Mobility drives IPv6 urgency; VMware to virtualize Android smartphones

	VMware to virtualize Android smartphones for business users | iPhone customers dump on AT&T in Consumer Reports survey
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	Mobility drives IPv6 urgency Wireless and mobility play a big role in the urgency to migrate to IPv6. The continual release of shiny new smartphones, tablets and other communications gadgets means that it won't be long before mobile devices will support only IPv6 addresses. Why? At the rate mobile devices are being created – not only for user access, but for wireless machine-to-machine communications, too – there simply won't be any more IPv4 addresses to assign them. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Turning Product Development into Competitive Advantage Explore smarter products and discover some best practices that business can employ to build smarter products and drive innovative technologies. Click to Continue In this Issue VMware to virtualize Android smartphones for business users iPhone customers dump on AT&T in Consumer Reports survey Managing smartphones calls for new realism and flexibility Sprint to roll out more than $4 billion in network upgrades Is Verizon 4G LTE as fast as advertised? Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2010 Google sets sights on tablet-centric Android Products of the Week Unwrapping Google's Android "Gingerbread" gift RIM accepting PlayBook apps for BlackBerry App World In historic shift, smartphones, tablets to overtake PCs Inside Google's new Chrome OS 'Chromebook' First LTE mobile data plans: similar prices, different value Defining 4G: The 98-Mbps Gap The White iPhone 4 lives! The first rule of Windows Phone 7 sales is you do not talk about Windows Phone 7 sales Smartphone Stocking Stuffers: 15 Hot Accessories and Add-Ons Use a 3G dongle with a desktop PC Expert: As smartphones become wallets, pickpockets circle WHITE PAPER: PC Mall Maintaining Continuity of Operations Download this HP white paper to learn how to reduce the financial impact and maintain acceptable levels of productivity during an unplanned disaster. Read Now VMware to virtualize Android smartphones for business users VMware is teaming up with LG to sell Android smartphones that are virtualized, allowing a single phone to run two operating systems, one for business use and one for personal use. Read More iPhone customers dump on AT&T in Consumer Reports survey Apple iPhone users made their displeasure known with AT&T in the latest Consumer Reports wireless carrier satisfaction survey, resulting in a last place finish for the carrier. Read More Managing smartphones calls for new realism and flexibility Enterprises are rapidly adopting modern smartphone platforms. But these operating systems vary widely in how manageable they are. IT groups need a new realism and a new flexibility to proactively support what's becoming a critical business resource. Read More Sprint to roll out more than $4 billion in network upgrades Sprint announces a $4 billion to $5 billion network upgrade focused on cost savings. Read More Is Verizon 4G LTE as fast as advertised? We run some speed tests on the 4G network that Verizon launched December 5Cool Tools columnists takes a look at Verizon's 4G LTE network via the LG VL600 USB data modem. He compares advertised download/upload speed with what the network actually delivers. Don't want to spoil the video but I will say he declares the results to be "very good." Read More Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2010 Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga and Stephen Colbert collide with Twitter, iPads and hackers. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Changing the Way You Purchase Storage Most organizations are still buying storage based on outmoded ways of thinking. Find out why it's time to modernize your approach and the key criteria you need to consider before making your next IT investment. Read now! Google sets sights on tablet-centric Android On the same day that Google released its 'Gingerbread' platform, it also debuted its soon-to-be-released version tailored specifically for tablets. Read More Products of the Week Our round-up of intriguing new products from Compellent, Fortinet, IBM, among others. Read More Unwrapping Google's Android "Gingerbread" gift Android fans got an early Christmas gift from Google Monday as the company released the new "Gingerbread" version of its Android mobile operating system. Read More RIM accepting PlayBook apps for BlackBerry App World Developers are eligible for free BlackBerry PlayBook if their apps are accepted for into App World Read More In historic shift, smartphones, tablets to overtake PCs Shipments of smartphones, tablets and other app-enabled devices will overtake PCs shipments in the next 18 months, an event that may signify the end of the PC-centric era, market research firm IDC said. Read More Inside Google's new Chrome OS 'Chromebook' Google's vision of a cloud-only laptop is now here -- how it compares to traditional laptops and to tablets like the iPad Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Combating Security and Compliance Challenges Don't wait for a security breach or compliance issue to damage your company. Ongoing monitoring can proactively identify and reduce threats. Learn how you can successfully stop security issues before they become serious problems. Read More First LTE mobile data plans: similar prices, different value For a typical monthly fee of US$80, subscribers to new LTE (Long-Term Evolution) high-speed mobile data services get very different levels of service depending on where they live. Customers in Asia are worst off, receiving just 5GB of data for their money, while some Europeans can get an unlimited data plan. Read More Defining 4G: The 98-Mbps Gap 4G is here, but what, exactly, is it? You're not going find a lot of agreement on the answer to that question, and the ITU isn't helping matters with a definition that leaves most contemporary mobile broadband technologies systems in a nomenclature no-man's land.Both T-Mobile ("America's Largest 4G Network") and Verizon Wireless ("The Fastest, Most Advanced 4G Network in America") have been running TV commercials for their now-available 4G services, leading to all kinds of confusion in the marketplace as to just exactly what 4G is anyway. Read More The White iPhone 4 lives! Long delayed, it appears that the white iPhone 4 will finally hit stores in the Spring of 2011Behold the interesting journey of the white iPhone 4. Originally expected to launch alongside the black iPhone 4 this past Summer, Apple was forced to delay its arrival time and time again for reasons that remained somewhat murky. Read More The first rule of Windows Phone 7 sales is you do not talk about Windows Phone 7 sales Microsoft stays silent on WP7 sales numbersMicrosoft loves numbers, especially the big ones. Read More Smartphone Stocking Stuffers: 15 Hot Accessories and Add-Ons Forget Zhu Zhu Pets. Toodle-oo, Twilight merchandise. Whatever, Wii. Read More Use a 3G dongle with a desktop PC I want to connect a 3G dongle to my desktop PC. Will I need to install extra hardware or drivers?? Read More Expert: As smartphones become wallets, pickpockets circle Androids, iPhones and BlackBerries are becoming more like wallets each day -- and the bad guys are starting to take notice, eEye CTO Marc Maiffret warns. Read More
	Fill out a survey, get rewarded Get a free Starbucks gift card for participating in a Network World survey about application performance management best practices. Research firm NetForecast is surveying enterprises about APM practices for an upcoming Network World article. The first 100 participants will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. Click here. December goodies from the Subnets SharePoint 2010 power user training for three people from Webucator, plus a brand new iPad available from Microsoft Subnet. Five massive libraries on CCNP, security, NX-OS up for grabs on Cisco Subnet. Enter to win! SLIDESHOWS Top IT Turkeys of 2010 Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks for all of the people and things we love, to cherish what's most important to us. But that's for another slideshow. This one's all about taunting the companies, products and people who most resembled a turkey over the last year. So cut me a hockey-puck-shaped slice of jellied cranberry sauce and read on. Cool Yule favorites: 15 techie gifts we like Ho Ho Ho, it's time again to get our holiday wish lists together. Here are our 15 favorite products from the 140+ products submitted and tested in this year's Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide. MOST-READ STORIES VMware to virtualize Android smartphones for business users Retailer accused of inflating Google ranking is arrested WikiLeaks' Assange arrested in London Stop freaking out about terrorism. Did TSA miss that memo? Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2010 Unwrapping Google's Android "Gingerbread" gift iPhone customers dump on AT&T in Consumer Reports survey Feds tracking Americans' credit cards in real-time without a warrant Juniper acquires virtualization security firm New Facebook changes not a huge blow to privacy, say experts
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