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	Want to know where Motorola Mobility is going? Look at who's driving Most of the $12.5 billion Google paid for Motorola can be attributed to the value of the patents it acquired that it needs to defend against patent litigation from companies like Oracle and Apple. Observing the agony of the RIM turnaround, and with Google's appetite for patents at least partially sated, one wonders why Google would keep the Motorola Mobility hardware business. Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. WAN Optimization eGuide In this eGuide, articles from Network World examine the maturing WAN optimization market, collect advice from experts and users on how best to implement these products, and look at new trends. Read on to discover how to make the most of WAN optimization in enterprise networks. Read now. In this Issue Google weighs in with Android 4.1 engineering that will 'touch' you Windows Phone 8 hardware to compete with Android's best. Maybe. iPhone 5 to come with much smaller 8-pin dock connector WHITE PAPER: Endace Measurement Systems Ltd Pssst! Your NOC Is Flying Blind How long did it take you to get a permanent fix for your last network problem? If your answer is "Too long!" or "We never did get one!" your organization is leaking real money in network and business downtime. But you can stem the flow. View Now Google weighs in with Android 4.1 engineering that will 'touch' you User experience is critical in the competition between Google Android and Apple iOS devices. In the last few years the pixel density of mobile device displays has exceeded memory speeds to move bits out of memory and render graphics and animations. This is a phenomenon of larger and denser LCDs designed in phones and tablets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Endace Measurement Systems Ltd Why Traditional Network Monitoring Tools Fall Short The status quo in network monitoring is no longer adequate for large organizations. It's simply taking too long for enterprises with mission-critical networks to resolve and find root causes of network incidents. View Now Windows Phone 8 hardware to compete with Android's best. Maybe. Microsoft has already disclosed quite a few details regarding Windows Phone 8. Here are some you may not have seen. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Refreshing the Mobile Infrastructure The convenient portability and high functionality of consumer devices combined with the ability to connect to the Internet almost anywhere and at any time are resulting in a growing mobile workforce realizing important productivity benefits – right at the point of contact with customers and partners. Learn More iPhone 5 to come with much smaller 8-pin dock connector Though Apple hasn't made any official announcement just yet, it's largely believed, and based on a number of credible reports, that the official iPhone 5 unveiling is set to take place on September 12. It's also believed that the official iPhone 5 launch will take place 9 days later on Friday, September 21. Read More
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