Monday, February 28, 2011

iPad Versus Motorola Xoom: Apps Give Apple Huge Advantage

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Monday, February 28, 2011

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- Global CIO: iPad Versus Motorola Xoom: Apps Give Apple Huge Advantage

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- Intel Study Finds Mobile Etiquette Lacking

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- Unified Communications: Charting A Rational Path

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TODAY'S TOP STORY

- Global CIO: iPad Versus Motorola Xoom: Apps Give Apple Huge Advantage
In considering new Android and Blackberry tablets, CIOs need to focus on the numbers that matter: how many apps, and price of device.
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- Intel Study Finds Mobile Etiquette Lacking
The majority of Americans have seen boorish behavior with mobile devices and the number of incidents is growing.
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- Android Spyware Distributed By Third Party Online Marketplaces
On the heels of HongTouTou, Chinese security firm NetQin has found spyware -- SW.SecurePhone and SW.Qieting -- that collects messages, call logs, and other data.
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- Verizon Wireless CEO Claims Strong iPhone Sales
Most of the carrier's Apple iPhone 4s were sold via online pre-orders, which is why there were no long lines at stores, Dan Mead said.
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- Antennagate Redux On Verizon iPhone 4
Consumer Reports testing of the Verizon Wireless version of the Apple smartphone find it has the same antenna problem as the AT&T version and is susceptible to dropped calls.
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- Sprint's Windows Phone 7 Entry 'Arrives'
Pre-orders begin for new HTC model, which carrier promises to deliver to consumers by March 20th.
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- Unified Communications: Charting A Rational Path
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- RIM's Byzantine Process For Playbook Development
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With the RIM Playbook release just around the corner, RIM is hoping to get some apps in the App World before its release. A developer of iOS and Android apps thought he'd give it a go, especially since he lives near the RIM Waterloo campus. To say the process is counterintuitive or not at all straightforward though is a bit of an understatement.
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