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	Can new smartphones rekindle the BlackBerry fire? 'Not dead yet' could well be the new BlackBerry marketing theme, as the world prepares to hear about two new two new BlackBerry 10 smartphones to be announced Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Good APM Practices Get Results According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More. In this Issue Products of the week 1.21.13 iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week of Jan. 21 Samsung Galaxy S 4 buzz still white-hot, but could that mean we're ignoring the HTC M7? Q&A: What the FCC's Wi-Fi expansion means for you RIM's just-released BES 10 a key to enterprise mobile management Why mobile apps will continue to 'cannibalize' PC internet usage iPhone accounted for nearly 84% of smartphone sales at AT&T last quarter Firefox OS smartphones: Everything you need to know about the hardware AT&T to buy Verizon spectrum for $1.9 billion Intel rolls 'Yolo' smartphone into untapped foreign markets Air Force software turns warplanes into wireless routers in the sky Google X phone, tablet spur speculation First look: Facebook's new Graph Search RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BYOD & Mobile Device Management Tech Seminar Final Day to Register! BYOD & Mobility Management Attend and learn how to use your organization's appetite for risk as the foundation of your enterprise mobility management policy. BYOD & Mobility Management Tech Seminar. 2/12 - Westin Hotel, Long Beach, CA Click to continue Products of the week 1.21.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Eset and SolarWinds Read More iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week of Jan. 21 Confusion reigns about the iPad 5, which recently was predicted to be released in both the spring and fall of 2013. Only in the iOSphere is this depth of confusion liberating. Read More Samsung Galaxy S 4 buzz still white-hot, but could that mean we're ignoring the HTC M7? Events have unfolded and rumors have broken -- entirely coincidentally, I'm sure -- in a way such that the upcoming Galaxy S 4 from Samsung has never been far from the front pages. The device is unquestionably the most anticipated Android phone ever, and the appearance this week of apparent photographs pulled from Picasa accomplished the task of keeping the Galaxy S 4 squarely in the forefront of the Android world's attention span. Read More Q&A: What the FCC's Wi-Fi expansion means for you Mobile devices like the iPhone 5 are embracing the 5 GHz band, and that trend will expand as 802.11ac radios become prevalent even on smartphones starting in 2013. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG Research New Survey: Purchase Process of Enterprise Technologies Tell us about the buying process for enterprise technologies in Network World's Technology Influence Survey! This survey should take about 10 minutes of your time. To thank you, you will have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win a $250 cash prize*! Please be assured your responses are confidential. To participate, click on the link below. *Due to regulations, prize sweepstakes is only open to legal U.S. and Canadian (except Puerto Rico and Quebec) residents, age 18 or older. RIM's just-released BES 10 a key to enterprise mobile management Research in Motion Wednesday released an important part of its attempted comeback plan: BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, which is designed to manage the fast-growing, and increasingly diverse mobile device population in the enterprise. Read More Why mobile apps will continue to 'cannibalize' PC internet usage Apple's earnings announcement highlights the shift in the computing and internet application platform from PCs to smartphones and tablets. Read More iPhone accounted for nearly 84% of smartphone sales at AT&T last quarter While the fine folks on Wall Street are bearish on Apple due to lower than expected iPhone sales, they are seemingly ignoring the fact that the iPhone is fast becoming the most popular handset on every single US carrier where it's available. Recently, Verizon released its earnings from Q4 2012 and revealed that iPhone activations increased by 47% year over year as Apple's smartphone comprised 63%... Read More Firefox OS smartphones: Everything you need to know about the hardware The Mozilla Foundation (in partnership with GeeksPhone) has just revealed that the first "Developer Preview" phones will be shipping with the new, Open Source, "Firefox OS" very, very shortly - possibly as early as just a few weeks from now. A few things worth noting: Read More WHITE PAPER: Exceed Group Insider Tips on Reducing Mobile Data Expenses Direct from master agents for the cellular carriers: - How to create effective employee pooling groups. - Learn productivity ROI calculations to determine how to fully optimize your current data plans. The results will drastically reduce your wireless expenses without impacting your contract. Learn More. AT&T to buy Verizon spectrum for $1.9 billion AT&T will buy mobile spectrum in the 700MHz band from Verizon Communications for US$1.9 billion, AT&T said Friday. Read More Intel rolls 'Yolo' smartphone into untapped foreign markets Intel, in partnership with integrated communications provider Safaricom, announced a new entry-level smartphone designed for developing markets this week, dubbing the device the "Yolo." Read More Air Force software turns warplanes into wireless routers in the sky A software upgrade called Net-T effectively turns U.S. military aircraft into giant airborne wireless routers, allowing ground forces to share information with each other and with their allies overhead. Read More Google X phone, tablet spur speculation With speculation swirling that Google is preparing to come out with what's been called the Google X phone and a Google X tablet this spring, analysts say the company is pushing the hardware envelope. 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