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	Amazon unveils $199 Kindle Fire tablet, $79 Kindle Touch Amazon unveiled its much anticipated tablet, the Kindle Fire. The 7-in. tablet will cost $199. The company also announced a new touchscreen e-Ink device called the Kindle Touch. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance Date: Monday, September 26, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT In this webcast you'll learn how your organization can become more responsive to financial market challenges while reassuring decision makers the accuracy of execution. Register Now In this Issue 3 traits that make the Kindle Fire competitive Jonny Evans: Apple confirms October 4 'talking iPhone' event Barbara Krasnoff: Samsung announces a smaller Galaxy Tab and two non-smartphones Darlene Storm: How long does your mobile phone provider store data for law enforcement access? Jonny Evans: If Apple's iPad sales slow, then everyone's in trouble First look: Google Wallet lets you tap 'n' spend Sony screen clip-on makes Vaio laptops 3D JR Raphael: HTC Thunderbolt Gingerbread upgrade: Gentlemen, start your engines... Softbank to launch 110 Mbps network; may handle iPhones Intermec offers mobile management update Extreme's Wi-Fi wallplates speed 802.11n expansion, performance WHITE PAPER: BMC Deliver Workload Automation Services to Business Users Workload automation touches every aspect of the business. It is made up of all scheduled and ad hoc processes that support critical business functions. Read More! 3 traits that make the Kindle Fire competitive The Kindle Fire tablet, announced by Amazon.com on Wednesday, has three traits that make it competitive in a crowded tablet market: a low $199 price, a browser called Amazon Silk, and access to an abundant ecosystem of movies, music, apps, and books. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple confirms October 4 'talking iPhone' event Apple has confirmed plans to hold its official iPhone launch event on October 4, where the company's CEO, Tim Cook, is expected to host a special media event at Apple's Cupertino, Calif. campus. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: Samsung announces a smaller Galaxy Tab and two non-smartphones Samsung's announcement of its Galaxy Tab 8.9 and two new Galaxy Players may have been overshadows by rumors of Amazon's upcoming tablet, but they're still nothing to sneeze at. Read More Darlene Storm: How long does your mobile phone provider store data for law enforcement access? The ACLU has the previously unreleased dirt on how long your cell phone company is holding onto to your data. The Justice Department handed over a revealing chart meant to help law enforcement obtain mobile phone provider records. The data held by cellular companies ranges from text messages, pictures, IP addresses, browsing history, cell towers used and call logs. Read More Jonny Evans: If Apple's iPad sales slow, then everyone's in trouble Fresh reports claim Apple has reduced production orders for the iPad 2, generating a raucous run of reactions claiming there's something unusual about this. There isn't, of course. Read More 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! First look: Google Wallet lets you tap 'n' spend Google's smartphone payment app, Google Wallet, has brought the ease of paying for goods with the tap of a phone to America. Read More Sony screen clip-on makes Vaio laptops 3D Sony said Tuesday it will sell a screen attachment for its Vaio laptops that allows users to view 3D movies and images without glasses. Read More JR Raphael: HTC Thunderbolt Gingerbread upgrade: Gentlemen, start your engines... If you've got an HTC Thunderbolt, get ready: All signs suggest Gingerbread is finally headed your way. Read More Softbank to launch 110 Mbps network; may handle iPhones Softbank, Japan's third-largest mobile carrier and exclusive purveyor of the Apple iPhone in the country, said Thursday it would launch in November a new data network allowing downloads of up to 110 Mbps, faster than many wired connections provide today. Read More Intermec offers mobile management update Intermec, which has made its name over four decades as a provider of rugged mobile devices mainly for service delivery and warehouse use, is moving quickly into mobile management software and services. Read More Extreme's Wi-Fi wallplates speed 802.11n expansion, performance A Wi-Fi wallplate from Extreme Networks promises a simple way to expand 802.11n deployments, with plenty of power to reach battery-operated wireless tablets and smartphones. Read More
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