Friday, May 22, 2009

BlackBerry Storm 2 Caught On Video; Verizon Beefs Up Handset Security

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Friday, May 22, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

THE LATEST FROM OTA
- BlackBerry Storm 2 Caught On Video
- More Phones Upgradable To Windows Mobile 6.5
- Best Buy: No Mail-In Rebate For Palm Pre Here!
- BlackBerry Round Up: More Storm Firmware, Storm 2 Hitting Shelves Next Month?
- Multiple Ways To Update Your Netflix Account From Your Phone
- Sprint CEO: Expect The Pre To Be In Short Supply At Launch
- T-Mobile Delays Android 1.5 Update, Android 2.0 Spotted
- Palm Pre Goes On Sale June 6 For $200

ANALYTIC REPORTS
- A Clearer Case For Cloud Storage
- State of Open Source Adoption

WHITEPAPERS
- 10 Strategies to Optimize IT Spending in an Economic Downturn
- Security Predictions 2009

MOBILE AND WIRELESS NEWS
- Verizon Beefs Up Handset Security
- Skyhook Plug-In Improves Cell Phone Location Accuracy
- Acer Android Phone Coming This Year
- Sony Ericsson May Need To Raise Cash
- MetroPCS Chooses Navteq For Maps

WEBCASTS
- Innovating in Today's Economy: Sustaining Your Edge with HPC
- Gone in 6.0 Seconds: Protecting Laptops and Data from Theft

RESOURCES AND EVENTS
- Enterprise 2.0 Conference
- InformationWeek Survey: The Wireless Nation
- InformationWeek's 'Anatomy Of The Cloud' Series

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THE LATEST FROM OTA
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- BlackBerry Storm 2 Caught On Video
By Eric Zeman
Well, lookee what we've got here. Someone managed to capture the unannounced, unofficial BlackBerry Storm 2 for Verizon Wireless on video. Feast your eyes on this.
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- More Phones Upgradable To Windows Mobile 6.5
By Ed Hansberry
Nearly two months ago, HTC confirmed that the Touch Pro2 and Touch Diamond2 would be upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5 and HTC would provide that upgrade. It now seems that some phones by LG and Acer will be upgradable as well.
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- Best Buy: No Mail-In Rebate For Palm Pre Here!
By Eric Zeman
Best Buy announced that it will be selling the Palm Pre on launch day June 6, too. It made sure to point out that the $100 mail-in rebate won't be required at Best Buy, where the Pre really will cost $200 out-of-pocket. Also, if you want the Pre sans contract, be prepared to shell out some big bucks.
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- BlackBerry Round Up: More Storm Firmware, Storm 2 Hitting Shelves Next Month?
By Eric Zeman
For the BlackBerry Storm faithful who are updating their devices outside of Verizon's official channels, there's good news: Version 4.7.0.148 is now available. Also, reports suggest that the Storm 2 may be available as soon as next month.
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- Multiple Ways To Update Your Netflix Account From Your Phone
By Ed Hansberry
If you are like me and love movies, chances are you have a Netflix account. I am always seeing ads or posters for movies that I know I won't get around to seeing in the theater. I used to just create a task on my phone to update my queue from my PC when I got home, but now I just update my queue right from my phone. The Netflix Blog points out at least nine different ways to interact with your Netflix account, many right from your phone.
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- Sprint CEO: Expect The Pre To Be In Short Supply At Launch
By Eric Zeman
Speaking to investors today, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse let it slip that there may not be enough Palm Pres to go around come launch on June 6.
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- T-Mobile Delays Android 1.5 Update, Android 2.0 Spotted
By Eric Zeman
On Monday, T-Mobile delivered the bad news that it is delaying the roll-out of Android 1.5 by about a week. While that stinks, a first look at Android 2.0 will make you want to skip 1.5 altogether.
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- Palm Pre Goes On Sale June 6 For $200
By Eric Zeman
This morning Sprint announced that the much-anticipated Palm Pre will go on sale on Saturday, June 6, and will cost $200 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Sprint will require a voice/data plan with the Pre.
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ANALYTIC REPORTS
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- A Clearer Case For Cloud Storage
Vendors are touting storage-as-a-service as a cure-all. But to skeptics,
cloud-based storage is an idea that's so '90s. To see what cloud storage
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- State of Open Source Adoption
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WHITEPAPERS
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- 10 Strategies to Optimize IT Spending in an Economic Downturn
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- Security Predictions 2009
As we sink into a global recession, cybercrime is on the increase and companies
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MOBILITY NEWS
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- Verizon Beefs Up Handset Security
The over-the-air authentication service enables workers to securely access business networks from handsets nearly anywhere in the world.
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- Skyhook Plug-In Improves Cell Phone Location Accuracy
The Loki software integrates with MapQuest, Flickr, and WeatherBug and triangulates signals from GPS, cell phone towers, and particularly from millions of Wi-Fi access points.
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- Acer Android Phone Coming This Year
The PC maker is looking to capture up to 5% of the smartphone market in the next five years by offering feature-rich handsets at a low price.
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- Sony Ericsson May Need To Raise Cash
As the recession saps demand for its phones, the company says it's looking to raise about $135.5 million by next March.
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- MetroPCS Chooses Navteq For Maps
The service will include point-of-interest searching and turn-by-turn navigation.
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RESOURCES AND EVENTS
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- Enterprise 2.0 Conference
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To help IT pros evaluate their options in the emerging cloud computing market,
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