Cisco releases less expensive dual band 2x2 access point with small businesses in mind
Cisco officially announced the availability of their dual band 2x2:2 802.11a/b/g/n access point that supports lightweight (controller based) infrastructures as well as autonomous (IOS) installations. The documents and details of these APs showed up on Cisco's site a couple of weeks ago, and were certified on Wi-Fi.org's certification list back in April of 2010. Cisco officially announced the availability of their dual band 2x2:2 802.11a/b/g/n access point that supports lightweight (controller based) infrastructures as well as autonomous (IOS) installations. The documents and details of these APs showed up on Cisco's site a couple of weeks ago, and were certified on Wi-Fi.org's certification list back in April of 2010. Read More
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SMB Disaster Recovery Survey Results
In this SMB Disaster Preparedness survey, Symantec has uncovered a large discrepancy between how SMBs perceive their disaster readiness and their actual level of preparedness. Read Now.
Microsoft making 'first mover' Windows Phone 7 apps developers a priority
Microsoft will be selective with the first crop of Windows Phone 7 applications, due out starting next week as the first handsets are formally unveiled. The number of apps approved will accelerate through October, and by November the revamped online Windows Marketplace will be fully operational, and largely automated. Read More
Cisco expands 11n Wi-Fi line, mobile VPN client
Cisco expanded its mobile offerings with a new low-end 802.11n Wi-Fi access point, a new version of its AnyConnect secure client for mobile devices, and took the first step to creating virtual mobile clients, unveiling support for Citrix and VMware products. Read More
Motorola shifts Wi-Fi smarts to access points
Motorola's new wireless LAN software offloads control tasks and traffic from the Wi-Fi controller to the access points. It's not the only vendor touting the benefits of such a change: more efficient networks, better performance and reliability. Read More
Ballmer Promises Windows Tablets By Christmas
While Apple's iPad runs away with the tablet market, Windows slates are still preparing for battle, with the first wave to appear by Christmas, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said. Read More
Android most popular in recent sales, but third in overall share
Android is the most popular mobile operating system among consumers who bought a smartphone in the past six months Read More
Skype for Android: A Disappointing Debut
The headlines sure sound exciting, but hang on: Skype's long anticipated Android debut is no cause for celebration. Read More
Symantec now manages Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones
Symantec today announced that its mobile device management software now supports Apple iOS and Google Android, via Microsoft's Enterprise ActiveSync protocol, which both platforms support. The release is part of an expanded push by the security vendor to eventually deal with the wide range of mobility threats. Read More
WHITE PAPER: NetApp
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ESG Whitepaper talking about Windows Data Consolidation in Mid-Sized Virtual Server Environments. This paper focuses on the challenges of virtualizing Windows environments and the need to consider network storage as a part of the overall solution. NetApp and VMware's joint solution is also examined in detail. Read now!
Motorola launches Droid Pro in Android flurry
Motorola introduced the Droid Pro, an Android smartphone aimed at the BlackBerry market, along with several other Android handsets, at a Tuesday evening event in San Francisco. Read More
Gold in white space
The FCC's white space decision significantly increases the radio spectrum available for unlicensed computer communications. It could generate billions of dollars of business. Read More
One out of three Android phones now running Froyo
Android 2.2 hitting widespread adoptionOne-third of all Android phones are now running Froyo, as adoption of the latest version of the Android operating system continues to increase. Google updated its Android developers site with the new figures either late Friday or early Saturday, showing that 33.4% of Android phones are running Android version 2.2, up from 28.7% a few weeks ago. Read More
Microsoft "loves" open source, but it's not crazy about Android
Microsoft sues Motorola for patent infringementA Microsoft executive recently claimed that "we love open source," but the company's new-found affinity for open source software does not seem to apply to Google's Android mobile operating system. Read More
AT&T updates myWireless Mobile app
AT&T released a free update for its myWireless Mobile app, adding new features that make it easier to manage your mobile payments and edit your Wireless plan's features. Read More
VMware seeking a driver for mobile virtualization
Virtualization is on its way to mobile phones and could allow consumers to buy cheaper smartphones, download a wider variety of apps, or have a single device for both personal and businesses use, according to executives from VMware and other vendors. Read More
Skype for Android app now available for download
Android smartphone owners can now download a free Skype client from the Android Market that will let them make voice calls over mobile data or Wi-Fi connections -- except in the U.S., where it will work over Wi-Fi only. Read More
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Aperture Integrated Resource Manager
Effectively manage energy, capital resources and process efficiency in the data center with Aperture Integrated Resource Manager. Organizations can now strategically deploy resources to achieve an optimal balance between costs and service, extend data center life, reduce capital expenditure, and increase resource efficiency and use. Read Now
RIM's PlayBook vs. tomorrow's iPad
RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, unveiled last week, is the latest entry in what has become a rapidly growing field of iPad competitors. But unlike most upcoming Android tablets -- the big exception being Cisco's Cius -- the PlayBook isn't meant to compete with the iPad in the consumer market. Despite its touted capabilities for multimedia, the PlayBook is primarily designed to be a business and enterprise tablet. Read More
Google Goggles now integrated into Google Mobile App for the iPhone
Google Googles is now available in the iTunes App Store. What the app does is borderline magical in that you can simply use your iPhone camera to take a snapshot of a landmark, a book, a dvd etc., and Google Goggles will identify the object you're looking at and relay back to you pertinent information.Google recently integrated its free Google Googles service into its Google Mobile App, which you can now check out on the iTunes App Store. Google Googles is essentially visual search, and dare I say that it's borderline magical in that you can simply use your iPhone camera to take a snapshot of a landmark, a book, a dvd etc., and Google Goggles will identify the object you're looking at and relay... Read More
Mitel enhances wireless; CounterPath and XO make VoIP announcements
Highlights from three companies announcements are in the spotlight today: Mitel has enhanced its wireless service, CounterPath has announced an Android edition with VoIP, and XO hits a major VoIP milestone. Read More
Google buys BlindType to help Android users type more easily
Google has acquired BlindType, a developer of apps to make typing easier on touch-screen phones, the small software maker announced Friday. The move comes just a couple of months after BlindType demonstrated an Android version of its software, which was originally developed for the iPhone and iPad. Read More
Windows Phone 7 Oct. 11 Launch: What We Know So Far
Does Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 have what it takes to compete against Apple's blockbuster iPhone and the Android army? We'll find out October 11 when Microsoft officially pulls back the curtain on its smartphone at an event titled Windows Phone 7 Worldwide Launch Event taking place in New York City. Read More
Microsoft, Motorola Patent Battle: A Losing Proposition
Microsoft is taking Motorola to court with allegations that its Android smartphones violate a number of Microsoft patents. It is hard to tell if the real target is Motorola, or Android itself, but one thing seems certain--patent suits as a product strategy are getting old, and ultimately it seems that all parties lose in the long run. Read More
Spotify Music Service Headed to Windows Phone 7
Spotify recently announced on its blog that it will offer a Windows Phone 7 application in the coming months, giving Microsoft another hugely popular application to add to its app catalog. The music subscription service has also launched an app for Windows Mobile devices using version 6.0 and up. Read More
Why a Windows Tablet Is Still a Bad Idea
Steve Ballmer is known for making big promises--some bigger than the reality Microsoft can actually deliver. With the 2010 holiday shopping season rapidly approaching, Ballmer insists that we will see Windows tablets by Christmas. If Ballmer really wants to play Santa Claus, though, he would instead abandon the idea entirely and work with vendors to pursue tablets based on the Windows Phone 7 platform. Read More
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