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	Can Apple single-handedly topple the airwaves? Apple's recently launched iCloud network hosting and syncing service, along with several other Apple developments, is likely to generate traffic loads that create performance challenges for enterprise Wi-Fi network administrators and mobile operators. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive A Practical approach to Wireless 2.0 Creating "Wi-Fi that works" is a tall order given the breadth of client and application types, the speed and complexity of 802.11n, high-density environments, etc., controller-based vendors cannot live up to their promises of Ethernet-like determinism. Read now! In this Issue iPhone 5 rumor roundup for the week ending June 10 The Best 2011 Windows 7 Laptops for Work and Play Tough-as-nails phone vs. a bad-ass blender Apple slams Amazon's Android e-store as 'inferior' 20 NYC parks score free AT&T Wi-Fi Fully rugged notebook PC powered by Intel i7 1B smartphones to ship in 2015, IDC says HP's TouchPad tablet with Wi-Fi coming July 1 Sprint getting a flurry of Motorola smartphones, tablets As iPad sales boom, Gartner downgrades PC forecast How to improve the smartphone experience inside the enterprise Google pulls more malware from Android Market WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Importance of Permanent Link Testing This white paper is the joint effort of 2 industry leaders of high speed infrastructure cabling and testing, Panduit and Fluke Networks. This technical paper provides a thorough analysis and review of different testing techniques and their associated benefits for high speed permanent links. Learn More Today! iPhone 5 rumor roundup for the week ending June 10 The announcement if iOS 5 has rescued the moribund iPhone 5 Rumor Industry. Here with a rollup of rumors for the week ending June 10. Read More The Best 2011 Windows 7 Laptops for Work and Play The iPad and other tablets are transforming personal computing, but most of the world still uses laptops for business and pleasure, and 90 percent of them run Windows. Here are the coolest high-end laptops released in 2011 that take advantage of Windows 7's networking, security and UI features. Read More Tough-as-nails phone vs. a bad-ass blender It turns out that much like beauty, blending is in the eye of the beholder. In this case, that means we have both the makers of the Sonim XP3300 cell phone - renowned for its virtual indestructibility - and the Total Blender Wildside by Blendtec claiming their machines came out on top in Blendec's latest "Will it Blend" challenge. Sonim looks to have the better case, but judge for yourself: Read More Apple slams Amazon's Android e-store as 'inferior' Apple this week called Amazon's Appstore for Android "inferior" as it urged a federal court to block the online retailer from using the term "appstore," court documents show. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Networks in Motion Download this whitepaper today and discover how you can cost-effectively optimize your network for the mobile demands of today's business. Examine how IT can provide: * Personalization and intelligence. * Ease of operation. * Seamless quality of user experience. * Secure on-the-go access to public and private networks. Read now! 20 NYC parks score free AT&T Wi-Fi The next time you get mugged in Central Park, you'll be able to tell the world about it in real time. Read More Fully rugged notebook PC powered by Intel i7 Fully rugged notebook PCs are a special breed. The latest model from GD Itronix incorporates Intel's latest chip architectures, and offers faster memory, LTE support and USB 3.0. Read More 1B smartphones to ship in 2015, IDC says Nearly 1 billion smartphones will be shipped globally in 2015, almost double the amount for all of 2011, as millions of people seek out the more powerful mobile phones that are dropping in average price. Read More HP's TouchPad tablet with Wi-Fi coming July 1 The HP TouchPad tablet running WebOS will be available in the U.S. on July 1, starting at $499.99 for a 16 GB, Wi-Fi version, Hewlett-Packard said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more! Sprint getting a flurry of Motorola smartphones, tablets Sprint will offer 10 Motorola smartphones and tablets on its network this year, including the Photon 4G device Read More As iPad sales boom, Gartner downgrades PC forecast Apple's iPad and other tablets are causing consumers to delay laptop purchases, so PC shipments will not grow as fast as expected, Gartner said. Read More How to improve the smartphone experience inside the enterprise Every day in large and small offices across America, business workers ignore the PC or desk phone and grab their smartphones for convenient voice, email and Internet access. But delivering high quality cellular service inside office buildings is a challenge for wireless carriers, especially for high-speed data which requires a particularly strong signal. Read More Google pulls more malware from Android Market Google removed more malware-infected applications from its Android Market last week, according to a security researcher who reported the rogue software to the company. Read More
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