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Monday, May 20, 2013

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TOP STORY Lenovo Windows 8 Ultrabook: My First 14 Days By Kevin Casey In two weeks, I learned plenty about the pros and cons of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch, a high-end Windows 8 ultrabook. MUST READ Smartphone Theft: What Is Best Defense? While mobile network operators are creating a global database to track stolen smartphones, some police say that's not enough. Mobile Commerce: Time For Liftoff Most companies will launch mobile commerce within a year, our survey shows. What's your holdup? Ireland Launches New National Broadband Service Network promises speeds of up 70 Mbps and could be in 60% of all businesses and homes by end of 2015. BBM Vs. Google Hangouts: What's At Stake BlackBerry and Google have both expanded their messaging services to competing platforms, but for different reasons. Google Lets You Send Money With Gmail New service integrates Google Wallet with Gmail but isn't widely available yet. MORE MOBILE & WIRELESS NEWS

ALSO IN THIS EDITION • BBM Vs. Google Hangouts: What's At Stake • Google Lets You Send Money With Gmail • Future Cities Survey: Technological Transformation • Ensuring Application Security in Mobile Device Environments • How Attackers Identify and Exploit Software and Network Vulnerabilities • Don't Miss Mobile Commerce World JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By Doug Henschen: "Best defense is to own a cheap or older model that nobody would want to steal. I'm stunned by how much money people spend on phones and data plans." In reply to: Smartphone Theft: What Is Best Defense? View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply

 

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