palm Pre Business Launch Guide Leaked
By Ed Hansberry
The materials Palm is using to educate the Sprint sales force on on selling the
Palm Pre was leaked and Engadget has published the full document. There are a
number of interesting items in the document.
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- U.S. Teens Sent 2,272 Text Messages Per Month In 4Q08
By Eric Zeman
According to a new report by the Nielsen Company, teenagers in the U.S. sent an
average of 2,272 text messages per month. That comes out to more than 80 messages
per day, representing a more-than 100% increase compared to the year-ago quarter.
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- Sharing Apps From Windows Marketplace
By Ed Hansberry
Roughly two weeks ago, Microsoft announced you would be able to install apps you
purchase from their as yet unreleased Windows Marketplace For Mobile store on up
to five devices. They have now clarified that this is for up to five of your
phones, not phones of friends and family members.
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- Plethora Of Palm Pre Videos Pop Up For Your Perusal
By Eric Zeman
If you're interested in seeing a really detailed look at how many of the
forthcoming Palm Pre's features work, you have to check out this huge collection
of video demonstrations.
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ANALYTIC REPORTS
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- Anatomy of the Cloud
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WHITEPAPERS
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MOBILITY NEWS
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- Google Firing Up Android Developers With Goodies
The search giant is looking to poach content creators away from competitors by
offering new tools, application contests, and an open market for distributing
apps.
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- Apple Offers Free iPod Touch To Mac-Buying Students
Apple also refreshes its entry-level white MacBook with a faster processor and
more storage.
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- AT&T Boosts 3G Networks
The carrier will be spending nearly $18 billion to double the speed of its mobile
data networks up to 7.2 Mbps.
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- Google Arms Developers With Free Phones, Web Tools
Google CEO Eric Schmidt heralds the maturation of the Internet application
programming model as the fulfillment of a decades-old dream.
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- Good Technology Buys Intercasting
The acquisition will enable Good to offer a smartphone-like experience, with
access to social networks, IM, and e-mail, for feature phones.
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WEBCASTS
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- Gone in 6.0 Seconds: Protecting Laptops and Data from Theft
Join Rick Lewellyn, Dell SaaS Specialist, for an informative discussion
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- Reducing Data Management Costs To Put The Focus Back On Business Goals
IT market strategy analyst Merv Adrian and Arvind Krishna, VP of IBM
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