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Augmented reality on mobile devices: a new way of seeing, and being?; Slideshow: 2009 tech quiz Wireless Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Microsoft 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. Spotlight Story Wireless instrusion-prevention vendor to add performance management A challenge with most network monitoring and reporting systems is that the more data-rich they are, the more incomprehensible they become to network administrators. Pawing through volumes of raw data to pinpoint cause-and-effect information is so time-consuming that some problems simply go undetected. At least one wireless vendor, though, is trying to help alleviate this problem in Wi-Fi networks with predictive performance management and smart forensics. Read full story Related News: Augmented reality on mobile devices: a new way of seeing, and being? Augmented reality is a coalescing of technologies that promises to create a new interactive relationship between mobile users and their surroundings. It's easy to make AR sound like the latest technology in search of an application, but an analogy with jet fighter pilots might help. Slideshow: 2009 tech quiz As 2009 winds down it's time to look back and see how well you were paying attention as major events unfolded. Here's a quiz to help gauge your tech-news quotient. Microsoft and Consumers: Friends or Foes? Windows Mobile's failure to compete has put a spotlight Microsoft's struggles to win over consumers in general, whose Web-based needs and habits will soon spill over into the corporate world, say industry analysts. McDonald's free Wi-Fi part of growing trend Everybody wants free Wi-Fi, and the decision by McDonald's Corp. to offer it in more than 11,000 of its U.S. restaurants in January is part of a growing trend toward offering wireless service at little or no cost. Ericsson demos HSPA at 42 Mbps Ericsson has demonstrated one part of the technology that will make speeds of up to 42 Mbps (bits per second) possible in 3G networks. However, a lot of work remains before services can be launched. Mobile Internet to Dominate Within 5 Years -- Study The mobile Internet is growing faster than its desktop counterpart ever did, and more users may go online via mobile devices than desktop PCs within five years, according to a new study by investment firm Morgan Stanley. BlackBerry e-mail outage resolved, cause under investigation, RIM says Research in Motion says it has resolved the issue that caused some BlackBerry users to experience e-mail delays beginning early this morning. The iPhone apps built for war Raytheon today said it was working on a series of Apple iPhone and iPod Touch applications that could turn the smart devices into handy mobile battlefield tools. Android device dashboard reveals platform installation data Developers can see the market penetration of specific versions of Android and set priorities in determining application features accordingly Palm Ares developer toolset moves to beta stage The browser-based tools help developers build applications Pre and Pixi devices Nine iPhone GPS navigation apps compared When Apple said the iPhone 3G would include a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, everyone immediately assumed we'd get turn-by-turn direction software, too. Not quite. It took a while for Apple to make the iPhone OS mature enough to support turn-by-turn apps with the release of iPhone OS 3, and for developers to start taking full advantage. Android Market Hits 20,000 Apps Milestone Google's mobile app store, the Android Market, has doubled in size in the last five months, and now hosts more than 20,000 applications, according to unofficial numbers from specialist portal AndroLib. Bing Gets an iPhone App Those who want a little less Google on their iPhones will soon be able to put a lot more Bing on their handsets. Microsoft is prepping a Bing iPhone app for immediate release via Apple's App Store to give iPhone users a Google alternative. AT&T lashes out at Fake Steve Jobs' network knock-out threat Fake Steve Jobs is taking heat from AT&T over his protest campaign to shut down the carrier's 3G network this Friday. 'Bloodhound' device sniffs out contraband cell phones in prisons A mobile cell phone detector from Berkeley Varitroncis packs what had been a fixed radio detection system into a two-pound handheld package. It wouldn't be fashionable enough for a Hollywood James Bond, but the BV Bloodhound, like its name, isn't intended for fashionable settings. Upgrading to 100G as easy as swapping out a card Service provider Lightower Fiber Networks this week said it has successfully tested 100G technology on its current optical network by just changing out line cards. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet:Are Cisco's acquisitions working for the company? and iACLs; A Service Providers Best Practice on your LAN; On Microsoft Subnet Microsoft Exchange 2010: A hard upgrade and not yet in the cloud: On Google Subnet: 10 best Chrome extensions Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Decade in tech Here is a quiz on the most important or quirkiest tech stories to hit the front pages over the first 10 years of the 2000s. Cool Yule Tools Best picks from this year and a look back at 10 years of tech toys and gadgety gifts. Getting the Right Foundation: Unified Communications IP telephony is moving into its second decade with enormous momentum, most users are still waiting for full convergence and voice-enabled applications. Increased network efficiencies have been the primary benefit of IP telephony to date as enterprises struggle with infrastructure and organizational issues. These first-generation benefits have been considerable, but the focus is now shifting to converged applications, with the initial spotlight on Unified Communications (UC). Learn more now. Unified Communications Today Do you know the business value of unified communications? Get the answer to this and many other UC questions at this Solution Center. Learn how your peers are lowering costs and improving collaboration. Get your most pressing UC queries answered from industry experts and read the very latest UC news. Access this site.   December 21, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES The 10 best Chrome extensions for work and play Unencrypted drone video intercepted by militants Seven features in Windows 7 you probably don't know about Is Windows 7 the last major chapter in Windows story? Bank's antifraud tactics stun security expert Cisco will be hard pressed to match 2009 Mixed signals from Cisco on security 10 wacky USB devices Network plans of a large Cisco customer not in Australia's best interest Will 2010 be the year of IPv6? What's New in Acrobat 9? It's time for your organization to upgrade to Adobe Acrobat 9, find out why in this free Webcast where you'll learn about the many feature enhancements to Adobe Acrobat 9 and tips on how to ensure a smooth enterprise deployment. Register Today! 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