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	Mobile openness continuum has tradeoffs, says Sprint CEO During his keynote address at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco earlier this week, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse talked a bit about there being a continuum of "openness" in the mobile world and the quandary it brings. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies Electronic Software Delivery IDC : Those that are focused on providing an exceptional software acquisition are increasingly utilizing technology that helps create and measure a positive user experience. In this IDC whitepaper, review the benefits and processes of electronic software delivery. Learn the components of a successful solution that is optimal to the end user. Learn more In this Issue Inside an alleged iPad killer: the Samsung Galaxy Tab Droid Pro tests Android's enterprise chops IT interest in iPad surges, survey shows Portable Entertainment Gift Ideas [2010 Cool Yule Tools] NEC's Android LifeTouch tablet PC Google Nexus One sequel plans leaked AT&T texts mobile users about class-action settlement Christie's hopes to snare $242K for 34-year-old Apple computer Android smartphone sales top 20 million in Q3 Windows Phone 7: the first day Gadget teardown company iFixit pushes self-repair manifesto The Zune Experience for Windows Phone 7 apps Future of IT Is Multiplatform and Mobile, Dell Says Polycom delivers video applications for Samsung tablets AT&T to sell Galaxy Tab for $650 starting Nov. 21, report says WP7 smartphone supplies 'tight,' Microsoft says iPhone edges out Android smartphones in reliability race Mobile deathmatch: Windows Phone 7 vs. Apple iPhone 4 Travel Gear gift ideas [2010 Cool Yule Tools] DOWNLOAD: BlackBerry Get BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for Free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express offers IT control and security features you can trust even for employees that choose to bring their own BlackBerry smartphones into your business. Download this free license to support up to 75 users on your existing Exchange Server. Learn More Inside an alleged iPad killer: the Samsung Galaxy Tab While not quite ready to declare the Galaxy Tab a true Apple iPad killer after looking inside the new 7-inch touchscreen tablet computer, teardown specialists at iFixit confirm that Samsung has delivered some technology to die for. Read More Droid Pro tests Android's enterprise chops Although businesses have been spending more money on Android-based phones recently, they'll have their first opportunity on Tuesday to order an Android phone tailored specifically to enterprise users. Read More IT interest in iPad surges, survey shows A recent survey by BoxTone of nearly 1,200 IT professionals found strong interest in deploying iPads and other Apple iOS products for use inside their organizations. Read More Portable Entertainment Gift Ideas [2010 Cool Yule Tools] The days of having multiple devices for listening to music or watching movies is basically over – Apple dominates the market so much so that it's hard to find interesting devices that don't immediately compare themselves to the iPod or the iPad. So a lot of the gear in the portable entertainment space this year focuses on the headphone space, where we are seeing lots of different choices, designs and styles. Here are our picks for favorites in the portable entertainment space: Read More NEC's Android LifeTouch tablet PC Japan's NEC will begin selling this Android-based tablet computer this month, but it won't be trying to compete directly with the iPad. Read More Google Nexus One sequel plans leaked Google's Nexus One phone wasn't exactly a smash hit, but that apparently hasn't stopped the company from issuing a sequel. Read More WEBCAST: Meraki Why Enterprise WiFi Belongs in the Cloud Effective management is key to wireless success. View this Webcast to hear how cloud-controlled wireless management provides the security, remote administration and reliability resource-constrained IT departments require. Learn more now! AT&T texts mobile users about class-action settlement AT&T Mobility notified its subscribers Thursday that they might be entitled to benefits from a proposed class-action settlement over alleged improper charging of Internet taxes. Read More Christie's hopes to snare $242K for 34-year-old Apple computer Later this month, the high-brow Christie's auction house will try to get $242,400 for an aged Apple computer. Read More Android smartphone sales top 20 million in Q3 Smartphone sales for the third quarter almost doubled compared to last year, driven by explosive growth in sales of Android phones, although Symbian remained the best-selling operating system. Sales of Apple's iPhone also grew strongly, according to figures from Gartner. Read More Windows Phone 7: the first day Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 seems to have done moderately well in yesterday's first day of U.S. sales. There were no reports of thousands of users lined up around the block for hours waiting for AT&T and T-Mobile retail stores to open. Microsoft's more-or-less hometown newspaper, the Seattle Times, reported some small lines at some retail stores in the metro area. Read More Gadget teardown company iFixit pushes self-repair manifesto iFixit, a company focused on helping people fix electronic devices from the Apple iPad to Microsoft Kinect to Google TV, is mad as hell about all the discarded products that pile up in landfills around the world and has issued a manifesto urging consumers to repair their own stuff and hang on to it longer. Read More The Zune Experience for Windows Phone 7 apps UnderwhelmingTo find, buy and download Windows Phone 7 mobile apps, you have to go through the Windows Phone Marketplace, which is part of Microsoft's Zune media download service. So far, with must a few days of experimenting and exploring Marketplace using the Zune PC software, I'm not impressed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Pareto Networks The Cloud-based Telework Solution By combining a cloud-based model with user-friendly devices, Pareto Networks has pioneered a new approach to remote access with the simplicity, centralized control, visibility, and economies of scale needed for broad deployment to permanent telewokers. Read now! Future of IT Is Multiplatform and Mobile, Dell Says Once upon a time it was nice and simple. If you were in charge of corporate IT, you bought Microsoft. Serious quantities of computing power required a different solution, but for everything from mid-level enterprise down to desktops, Microsoft did the job. When it came to smartphones, Microsoft's products have never been great but always integrated neatly and were favoured by some although not all organizations. Read More Polycom delivers video applications for Samsung tablets Digital convergence technologies provider Samsung Electronics and unified communications (UC) provider Polycom have teamed up on delivering UC solutions for mobile platforms. Read More AT&T to sell Galaxy Tab for $650 starting Nov. 21, report says An purported AT&T document posted on a tech news Web site says the carrier will start selling the Galaxy Tab tablet on Nov. 21 for $650 without a service contract. Read More WP7 smartphone supplies 'tight,' Microsoft says Windows Phone 7 smartphones have only been on sale for four days at two wireless carriers in the U.S. and already Microsoft is saying 'initial supplies are tight.' Read More iPhone edges out Android smartphones in reliability race Apple's iPhone remains the most reliable smartphone, edging out hard-charging Android-based handsets made by Motorola and HTC, says a provider of after-sale warranties. Read More Mobile deathmatch: Windows Phone 7 vs. Apple iPhone 4 Microsoft has a very slick device, but it can't do nearly as much as the iPhone -- especially in business Read More Travel Gear gift ideas [2010 Cool Yule Tools] If you're into gadgets, chances are you carry around a lot of them when you travel. The road warrior uses gadgets as tools and weapons (the figurative kind, not literal), so when it comes time for coming up with gift ideas for them, chances are a new gadget beyond the phone or computer will hit the spot. Here's a bunch of our favorite weapons for the road warrior: Read More
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