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	Can we tame the patent wars? The tech patent wars are alive and well, most recently with Microsoft going up against Motorola and then Motorola turning on Apple Computer. However, with any amount of luck -- and perhaps a little help from the Open Patent Alliance -- maybe the mobile ecosystem landscape will grow friendlier as 4G arrives. Read More REPORT: Radiant Logic, Inc Download Latest Gartner Report on IdM Today's centralized identity infrastructure can't keep up with tomorrow's increasingly federated demands, from user-centric identity, to Identity-as-a-Service, and the cloud. In "The Emerging Architecture of Identity Management," Gartner outlines a vision for tomorrow's identity landscape-one with virtualization at its core. Download the report-free! In this Issue Verizon steals Clearwire's 4G thunder Does the Droid Pro deliver the goods for enterprise users? Kindle, iPad must rethink design in order to stay relevant Microsoft's mobile ambitions ride on new Windows Phone 7 handsets It's not all about Steve: Apple's Jobs honors iPhone partner at Wireless Hall of Fame Microsoft buys dozens of smartphone patents, many by Palm Watch out Verizon: LightSquared's LTE-based 4G network adds backing Android Hack Enables 3G Skype Calls OMVC Mobile TV initiative pushes on as FLO TV founders Firefox 4 for Android Greeted With Cheers and Jeers Ford invites more development of car apps Senator, FCC look to end mobile phone 'bill shock' iPhone 4, iPad, Android leap in business adoption Coverage biggest issue for wireless enterprise apps Tablets take center stage at mobile show TripIt for iPhone Verizon's LTE network to reach 38 cities this year Mobile web users prefer browsers over apps Verizon exec: iPhone news will come from Apple Zero iOS jailbreaks due Sunday Is the iPad the fastest selling consumer electronic device ever? Sprint CEO mum on plans for Phone 7 devices Motorola sues Apple for patent infringement WHITE PAPER: Citrix Is Your Load Balancer Cloud Ready? Build a Cloud computing infrastructure with maximum app availability, performance and security. Free guide shows you how -- compliments of Citrix. Read now! Verizon steals Clearwire's 4G thunder Verizon made big waves in the telecom industry today by announcing that its 4G LTE network would go online in 38 U.S. markets by the end of the year. Read More Does the Droid Pro deliver the goods for enterprise users? While Android-based devices have been making headway onto enterprise IT networks, the Droid Pro could be the first one to really blow the doors off. Read More Kindle, iPad must rethink design in order to stay relevant The iPad and Kindle need to be reconsidered in order for e-reader devices to maintain popularity and relevance, a local web designer has warned. Read More Microsoft's mobile ambitions ride on new Windows Phone 7 handsets The first crop of smartphones with Microsoft's overhauled Windows Phone 7 operating system are being unveiled Monday. Microsoft's future in the mobile business hinges on consumers embracing what the CEO Steve Balmer says is the "delightful" OS. Read More It's not all about Steve: Apple's Jobs honors iPhone partner at Wireless Hall of Fame AT&T Mobility's Sigman, 3 others honored for wireless achievements Read More Microsoft buys dozens of smartphone patents, many by Palm Can Microsoft become the "open alternative" to Google Android? Microsoft has licensed 74 "foundational" smartphone patents, including many originated by Palm, now part of HP, accord to a report today in The Wall Street Journal. The goal seems to be to avoid the patent battles embroiling smartphone vendors, including makers of Android handsets. Read More Watch out Verizon: LightSquared's LTE-based 4G network adds backing LightSquared, the billionaire-backed upstart building an LTE-based 4G network across the United States, this week announced Nokia will develop devices for the network and Qualcomm will provide chips for such devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Hitachi The Greener and Sustainable Data Center There are many shades of green when it comes to sustainability. What does sustainability mean for business and particularly for IT? This paper focuses on how to improve on data center efficiencies and deploy greater sustainability across the IT infrastructure to achieve a greener data center. Read Now Android Hack Enables 3G Skype Calls Just a few short days ago, the official Skype application finally graced the Android Market. But to much dismay, the communications app lacked the ability to make 3G calls on certain carriers within the US. Read More OMVC Mobile TV initiative pushes on as FLO TV founders Regular local broadcasts over mobile TV are coming on special devices by the end of 2010 and should reach phones within the next few years, backers of a nationwide U.S. initiative said on Thursday at the CTIA Enterprise & Applications show in San Francisco. Read More Firefox 4 for Android Greeted With Cheers and Jeers Mozilla's release of Firefox 4 Beta 1 for