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	First Firefox OS smartphone debuts in Spain The first Web-based Firefox mobile OS smartphones will be released soon in Spain and Poland, with more coming soon to other regions of the world, Mozilla announced Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP 6 Steps to Application Performance Optimization Poor application performance can cost more than you think. In fact, Enterprise Management Associates reports that it can exceed $1 million per hour in large enterprises. Read Now! In this Issue Play it again, HP says, as it gets back into smartphones Preston Gralla: While you weren't looking, Windows 8 and Windows Phone start to shine Finally! A full-featured 'phablet' BlackBerry sells 6.8 million smartphones; reports $84M Q1 loss T-Mobile to buy U.S. Cellular 4G spectrum for $308 million Now that LTE is here, what's next? 8 apps to keep your car rolling Report: Google at work on Android gaming console Last call for Nextel, shutting down on Sunday Microsoft delivers mobile app for SkyDrive Pro Smartphone app puts Christmas lights to year round use JR Raphael: HTC One Google Play Edition vs. the regular HTC One: Camera shootout! WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc The Total Economic Impact of Mimecast's UEM Solution This research provides a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of unifying your email management in the cloud. Learn More. Learn More. Play it again, HP says, as it gets back into smartphones Two years after virtually dropping out of the mobile business, Hewlett-Packard is working on a new smartphone, an HP executive told Press Trust of India. Read More Preston Gralla: While you weren't looking, Windows 8 and Windows Phone start to shine Windows 8 and Windows Phone have been unmitigated disasters, right? Wrong. The most recent market figures show Windows Phone making serious headway against its competitors, and Windows 8 uptake picking up. Read More Finally! A full-featured 'phablet' Phablets (phones + tablets) need wearable devices to make them powerful and mainstream, as well as acceptable in business. Here's one company that understands this. Read More BlackBerry sells 6.8 million smartphones; reports $84M Q1 loss BlackBerry shipped 6.8 million smartphones and recorded a $84 million loss during the three months to June 1, as it struggles to turn around its fortunes. Read More T-Mobile to buy U.S. Cellular 4G spectrum for $308 million T-Mobile said it has signed an agreement to buy 10MHz of Advanced Wireless Services wireless spectrum from U.S. Cellular for $308 million in cash. Read More Now that LTE is here, what's next? In the continuing war between Verizon and AT&T, the battle has come down to LTE network size vs. LTE network speed. But new LTE technology isn't far over the horizon. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation EMC Next Generation Backup and Recovery Read this IDC analysis of ten midsize companies that have deployed EMC backup and recovery solutions to learn key IDC findings including: - Average payback period of 7 months ROI of 450% over 3 years - Reduced restore times from 17 to 2 hours - Reduced backup windows from 11 to 3 hours Learn more. 8 apps to keep your car rolling 8 apps for iPhones, iPads and Android devices that help you maintain your car, save money on gas, avoid accidents and make life on the road easier. Read More Report: Google at work on Android gaming console Google reportedly is developing a gaming console powered by its Android mobile operating system in an effort to widen the software's reach beyond smartphones and tablets and stay ahead of its competitors. Read More Last call for Nextel, shutting down on Sunday In the wee hours of Sunday morning, Sprint Nextel will give its iDEN push-to-talk network the final push -- over the edge. Read More Microsoft delivers mobile app for SkyDrive Pro Microsoft has released a SkyDrive Pro mobile application that gives SharePoint Online users access to the cloud storage service from iOS and Windows 8 devices. Read More Smartphone app puts Christmas lights to year round use Lumenplay lights have been outfitted with LEDs that allow them, through the control of a smartphone, to make just about any color of the rainbow. Read More JR Raphael: HTC One Google Play Edition vs. the regular HTC One: Camera shootout! The HTC One is known for taking great pictures -- so with stock Android software, is the Google Play Edition just as good? Time to find out. Read More
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