Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Plea for real-time mobile meter; Android apps for developers and IT pros

Android apps for developers and IT pros | U.S. bans texting while driving trucks and buses

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Plea for real-time mobile meter
Since usage-based mobile pricing is likely in our future, something we could all probably use is real-time visibility into our cellular consumption levels. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Rapid Replication for Virtual Servers
What's the connection between virtualization and acceleration? It's deeper than you might think. See how these two hot technologies complement each other to consolidate servers, enhance DR and simplify the IT infrastructure. Learn more.

WHITE PAPER: Force10

Three Steps to Saving with Cloud Computing
Discover how cloud computing dynamically streamlines your infrastructure, delivering freely scalable application service levels; dramatic capital and operational cost savings; flexibility and agility without new hardware; and more. Read Now!

Android apps for developers and IT pros
These handy tools help you make the most of the Linux at the root of your Google Android phone Read More

U.S. bans texting while driving trucks and buses
What took so long? Honestly, what on earth took so long? Read More

Google Voice finally gets to the iPhone with browser app
Google has found a way to let iPhone owners use Google Voice, the telephony management service whose iPhone-specific application Apple rejected last year. Read More

ITC to investigate Apple at Nokia's request
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it is investigating Apple based on a complaint filed by Nokia in late December, indicating that the dispute between the companies is heating up. Read More


WEBCAST: Citrix

NetScaler VPX: Harness the Power of Virtualized Web App Delivery
Want to make your Web app delivery more flexible, dynamic and cost effective? Then attend this exclusive technical seminar which shows you how Citrix NetScaler VPX - a virtualized app delivery controller appliance - can improve your network infrastructure by offering: increased physical, functional, and operational flexibility for delivery of all of your Web apps and more. Click here to register today.

LTE delivers faster speeds after new tests, says analyst
More extensive tests show that TeliaSonera's LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network can deliver faster speeds, up to 45M bps (bits per second), than previous tests indicated, according to market research company Northstream. Read More

Wireless growth helping Verizon slog through rough economy
By most measures, 2009 was not a good financial year for Verizon. Read More

Augmented reality: Pure hype or Next Big Thing in mobile?
Augmented reality technology is getting a lot of attention these days -- particularly the use of AR with smartphones. The idea is that by using certain software, you can turn your iPhone, Droid or other smartphone into a virtual heads-up display. Aim your phone's camera at a shop, restaurant or landmark, and information about the place, such as hours of operation, reviews or directions, appears on the device's screen as graphics floating over the image of the place. Read More

Apple defends AT&T, says partner will fix iPhone problems
Apple executives yesterday again stuck up for their exclusive U.S. partner, AT&T, and said that they approved the carrier's solutions to long-running problems handing iPhone traffic. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP

Culture Change Considerations Due to UC
IDC analyzes some of the key challenges for customers looking to adopt unified communications as the identification of which tools and features are most appropriate for their organization and, more importantly, which source they should turn to provide those selected features and tools. Read Now.

Gadgets make for ruder workplace
While smartphones and laptops have made our lives easier, they have also apparently made us ruder. Read More

AT&T sees soaring use of Wi-Fi -- just in time for an Apple tablet
Wi-Fi connections via AT&T Inc. more than quadrupled last year, hitting 85.5 million connections mostly made via smartphones from 20,000 hot spots, the carrier said Read More

Developers crazy about Apple tablet, survey says
Application developers are eager to start building software for Apple's expected tablet, according to a just-published survey from Appcelerator, a maker of developer tools. Read More

What you should know about Apple's tablet
Today, we'll all find out what Apple's secretive announcement is about: Will it be the long-rumored iPhone-based tablet? Read More



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