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	What's Verizon Wireless up to? Verizon Wireless has just revamped its service plan pricing in a move to get the masses hooked on mobile data. The lower prices are intended to drive greater usage of data-centric services so that by the time usage-based pricing kicks in on the carrier's LTE 4G network, the crop of users addicted to mobile data will more likely be willing to stick with the program for the privilege of continuing their newfound habits. Read More SPONSOR: Cisco University Increases Collaboration among Students, Faculty and Researchers with a Borderless Network Located in the heart of beautiful Montreal, the Universite' de Montreal is the third largest research institute in Canada. To deliver the power and versatility that students and faculty expected, the Universite' de Montreal initiated a complete upgrade of its voice and data network. 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In this Issue Windows Mobile 7: Can Microsoft reinvent the mobile market? 10 top iPhone apps for IT pros Apple, RIM hit with Kodak patent suit Palm Benefits from Apple Alums Verizon, Motorola secure wireless networks for retailers Wireless for power utilities uses WiMax guts Save money by mobilizing unified communications Honeywell to build next-gen handhelds for UPS drivers Researchers use PC to crack encryption for next-gen GSM networks Nexus One Naysayers Are Missing the Bigger Picture Google's Android 2.1: How It'll Change Your Phone Power harvester uses Wi-Fi to charge wireless devices Banking malware found in Google Android Market World's biggest cruise ship sails through wireless challenges Wireless power Users shun fixed line, flock to 3G SPONSOR: Sybase op 5 Best Practices for Managing Mobility The mobile world today is similar to that of the personal computer world of the early 1980s: it is begging for IT management to ensure a productive and secure user experience. This Webcast offers practical, immediately usable best practices designed to get IT started on the road to comprehensive mobile management and security. View Now Windows Mobile 7: Can Microsoft reinvent the mobile market? Microsoft is hinting Windows Mobile 7 will be unveiled in February and setting expectations high, promising a new mobile experience that will make everyone forget the "old" Windows Mobile…and the iPhone and Android. Read More 10 top iPhone apps for IT pros Want to prove that your iPhone is good for business? Here are 10 useful apps that can improve your IT operations. Read More Apple, RIM hit with Kodak patent suit Kodak Thursday became the latest company to file a high-profile patent infringement suit, as the camera giant sued both Apple and Research in Motion or allegedly infringing upon its digital imaging technology. Read More Palm Benefits from Apple Alums Apple's former chief software technology officer has joined venture capital firm Elevation Partners, which heavily backs Palm. Are Apple alums coming to Palm because they smell rebirth? Read More Verizon, Motorola secure wireless networks for retailers Verizon Business and Motorola have launched a managed wireless security service for retailers who want to improve their IT performance. Read More SPONSOR: Citrix NetScaler VPX: Harness the Power of Virtualized Web App Delivery Want to make your Web app delivery more flexible, dynamic and cost effective? Then attend this exclusive technical seminar which shows you how Citrix NetScaler VPX - a virtualized app delivery controller appliance - can improve your network infrastructure by offering: increased physical, functional, and operational flexibility for delivery of all of your Web apps and more. Click here to register today. Wireless for power utilities uses WiMax guts A Silicon Valley startup has combined the technology underlying WiMax with a software-defined radio to build smart grids for electric utilities. Read More Save money by mobilizing unified communications Still looking for ways to cut costs? Consider mobilizing your unified communications. You can save considerable money on cellular communication plans while also making employees more productive. Read More Honeywell to build next-gen handhelds for UPS drivers UPS and Honeywell plan to work together to deploy 100,000 next-generation wireless handhelds for UPS drivers next year. Read More Researchers use PC to crack encryption for next-gen GSM networks An encryption algorithm designed to protect calls on GSM phones has been broken by three cryptographers using only a dual-core, Intel-based Dell Latitude PC running Linux. Read More Nexus One Naysayers Are Missing the Bigger Picture Google's getting a bit of a beating in the media these days. Since unveiling its Nexus One Android phone last week, the company's come under fire for everything from poor customer support to poor first-week sales with its first foray into the mobile market. Read More SPONSOR: Microsoft Maximizing Efficiencies with Unified Communications How exactly can you maximize efficiencies and cut costs out of IT? We are right in the middle of the New Efficiency Launch featuring Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 and Exchange Server 2010. Click here to find out how! Learn More Now Google's Android 2.1: How It'll Change Your Phone Google officially launched its Android 2.1 software development kit (SDK) this week, giving programmers their first glimpse under the hood of the updated operating system. Read More Power harvester uses Wi-Fi to charge wireless devices RCA showed a prototype of its Wi-Fi Hotspot Power Harvester called Airnergy that's designed to convert Wi-Fi radio signals into DC power for charging small wireless devices such as smartphones. Read More Banking malware found in Google Android Market Mobile phone owners with handsets running Google's Android OS, such as the HTC Hero, could be at risk from cybercriminals trying to steal their bank account information. Read More World's biggest cruise ship sails through wireless challenges Royal Caribbean overcame wireless challenges aboard its flagship Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, using a Cisco MPLS network, Cisco wireless gear and even iPhones. Read More Wireless power Despite the fact that the company's name is short for wireless electricity, Eric Giler, CEO of WiTricity, is quick to point out that isn't exactly what the company does. It only looks like that. Giler is the first business exec brought into this 16-person company, which is trying to commercialize the tech developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Marin Soljacic. Read More Users shun fixed line, flock to 3G Adoption and use of 3G networks and wireless broadband exploded last year as consumers flocked to grab the latest Internet-ready mobile, according to new research. Read More
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