Video over wireless: What works?; AT&T, T-Mobile 3G Upgrades Meaningless for BlackBerries

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	Video over wireless: What works? There's quite a buzz about corporations getting into video or "content delivery." These efforts involve large files, real-time QoS requirements and significant bandwidth consumption. Within enterprises, the most popular uses for video are collaborative meetings and streaming content for online training or executive speeches and messages. Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware Perfecting Application Performance The enterprise application scene has become increasingly complicated over the years. Things have changed with the rise of Web services, SOA, Virtualization and cloud computing. This complexity makes app performance management all the more difficult. In this Executive Guide featuring articles from Network World, ComputerWorld and InfoWorld explore how to get the best performance out of today's application environments. Read Now. In this Issue AT&T, T-Mobile 3G Upgrades Meaningless for BlackBerries Project Uses Light to Transmit Data, Crushes WiFi Speeds Apple tablet courted by AT&T and Verizon Mobile router hack reveals user's location Airnergy's Wi-Fi power harvester: Is it real or not? 1-in-5 consumers likely to buy Apple tablet, poll says Projects for iPhone Verizon - AT&T 'Price War' May Cost You 10 great iPhone apps for business users IBM plans Blackberry, iPhone, Android applications QuickStudy: Why your cell phone won't connect Analyst: AT&T needs to spend US$5B to catch up E-BOOK: Sybase 5 Key Mobile Management Must-Dos Discover the five steps you can take to realize comprehensive management of your mobile environment. This IDG Playbook will guide your strategy for managing and securing your booming mobile environment, regardless of the variety of hardware and operating systems. Read More Now AT&T, T-Mobile 3G Upgrades Meaningless for BlackBerries Earlier this month, on January 5, both AT&T and T-Mobile announced new upgrades to their 3G HSPA cellular networks in the United States, designed to boost maximum data transfer speeds over said networks to 7.2Mbps. That's more than double the current average 3G speeds--even triple in some cases. Read More Project Uses Light to Transmit Data, Crushes WiFi Speeds A Siemens research project has recently broken the record for wirelessly transmitting data, by making use of white LEDs (light-emitting diodes) instead of radio waves. Siemens researchers here able to transmit data at 500Mbps, beating the previous record of 200Mbps, and completely obliterating current WiFi standards (though upcoming WiFi standards could push it into Gigabit territory). Read More Apple tablet courted by AT&T and Verizon Apple's rumored tablet device will be available through both Verizon and AT&T, according to reports. Read More Mobile router hack reveals user's location A user of Novatel Wireless's MiFi 'portable Wi-Fi' hotspot appears to have stumbled on a security flaw that could allow an outsider to work out a user's location without their knowledge. Read More WHITE PAPER: Xirrus Lessons Learned from the First 1,000 Xirrus Installations This white paper reveals the lessons learned from the past 2 years of over 1,000 Xirrus 802.11n installations. Download to learn real world insights, network and architecture considerations and overall recommendations for making the move to 802.11n or deploying a wireless network for the first time. Read More Airnergy's Wi-Fi power harvester: Is it real or not? Airnergy, a Wi-Fi hot spot power harvester under development by Audiovox Accessories Corp., is either an intriguing green power technology for smartphones or complete alchemy, depending on whom you ask. Read More 1-in-5 consumers likely to buy Apple tablet, poll says Apple is looking at a huge hit in its rumored tablet, with nearly 20% of U.S. consumers likely to buy the device, a research analyst said today. Read More Projects for iPhone Projects is a $7 project management app for iPhone from developer Thomas Blackburn. But this isn't a to-do list app by any stretch. Rather, you'll need to know what a Gantt chart is, or perhaps live as a Microsoft Project devotee to understand Projects. Read More Verizon - AT&T 'Price War' May Cost You Customers of Verizon and AT&T--the two largest wireless service providers in the United States, accounting for the vast majority of mobile service users--have reason to celebrate! Both wireless providers have announced price cuts in what appears to be the beginning of a price war. Don't uncork the champagne just yet, though. The losers of this war may be the customers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Maximizing Efficiencies with Unified Communications How exactly can you maximize efficiencies and cut costs out of IT? We are right in the middle of the New Efficiency Launch featuring Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 and Exchange Server 2010. Click here to find out how! Learn More Now 10 great iPhone apps for business users InfoWorld presents a grab bag of handy productivity apps that can make your iPhone as useful as can be Read More IBM plans Blackberry, iPhone, Android applications IBM is going into the phone business with plans to resell RIMs Blackberry mobile devices pre-loaded with IBM's collaboration software. Read More QuickStudy: Why your cell phone won't connect It happens to everyone: You try to make a cell phone call and find you have no service. What's the problem? The device in your hand is more powerful than a full-blown computer from just a few years past; why can't it connect? Read More Analyst: AT&T needs to spend US$5B to catch up AT&T would need to spend about US$5 billion on its wireless network to catch up with the coverage offered by Verizon Wireless, a financial research firm said Tuesday. Read More
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