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	Google to sell Nexus smartphones, tablets direct, report says Google is moving to more direct sales of its Android smartphones and tablets in a move to wrest control away from wireless carriers that install their own services on Android gear or block Google apps like Google Wallet. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Verizon Wireless Verizon Mobile Unified Communications. Get the most from Verizon Mobile Unified Communications with the Universal Docking Station. The station lets you utilize all of your existing PBX network features on your smartphone, and requires minimal resources and setup. You can undock your smartphone, instantly, and take the conversation on the go for increased productivity and efficiency. Click to continue In this Issue IT Blogwatch: iPhone 5 release date & 4-inch rumors all-but confirmed Verizon LTE expansion continues with 28 more cities MacBook Pro refreshes may be imminent, say reports HTC Evo 4G LTE review: Almost great Consumer love for mobile sparks discontent with Microsoft's software Android, Samsung top smartphone sales, beat Apple's iPhone AMD undercuts Intel's ultrabook on price with new Trinity chips Lenovo packs 'thinnest' ThinkPad ultrabook with 4G LTE Lenovo working with Intel on ThinkPad Windows 8 tablet T-Mobile USA clarifies job cuts will be net 350, not 900 SAP offers mobile device management on Amazon's cloud Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse' LightSquared's bankruptcy is a cautionary tale Jonny Evans: Apple, the iPhone, and the future of healthcare RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater mobility, while minimizing risk and cost. Click to continue IT Blogwatch: iPhone 5 release date & 4-inch rumors all-but confirmed The iPhone 5 release date is basically now known. And the rumors of a larger, 4-inch screen are all-but confirmed. Apple, of course, ain't sayin' nuffin'. In IT Blogwatch, when no less of an organ than the WSJ says it, bloggers sit up and listen. Read More Verizon LTE expansion continues with 28 more cities Verizon Wireless will add 28 more cities to its nationwide LTE network on Thursday, bringing the total to 258 markets. Read More MacBook Pro refreshes may be imminent, say reports Hints that Apple will soon refresh its iMac desktop and MacBook Pro laptop lines accumulated as several Mac-centric blogs revealed new details gleaned from the Web and unnamed sources. Read More HTC Evo 4G LTE review: Almost great HTC's Evo 4G LTE smartphone has a lot going for it, but other factors, including the lack of LTE service from Sprint, make it difficult to recommend. Read More Consumer love for mobile sparks discontent with Microsoft's software Satisfaction with Microsoft's software slipped last year, part of an industrywide downturn driven by U.S. consumer discontent with traditional PC programs, a national survey said. Read More Android, Samsung top smartphone sales, beat Apple's iPhone Android smartphones made up 56% of the global smartphones sold to end users in the first quarter of 2012, giving them a far higher share than the 22.9% held by Apple's runner-up iPhone, Gartner said. Read More AMD undercuts Intel's ultrabook on price with new Trinity chips Advanced Micro Devices hopes to provide thin-and-light laptops that are less expensive but equally speedy to Intel's ultrabooks with its new A-series chips. Read More WHITE PAPER: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > Lenovo packs 'thinnest' ThinkPad ultrabook with 4G LTE Lenovo announced a range of new ThinkPads with Intel's latest third-generation Core processors, including a ThinkPad ultrabook that the company claims is the "thinnest ultrabook in the world." Read More Lenovo working with Intel on ThinkPad Windows 8 tablet Lenovo is working with chip maker Intel on a future ThinkPad tablet based on Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system, a Lenovo executive said. Read More T-Mobile USA clarifies job cuts will be net 350, not 900 T-Mobile USA clarified its latest restructuring plans and said the changes will result in a net 350 job losses, not 900 as reported earlier. Read More SAP offers mobile device management on Amazon's cloud SAP's Afaria mobile device management tool is now available on Amazon Web Services' cloud, offered as a way to make it easier to start using the platform, SAP said at the Sapphire conference on Monday. Read More Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse' The meteoric rise in the smartphone market is creating a dangerous vulnerability in smartphone security -- one that may not be patched until the problem expands into what has been dubbed an "apocalypse." Read More LightSquared's bankruptcy is a cautionary tale After more than a year of active testing and debate over LightSquared's plan for a nationwide, wholesale 4G network, the now bankrupt company may end up as no more than a cautionary tale for mobile investors. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple, the iPhone, and the future of healthcare Health? You can't take it with you -- but increasingly your iPhone can keep you ticking over better while you're still around: here's a few notes concerning the Apple effect on healthcare. Read More
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