Wireless voice shift; Man behind Windows Phone design

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	The metamorphosis of wireless voice Change is afoot in the way voice calls are delivered over mobile WANs. What's not quite clear yet is how your monthly cellular bill will be affected -- and in which direction. Read More WEBCAST: ShoreTel A Lower Cost Approach to UC Learn about a switch-based architecture that provides the industry's lowest total cost of ownership while exploiting the full power of IP. See why this system beats the market leaders and has over 1 million users like Big Brothers/Big Sisters who candidly discuss their selection process, goals and ultimate success in moving to UC. Learn More! In this Issue From sneakers to smartphones: The man behind Microsoft's Windows Phone design Cisco exiting WiMAX RAN? 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Learn More Now From sneakers to smartphones: The man behind Microsoft's Windows Phone design One of the key figures in redefining the Windows experience on smartphones is Albert Shum, who's been with Microsoft for barely two-and-a-half two years. His previous employer for 12 years: sneaker manufacturer Nike, where he worked in design. Read More Cisco exiting WiMAX RAN? Cisco is exiting the WiMAX radio access networks business, according to a story in FierceBroadbandWireless.com. The move had been expected since Cisco's Read More Android largely unharmed in Google-China row A mobile phone with Google's Android operating system that was delayed in China will now ship next week, in the latest sign that Android has gone largely unscathed by a row between Google and the Chinese government. 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Read More AT&T's push of iPad as Wi-Fi device raises questions over 3G upgrades AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson's comment that he expects the iPad to be used mainly as a "Wi-Fi-driven product" rather than over AT&Ts 3G cellular network bolsters the view that AT&Ts 3G network and upgrades won't fully support the bandwidth hungry iPad. Read More Verizon Gets Microsoft 'Pink' Phones? Big Deal Tipsters have outed Microsoft's social network-loving phones, codenamed "Pink," for an April launch on Verizon Wireless. 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 Apple goes after Google's Nexus One in patent actions Apple took aim at Google's smartphone as it accused Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC, which makes Google's flagship Nexus One, of violating 20 of Apple's patents, some of which were issued in the mid-1990s. Read More Nokia's smartphones get Skype client Skype and Nokia have released a new Skype client for the Symbian mobile OS. Read More Where Android beats the iPhone Android's openness, flexibility, and Java foundation make it the best choice for many developers and the businesses that depend on them Read More Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps Cisco on Monday outlined its security product-development strategy aimed at providing a new type of "always on" security protection for mobile devices as well as a way to establish controls over cloud-computing applications used by the enterprise. Cisco is calling the initiative its Secure Borderless Network architecture. Read More Windows Mobile apps won't work on new phones While Microsoft still isn't commenting on whether current Windows Mobile phones will be upgradeable to its new Windows Phone 7 software, it has finally officially revealed that existing applications won't work on the new platform. Read More
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