How to make the most of Android this holiday season

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	How to make the most of Android this holiday season Whether you're shopping for a new Android gadget or looking to make your current device do more, this guide has everything you need to make this holiday season count. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Enterprise mobility management: Embracing BYOD The proliferation of user-owned devices in the workplace is creating huge challenges for IT. To meet the challenge, organizations are turning to a comprehensive approach that goes beyond traditional point solutions. This approach, called enterprise mobility management, enables IT to secure and manage devices, apps and data. View Now In this Issue INSIDER First Look: Gigabit Wi-Fi adapters Microsoft jerks Surface Pro 2 firmware update Sprint wants to buy T-Mobile JetBlue will enforce in-flight VoIP ban after all Review: Apple's 15-in. MacBook Pro delivers on speed, battery life Google and HP's Chromebook 11 charger recalled due to overheating Sprint, DISH plan high-speed, wireless broadband trial for Corpus Christi Analyst credits Surface sell-out to Microsoft swinging conservative Chinese chip makers ride wave of low-cost Android tablets PayPal acquires StackMob for mobile technology Antone Gonsalves: Google should bring back Android privacy tool Robert L. Mitchell: Dear Santa: Please send a worthy Galaxy Nexus successor RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Comcast The Network – A Growth Engine for Business The enterprise network, once the Rodney Dangerfield of IT, has emerged as a key enabler of business agility. Today's employees and customers expect instant access to information, from any location and with any computing device. In this report from Comcast and IDG, learn why investment in network services that provide both scale and flexibility will be critical as a foundation for sustainable growth. INSIDER First Look: Gigabit Wi-Fi adapters At some point, desktops and laptops will come with the new Gigabit Wi-Fi standard 802.11ac built in. But if you can't wait and want to speed up the wireless links on your existing devices, you can buy an 802.11ac adapter today. Read More Microsoft jerks Surface Pro 2 firmware update Microsoft pulled an update for the Surface Pro 2 after owners complained that it crippled their tablets with reduced battery life and spontaneously changed the device's power-saving sleep mode. Read More Sprint wants to buy T-Mobile Sprint is considering an acquisition of T-Mobile US that would reduce the U.S. mobile industry to three large carriers if approved by regulators. Read More JetBlue will enforce in-flight VoIP ban after all Anyone who was hoping to sneak in an Internet voice call over JetBlue's new in-flight Wi-Fi service had better make other plans, because the airline now plans to enforce its ban on voice calls in the air. Read More Review: Apple's 15-in. MacBook Pro delivers on speed, battery life Apple's newest 15-in. MacBook Pro looks just like last year's model but delivers on faster performance and solid battery life, says columnist Michael deAgonia. Read More Google and HP's Chromebook 11 charger recalled due to overheating Google and Hewlett-Packard have recalled the micro-USB chargers of their Chromebook 11 due to fire and burn hazards, an example of an innovation that turned into a problem. Read More WHITE PAPER: Exablox Data Storage: An Interactive eGuide In this eGuide, InfoWorld and sister publication Computerworld examine some of the newer storage approaches that enterprises are taking. Read on to learn about new storage technologies that can help you get a handle on your data. Read now! Sprint, DISH plan high-speed, wireless broadband trial for Corpus Christi Sprint and DISH Network announced plans to try out a high-speed fixed wireless broadband service in Corpus Christi, Texas, that would be available in mid-2014. Read More Analyst credits Surface sell-out to Microsoft swinging conservative Microsoft's Surface tablets were in short supply Monday, with most models out of stock on the company's online store. Read More Chinese chip makers ride wave of low-cost Android tablets Qualcomm and Nvidia get most of the headlines in the mobile chip business, but two Chinese vendors are cornering the market for processors used in low-cost tablets, and in 2014 they might find their way into a product near you. Read More PayPal acquires StackMob for mobile technology Ebay's PayPal division said on Tuesday it is acquiring StackMob, a company specializing in development tools for building mobile applications. Read More Antone Gonsalves: Google should bring back Android privacy tool Rather than pull App Ops, which was praised by privacy advocates, Google should work out the kinks and re-release it. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Dear Santa: Please send a worthy Galaxy Nexus successor Dear Santa: All I want for Christmas is a new damned phone. I've had it with my Galaxy Nexus. But is there a replacement out there that will make all of my wishes come true? Read More
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