Computerworld Mobile/Wireless Computing: August 16, 2010 ===============================================================
Jonny Evans: New Apple hire confirms iPhone 5 as 'iWallet' If you've been wondering what to expect from iPhone 5, the next-generation, beyond an all-new and improved antenna, then let me share a few ideas with you -- your iPhone will be your wallet, your house keys, your identity, the centre of your mobile existence. At least, that's how it appears on news of Apple's hiring of near field communications (NFC) expert, Benjamin Vigier. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312279/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DOWNLOAD: BlackBerry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Protect Against BlackBerry Malware Take advantage of this free download today and examine how Enterprise Server Express provides advanced BlackBerry smartphone features with no additional software or user license fees. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/303131/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. Most Verizon customers likely to buy Apple iPhone http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312280/0/ 2. Rivals seek to beat iPhone by offering two keyboards http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312281/0/ 3. Elgan: Why Starbucks will win the Wi-Fi wars http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312282/0/ 4. Summer of Android: Top 5 iPhone rivals http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312283/0/ 5. How the iPad changed my reading habits http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312284/0/ 6. iPad challenger Adam's release getting closer http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312285/0/ 7. Face-off: 1979 Apple Graphics Tablet vs. 2010 Apple iPad http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312286/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DOWNLOAD: Centrify~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Centrify has just released a FREE download for Centrify Express, the same solution that over 2500 organizations have used to integrate Linux and Mac systems with Active Directory. Centrify Express is ideal for organizations interested in simply extending single sign-on to Linux and Mac users based on their existing Active Directory credentials. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/308267/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most Verizon customers likely to buy Apple iPhone More than half of all Verizon subscribers would likely buy an iPhone if Apple's device was supported by their current provider, a recent survey of U.S. consumers says. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312280/0/ Rivals seek to beat iPhone by offering two keyboards Droid 2 is an example of the way major U.S. carriers are trying to broaden the appeal of smartphones by offering devices that have both touchscreens and physical keyboards. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312281/0/ Elgan: Why Starbucks will win the Wi-Fi wars Wi-Fi is good for business if it's part of a big chain like Starbucks. For a mom-and-pop coffee shop, Wi-Fi can be a loser. Mike Elgan explains why. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312282/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Brocade~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brocade Sails Into Navy Systems Center Network The U.S. Navy is much more than submarines and aircraft carriers. To keep this branch of the military running smoothly on all fronts, the Navy relies on a massive support infrastructure. Find out how Brocade is helping the U.S. Navy. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312287/0/?3e076d18=YXJjaGl2ZUBtYWlsLWFyY2hpdmUuY29t&x=f6529f67 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summer of Android: Top 5 iPhone rivals Why go to Steve Jobs' walled garden when you can enter the open world of Android? Here's a visual tour of five top-of-the-line smartphones that give the iPhone a run for its money. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312283/0/ How the iPad changed my reading habits The iPad is a curious devicenot quite an iPod, not quite a laptop. I typically bring it to work with me during the day, and keep it on my nightstand at home at other times. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312284/0/ iPad challenger Adam's release getting closer After wowing onlookers at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, the highly anticipated Adam tablet is out of the experimental phase and could become available to users by the end of this year. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312285/0/ Face-off: 1979 Apple Graphics Tablet vs. 2010 Apple iPad A convention for Apple II diehards provides an opportunity to compare and contrast a 30-year-old Apple tablet device with today's state-of-the-art iPad. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6679572/1418939/312286/0/ =============================================================== ARE YOU BUILDING A PRIVATE CLOUD? Computerworld is preparing a special report on private clouds and we would like to know how organizations perceive and employ private clouds. 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