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	The 14 most influential smartphones ever Our look back at the highlights of the smartphone's lightning-fast rise to prominence. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Aerohive Networks Free Evaluation Guide from Aerohive Aerohive creates simple and powerful enterprise WiFi, VPN, and Routing solutions that push the envelope and keep you and your users buzzing. Discover how Aerohive can help you start small and grow to any size, eliminate downtime and complexity, and enforce secure access and connectivity. HIVE ON. In this Issue Tablet smackdown: iPad vs Surface RT in the enterprise New twists on laptops: Purebred tablets vs. hybrid laptops AT&T vs. Verizon Wireless: 4G-LTE coverage Apple iOS vs. Google Android: It comes down to security Bad Blood: Apple vs. Samsung Microsoft may have some Windows Phone 8 momentum after all iPhone 5 to land in more than 50 additional countries this month, including China and Brazil Rumored follow-ons for Surface tablets; reduced orders for original Surface Apple TV and iTunes update news for cord-cutters Wireless LAN is beginning to look a lot more wired Holiday Guide: How to buy Apple gear, affordably Smartphones could soon double as mood rings Products of the week 12.3.12 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 smackdown: iPad vs Surface RT in the enterprise IPads are already making their way into businesses via bring-your-own-device efforts with Microsoft Surface RT tablets hoping to follow suit as employees lobby for their favorite devices. But which one makes more sense from an IT perspective? Read More New twists on laptops: Purebred tablets vs. hybrid laptops The lines between laptops and tablets are blurring with a new generation of hybrid devices, which are multi-mode laptops that can also function as slates. Read More AT&T vs. Verizon Wireless: 4G-LTE coverage If ever there was a "phony war" in mobility, this is it. Read More Apple iOS vs. Google Android: It comes down to security Which is more secure, mobile devices based on Google Android or Apple iOS? It's not just a theoretical question to IT professionals making decisions about the future use of smartphones and tablets in the enterprise. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Top 5 Considerations for Cost-Effective Lifecycle Management The new reality is that hardware prices have come down, maintenance costs have gone up and technology is improving to the point where accelerating refresh cycles for desktops and laptops can be the most cost-effective strategy. These top five considerations will help you to determine your optimal computer lifecycle management strategy. Learn More Bad Blood: Apple vs. Samsung Apple and Samsung Electronics just don't seem to be able to get along. Apple under Tim Cook has become choosier about picking its fights, but the company shows no signs of wanting to settle with Samsung as they continue to battle over smartphone and tablet buyers. Read More Microsoft may have some Windows Phone 8 momentum after all Earlier this year, Nokia stole the show at CES with the sleek and beautiful Lumia 900 smartphone running Windows Phone 7.5. It won numerous awards and accolades, similar to the Palm Pre a few years back. If I'm comparing it to the Pre, you know where this is going. Read More iPhone 5 to land in more than 50 additional countries this month, including China and Brazil Apple yesterday announced that the iPhone 5 will be landing in more than 50 countries this December. First up, South Korea will be getting the iPhone 5 treatment come December 7. Following that, the iPhone 5 will be available in these countries on December 14: Read More Rumored follow-ons for Surface tablets; reduced orders for original Surface The big Windows 8 rumors out today are that Microsoft has cut in half its order for Surface RT tablets even as the company is in the thick of work on the next generation of the products. First the cut in orders. That rumor comes from DigiTimes which says the order for Surface RT tablets has been cut from 4 million to 2 million. That's based on unnamed sources. Read More WEBCAST: IBM SDN & The Future of Enterprise for Cloud & Business Agility Learn from IBM and guest speaker, principal analyst Andre Kindness of Forrester Research Inc., about software defined networking (SDN) and the future of enterprise networking in an informational webcast on Thursday, 6 December, 10:30 AM PT/1:30 PM ET. Register Now Apple TV and iTunes update news for cord-cutters Setting aside the fantasies of Apple rolling out an Apple TV with a 40" screen, Apple has been making some small, but significant, improvements in the mark 2 and 3 Apple TVs (ATV) with its latest 5.1.1 firmware update, and with the iTunes 11 release. Read More Wireless LAN is beginning to look a lot more wired It's the holiday season and soon we'll all hear the Bing Crosby or Perry Como song "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" over and over again. You can tell it's looking like Christmas, at least in Massachusetts. The malls are over-crowded; I have bags of ice melt in the garage; the usual rudeness you see on the roadways has been escalated; I have pine needles all over my house and the... Read More Holiday Guide: How to buy Apple gear, affordably It's the holidays and the special Apple fans in your life have their fingers crossed for some new gadgets to unwrap. But you've got a problem: The bank account isn't quite robust enough to pay full price for an iPhone 5 or the latest Mac. What to do? Read More Smartphones could soon double as mood rings A new algorithm that analyzes speech could one day enable smartphones to sense your mood. Who knows, maybe it could even prevent you from saying something you'll regret. Read More Products of the week 12.3.12 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as A10 and Red Hat Read More
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