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	Cloud UC service to embrace Android Verizon said yesterday that it would make available a unified communications cloud service in June that will, among other capabilities, support smartphones as replacements for desk phones. Read More WEBCAST: Adobe Turn Unrealistic Deadlines into Realistic Deadlines Adobe Acrobat X can help give your team the power to turn unrealistic deadlines into realistic deadlines.Join the Adobe Acrobat X software webinar and go from under pressure to overachieving. 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Don't let a few myths stand in the way of your business success. Read Now 15 Best Google Android Apps for Newbies -- All Free If you just nabbed a new Android smartphone or tablet, or are coveting one, which apps should you download immediately? Check out these 15 picks from CIO.com's mobile maestro Al Sacco. Read More Smartphones, devices spark IT security "mobile melee" While devices such as the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android are in most cases welcomed into the corporate world, there's uncertainty about how to fit them into enterprise IT security practices that have been concerned so long by Microsoft Windows. Read More Xoom gloom: Android tablet falls short in vendor's HTML5 tests Motorola's tablet 'urgently needs' patch to improve browser, says Sencha engineer Read More HP touts greater capacity of new 11n Wi-Fi access points HP's new 802.11n Wi-Fi access points include two models that support three data streams, capable of yielding a data rate of 450Mbps per radio, or 900Mbps per access point. That translates into greater throughput, sustained over longer distances compared with products that use two data streams. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco & Citrix Regain Control of the Desktop Learn how one IT organization is realizing the benefits of Desktop Virtualization and find out what they did to ensure a successful deployment of VMware View 4.5. Learn More Mobile device etiquette keeps going down the drain, survey finds Etiquette by users of mobile devices keeps getting worse as use of the technology proliferates, a survey has found. Read More Tablet-centric Android needs work, say early reviews Early users of the Motorola Xoom tablet have rendered their verdict of Google's tablet-centric operating system: Needs improvement. Read More Study finds cell phones stir brain cells A new federal study finds that holding a cell phone to your ear for a sustained period of time does cause temporary changes to your brain, though it's unclear whether the impact is good, bad or neutral. Read More LTE-Advanced mobile standard gets go-ahead from industry Major handset makers meeting on Friday in Taipei gave their nod to a final version of the world's first advanced LTE mobile data standard, which will raise transfer speeds to 1Gbps. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Mobile Powerplay: Secure, High Performance, Unified The mobile revolution is here—and here to stay. iPhone, iPad, Droid--employees bring their mobile devices into the workplace, and they want access to personal and professional information. This brings a new set of concerns for IT and the business: IT needs to ensure that the corporate network and the access remains secure. Register Now Extreme takes aim at secure mobile networking Extreme Networks is going mobile. The company today wheeled out a roadmap that will steer the company's product line toward mobile device and application access, availability and management support. Read More Sprint includes 'smartphone tracker' app in new security software Sprint debuted a host of smartphone security services as part of its Total Equipment Protection package. Read More Has Apple got white right for iPad 2? New rumors say that Apple has got white right this time, and will unveil a white iPad 2 when the company announces the next version of its popular tablet, expected later this week. Read More The better software will win tablet wars, says Motorola chief Despite the fact that his company specializes in designing device hardware, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha thinks the tablet market's future is largely out of his hands. Read More
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