Cellular pricing models crumble; Android apps for business users

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	Cellular pricing models crumble Several chinks are appearing in the way we've historically separated voice from data, 3G from traditional cellular, and international calling from domestic calling. With many businesses and individuals fixated on cost savings, some industry developments have cropped up to help avoid or at least reduce international roaming fees. 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. In this Issue Android apps for business users (slideshow) Brits send 11 million texts an hour Google dreaming up Chrome OS tablets Firefox for mobile hits production mode Category Killer: Will iPhone Be Death of Gaming Devices? Department of Transportation calls texting/phoning while driving study "irresponsible" IPad for the enterprise? Maybe AT&T Beefing Up Network for iPad and iPhone Southwest in-flight Wi-Fi coming next quarter 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 Android apps for business users (slideshow) 10 handy apps for Google Android phones that take the sting out of business travel and keep you productive on the road Read More Brits send 11 million texts an hour Brits send 11 million text messages every hour, says the Mobile Data Association. Read More Google dreaming up Chrome OS tablets Google has conceptual images for what a Chrome OS-based tablet computer user interface might look like at its open source Chromium Projects site.  Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Lowering Wireless Data Costs with WAN Optimization Dramatically lower your wireless data costs while significantly speeding applications with mobile WAN optimization tools. Fuji Xerox Australia describes the benefits it has seen since its deployment in this whitepaper. Learn how you can save 30% on 3G data costs while improving application throughput by 20 times. Learn More Firefox for mobile hits production mode  Mozilla at last enters the mobile market with Firefox for Mobile. But the initial impact will be limited: only for device running Nokia's Maemo operating system, with Windows Mobile next in line Read More Category Killer: Will iPhone Be Death of Gaming Devices? The iPhone has been called a category killer. Standalone devices such as gaming devices, the thinking goes, don't stand a chance against the all-in-one iPhone. Or do they? Read More Department of Transportation calls texting/phoning while driving study "irresponsible" A new study says insurance claims data shows that bans on cell phone calling and texting apparently has no effect on the number of vehicle crashes. The U.S. Department of Transportation's response: the study is "irresponsible." 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. IPad for the enterprise? Maybe If Apple's new iPad is going to make its way into large business settings, IT managers will first need to to do some careful evaluations, because even tech analysts are split on the idea. Read More AT&T Beefing Up Network for iPad and iPhone The recent flurry of rumors predicting the end of AT&T's arrangement as exclusive provider of the Apple iPhone were apparently false. In fact, not only did Apple not announce the demise of exclusivity, it doubled down on its exclusive arrangement with AT&T by revealing AT&T as the sole provider of 3G wireless access for the upcoming iPad as well. Read More Southwest in-flight Wi-Fi coming next quarter Southwest Airlines has ordered equipment for an in-flight Wi-Fi service and will start deploying it on planes in the second quarter of this year. Read More
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