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	9 wireless battery chargers: No power? No problem! Tired of having to fumble for the USB port every time your mobile device runs out of power? With these wireless chargers, just put your device down and let it it power up. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Streamline Data Protection with Storage Manager IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) has been an industry-standard data protection solution for two decades. But, where most competitors focus exclusively on Backup and Restore, TSM is a far more comprehensive data-protection solution. Read Now In this Issue Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $16B What if Microsoft threw an iPad Office party, and no one came? Google eyes 34 cities for gigabit fiber expansion Tizen, not Android, to run Samsung's next Gear smartwatch The surprise power hog for mobile storage: software Next-gen LTE and virtualization vie for attention at Mobile World Congress Malware-infected Android apps spike in the Google Play store First Ubuntu phones to launch in 2014 Alcatel-Lucent works with Red Hat to virtualize mobile networks Preston Gralla: Nokia's upcoming Windroid phone exploits Android's Achilles' heel: Its openness BlackBerry CEO 'outraged' by T-Mobile iPhone promotion Fujitsu makes glove that uses NFC, sensors to speed hands-free work Nokia Treasure Tag helps find lost items Richi Jennings: Google I/O 2014 registration: HOWTO sign up (it's too popular) WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Understanding big data so you can act with confidence Automating information integration and governance and employing it at the point of data creation helps organizations boost confidence in their big data. A solid information integration and governance program should include automated discovery, profiling and understanding of diverse datasets View Now Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $16B Facebook has agreed to buy mobile messaging app WhatsApp for $16 billion in cash and stock, the social network said. Read More What if Microsoft threw an iPad Office party, and no one came? Microsoft will make a killing when it launches Office apps for Apple's iPad and tablets powered by Android. Or will it? Read More Google eyes 34 cities for gigabit fiber expansion Google has chosen 34 cities across the U.S. as the next sites for possible expansion of its gigabit-speed Fiber Internet service. Read More Tizen, not Android, to run Samsung's next Gear smartwatch Samsung on Monday will unveil its second-generation Galaxy Gear smartwatch, this one running the open source Tizen operating system, not the Android software that runs the first-generation model, according to reports. Read More The surprise power hog for mobile storage: software Flash storage can be a big power consumer in mobile devices, but it's not the flash that sucks up all that energy, it's the software that goes with it, according to researchers from the University of California at San Diego and Microsoft. Read More Next-gen LTE and virtualization vie for attention at Mobile World Congress Faster and more flexible mobile networks enabled by small cells, virtualization and next-generation LTE are expected to highlight infrastructure trends at Mobile World Congress next week. Read More Malware-infected Android apps spike in the Google Play store The number of mobile apps infected with malware in Google's Play store nearly quadrupled between 2011 and 2013, a security group has reported. Read More WHITE PAPER: Druva Narrow Down Your Endpoint Backup Shortlist With this complimentary report you can: - Discover the critical product capabilities that matter - Learn about the unique backup needs of the mobile and office-centric workforces - See how the top backup vendors compare Read Now! First Ubuntu phones to launch in 2014 The first smartphones based on a mobile version of Canonical's Ubuntu Linux operating system will be launched this year, the company's CEO said. Read More Alcatel-Lucent works with Red Hat to virtualize mobile networks Alcatel-Lucent is betting big on operators wanting to virtualize their mobile networks using NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) technology, in order to become more nimble and less reliant on proprietary hardware. Read More Preston Gralla: Nokia's upcoming Windroid phone exploits Android's Achilles' heel: Its openness he Android phone Nokia is expected to release next week at Mobile World Congress will apparently have an interface that looks more like Windows than Android, and feature Microsoft and Nokia services, rather than those made by Android-maker Google. It looks as if Microsoft will be exploiting Android's Achilles' heel: Its openness. Read More BlackBerry CEO 'outraged' by T-Mobile iPhone promotion Relations between BlackBerry and T-Mobile have turned frosty after a promotion last week saw T-Mobile BlackBerry users offered a cheap iPhone. Read More Fujitsu makes glove that uses NFC, sensors to speed hands-free work Fujitsu Laboratories has developed wearable technology in the form of a glove and a head-mounted display that could help speed up maintenance work and other applications where NFC tags are widely used. Read More Nokia Treasure Tag helps find lost items Nokia has unveiled its Treasure Tag device, which can help people use their smartphones to find valuables like keys or a bag by putting a tag on them. Read More Richi Jennings: Google I/O 2014 registration: HOWTO sign up (it's too popular) Google says registration for its 2014 I/O conflab will be different. The sign-up process will be an "Austrian auction." [Did you invent that, just so you can make stupid Falco puns? -Ed.] Attendees will be randomly selected, as if in some sort of high-tech Wonka factory. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers make it common knowledge. Read More
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