Wi-Fi tweaks for speed freaks: 2013 edition

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	Wi-Fi tweaks for speed freaks: 2013 edition Things slowing down on your Wi-Fi network? Here are a host of tricks, tips and tweaks to speed up your wireless performance. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Okta Managing Mobile Identity: Webinar With consumerization of IT & new mobile devices, IT is challenged with providing simple, secure application access to employees. Hear customer guests Welles Hatch, CIO - CityYear and Nathan McBride, VP of IT - AMAG Pharmaceuticals share first-hand experience of moving to a cloud-first enterprise & enabling mobility. Register Now. In this Issue 7 hot gadgets to make your summer sizzle Here come the pricey, 12-hour laptops Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablets go on sale July 7 for $199 to $399 INSIDER Ultimate guide to Windows 8 ultrabooks You can get a new smartphone for half off at AT&T this week ATIV Q dual OS tablet could be 'brilliant' or trouble for IT shops Virgin Mobile USA to carry iPhone 5 for $550 Barbara Krasnoff: Kobo's Aura HD e-reader: High quality and high priced Preston Gralla: Windows 8.1 is a winner, but PC sales will plummet, says Gartner JR Raphael: Galaxy S4 revisited: 7 weeks later, does the phone still impress? Vodafone offers $10 billion for Kabel Deutschland in fixed network push Lenovo to launch new $500 Windows 8 tablet, and 5 touch-based laptops Samsung's ATIV Q tablet runs both Windows 8 and Android Jelly Bean Fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard may pay off big Preston Gralla: First look at Office Mobile for the iPhone: Simple and useful, with an annoying bug WEBCAST: 8x8 7 Reasons to Choose VoIP Thinking about a new phone system for your business? Be sure to watch this informative webcast. Steve Strauss, small business columnist for USA Today and author of the Small Business Bible, shares his useful and powerful expertise. Learn more. 7 hot gadgets to make your summer sizzle Ready for summer? We've tested a fresh batch of tech gear built for the great outdoors. Whether you're going camping, paddling upriver, exploring the backcountry or just lounging by the pool, these gadgets can enhance your alfresco adventures. Read More Here come the pricey, 12-hour laptops Apple and Samsung have both released new laptops that use the power management capability of Intel's latest chip, but high prices could dampen sales. Read More Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablets go on sale July 7 for $199 to $399 Three new Android-based Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablets will go on sale in the U.S. on July 7, with the 7-in. model starting at $199. Read More INSIDER Ultimate guide to Windows 8 ultrabooks While finding a touchscreen for a desktop computer is nearly impossible, and finding a touchscreen notebook computer takes some searching, touchscreen ultrabooks are readily available. These thin, light and relatively compact computers are intended to be portable and to be used at a moment's notice. Adding touch seems a natural thing to do. Read More You can get a new smartphone for half off at AT&T this week AT&T kicked off a smartphone trade-in deal today that knocks 50% off the price of several of the newest smartphones -- including the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 -- subject to a new two-year agreement. Read More ATIV Q dual OS tablet could be 'brilliant' or trouble for IT shops Samsung's upcoming 13.3-in. ATIV Q convertible tablet runs both Windows 8 and Android and unfolds to function as a laptop. Despite such versatility, some analysts believe it might pose a support dilemma for IT shops and confuse average users. Read More Virgin Mobile USA to carry iPhone 5 for $550 Virgin Mobile USA will begin selling the iPhone 5 next Friday, June 28. A 16 GB version will cost $549.99. Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8 Scale Communications to Rival Big Companies Small and midsize businesses looking to minimize telecommunications spending should consider a hosted UC service. This paper highlights: • How to offload significant upfront capital expenses • On-premise vs. cloud UC tradeoffs • Side-by-side pricing comparison of hosted UC service and IP PBX Read now. Barbara Krasnoff: Kobo's Aura HD e-reader: High quality and high priced I recently had a chance to try out Kobo's new e-reader, the Aura HD. It's an interesting device -- but can it compete against Kindle, the Nook and a marketplace full of tablets? Read More Preston Gralla: Windows 8.1 is a winner, but PC sales will plummet, says Gartner Microsoft is caught in the ultimate good news/bad news syndrome: Windows 8.1 will likely fix Windows 8's woes, but PC sales will still take a nose dive. So says two recent Gartner reports, and they may well be right. Read More JR Raphael: Galaxy S4 revisited: 7 weeks later, does the phone still impress? Time to dive back into the Galaxy S4 to see how it's held up -- and how my impressions of the phone have evolved. Read More Vodafone offers $10 billion for Kabel Deutschland in fixed network push Vodafone plans to acquire Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, for $10.1 billion as it looks to become more competitive by combining mobile, fixed broadband and TV subscriptions. Read More Lenovo to launch new $500 Windows 8 tablet, and 5 touch-based laptops Lenovo is bringing another Windows 8 tablet to market -- this one made with a keyboard cover in mind -- along with five new touch-based laptops that are slated to arrive globally in July and August. Read More Samsung's ATIV Q tablet runs both Windows 8 and Android Jelly Bean Samsung on Thursday announced nine new products, including smartphones, tablets and a smart camera, but the biggest breakthrough product was a 13.3-in. convertible tablet called the ATIV Q that runs both Android Jelly Bean and Windows 8. Read More Fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard may pay off big The emerging IEEE 802.11ac wireless LAN standard will be able to deliver faster connections wherever it's used, but the biggest benefit may come at public hotspots -- eventually. Read More Preston Gralla: First look at Office Mobile for the iPhone: Simple and useful, with an annoying bug I've been using Office Mobile for iOS since its release, and it's simple and not overly powerful, but still useful. But it's also got an annoying bug that drives me up the wall. Read on for details. Read More
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