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	HP TouchPad demonstrated running Android The challenge to port Google's Android OS to Hewlett-Packard's now-defunct TouchPad has been met, with a developer demonstrating an alpha version of the OS working on the tablet. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco The Right Unified Communications Solution The advantages of today's unified communications are numerous, and there are many choices among solutions. A Cisco white paper is available to help you make the right decision. The paper outlines ten differentiators—from mobile device support to social software—that you should consider before deciding on a unified communications upgrade. White Paper In this Issue HP to make more TouchPads Amazon could 'easily' sell 5M of its expected tablets in Q4, Forrester says Irene takes out cell towers, disrupts communications Peer-to-peer, wireless network could help in disasters Groups ask FCC to rule against BART's mobile phone shutdown Isis carriers pump in $100M for mobile wallet plan Samsung's Galaxy S II has arrived on U.S. shores Barbara Krasnoff: Samsung's Galaxy S II TouchWiz: Let Android be Android DOJ to block AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile USA Sprint cheers government move to halt AT&T-T-Mobile deal HTC Jetstream tablet will be $700 on AT&T's LTE network Is Transcend planning a 2TB USB thumb drive? IT Blogwatch: iPhone 5 lost in bar -- or just a stunt? JR Raphael: Triple Tablet Giveaway: Win a Galaxy Tab 10.1 gift package! WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Is the Cloud a Performance Management Crap Shoot? To prevent unforeseen obstacles in a cloud deployment, it is important to have WAN-based measurement capabilities established before moving applications to a private or public cloud. This paper explains how to gain the visibility needed to manage performance in a cloud. Read now! HP to make more TouchPads Hewlett-Packard said it will manufacture more TouchPads in response to "stunning" demand following the company's decision to discontinue the tablets. Read More Amazon could 'easily' sell 5M of its expected tablets in Q4, Forrester says The expected Amazon tablet could easily sell 3 million to 5 million units in the final quarter of 2011, outselling all competitors to the popular Apple iPad, Forrester Research said. Read More Irene takes out cell towers, disrupts communications Communications networks took a hit from Hurricane Irene, as 1,400 cell towers and cell sites were damaged or disrupted -- mainly in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and North Carolina, the FCC said Monday. Read More Peer-to-peer, wireless network could help in disasters A Georgia Tech professor envisions greater reliance on device-to-device communications using typical consumer phones after a disaster. Read More Groups ask FCC to rule against BART's mobile phone shutdown Digital rights groups ask the U.S. FCC to rule against BART's decision to shut down mobile phone service during a planned protest. Read More Isis carriers pump in $100M for mobile wallet plan The three wireless carriers in the Isis mobile-payment joint venture are investing more than $100 million into the project, according to a published report. Read More Samsung's Galaxy S II has arrived on U.S. shores The much-anticipated next generation of Galaxy S phones has finally arrived on U.S. shores. Samsung is unveiling Galaxy S II phones for AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile at an event this evening in New York. The three phones will be available later this fall, but pricing and exact release dates haven't been announced. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more! Barbara Krasnoff: Samsung's Galaxy S II TouchWiz: Let Android be Android Like many Android phones being sold today, the Galaxy S II comes with an overlay -- in this case, Samsung's TouchWiz interface. Read More DOJ to block AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile USA The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to block AT&T' $39 billion deal to buy mobile competitor T-Mobile USA, according to sources. Read More Sprint cheers government move to halt AT&T-T-Mobile deal It's not often that a company will cheer when the government directly intervenes in its industry, but things are different when you face potential oblivion without government action. Read More HTC Jetstream tablet will be $700 on AT&T's LTE network AT&T announced the new HTC Jetstream, its first LTE-ready tablet, will go on sale Sept. 4 for $700 and a two-year contract. Read More Is Transcend planning a 2TB USB thumb drive? A video posted on YouTube of memory card maker Transcend and Industrial Technology Research Institute says they have teamed up to produce a USB 3.0 flash drive with up to 2TB of capacity. Read More IT Blogwatch: iPhone 5 lost in bar -- or just a stunt? Apple is said to have lost another iPhone field-test unit in a bar. And so the Web goes into "iPhone 5 release date" overdrive. This time, the portable prototype was left in a San Francisco watering-hole by an errant employee, who is presumably seeking a new position as we speak. However, there do seem to be some holes in the story. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers smell a rat. Read More JR Raphael: Triple Tablet Giveaway: Win a Galaxy Tab 10.1 gift package! We're giving away a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 along with $200 worth of tablet goodies. The question is: Are you the winner? Read More
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