Android (and Maemo) phones brought with it some cheers -- and some jeers. Though Firefox 4 Beta 1 showed improvements in some areas, it stumbled in others, leaving users yearning for speedy future enhancements. Here's a rundown of what's new with Firefox and what requires more of Mozilla's attention. Read More Ford invites more development of car apps Ford is releasing a software development kit to more companies, inviting them to build applications for its Sync in-car voice-activated computer. Read More Senator, FCC look to end mobile phone 'bill shock' The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will look at ways to prevent so-called bill shock for mobile phone customers at its next meeting, even though a mobile trade association says customers are already well informed about their calling plans. Read More iPhone 4, iPad, Android leap in business adoption Data from Good's customer deployments show the Droid X and Droid 2 models were the Android OS's big hits Read More Coverage biggest issue for wireless enterprise apps Wireless coverage is the biggest problem facing some companies that rely on wireless-enabled devices and applications, speakers at Thursday morning's CTIA keynote presentation in San Francisco said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Multi-Site and Campus Area Wireless LANs Discover industry best practices that drive enterprise-class WLAN performance. Review this enlightening Aberdeen study that gives actionable recommendations on how to improve end-to-end network performance and cut multi-location WLAN budgets. Read now! Tablets take center stage at mobile show The CTIA mobile conference usually revolves around applications and services for mobile phones. But this year in San Francisco it's tablet computers that are the center of attention -- and not only because they are popular with consumers, as many might expect. Read More TripIt for iPhone TripIt for iPhone aims to help jet-setters, road-warriors, and occasional vacationers alike travel better—and smarter. The app requires that you set up a free account at the TripIt Website, which you can do from within the app or at your computer. Read More Verizon's LTE network to reach 38 cities this year Verizon Wireless announced that 38 markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco, will get access to the high-speed LTE network by the end of this year. Read More Mobile web users prefer browsers over apps Mobile phone owners that surf the web prefer to use a browser compared to an app to surf content, says Orange. Read More Verizon exec: iPhone news will come from Apple Verizon shifted the responsibility for delivering an iPhone on its network to Apple, on the same day the Wall Street Journal reported that such a phone will be released early next year. Read More Zero iOS jailbreaks due Sunday Geohot pwns Chronic Dev Team in dueling hacksThe creators of one iOS jailbreak tool have delayed its release, in order to use a different iOS security hole uncovered by another hacker. So instead of two iOS jailbreaks being released today...none will be released. Read More Is the iPad the fastest selling consumer electronic device ever? Sales of the iPad got off to an incredible start, with Apple selling over 3 million units in the first 80 days after its initial release. Since then, iPad sales have not only increased, but have seemingly accelerated, leaving Apple struggling to meet unexpected and surging demand for its tablet device. In the process, the iPad may very well be the fastest selling consumer electronic device in history.Sales of the iPad got off to an incredible start, with Apple selling over 3 million units in the first 80 days after its initial release. Since then, iPad sales have not only increased, but have seemingly accelerated, leaving Apple struggling to meet unexpected and surging demand for its tablet device. Read More Sprint CEO mum on plans for Phone 7 devices Dan Hesse pushes Android app "packages" at CTIA conferenceAfter speaking at a CTIA conference Wednesday in San Francisco, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse took five or six minutes to pose for photographers with a life-size costumed version of the Android character as though he were at Disneyland. But when reporters wanted to ask a few followup questions, suddenly he had to catch a plane. As it is, a spokeswoman told me later, Hesse wouldn't have been able to answer... Read More Motorola sues Apple for patent infringement Motorola today filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that a number of Apple products infringe on 18 Motorola patents.The legal landscape in mobile technology is getting a little bit crazy these days. Everyone is suing everyone, and keeping up with every claim and counterclaim is fast becoming a confusing endeavor. Today, Motorola decided to keep the legal party going when it filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that a number of Apple products infringe on 18 Motorola patents.... Read More
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