Wireless sensors are potential hot' data center trend; Unspoken smartphone etiquette rules for the holidays

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What are the do's and don'ts for smartphone users this holiday season? You may be surprised at what most people consider good iPhone and BlackBerry manners, as revealed by a new survey. Slideshow: 16 Apple products we can only dream about Nowadays, everybody seems eager to make an Apple product. These prototypes from independent designers may never appear on shelves at the Apple Store, but they include lots of innovative ideas. Kindle change reflects new world of mobile Amazon's discontinuation of its innovative deal with Sprint Nextel to power over-the-air book purchases on the Kindle e-reader points to the power of high volume and the growing role of global standardization in the mobile industry. IBM finds path to mobile and voice browsers With software being created by IBM researchers, developers will be able to adapt a Web page for voice browsers -- and for mobile browsers that fall short of a PC-like Web experience -- with easy-to-follow lines. IT industry graveyard 2009 Paying respects to Nortel as we knew it, Circuit City and more BlackBerry Users Get Free Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi App Boingo Wireless, an international network of both wired Internet zones and Wi-Fi hotspots, today released Boingo Mobile for BlackBerry, a free application that lets the company's subscribers know whenever they're in range of Boingo hotspots so they can then connect "with a single click." iPhone satisfaction rating 'on a different planet,' says survey Apple iPhone users are almost twice as likely to say that they're "very satisfied" with their smartphone than second-place RIM and its BlackBerry, research firm ChangeWave Research said today. $180 BlackBerry Storm2 hits the shelves on Wednesday RIM and Verizon jointly announced today that the BlackBerry Storm2 device will be available online and at Verizon Wireless stores on Wednesday at $180 after a rebate. Apple and iPhone leave Verizon still a bridesmaid, not a bride Verizon Wireless is still hoping to sell the iPhone, but is waiting on word from Apple, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg said. Sprint plans to release Palm Pixi in mid-November Sprint will release the second Palm webOS device, the Palm Pixi smartphone, on Nov. 15, priced at $100, after $150 in rebates. Has Apple missed the netbook boat? Apple may have missed the netbook boat by not producing a low-priced notebook to compete with the ultra-cheap portables that have cornered a significant portion of the PC market, a survey published today said. Microsoft unwraps netbook Windows 7 upgrade tool Microsoft has released a tool that lets netbook owners install Windows 7 on their machines using a USB flash drive, sidestepping the usual requirement of a DVD drive. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Ethernet everywhere! Inside planes, trains, cars and spaceships, Ethernet is a morph master. Here's a look at some of Ethernet's cooler implementations. 7 tools to ease Windows 7 rollout These utilities help you plan, ensure app compatibility and manage images. IDC Research Report: The Business Value of Consolidating on Energy-Efficient Servers Most organizations faced with budget challenges put off capital expenditures (capex) and seek alternatives, such as extending server life cycles and extending software licenses. This paper demonstrates that such a buy and hold strategy actually adds costs to the datacenter. Learn more Rapid Replication for Virtual Servers What's the connection between virtualization and acceleration? It's deeper than you might think. See how these two hot technologies complement each other to consolidate servers, enhance DR and simplify the IT infrastructure. Learn more.   October 28, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES They're kicking our butts at Trivial Pursuit Skype for Business too risky? Win 7 upgrade paralyzes some PCs IT industry graveyard 2009 Microsoft to 'open source' its Outlook PST files Verizon Droid FAQ: What we know so far Smartphone smackdown: Motorola Droid vs. iPhone 3GS Avalanche is top phishing gang by far this year Microsoft gives programs access to mail, calendar, contacts Win 7 installation nightmares: should you wait for SP1? Comparing Research In Motion and Microsoft Mobile Solutions The concept of working "any time and anywhere" has become popular. To support this concept, many organizations are adopting mobile solutions. As employees use these solutions, their expectations are increasing. This paper compares the Research In Motion BlackBerry solution with the Microsoft mobile solution by analyzing features of the user experience and the administrator experience. Read about their findings. DEMOfall 09 People's Choice Winners: Innovations in sound and email productivity EMO Labs' invisible speaker innovation and Liaise, Inc. productivity enhancement application take the People's Choice Award Top Honors at DEMOfall 09 Product Launch Event. Watch both product launches.   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. 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