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Mobile Hotspots Lack Adequate Corporate Control
Hotspot-enabled smartphones are a boon to mobile workers and a bane to IT managers unless controls are in place, says Cameron Sturdevant
Motorola Sets Launch Day For Its Xoom WiFi-only Tablet
Motorola's Xoom WiFi-only could be the first Honeycomb tablet to challenge the iPad 2 in the UK in April
UTI Arms Mobile Developers With Best Practices
The United Testing Initiative has released guidelines for best practices to mobile developers
Samsung Plans To Flex Its Business Muscle
Samsung's roadmap includes business notebooks, two Galaxy Players, and maybe a resized Galaxy Tab
Proofpoint Launches Mobile Cloud Email Compliance
The Proofpoint Mobile email suite adds security, compliance and archiving capabilities to mobile devices
iPad Newspaper ‘The Daily’ To Hit Europe This Summer
iPad owners in the UK will get to read the world's first iPad-only newspaper 'The Daily' this summer
ITU Deploys Emergency Telecoms To Japan
The UN agency for ICT is providing emergency telecoms for victims of the Japan earthquake
Android Gets Full-Disk Encryption
Whisper Systems has released a public beta of its enterprise-grade encryption product for Android
RIM Puts Social Tools Into Public Beta
The first beta of BBM Social Platform is aimed at Java developers, with WebWorks support planned for April
There’s No Drama With Apple iOS 4.3: Review
There is no drama in the latest update to the mobile OS platform, but that doesn't mean it not good
Intel McAfee Secures Embedded And Mobile Devices
Intel and McAfee combined their patent portfolios to focus on providing security at the hardware level
Google To Test Android Near-Field Mobile Payments
Payments using Android Gingerbread smartphones rumoured to be going on trial in US stores
BlackBerry PlayBook To Feature Video Calling App
RIM's BlackBerry Playbook will soon have its own video-calling app, expected to be released this month
Online Sales Of iPad 2 Offset, Japan Launch Held Back
Delays of up to five weeks for iPad 2 online oreders. Japan launch postponed following tsunami problems
Microsoft Will Survive The WebOS PC Invasion
Hewlett-Packard's decision to port webOS onto its PCs is unlikely to hurt Microsoft too much, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Ofcom To Cut Mobile Termination Rates
Ofcom's decision will mean lower costs for fixed line operators, while mobile carriers will feel the pain
3UK Says 4G Auction Is A ‘Boot On Its Head’
Vodafone and Ofcom deny 3UK's claim that 4G spectrum auction will put it out of business
T-Mobile Unveils Android-Based 4G Sidekick
T-Mobile has brought back the Sidekick as a smartphone running Android 2.2 and using a QWERTY keyboard
3UK Joins Orange And T-Mobile In Selling iPad 2
3UK will be selling the iPad 2 alongside Orange and T-Mobile, most likely with competitive data bundles
Apple Executive Says White iPhone Coming In Spring
Philip Schiller has tweeted that the long-rumoured white iPhone will arrive with the spring
Report Highlights Weak Xoom Sales, Honeycomb Bugs
Motorola's Xoom tablet is struggling to sell as analysts criticise Google's Android Honeycomb operating system
Microsoft To Delay March Windows Phone Update
Problems with a previous Windows Phone update have forced Microsoft to push back its planned March update
Apple iPhone 5 Won’t Sport NFC Technology
Apple's iPhone will not include NFC technology until the 'sixth-generation' smartphone is released in 2012
Android Devices To Get Flash This Week
Flash Player 10.2 will be available for Android 2.2 and 2.3 smartphones and Android 3.0 tablets on Friday
Rumour: iPhone 5 To Feature 4-Inch Display
Leaked engineering drawings indicate the Apple iPhone 5 may have a 4-inch edge-to-edge display
Nanotube Batteries Could Power Mobiles For Months
Researchers in the US are working on mobile phone batteries that could run for weeks, or even months
Apple iPad 2 Release Marks Start Of Tablet Frenzy
As many as 100 new tablets could launch this year, creating confusion and price pressure in the marketplace, says Wayne Rash
London App Targets Grime Ahead of Olympics
Boris Johnson backs Lewisham's ‘Love Clean London’ tool for graffiti reports by iPhone and Android
Analyst And God Pour Cold Water On iPad 2 Release
As Apple fans queued in the rain, Forrester Research claimed an Amazon tablet would challenge iPad's lead