Ban all electronics for drivers, federal agency urges

	Matt Hamblen: Banning cell phone usage while driving won't happen nationwide | JR Raphael: Verizon Galaxy Nexus release date officially confirmed (for real!)
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	Ban all electronics for drivers, federal agency urges The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board recommended on Tuesday that states outlaw the use of all electronic devices, while driving, including cellphones with hands-free kits. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Apps for business Consider this before you set your 2012 IT strategy A communication and collaboration solution that's easy to deploy and maintain. A productivity solution that meets your needs now and automatically gets better over time—built with security in mind. A simple licensing model that is cost-effective and predictable. Google Apps offers simple, powerful tools for any business. Start the conversation. In this Issue Matt Hamblen: Banning cell phone usage while driving won't happen nationwide JR Raphael: Verizon Galaxy Nexus release date officially confirmed (for real!) AT&T, DOJ file motion to halt antitrust proceedings LightSquared slams leak on GPS tests, wants probe FBI rejects FOIA request for Carrier IQ info Darlene Storm: NFC mobile threats on the horizon: What happens when we wave our wallets to pay? Intel reorganizes mobile business to speed and improve development T-Mobile first in U.S. to sell Nokia Windows Phone Jonny Evans: Apple's Brazil-made iPhone S and iTunes to drive a new growth story JR Raphael: Ice Cream Sandwich coming to ThinkPad Tablet, Lenovo manager says Windows Phone bug reportedly disables messaging WHITE PAPER: AMD Building a Virtualized Data Center CIOs are wrestling with new business demands and they are turning to virtualization to consolidate resources and make this happen. Learn how an AMD technology-based virtual strategy can help. Learn More! Matt Hamblen: Banning cell phone usage while driving won't happen nationwide The NTSB has its heart in the right place, but its proposed ban on electronics usage while driving is too little, too late. Read More JR Raphael: Verizon Galaxy Nexus release date officially confirmed (for real!) After weeks of silence and countless rumors, Verizon Wireless has finally announced a release date for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Read More AT&T, DOJ file motion to halt antitrust proceedings The U.S. Department of Justice and AT&T Monday filed a joint motion to halt proceedings in the U.S. agency's lawsuit to block the telecom giant's $39 billion acquisition of mobile competitor T-Mobile USA. Read More LightSquared slams leak on GPS tests, wants probe LightSquared believes a government official selectively leaked results from tests of its proposed mobile broadband network to set public opinion against the company, and it is seeking a federal investigation of the apparent leak. Read More FBI rejects FOIA request for Carrier IQ info The FBI has denied a request for the release of information regarding its use of Carrier IQ's software, saying that releasing such information could interfere with ongoing law enforcement operations. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Business Analytics: Pushing Toward Relevance Although business analytics and business intelligence tools are becoming ubiquitous, they frequently remain underutilized. Part of the challenge is the disconnect between the IT teams deploying these tools and the business users who are supposed to be using them. Learn More Darlene Storm: NFC mobile threats on the horizon: What happens when we wave our wallets to pay? There are 35 million NFC-enabled mobile phones in the world and mobile payments are predicted to reach $630 billion by 2014, making the mobile wallet a tempting target to attack. While the Google Wallet app is growing in popularity, it failed a security test. Researchers launched a successful 'software-only' relay attack on NFC mobile phones. As the USA embraces mobile payments, wave your phone as your wallet, we are no doubt just beginning to see exploit methods and attacks on NFC-enabled devices. Read More Intel reorganizes mobile business to speed and improve development In a reorganization of its mobile business, Intel said Wednesday it has formed a new group, called the Mobile and Communications Group (MCG) that will focus on phones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Read More T-Mobile first in U.S. to sell Nokia Windows Phone T-Mobile will be the first U.S. wireless carrier to offer a Nokia phone running Windows Mobile when it starts selling the Lumia 710 early next year. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's Brazil-made iPhone S and iTunes to drive a new growth story Confirming the importance of Latin America as a key element to Apple and its future growth strategy, this week's launch of iTunes services in Brazil and 15 additional Latin American countries is significant and timed precisely to match the introduction of 'Made in Brazil' iPhones on Friday (December 16). Read More JR Raphael: Ice Cream Sandwich coming to ThinkPad Tablet, Lenovo manager says Got a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet? Then you should be getting the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade, according to messages posted by a Lenovo company manager. Read More Windows Phone bug reportedly disables messaging A reported vulnerability in Windows Phone causes its messaging features to be disabled after the device is sent a specific SMS or chat message. Read More
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