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	Crowded U.S. airwaves desperately in search of breathing room Ahead of a major new spectrum auction scheduled for next year, America's four major wireless carriers are jockeying for position in the frequencies available to them, buying, selling and trading licenses to important parts of the nation's airwaves. Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8, Inc Gartner's Unified Communications as a Service Report See what Gartner Inc., the world's leading information technology research and advisory firm, has to say about choosing the right Unified Communications solution for your business. Gartner's Magic Quadrant compares 16 of the leading UCaaS providers and names 8x8 a leader based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. Learn more >> In this Issue Best new technology from Mobile World Congress 2014 iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Feb. 21 Mobile platforms with 8GB memory may be on the way Wireless timeline: 2013 (and a bit) in the world of spectrum Wireless spectrum explained: What's the deal with all these MHz, anyway? First look: Mozilla's new lineup of Firefox OS devices Hands-On First Impressions of Samsung's Galaxy S5 Smartphone Nokia chief: Nokia X Android smartphone is a gateway drug to Windows Phone BlackBerry CEO says here to compete, regain lost ground Why 2014 could be the year mobile payments explode on the iPhone AT&T lets travelers roam on LTE in 13 more countries Nokia in hot water over Finland privacy flap Windows Phone to get long-awaited enterprise update Huawei shows design prowess with MediaPad X1, Ascend G6 smartphone Wi-Fi roaming starts to take flight with Hotspot 2.0 15 Photos That Show the Power of the iPhone's Camera WHITE PAPER: IBM Simplify and Consolidate Data Protection for Better Results Learn how IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center simplifies user experience and speeds problem resolution. Read Now Best new technology from Mobile World Congress 2014 Smartphones, tablets, wearables on display at the show Read More iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Feb. 21 Sapphires are the iOSphere's new best friend when it comes to iPhone 6. It used to be quad-core processors and Liquidmetal bodies. Read More Mobile platforms with 8GB memory may be on the way Vendors who have been calling tablets 'the new PCs' can now prove it. The development of 64-bit mobile processors opens the door for more addressable memory and PC-like performance on tablets and smartphones. Read More Wireless timeline: 2013 (and a bit) in the world of spectrum Here's a brief look back at the very busy past year or so on the wireless spectrum scene in the United States: Read More Wireless spectrum explained: What's the deal with all these MHz, anyway? The wireless spectrum, and the way it's regulated by the FCC, can be a little confusing to the novice, but gaining a layperson's understanding of the national airwaves isn't graduate-level stuff. Read More WEBCAST: Attachmate Making Legacy Apps Available to Your Mobile Workforce How is your IT organization responding to the mobility revolution? With Verastream, you can give your mobile workforce the same functionality they have on their desktops, without rebuilding the applications you already have. Watch how Verastream can enable mobile access, in three different ways. View Now. First look: Mozilla's new lineup of Firefox OS devices Seven new phones meant to hasten the spread of Firefox OS introduced at MWC Read More Hands-On First Impressions of Samsung's Galaxy S5 Smartphone Samsung today unveiled its next generation Galaxy S smartphone, the Galaxy S5, during the 2014 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The media event was simulcast at Samsung's Galaxy Studio in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. Read More Nokia chief: Nokia X Android smartphone is a gateway drug to Windows Phone Nokia's Android-based mobile phones are part of a strategy to grab more customers for Microsoft in countries that haven't been saturated yet with smartphones - the intent being to upsell them to actual Windows Phones over time, according to the pending head of Microsoft's phone division. Read More BlackBerry CEO says here to compete, regain lost ground BlackBerry will launch a new version of its enterprise management server software later this year that the company hopes will strengthen its business with major corporations and help turn around its fortunes. Read More Why 2014 could be the year mobile payments explode on the iPhone Richard Crone had been on the road a few days recently when his smartphone did something unexpected: It started sending him special-offer coupons for breakfast at Starbucks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Zero-Footprint Terminal Emulation for Mobile Devices See how host access in the cloud can provide big benefits for users and IT alike. As the powerhouse working behind the scenes, Attachmate Verastream simplifies mobile enablement with a modern three-tier approach. Learn More AT&T lets travelers roam on LTE in 13 more countries AT&T thawed out its international LTE data roaming on Monday, adding 13 more markets -- including Antigua and Barbuda -- to the places where its subscribers can use the high-speed cellular service. Read More Nokia in hot water over Finland privacy flap Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia is under fire today over revelations that its Lumia line of Windows Phone-powered handsets sent personal data – including information from phones used by senior members of Finland's government – to Microsoft servers in the U.S., according to a report in the Helsinki Times. Read More Windows Phone to get long-awaited enterprise update Microsoft will soon offer an update to its Windows Phone operating system that will bring a number of new features targeted at enterprise users. Read More Huawei shows design prowess with MediaPad X1, Ascend G6 smartphone Unveiling the Ascend G6 4G smartphone, the MediaPad X1 hybrid "phablet" and the MediaPad M1 tablet Sunday, Huawei took a big step toward proving that it should be a force to be reckoned with in mobile-device design. Read More Wi-Fi roaming starts to take flight with Hotspot 2.0 Smooth roaming from cell to Wi-Fi networks is finally seeing the light of day, with deployments at 21 U.S. airports and at two smaller sites in Europe debuting on Monday. Read More 15 Photos That Show the Power of the iPhone's Camera The iPhone has changed the world of digital photography. Not only are more images than ever shared around the world, but photographers from amateurs to pros are using iPhones to capture the moment in creative new ways. Read More
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