Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint zig-zags towards success

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Network World Mobile & Wireless Alert Jul 25, 2016 Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint zig-zags towards success The Wi-Fi Alliance's Passpoint certification—the release 1 features—has tipped the scales and will become a required feature for all new phones. But Passpoint release 2 may never be adopted. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Verizon will cut off unlimited data users who use too much unlimited data • Lost underground? IoT beacons help subway riders find their way • Skype updates its Windows 10 app beta on desktop and mobile • Facebook brings high-speed laser communications into focus • Here's all the gear you need for a Pokémon Go adventure • ZTE's $99 Zmax Pro smartphone packs in top-line features • AT&T sees cost savings with drone inspections of cell towers • Did Pokemon Go bring AR to the iPhone? • 15 free Modern Windows apps for IT pros White Paper: IBM Corporation 12 Reasons You Don't Need to Monitor Your Apps Still wondering what all the application monitoring hype is about? Read more to find out all the reasons why you still don't need to monitor your apps, no matter what everyone else says! Read More ▶ Verizon will cut off unlimited data users who use too much unlimited data Verizon is forcing heavy data users to get off its unlimited plan or get off the carrier's network entirely. Read More ▶ Lost underground? IoT beacons help subway riders find their way Bluetooth-enabled beacons running on ambient light, along with an augmented reality mobile app, help commuters navigate confusing subway stations. Read More ▶ Skype updates its Windows 10 app beta on desktop and mobile Skype is bringing a new app to smartphones, computers, and tablets running Windows 10 on Monday, ahead of Microsoft's Windows 10 Anniversary Update launch. Read More ▶ Facebook brings high-speed laser communications into focus Facebook says it has developed a laser detector that could open to airwaves to new high-speed data communications systems that don't require dedicated spectrum or licenses. Read More ▶ Here's all the gear you need for a Pokémon Go adventure Pokémon Go is hotter than a Charizard right now, but the game asks a lot from people who want to play actively. It's a huge battery hog, and long play sessions require a lot of physical endurance. Here's what you need in your Go bag to make your time in the field last, based on my year of experience playing Ingress, its predecessor. Read More ▶ ZTE's $99 Zmax Pro smartphone packs in top-line features For $99, ZTE's new Zmax Pro delivers serious bang-for-the-buck with some premium features. Read More ▶ AT&T sees cost savings with drone inspections of cell towers AT&T expects to save money by using drones instead of workers to inspect its 65,000 cellular transmission towers nationwide. Read More ▶ Video Did Pokemon Go bring AR to the iPhone? Pokémon Go has made us spend more time in augmented reality than on Facebook. But we've been using our iPhones for AR for a while now. Watch Now ▶ 15 free Modern Windows apps for IT pros There are countless free app lists out there for traditional Windows applications and mobile OSs, but not as many for the newer Modern Windows apps. Most of these apps are still very basic in their functionality, but nevertheless there are some that are quite useful, even for network and IT professionals. Read More ▶ White Paper: IBM Corporation Application Performance Management for App-Driven Businesses This paper explains the importance of APM to today's businesses, provides recommendations that companies should consider when evaluating solutions, and suggests steps companies can take now to adopt APM solutions. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS Integration projects that went terribly wrong 10 advanced endpoint protection tools Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. 19 free cloud storage options 2. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 3. Credibility and trust: Microsoft blows it 4. Peeping into 73,000 unsecured security cameras thanks to default passwords 5. 7 free tools every network needs 6. How Forbes inadvertently proved the anti-malware value of ad blockers 7. 9 Common Spanning Tree Mistakes 8. 6 free network vulnerability scanners 9. Ten operating systems for the Raspberry Pi 10. 10 biggest home networking mistakes (and how to fix them)

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