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Friday, July 9, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

THE LATEST FROM OTA
- Kin Fallout Gets Ugly
- Apple iTunes Accounts Hacked
- Palm Trying To Boost App Ecosystem
- Deciding On A Smartphone?
- Kin's Fate Foretells Windows Phone 7's Future?
- Verizon iPhone Rumors Heating Up
- Nokia's Troubles
- Windows Phone 7 Missing A Number Of Features

ANALYTICS REPORTS
- Enterprise Fixed/Mobile Convergence
- Research: Choosing a Smartphone

WHITEPAPERS
- Understanding the State of Mobile Security
- 10 Myths of Safe Web Browsing

MOBILE AND WIRELESS NEWS
- Clearwire Launches 4G Mobile Hotspots
- LTE, WiMax Rollouts Escalating
- Does It Matter How Many Kins Microsoft Sold?
- Alcatel Lucent Tackling iPhone 4 Glitch
- Samsung Intercept Adds To Sprint's Android Lineup

WEBCASTS
- Grid Consolidation on Private Clouds

RESOURCES AND EVENTS
- The Battle For Mobile Supremacy
- Mobility Briefing Center

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- Kin Fallout Gets Ugly
The aftermath of the Kin debacle at Microsoft doesn't seem to be doing a whole lot for employee morale. Those with inside knowledge have started disclosing the circumstances within Microsoft during the development of the Kin and after it was dropped. Many are former Kin team members and just about all are doing so unofficially.
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- Apple iTunes Accounts Hacked
Apple said today that about 400 of the 150 million iTunes accounts was hacked today by an unscrupulous developer. If you've put your credit card info in your iTunes account, you might want to check for unusual charges and at the very least, change your iTunes password.
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- Palm Trying To Boost App Ecosystem
It is debatable as to what is more important, the smartphone platform or the apps available for it. While the platform maker can't do much to the OS itself in the short or even medium term, they can help move the applications. Palm is taking a two pronged approach to increasing the number of apps as well as how fast they move out of the WebOS App Catalog.
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- Deciding On A Smartphone?
There are a ton of capable smartphones on the market today but figuring out which one to get can be a daunting task given the myriad of hardware configurations on various carriers. There is a chart though that may help you make your decision.
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- Kin's Fate Foretells Windows Phone 7's Future?
On Wednesday Microsoft killed the Kin a mere 48 days after launch. It makes you wonder how much Microsoft will be behind Windows Phone 7.
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- Verizon iPhone Rumors Heating Up
This isn't the first time we've heard Verizon would be getting the iPhone "soon." This rumor though has enough details to help its credibility. Think this one will come true?<br />
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- Nokia's Troubles
While Nokia continues to have large sales figures, it is mostly because of the low end freebies that carriers give away with a contract. They get to count a lot of those phones as smartphones simply because they have some version of Symbian on them, even though not many of those owners ever install a third party app. The truth is, Nokia is in trouble in the smartphone world. They are making changes, but will they be enough?
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- Windows Phone 7 Missing A Number Of Features
Windows Phone 7 is nearing "gold" status so they can release it to the carriers and manufacturers for final testing and device production. There are a number of features that simply won't be in the initial release. Will it matter or is the target market for the device less discerning than the smartphone enthusiast?
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- Enterprise Fixed/Mobile Convergence
Companies are lagging in adopting fixed/mobile convergence. Is this reticence a prudent move in a tough economic climate, or an opportunity for competitive advantage squandered?

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- Research: Choosing a Smartphone
Apple iPhones are seeking business cred as RIM Blackberrys gain shiny consumer flash. Meanwhile, Microsoft is looking to extend its OS dominance to mobile devices. It's an interesting time to be supporting smartphones.

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- Understanding the State of Mobile Security
Consumers continue to express concern over using their mobile devices to conduct transactions, but these fears are born more of perception than reality. The security controls engaged today to mitigate risk at this level are substantial and effective. Get the facts on the true state of mobile messaging security.

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- 10 Myths of Safe Web Browsing
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- Clearwire Launches 4G Mobile Hotspots
Two Clear Spot 4G devices provide broadband connectivity to Wi-Fi enabled smartphones, netbooks, and laptops.
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- LTE, WiMax Rollouts Escalating
Long term evolution 4G mobile broadband is gaining ground, but WiMax remains a contender, according to ABI Research.
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- Does It Matter How Many Kins Microsoft Sold?
Reports on the number of Kin devices sold by Microsoft range between 500 and 10,000. The actual number doesn't matter. Here's why.
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- Alcatel Lucent Tackling iPhone 4 Glitch
AT&T and Alcatel Lucent have identified a software problem that dramatically slowed data speeds on iPhone 4s using HSUPA spectrum.
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- Samsung Intercept Adds To Sprint's Android Lineup
The latest Android smartphone for Sprint takes shape in the Samsung Intercept, a sideways slider with touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard.
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RESOURCES AND EVENTS
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- The Battle For Mobile Supremacy
While it won't be long before billions of smartphones and tablets are in buyers' hands, PC history tells us that, of the dozen or so mobile platforms currently in play, not all can survive. It's clear that the warchests are opening up to win the battle for global mobile supremacy.

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