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	Preston Gralla: WebOS death may breathe life into Windows Phone 7 -- 1,000 webOS developers express interest in it Microsoft wasted no time in capitalizing on the death of HP's webOS -- the company has already reached out to webOS developers, and 1,000 of them have so far expressed interest in developing for Windows Phone 7. That could be a key part of breathing life into Microsoft's struggling smartphone operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: Websense, Inc. Need for Unified Content Security This first paper, in a three-part series, provides a high-level description and summary of benefits to consider when looking at content security solutions. Learn more. In this Issue JR Raphael: Why I bought a $99 HP TouchPad TouchDroid will turn HP TouchPads into Android tablets MIT researchers craft defense against wireless man-in-middle attacks Richi Jennings: iPhone 5 release date, other rumors 3 reasons why the iPhone won't help Sprint very much Tight supplies push up prices of 13-in. MacBook Air Verizon Wireless adds 25 cities receiving LTE on Sept. 15 Report: Sprint will get the iPhone 5 in October Dish Network aims to build LTE cellular network Preston Gralla: Surprising good news for Windows Phone 7 -- mobile ad impressions skyrocket Sprint to sell new BlackBerry Curve 9350 starting Sept. 9 Virginia 5.8 quake shutters reactors, disrupts cell phone service WHITE PAPER: Rackspace Five Reasons Why the Cloud is Ready for the Enterprise Is your enterprise still dragging its anchor, not taking off in the cloud? Are you still saying that the cloud is fine for tiny startups, but not for large enterprises? Here are five good reasons why the cloud is ready for your enterprise... and why you can't afford not to use it any longer. Read Now! JR Raphael: Why I bought a $99 HP TouchPad As a happy owner of a Motorola Xoom, you wouldn't think I'd be in the market for a new tablet -- but over the weekend, I found myself shelling out a hundred bucks for a discontinued and critically panned gadget. Here's why. Read More TouchDroid will turn HP TouchPads into Android tablets The lucky people who managed to buy a $99 TouchPad before they sold out just got luckier: A group of developers is working on a way to load Android onto the tablets. Read More MIT researchers craft defense against wireless man-in-middle attacks A new technique crafted by MIT researches can detect the tampering that's essential to man-in-the-middle attacks in wireless networks. Read More Richi Jennings: iPhone 5 release date, other rumors It's time to round up the iPhone 5 release date rumors and all the other Apple chatter about this ridiculously-anticipated pomaceous device. Well, Jonny's away, and someone's gotta do it; so I might as well step into the breach. Insider (registration required) Read More 3 reasons why the iPhone won't help Sprint very much It might sound like a major win for Sprint to begin selling the iPhone for the first time in mid-October, but industry analysts say it won't help Sprint all that much. Read More Tight supplies push up prices of 13-in. MacBook Air With supplies tight for the larger-sized MacBook Air, Apple appears to be favoring its own retail and online stores, leaving some distributors unable to meet demand. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation Diskeeper 2011 Professional Edition FREE Trial Diskeeper prevents the majority of fragmentation (scattered file fragments randomly placed across the hard drive) before it can happen and instantly defrags the rest. More importantly, Diskeeper 2011 brings data flow up to peak speed for the best possible productivity. Download now! Verizon Wireless adds 25 cities receiving LTE on Sept. 15 Verizon Wireless named 25 more cities, mainly in Illinois and other Midwestern states, that will get its 4G LTE service on Sept. 15. Read More Report: Sprint will get the iPhone 5 in October Sprint will for the first time sell an iPhone, starting with the next generation of the phone, in mid-October, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Read More Dish Network aims to build LTE cellular network Satellite TV provider Dish Network hopes to build a 4G cellular network, if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission permits it, according to a filing the satellite provider made on Monday. Read More Preston Gralla: Surprising good news for Windows Phone 7 -- mobile ad impressions skyrocket There's finally a piece of good news for Windows Phone 7: A new report found that the number of ads viewed by Windows Phone 7 users skyrocketed in July, up 71% over the previous month. Still, the report shows that Microsoft's smartphone OS has a long way to go. Read More Sprint to sell new BlackBerry Curve 9350 starting Sept. 9 Sprint announced it will start selling the new BlackBerry Curve 9350 smartphone on Sept. 9 for $79.99, after rebate. Read More Virginia 5.8 quake shutters reactors, disrupts cell phone service A 5.8-magnitude earthquake centered in central Virginia disrupted cell phone service and closed two nuclear reactors, numerous bridges and tunnels in East Coast cities on Tuesday afternoon. Read More
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