WIRELESS REPORT
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Thursday, Jan 17, 2008
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Table Of Contents:
* iPhone briefly becomes No. 1 Google user
* Nokia to close German plant, lay off workers
* Slouching toward Convergence 2.0
* Jobs unveils skinny notebook, iTunes movie rentals
* Sprint insists its WiMax network is on track
* Open source entering the mobile computing space
* Sony demos faster-than-USB wireless transfer system
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IPHONE BRIEFLY BECOMES NO. 1 GOOGLE USER
Google released an update to its offerings for the iPhone, hoping to
continue a trend that recently saw the iPhone briefly become the No. 1
mobile phone hitting Google sites.
More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/14/iPhone-briefly-number-one-Google-user_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2008-01-17
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NOKIA TO CLOSE GERMAN PLANT, LAY OFF WORKERS
Mobile phone maker Nokia will lay off 2,300 employees at a German plant
and move production to lower-cost European sites, the company announced
Tuesday.
More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/15/Nokia-to-close-German-plant-lay-off-workers_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2008-01-17
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SLOUCHING TOWARD CONVERGENCE 2.0
Gadgets have always taken center stage at the Consumer Electronics Show,
but this year more than ever, even the coolest devices seem to be mere
means to an end -- access to content and services whenever and wherever
you want them.
More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/10/Slouching-toward-Convergence_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2008-01-17
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***************** Sponsor *******************************
YOUR LAN IS UNDER ATTACK
A recent study showed that malware-infected zombie PCs are now a
bigger threat to ISPs and Web infrastructure than DoS attacks.
As this brand new IT Strategy Guide explains, an increased use of
peer-to-peer techniques by the attackers has made it harder to fight
back. Download now, compliments of Verio:
http://www.accelacomm.com/jlp/newsletter/13/80233614/
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JOBS UNVEILS SKINNY NOTEBOOK, ITUNES MOVIE RENTALS
A new wafer-thin laptop and a movie rental service for iTunes starred in
this year's keynote from Apple CEO Steve Jobs at Macworld Tuesday.
More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/15/Jobs-unveils-skinny-notebook-iTunes-movie-rentals_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2008-01-17
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SPRINT INSISTS ITS WIMAX NETWORK IS ON TRACK
Sprint Nextel and its hardware partners sought to convince a small
audience at the Consumer Electronics Show that their WiMax plans are on
track, despite the recent departure of Sprint's CEO and the dissolution
of its partnership with Clearwire.
More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/08/Sprint-insists-WiMax-network-on-track_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2008-01-17
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OPEN SOURCE ENTERING THE MOBILE COMPUTING SPACE
Open-source strategies are gathering steam in the mobile computing realm
with companies like Wake3 and Funambol leveraging open source to bring
iPhone-style browsing and e-mail to devices.
More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/08/opensource-mobile_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2008-01-17
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SONY DEMOS FASTER-THAN-USB WIRELESS TRANSFER SYSTEM
Sony is developing a wireless data transfer system for gadgets that is
capable of sending pictures, video, and data over a range of a few
centimeters.
More of this article at:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/08/Sony-demos-faster-than-USB-wireless-transfer-system_1.html?source=NLC-WIRELESS&cgd=2008-01-17
========================================================================
***************** Sponsor *******************************
YOUR LAN IS UNDER ATTACK
A recent study showed that malware-infected zombie PCs are now a
bigger threat to ISPs and Web infrastructure than DoS attacks.
As this brand new IT Strategy Guide explains, an increased use of
peer-to-peer techniques by the attackers has made it harder to fight
back. Download now, compliments of Verio:
http://www.accelacomm.com/jlp/newsletter/13/80233614/
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