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	Retina iPad Mini's 'secretive' launch continues, shortages persist The Retina iPad Mini's "secretive" launch was driven by severe shortages, which have not improved since Apple started selling the smaller tablet a week ago, a financial analyst said. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry Trade up to devices that are built for business The BlackBerry® Smartphone Trade Up Program makes it easy for you to empower your employees with BlackBerry® 10. Trade in your used BlackBerry® smartphones or other mobile devices to receive cash back to use towards a new BlackBerry 10 device. Plus, you'll feel confident that your old devices will be securely wiped and responsibly recycled. Learn more about the BlackBerry Smartphone Trade Up Program and request a quote. In this Issue Lenovo Yoga Tablet review: A cool concept that comes up short Nokia shareholders approve sale of smartphones to Microsoft As sale to Microsoft closes, here's a salute to Nokia's most iconic phones The cell phone that got away and other user mishaps Carriers say smartphone 'kill switch' attractive to hackers Tablets, fitness bands to outshine smartwatches this holiday shopping season Qualcomm tackling faster LTE, but how fast is up for debate White House wants 5,000 veterans in wireless tech jobs by 2015 JR Raphael: Hands on: The first things you notice about the HTC One Max Qualcomm wants to bring 'brains' to smartphones, tablets Dell Venue 8 Pro review: A Windows 8.1 tablet for the rest of us Qualcomm bringing 4K video to mobile devices with new Snapdragon chip Yahoo CEO Mayer talks mobile strategy, design approach Richi Jennings: Obama: Unlock or jailbreak hack of iPhone to be ILLEGAL under TPP WHITE PAPER: Citrix Delivering Enterprise Info Securely on tablets & smartphones Android and iOS-based consumer devices including smartphones and tablets play an increasing role in enterprise computing, providing new flexibility and mobility for workers and IT—but creating new challenges around security. This paper describes these issues and explains how they can be addressed effectively with Citrix BYOD solutions. View Now Lenovo Yoga Tablet review: A cool concept that comes up short Lenovo's new Yoga Tablet has an innovative form with a built-in stand and exceptionally long battery life. But the rest of its features aren't quite as high-end. Read More Nokia shareholders approve sale of smartphones to Microsoft More than 99 percent of Nokia's shareholders have voted to approve Microsoft's acquisition of the Finnish company's Devices & Services business. Read More As sale to Microsoft closes, here's a salute to Nokia's most iconic phones Nokia's shareholders voted to approve Microsoft's acquisition of the company's Devices & Services business. The deal marks the end of an era that has produced many iconic phones. Read More The cell phone that got away and other user mishaps Real-life smartphone mini-disasters are widespread. They can be maddening and often amusing. Read More Carriers say smartphone 'kill switch' attractive to hackers Mobile carriers are opposed to the plan for a smartphone 'kill switch' that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, claiming that it could be misused by hackers to block critical services. Read More Tablets, fitness bands to outshine smartwatches this holiday shopping season Despite the hype surrounding smartwatches, they won't be featured on many holiday wish lists this year. They are still too expensive and not useful enough to compete with tablets and fitness bands, according to market research company Gartner. Read More Qualcomm tackling faster LTE, but how fast is up for debate Mobile device chips coming next year from Qualcomm will be able to use wide spectrum bands that carriers are beginning to patch together with new technology, but its lofty performance claims need to be taken with a grain of salt. Read More WHITE PAPER: Exablox Growing Pains in Mid-Market Storage This fact-based paper takes a close look at how mid-sized businesses are facing the significant growth in unstructured data and how the requirement to manage, store and protect it is putting a huge drain on valuable money and resources. Read now! White House wants 5,000 veterans in wireless tech jobs by 2015 The White House said it strengthened the nonprofit program aimed at getting veterans and returning service members jobs in the hot wireless telecommunications arena. Read More JR Raphael: Hands on: The first things you notice about the HTC One Max If you think the HTC One Max is just a supersized version of the HTC One, you might be in for a few surprises. Read More Qualcomm wants to bring 'brains' to smartphones, tablets Qualcomm wants to make tablets and smartphones more perceptive by giving the devices a "silicon brain," company CEO Paul Jacobs said Wednesday. Read More Dell Venue 8 Pro review: A Windows 8.1 tablet for the rest of us Dell's new Venue 8 Pro Windows 8.1 tablet offers users a fine display, good features and impressive audio -- at a reasonable price. Read More Qualcomm bringing 4K video to mobile devices with new Snapdragon chip Qualcomm has introduced a mobile chip that will play back 4K video on smartphones and tablets in addition to supporting the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Read More Yahoo CEO Mayer talks mobile strategy, design approach Yahoo is taking a "mobile first" approach to its product strategy, to the point where mobility could reinvent the company, according to CEO Marissa Mayer. Read More Richi Jennings: Obama: Unlock or jailbreak hack of iPhone to be ILLEGAL under TPP White House secretly caves to corporations. The secret Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty draft, leaked last week, appears to outlaw jailbreaking, and even carrier-unlocking. 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