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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

In-flight Wi-Fi struggling to gain altitude

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In-flight Wi-Fi struggling to gain altitude
At first blush, it's another one of those, "Sure, it will happen ... eventually," type of situations. I mean does anyone envision a commercial air fleet without Internet service 20 years down the runway? Read More


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Wireless is taking over the enterprise
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New eBook: Choosing a Green Colocation Provider
As the world's appetite for apps increases, so does the demand for processing power and the energy to fuel it. Is your colocation provider truly addressing this growing need with sensitivity to the environment? Learn More

12 essential programming tools for the mobile Web
HTML5 and a vibrant ecosystem of libraries are making the mobile Web a compelling alternative to developing native code Read More

Apple warns iOS developers: Don't monkey with App Store rankings
Apple has warned iOS developers not to use services that manipulate App Store rankings to make their iPhone and iPad apps seem more popular than they really are. Read More

Accessing the Internet by mobile device doubled in 2011, data shows
Over the past 12 months, mobile access to the Internet nearly doubled to 8.5%, not counting tablets, according to data released this week by StatCounter, a Web analytics company. Read More


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Consolidating Data Center Support
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Droid 4 smartphone hitting shelves Feb. 10 for $200
The fourth iteration of Motorola's signature Droid series is hitting the shelves for Verizon customers this Friday. Read More

FTC warns background screening mobile apps may be unlawful
The Federal Trade Commission this week said it sent letters to six unidentified mobile applications makers warning them that their background screening apps may be violating federal statutes. Read More

AT&T users report getting throttled at 2GB despite 'unlimited' data plans
If you're an old-school iPhone user who still has one of AT&T's unlimited data plans, be prepared for a rude awakening. Read More


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Global broadband snapshot: Hong Kong throttles the rest of the world
Anyone who thinks their Verizon fiber connection is fast ought to spend a week hanging out in East Asia. Read More

Mobile device management: Apple's extra little tricky requirement
Anyone wanting to buy mobile-device management (MDM) software to manage Apple iOS devices will find they need a special digital certificate from Apple to activate it, a requirement that doesn't apply to the same MDM software that would be used to manage Google Android devices, for instance. Read More

Analysts weigh in: How to prep for Apple iOS device flood in the enterprise
Businesses might long for the relatively simple policies for corporate-owned mobile devices of the BlackBerry age, but today's realities are forcing them to prepare their networks for a continued onslaught of authorized and unauthorized access from a slew of consumer devices, led by iPhones and iPads. Read More



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