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	Wi-Fi poised to supplement 3G At the International CTIA Wireless 2010 trade show and conference this week, ABI Research and the Wi-Fi Alliance are sharing new research that indicates rapid growth in the availability Wi-Fi-enabled mobile phones. ABI reports that out of 580 million Wi-Fi devices shipped in 2009, 141 million (nearly a fourth) were handsets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service Less than a third of surveyed IT executives believe their companies are "highly effective" at adapting to changing customer needs and priorities. Businesses that build a robust voice and data network infrastructure can achieve a high level of responsiveness, and transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Click here. In this Issue Windows Phone 7 sparks up blogosphere 25 awesome tech products at DEMO Android in Court Demo's cool software: There's no iPhone app for that Sprint names new WiMax markets, soldiers on in 4G battle Setting up a wireless LAN in post-earthquake Haiti Providers question parts of FCC's broadband plan Startup Spinvox dumps users by text AT&T to carry Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus Mobile apps take the stage at spring Demo Apple files mobile social networking patent request DOWNLOAD: RIM Free Download from RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express offers IT control and security features you can trust even for employees that choose to bring their own BlackBerry smartphones into your business. Download this free license to support up to 75 users on your existing Exchange Server. Download Now. Windows Phone 7 sparks up blogosphere During and after Microsoft's recent MIX10 developer conference, bloggers, users and coders are still exploring and analyzing the details of Windows Phone 7. Read More 25 awesome tech products at DEMO Internet TV, IT security, smartphone apps, cloud services and more on display at DEMO Spring 2010. Read More Android in Court While everyone focuses on the patent infringement suit Apple filed against HTC, there are many smaller skirmishes happening in all of software development, and the Android ecosystem is far from immune. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Q&A: Virtualization and Cloud Preparedness As more applications are added per compute node in a virtual environment, there is a corresponding increase in I/O requirements. In this Q&A with Brocade CTO, Dave Stevens, he answers questions on how to ensure your network infrastructure, all the way down to the storage level, is ready for virtualization. Read More! Demo's cool software: There's no iPhone app for that By keeping the platform closed, Apple deprives iPhone and iPad users of some of the best new mobile apps Read More Sprint names new WiMax markets, soldiers on in 4G battle Sprint Nextel said it will have 120 million Americans on fast wireless WiMax by year's end, including residents in seven newly announced markets, Los Angeles and Miami among them. Read More Setting up a wireless LAN in post-earthquake Haiti Setting up wireless LAN in the midst of devastation: one network engineer's experience as a volunteer in post-earthquake Haiti. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Peace Corp: Creating a worldwide unified network Learn how the Peace Corp made its unified network a reality after selecting and deploying cost-effective WAN optimization gear. One of the key factors was selecting a platform that integrated with its existing network spanning 70 countries. The result is dramatically improved performance and significant cost savings. Learn More Providers question parts of FCC's broadband plan The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan released last week contains many good ideas, but it also leaves the door open to new regulations of broadband providers, representatives of providers said Tuesday. Read More Startup Spinvox dumps users by text Controversial speech-to-text startup Spinvox is ditching its consumer accounts, SMS messages sent to its user base on Thursday and Friday have said. Read More AT&T to carry Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus AT&T will add the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus to its lineup of smartphones, saying it is the only U.S. carrier to offer smartphones on all the major operating systems. Read More Mobile apps take the stage at spring Demo Several companies opened the spring Demo conference today with a slew of mobile applications that can help users monitor their kids, text more easily and sign documents on the fly. Read More Apple files mobile social networking patent request A recently disclosed patent request suggests Apple may be working on a mobile social networking application that would presumably let iPhone users form ad-hoc groups based on their locations. Read More
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