15 smartphone apps you shouldn't live without From the Twitterverse to the universe, the BlackBerry to the iPhone, here is a list of some the best apps out there for your fancy new phone. New network language would help provide wireless communications without cell towers A new programming language developed by University of Cambridge researchers is designed to reduce the complexity of building applications for ad hoc peer-to-peer mobile device networks. Spam's hidden victims: mobile users Spam costs organizations $712 per employee/per year, according to Nucleus Research. However, these staggering numbers don't even take into consideration one of spam's latest victims: enterprise mobile users. Spam targeted at smart phones is on the rise and becoming a growing security and productivity concern. FCC probe underscores consumer dependence on wireless industry The FCC has begun a three-pronged probe into the wireless industry. The inquiry is partially a response to recent controversies with Apple and Google, but it is more about a shift in ideology and the maturity of the wireless industry as a critical part of the communications backbone. iPhone on more carriers? Look out, AT&T Many iPhone customers have already decided to switch carriers. If AT&T wants to keep them, the time to act is now. AT&T cannot wait until Verizon and others appear at its door. New Windows Mobile phones due in October Phones running Microsoft's newest software will hit shelves on Oct. 6, but don't expect the big lines and excitement that have characterized other iconic smartphone launches in recent years. Wi-Fi cell phones expected to double in two years Global shipments of Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones are expected to double between 2009 and 2011, at least partially due to the emergence of a slew of smartphones with Wi-Fi capabilities, according to an analyst at ABI Research in New York. Survey: Most cafe Wi-Fi users are male, affluent and 25-49 A new survey of who uses Wi-Fi hot spots in coffee shops and cafes shows the audience is generally affluent, overwhelming male and mostly between the ages of 25 and 49. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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