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	Nokia's Q2 smartphone sales fell 39%, as loss widens Nokia reported a 39% year-on-year drop in the number of smartphones it sold in the second quarter, to 10.2 million, while its net loss more than trebled. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Verizon Wireless Verizon Cloud Solutions for business. Improve time to market. Scale capacity to demand. Simplify the deployment of apps. Reduce capital investment. Control operating costs. Cloud Solutions from Verizon can enhance your competitive advantage and improve IT flexibility. And since you only pay for the capacity you need, you're more agile and better equipped to support changing demands. Click to continue In this Issue AT&T unveils voluntary Mobile Share wireless data plans JR Raphael: Android 4.1, Jelly Bean: The complete FAQ Sprint launches 4G LTE in 15 cities Android malware steals location data from mobile devices JR Raphael: Why I'm ditching the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Richi Jennings: iPhone '5' release date clearer; 'thin' feature rumors of new Apple BYOD toy Sharon Machlis: 12 tips for using the Google Nexus 7 tablet PayPal acquires mobile payments startup Card.io Qualcomm sees smartphones pushing demand toward end of year Open Mobile Alliance proposes standard 2D barcode system for mobile phones Sprint to sell IdeaPad U310 Ultrabook for $800 Fujitsu to launch smartphone for the elderly WHITE PAPER: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue AT&T unveils voluntary Mobile Share wireless data plans AT&T announced voluntary wireless data sharing plans that don't require new and current customers to enroll, a marked distinction from the forced Share Everything plans from rival Verizon. Read More JR Raphael: Android 4.1, Jelly Bean: The complete FAQ What's new in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and what will it mean for you? Here are answers to all of your most pressing questions. Read More Sprint launches 4G LTE in 15 cities Sprint launched its 4G LTE network in 15 cities, mainly in areas surrounding the major markets of Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio. Read More Android malware steals location data from mobile devices Symantec joined other vendors offering tools to stop mobile malware with its own: Mobile Security for Android Read More JR Raphael: Why I'm ditching the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Once upon a time, Verizon's Galaxy Nexus seemed like the holy grail of mobile technology. For me, the fairy tale has ended. Read More Richi Jennings: iPhone '5' release date clearer; 'thin' feature rumors of new Apple BYOD toy The iPhone 5 release date is now clearer, amid strengthening evidence of true manufacturing. The rumors that it will use a "thin" in-cell touchscreen feature are also getting a boost. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fall over themselves to blog every last detail, as if their lives depended on it. Read More WHITE PAPER: M*Modal Speech Understanding: The Intelligent Speech Alternative This white paper reveals how cloud-based Speech Understanding technology and services convert the physician narrative into a high quality and customized electronic record that improves the quality of clinical data, while accelerating and automating the documentation process. Learn More Sharon Machlis: 12 tips for using the Google Nexus 7 tablet From how to take a photo -- there's no camera app installed by default -- to what Google Now can and can't do for you, here are some tips on how best to use the Google Nexus 7 tablet running Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean." Read More PayPal acquires mobile payments startup Card.io PayPal has acquired Card.io, a developer of technology for using mobile phone cameras to scan credit cards and capture relevant information, the companies said. Read More Qualcomm sees smartphones pushing demand toward end of year Qualcomm has lowered its forecast of global cellular device shipments for 2012 due to a gloomy economic outlook, though it expects device sales to surge in the fourth quarter because of upcoming products, a likely reference to Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Windows 8 tablets. Read More Open Mobile Alliance proposes standard 2D barcode system for mobile phones The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) has developed a standard for handling 2D barcodes that it hopes will direct mobile phone users to websites more easily. By standardizing the specification for encoding, decoding and resolution of 2D barcodes, OMA wants to stimulate the usage of the codes, it said. Read More Sprint to sell IdeaPad U310 Ultrabook for $800 Sprint has become the first U.S. wireless carrier to offer an ultrabook, which is being sold with a 3G/4G mobile hotspot device at no added cost. Read More Fujitsu to launch smartphone for the elderly Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu showed a new smartphone for the elderly, with a simplified Android user interface and a new touch screen designed for senior users. Read More
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