August 27, 2007
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Editor’s note:
Everybody gets smart(phones)

What's New:
• Clearwire's WiMAX up close
• Mobile users not security savants

Executive Analysis:
• Palm Linux smartphone coming soon
• 46 million Nokia batteries get recalled

Also Noted:
New phones for HSDPA; Challenges in wVoIP;
And much more...

Hands-On Wireless:
• Google's plans for 700 Mhz
• 3G goes everywhere

Smartphones have lost their status. Not too long ago, a smartphone in your hand meant that you were an important person--a professional not to be trifled with. Now, a smartphone means, well, it means that you have a smartphone. I spend a lot of time on a college campus, and believe me, a smartphone simply isn't a status symbol anymore. The good news in this is that more and more, people have access to superb communications applications. The bad news is that you really need to find another way to show your status. For enterprise users, custom applications that take full advantage of wireless communications and the device interface are great status symbols. For users from businesses large and small, systems and practices that provide genuine security for portable data are high-status indeed. And for everyone else with a smartphone, knowing how and when to use it in ways that are courteous to the other humans around you is, perhaps, the most high-status thing you can do. It's obvious that simply using a smartphone is no longer new and novel. The key, from here on out, is using it well. -Curtis

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What’s New

1. Clearwire's WiMAX up close

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WiMAX plans are popping up all over, and Clearwire has become the latest to go public with details of its broadband-over-WiMAX offering. With a flat monthly fee for high-speed access anywhere within a metropolitan area, the Clearwire plan joins those of other vendors (like Clearwire partner Sprint), as the next wave of Internet access begins.

For more on Clearwire's plan:
- read about the service details at CIO-Today

2. Mobile users not security savants

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Ready to be surprised? A recent InsightExpress study says that many wireless networking users don't know the first thing about wireless security, and don't follow good security practices even if they know what they are. Security experts and network managers alike recognize that endpoint security is critical, but surveys like this one indicate that they're still not educating users on the importance of staying secure.

For more on the importance of being secure:
- read the survey report at eWeek

Executive Analysis

1. Palm Linux smartphone coming soon

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The folks at Palm have a solution for Treo users suffering from iPhone envy: a new Linux-based smart phone should be heading out from the Palm stable in October. The new phone is designed to easily swap information with the Palm Foleo product.

For more on the Palm Linux smartphone:
- see this DailyTechRag article
- and read all about it at Wireless Week

2. 46 million Nokia batteries get recalled

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There isn't a nursery rhyme that ends, "pop goes Nokia cell-phone battery." It might be time for one, though, since Nokia is recalling 46 million batteries that might get hot and pop right out of the phone. No one's been injured, and no one's house has burned down, but the threat of leaping batteries is enough to prompt a recall. Check your battery--if it's a Nokia BL-5C manufactured between December 2005 and November 2006, you can get a new one--before the one in your phone leaps out on its own.

For more on the Nokia battery recall:
- see this press release
- this DailyTechRag article
- and this article on the estimated cost of the recall

> New phones for HSDPA. Article

> Vlingo mobile speech. Article

> Challenges in wVoIP. Article

> No more 300-page iPhone bills. Article

Hands-On Wireless

1. Google's plans for 700 Mhz

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Google may not have gotten everything that it wanted in the FCC decision on the 700 Mhz auction set for January 2008, but that doesn't mean that the search-engine giant is ready to sit out on the sidelines. CEO Eric Schmidt says that the company is likely to be an active participant in the auction. The goal? Creating a platform that encompasses the Internet across all delivery methods. Stay tuned.

For more on Google's auction plans:
- see this DailyTechRag article
- and read the feature story at CIO-Today

2. 3G goes everywhere

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In movies and on television, a Blackberry or Treo is the sure sign of an executive or highly-paid professional. Increasingly,though 3G phones are finding their way into the hands of tradespeople and non-professional workers. The democratization of 3G is rapidly becoming one of the most significant trends in wireless networking. What does it mean for your business?

For more on the spread of 3G:
- read the complete article at NetworkWorld

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