Networking World: Smartphone Death Match: iPhone 4 Versus Droid X

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Monday, August 2, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

LATEST MOBILE AND WIRELESS NEWS
- Smartphone Death Match: iPhone 4 Versus Droid X
- Social Media Tops E-Mail Popularity
- Twitter Launches 'Who To Follow' Feature
- Slideshow: RFID In Healthcare
- Barnes & Noble Pushes Nook, Expands Store Presence
- Samsung's Record Profits Driven By Chips, LCD
- Ballmer Guarded On Windows Phone 7 Prospects
- Nokia, Samsung, LG Lead Mobile Phone Growth
- 4G To Drive Wireless Infrastructure Spending Rebound

ANALYTIC REPORTS
- Leveraging Virtualization For Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery
- Mobile Management Policies

WHITEPAPERS
- Securely Meet Pent Up Demand for Mobile Security
- Understanding the State of Mobile Security

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM
- Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon Demo
- Most SSL Sites Poorly Configured
- Internet Infrastructure Reaches Long-Awaited Security Milestone
- Jury Exacts $32M Penalty From ISPs For Supporting Criminal Websites
- AT&T Announces New Managed Security Features

WEBCASTS
- Road Map To Efficiently Sharing Document-Based Information

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LATEST MOBILE AND WIRELESS NEWS
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TODAY'S TOP STORY

- Smartphone Death Match: iPhone 4 Versus Droid X
Our mobile expert pits the Apple iPhone 4 against the Motorola Droid X to name the better enterprise smartphone.
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- Social Media Tops E-Mail Popularity
Nielsen study finds U.S. users dedicate nearly one-quarter of Internet time to social networks, with Facebook far ahead of the pack.
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- Slideshow: RFID In Healthcare
Wi-Fi RFID is being used in many healthcare facilities to track patients, staff and expensive medical gear. Clinicians use it to locate important mobile medical testing equipment quickly, monitor confused patients wandering through hallways, and assist in asset management and patient flow.
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- Twitter Launches 'Who To Follow' Feature
"Suggestions for You" is based on algorithms built by the site's user relevance team to help users find others with similar interests.
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- Barnes & Noble Pushes Nook, Expands Store Presence
Nook-dedicated "boutiques" with staffed demonstration tables featuring demo models, video displays and accessories will occupy a prominent space in B&N stores starting this fall.
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- Samsung's Record Profits Driven By Chips, LCD
Mobile phone sales were up 22% in the second quarter, but average unit price declined as did operating profit from Samsung's telecommunications unit.
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- Ballmer Guarded On Windows Phone 7 Prospects
Microsoft CEO says the company is not going to restore its reputation in the phone market overnight.
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- Nokia, Samsung, LG Lead Mobile Phone Growth
Mobile phone sales increased almost 15% in the second quarter, according to IDC, with Latin America and Asia Pacific projected to drive smartphone growth.
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- 4G To Drive Wireless Infrastructure Spending Rebound
Carriers deploying LTE 4G networks is expected to spur global capital spending on wireless infrastructure in 2011 after two years of declines, according to iSuppli.
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ANALYTIC REPORTS
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- Leveraging Virtualization For Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery
Business continuity and disaster recovery have long been sore points for IT. Now that server virtualization is widespread and with VDI about to go mainstream, can we leverage these technologies to make true continuity a reality -- or at least make recovering from disaster faster and less expensive?
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- Mobile Management Policies
Given the increasing mobilization of enterprise applications, it's time to put policies in place to ensure proper governance and keep costs under control. Follow our guidelines.
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- Securely Meet Pent Up Demand for Mobile Security
Lax security for mobile IT is no longer acceptable. Discover how to manage mobile security beyond the universe of BlackBerry users.
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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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TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM
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- Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon Demo
In the wake of pressure from the FCC, security expert demonstrates major GSM hack
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- Most SSL Sites Poorly Configured
Half of all SSL servers run older, insecure version of SSL; attacks against HTTPS browser sessions detailed at Black Hat
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- Internet Infrastructure Reaches Long-Awaited Security Milestone
The DNS root is now officially signed with security protocol DNSSEC -- next comes development, penetration-testing of the technology
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- Jury Exacts $32M Penalty From ISPs For Supporting Criminal Websites
'Landmark case' indicates that ISPs may be held liable if they know about criminal activity on their customers' Websites and fail to act
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- AT&T Announces New Managed Security Features
AT&T Security Center portal enables customers to perform a multitude of network management and administrative tasks
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- Road Map To Efficiently Sharing Document-Based Information
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