25 essential business apps for iPhone 5

	Tablet showdown: Microsoft Surface RT vs. Apple iPad | iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S III Mini and Droid Razr M: Pick on someone your own size
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For side by side carrier comparisons visit wiresurfer.com or call 855-978-7337 In this Issue Tablet showdown: Microsoft Surface RT vs. Apple iPad iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S III Mini and Droid Razr M: Pick on someone your own size 2012 Tech Industry Graveyard Microsoft's Surface tablet already can't compete Apple Maps confuses Dark Knight iPad Mini rumor throw-down Why Apple should price the iPad Mini at $199 Google reportedly working on 10-inch tablet Nexus tablet with Samsung Conference should explain why Zuckerberg is confused about HTML5 What will an $8 billion check from Softbank buy Sprint? INSIDER Free technology for the taking The iPad Mini invites are here! Sprint to begin $300 Samsung Galaxy Note II sales on Oct. 25 Full-duplex radios could reuse channels, saving mobile spectrum RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Xirrus – High Performance Wireless Networks BYOD Requires New Network Strategies The concept of bring-your–own-device is driving the most significant IT shift since the dawn of computing. The migration to mobile computing promises to bring us closer to the vision of being able to deliver any content to any device no matter where the worker is located. CIOs and IT managers must focus on ensuring workers are always connected. ZK Research, Zeus Keravalla explains that IT must re-examine their wireless strategies – today, it's about performance! Download this report today, Xirrus understands that the time for BYOD is now and can help you with your implementation. Tablet showdown: Microsoft Surface RT vs. Apple iPad Microsoft Tuesday announced that it is accepting online orders for its ARM-based "Surface with Windows RT" touch tablet. This is the first Microsoft-designed and -sold mobile device, due to ship Oct. 26 with the formal launch of Windows 8. Read More iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S III Mini and Droid Razr M: Pick on someone your own size Many of the latest and greatest Android smartphones have something in common besides powerful internals and cutting-edge features -- size. Samsung's Galaxy S III, HTC's One X+ and Motorola's Droid Razr HD and Razr HD Maxx are all big phones, with displays closing in on the 5-inch mark. Read More 2012 Tech Industry Graveyard Apple, Cisco, Microsoft and Google among those bidding farewell to products Read More Microsoft's Surface tablet already can't compete In the last few months since the initial announcement of its Surface branded tablets, Microsoft hasn't said much about its upcoming product line-up. The relative silence actually had some folks wondering if there were some sort of undisclosed issues with Surface that could delay the launch. Read More WHITE PAPER: Websense, Inc. A 3-Step Plan for Mobile Security Mobility is here, and it brings with it new productivity opportunities - and associated security risks. This paper identifies specific countermeasures and management controls that you can use to establish a mobile security strategy that encompasses both corporate and personal devices. Read Now! Apple Maps confuses Dark Knight The iOS 6 Apple Maps problems, for which Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized, have now apparently even negatively affected the Dark Knight's ability to track down the bad guys. How else to explain Batman and his fat-wheeled bike winding up in a mall? HUMOR: Apple iPhone 5 reviewers butt of SNL skit jokes Read More iPad Mini rumor throw-down The news that Apple has sent invitations to an event widely believed to be the launch of a miniature iPad has sent the tech world into a powerful and entirely predictable tizzy ahead of Oct. 23. Read More Why Apple should price the iPad Mini at $199 As the rumored unveiling date for the iPad Mini steadily approaches - October 23 to be exact - speculation and rumors over Apple's pricing plan for the product continue to pile up. Most recently, leaked screenshots from the inventory of a German electronics company purport to show the entry level iPad Mini checking in with 8GB of storage and a price tag of $249 Euros, or about $323. Read More Google reportedly working on 10-inch tablet Nexus tablet with Samsung The rumored iPad Mini is largely being positioned as a device meant to thwart smaller and cheaper tablets like the Google Nexus 7 from garnering any significant marketshare in the tablet space. Indeed, while the iPad still has a commanding lead in the tablet market, smaller and more affordable devices have proven to be a hit with consumers, prompting Apple's decision to get into that end of... 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Read More INSIDER Free technology for the taking It's like the store doors just opened on Black Friday and you have your pick of free stuff. Read More The iPad Mini invites are here! Apple on Tuesday extended invites teasing recipients that on Oct. 23 in San Jose "We've got a little more to show you," presumably the iPad mini with a 7.85-inch screen. Read More Sprint to begin $300 Samsung Galaxy Note II sales on Oct. 25 Sprint will begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Note II on Oct. 25 for $299.99 with a two-year contract, the carrier announced early Tuesday. Read More Full-duplex radios could reuse channels, saving mobile spectrum As mobile network and device makers explore many paths to using wireless spectrum more efficiently, one possible solution is still hard to achieve: Sending and receiving data on the same frequency at the same time, in the same space. Read More
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