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  Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

  Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

  By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 23:37

  Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

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  Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

  Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

  By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 20:53

  Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

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  Jailbreak of Apple iOS 5.1.1 due 'in days'

  Hackers claim to be just days away from jailbreaking Apple devices running iOS 5.1.1, the latest firmware release for iPhones and iPads, letting users load applications from outside of Apple's iTunes App Store.

  By John Cox | 23 May, 2012 04:26

  Tags: wireless, smartphones, networking, jailbreaking, iphone jailbreak, ios jailbreak, consumer electronics, Apple

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  Sidecar app for iOS, Android seeks to give smartphone voice calls overdue respect

  Sidecar, a born-again startup whose founders hail from Internet media services company Real Networks, Tuesday is launching an eponymous app for iPhones and Android smartphones that's designed to make it easier for people to share videos, photos and more while talking on those devices.

  By Bob Brown | 22 May, 2012 22:26

  Tags: wireless, Sidecar smartphone app, networking, mobile apps, iPhone app, ctia, Apple, Android app

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  Big cable companies pooling Wi-Fi hotspot resources

  The big cable companies know that if they want to stay relevant in the wireless market, they can't do it on their own.

  By Brad Reed | 22 May, 2012 01:33

  Tags: WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, wi-fi, Time Warner Cable, time warner, networking, cox, comcast, Cablevision, Bright House

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  What enterprise mobile apps can learn from mobile games

  Enterprise mobile apps are shifting from small, narrowly task-oriented programs to larger, more complex ones. To design them well, enterprise developers can learn a lot from a surprising source: mobile games.

  By John Cox | 15 May, 2012 01:31

  Tags: wireless, rim, networking, Mobile Development, mobile apps, Marmalade, enterprise mobility

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  From IT to ET: Cloud, consumerisation, and the next wave of IT transformation

  IT as we know it is over.

  By Johna Till Johnson | 23 April, 2012 21:32

  Tags: cloud computing, Configuration/maintenance, consumerization, Data Center, hardware systems, Harvard Business Review, infrastructure management, internet, mainframe, management, Nemertes Research, networking, Nicholas Carr, outsourcing, services, wireless

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  BYOD battle: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints

  EdSouth is a bank holding company active in the student-loan arena, and Arrow Container Corp. manufactures cartons and containers. Their ideas about letting employees use their own mobile devices at work for business — what's often called "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) — couldn't be more different.

  By Ellen Messmer | 19 April, 2012 20:33

  Tags: Android, Apple, Apple iOS; Android; iPhone; Pad, at&t, AT&T Enterproid Divide, Configuration / maintenance, consumer electronics, Data Center, hardware systems, iPhone, networking, pc, smartphones, wireless

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  Hot for this quarter: The best smartphones

  Device manufacturers are starting to roll out some of their marquee smartphones in an effort to generate some buzz before Apple inevitably drops its newest iPhone this (northern) summer.

  By Brad Reed | 19 April, 2012 08:45

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, Evo 4G, Galaxy Nexus, htc, HTC Evo 4G LTE, HTC One X, networking, Nokia, Nokia Lumia, Nokia Lumia 900, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, smartphones, wireless

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  Hold the phone: retailers eye payments via smartphone

  An emerging technology called Near Field Communication will soon give new meaning to the phrase "tapped out."

  By Maria Korolov | 26 March, 2012 22:26

  Tags: near-field communications, networking, wireless

Whitepapers about wireless

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  Bandwidth Bandits

  Internet bandwidth is a finite and expensive resource; protect it from spammers, criminals, hackers, timewasters and employee misuse. Your company’s internet link is precious. Not only is it expensive and limited but it is a vital business tool. Yet our analysis shows that companies can lose around a quarter of their internet bandwidth to employee web misuse, streaming media and spam. Imagine if you had to give up a quarter of your office space for non-work activities; it’s inconceivable. But when it comes to internet bandwidth, most companies don’t even know about the loss, let alone take steps to prevent it.