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	Confessions of a Chromebook addict Last December, Google started shipping the Cr-48 -- a lightweight notebook running Chrome OS -- to select people across the U.S. This pilot program was meant to test the experimental "Chromebook" platform under real-world use, helping Google work out any kinks. Read More In this Issue Ten must-have iPhone games iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Dec. 23 iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 20 Mobile app developers to get their own professional organization Mobility, cloud, analytics to reshape IT in 2012 Mobile campaigns to be hot in 2012 presidential race Samsung, NTT DoCoMo and others to set up LTE chip joint venture Enterprise smartphone and tablet incursion to grow in 2012 Plano, Texas schools see benefits from district-wide Wi-Fi Look, touch and feel: How your mobile interface will morph in 2012 Timeline: The birth and death of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger Sophos Updates Mobile Device Management Platform Ten must-have iPhone games Scored an iPhone this holiday season? Or perhaps just delicious iTunes Store credit? We've assembled this list of the best iPhone games; if you're a gamer, these are the must-have apps for your device. Loosen your thumbs, loosen your wallet, and start playing. Read More iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Dec. 23 The iOSsphere was roiled and roused this week by the stunning news that the iPhone 5 will drive higher Apple sales. Unless Apple releases the iPhone 4S-S instead. Read More iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 20 This week, the iOSphere's fill-in-the-blanks rumoring explains how an explosion at a manufacturing plant that is not yet actually building anything can delay not only the Apple iPad 3 but the iPad 2. Read More Mobile app developers to get their own professional organization The Application Developers Alliance would enable collaboration and provide education, cloud access, and lobbying efforts Read More Mobility, cloud, analytics to reshape IT in 2012 Gartner says global IT spending growth will be essentially flat in 2012. IDC is more bullish, estimating 6.9% growth, driven by investments in smartphones, media tablets, mobile networks, social networking, and big data analytics. Read More Mobile campaigns to be hot in 2012 presidential race Social networks played an important role in the last U.S. presidential election, but the explosive growth in smartphone usage and the introduction of tablets since 2008 could make or break the candidates for president in 2012. Read More Samsung, NTT DoCoMo and others to set up LTE chip joint venture NTT DoCoMo said Tuesday it will form a joint venture with Samsung, Fujitsu, NEC and two other Japanese companies to design and sell chips for high-speed mobile networks based on the LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard. Read More Enterprise smartphone and tablet incursion to grow in 2012 Workers bringing their own devices to work was one of the biggest challenges IT departments faced in 2011, in 2010 and in 2009 as well. And guess what? It's going to be one of the biggest challenges in 2012 too. Read More Plano, Texas schools see benefits from district-wide Wi-Fi At the Plano Independent School District in Texas, 82 schools and office campuses are equipped with Wi-Fi offering private channels for teachers and staff and a public channel for students. Read More Look, touch and feel: How your mobile interface will morph in 2012 The mobile user interface is set for a range of changes in the next 12-24 months, creating new modes for users to interact with their devices, and with other devices nearby and network-based services. Read More Timeline: The birth and death of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger In retrospect, it's not hard to see why AT&T thought its proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile would sail through with relatively no issues. Read More Sophos Updates Mobile Device Management Platform Latest version of Sophos Mobile Control includes reporting dashboard for compliance enforcement Read More
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