Squabbles over '4G' moniker; Humans may form backbone of new mobile Internet nets

	Humans may form backbone of new mobile Internet networks | Excited iFixit strips down Microsoft's Kinect game controller
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	Squabbles over '4G' moniker: déjà vu Several trade press stories have run advocating accurate use of the term "4G." It's an apropos time for these articles to be appearing, because in late October, the International Telecommunications Union-Radiocommunication Sector identified two mobile wireless broadband technologies as official, standard 4G technologies going forward. Read More VIDEO: Fluke Networks Simplify Wi-Fi Troubleshooting Tired of inadequate laptop and pieced-together freeware solutions for troubleshooting wireless? Fluke Networks' new AirCheck™ Wi-Fi Tester is designed to quickly and easily troubleshoot 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks – all in a dedicated handheld tester. See how AirCheck can simplify your wireless troubleshooting. Watch the video. In this Issue Humans may form backbone of new mobile Internet networks Excited iFixit strips down Microsoft's Kinect game controller The "kill switch" for Windows Phone 7 apps Wi-Fi, HomePlug groups to collaborate on smart grid, home energy apps AirMagnet bolsters Wi-Fi management tools Father of Firesheep fires away after wild week in WiFi security Cool Yule Tools: Lessons learned AT&T rolls out patient data exchange, mobile monitoring services MetroPCS expands LTE to L.A., Philly California woman sues Apple over iPhone 'iBrick' upgrade Sheraton hotel picks Meru for Wi-Fi Smartphones grow by 90% in third quarter, IDC says T-Mobile ad mocks iPhone 4 and AT&T Developers Will Focus on WinPho7, Android Apps in 2011 Verizon's Android App Store: Everything There Is To Know Windows Phone 7 handsets selling out in UK Microsoft touts UI efficiency with WP7 Windows Phone 7 takes Office, SharePoint to new level on mobile Researcher to release Web-based Android attack New Android Smartphones Serve up 3D Without the Glasses 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 Humans may form backbone of new mobile Internet networks In future, small sensors carried by members of the public, in devices such as next generation smartphones, may communicate with each other to create potentially vast body-to-body networks (BBNs). Read More Excited iFixit strips down Microsoft's Kinect game controller Microsoft's new hands-free Kinect game controller is packed with four microphones, two cameras and a motion detector chip that together make for one heck of a complex toy, according to iFixit's initial teardown of the device. Read More The "kill switch" for Windows Phone 7 apps Microsoft outlines how it can "take action" against WP7 malware, offending appsMicrosoft has acknowledged that it has tools in place to "take action" against Windows Phone 7 malware or offending apps. Read More Wi-Fi, HomePlug groups to collaborate on smart grid, home energy apps The Wi-Fi Alliance and the HomePlug Powerline Alliance plan to collaborate on applications that allow smart energy grids to interoperate with "connected" homes. Read More AirMagnet bolsters Wi-Fi management tools AirMagnet's new versions of its Wi-Fi Analyzer and Survey applications let enterprise network administrators dig deeper into a chronic problem: wireless clients that roam from one AP to another and end up with a worse connection. Read More Father of Firesheep fires away after wild week in WiFi security Firesheep, the Mozilla Firefox add-on released about a week ago that lets you spot users on open networks visiting unsecured websites, has given creator Eric Butler more than his 15 minutes of fame. Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center Cool Yule Tools: Lessons learned This issue of Network World features the 2010 edition of Cool Yule Tools. We tried more than 140 products and present our findings in print and online. Through this process, I've learned some valuable lessons about consumer technology this year, and want to share some of these insights. Read More AT&T rolls out patient data exchange, mobile monitoring services AT&T today announced a new practice area and portfolio of specialized services around wireless healthcare monitoring and electronic medical record data exchange. Read More MetroPCS expands LTE to L.A., Philly The nation's fifth-largest wireless carrier, MetroPCS Communications, launched its 4G LTE service in the Los Angeles and Philadelphia metro areas today, bringing the faster wireless technology to five major U.S. markets. Read More California woman sues Apple over iPhone 'iBrick' upgrade A California woman sued Apple in state Superior Court, claiming that last summer's iOS 4.0 upgrade turned her iPhone into an "iBrick" that was slower and less reliable than before the update. Read More Sheraton hotel picks Meru for Wi-Fi In the hotel business, Wi-Fi reliability can be the difference between getting guests or not. Sheraton Springfield upgraded to Meru Networks Read More Smartphones grow by 90% in third quarter, IDC says The global smartphone market grew nearly 90% in the third quarter, with enormous gains by Samsung and HTC, market research firm IDC reported. Read More WEBCAST: Meraki Google Invests in Cloud-Controlled WiFi 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! T-Mobile ad mocks iPhone 4 and AT&T T-Mobile's new TV ad for its myTouch 4G smartphone makes its point by mocking the popular iPhone, through a parody of Apple's own long-running "I'm a Mac" advertising campaign. Read More Developers Will Focus on WinPho7, Android Apps in 2011 The iPhone will be losing some of its popularity among developers, advertisers, and publishers next year as the app makers try to diversify their offerings to other platforms. Read More Verizon's Android App Store: Everything There Is To Know Android users are about to get a new place to shop. Read More Windows Phone 7 handsets selling out in UK Windows Phone 7 handsets are reportedly selling out in the UK, where pre-orders are being taken. The problem seems to be a limited initial shipment coupled with high demand from consumers. Read More Microsoft touts UI efficiency with WP7 Microsoft claims its Windows Phone 7 smartphones allow users to do more in fewer steps than do rival phones. Read More Windows Phone 7 takes Office, SharePoint to new level on mobile Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 team is enticeing business users with Office Mobile upgrades and SharePoint integration. Read More Researcher to release Web-based Android attack A computer security researcher says he plans to release code Thursday that could be used to attack some versions of Google's Android phones over the Internet. Read More New Android Smartphones Serve up 3D Without the Glasses 3D smartphones will soon be a reality--if you live in Japan, that is. Two upcoming Sharp smartphones will offer a 3D-capable display. These two new Android powered phones, known as the Galapagos 003SH and 005SH, won't just house any regular 3D screen. Instead, they'll be based around an autostereoscopic 3D display developed by Sharp itself, which means that you'll be able to 3D content without the need for pesky 3D glasses. After all, who would want to wear 3D glasses just to use their smartphone? Read More
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