Apple could be rolling out a Mac Tablet in the first half of 2010, according to widely circulated Wall Street analyst report. While Apple has publicly shot down suggestions that it would enter the mininotebook or netbook market, the existence of a multitouch tablet device could represent a potential threat to Amazon.com, which anticipates making billions from its own flat-screen Kindle mobile e-reader devices.
- Rampant rumors have Apple
releasing a Mac Tablet computer with multitouch capability within the next
year. Such a release has the potential to challenge many competing companies in
both the PC and mobile device markets.
If the rumors of the tablet’s capabilities prove true, there is also
poten…

Acer plans to introduce a smartphone that uses Google’s Android operating system at the end of 2009. Acer is already planning a number of smartphones that use the Microsoft Windows Mobile OS.
- PARIS (Reuters) Acer Inc, the world’s third-largest PC brand, plans to
introduce a phone model running on Google’s Android software this year, the
head of its phone unit said on Wednesday.
The company plans to sell this year around 10 models, with all but one using
Microsoft’s Windows Mobile sof…

Nokia introduces three new Internet-ready phones for emerging markets May 18. The 2730, Nokia’s least-expensive 3G phone to date, will begin shipping in the third quarter with a price equivalent to approximately $108, before taxes and subsidies. The clamshell-style 2720 will also ship in the third quarter, for the equivalent of approximately $75. And a second fold phone, the colorful 7020, will ship in the fourth quarter for approximately $124. All three phones feature Nokia Life Tools, Ovi Mail for personal e-mail and strong battery life.
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As baby boomers retire from the work force, they are being replaced by younger, more tech-savvy employees who have greater expectations for the technology they use for work, says Forrester analyst Ben Gray, who will address the issue at the upcoming Forrester IT Forum conference. Today’s workers are more mobile and they are demanding greater choice in their technology, putting more strain on IT departments that are trying to keep up with those demands.
- IT organizations are facing the growing challenge of how to address the
demands of increasing numbers of younger, tech-savvy and mobile workers,
according to a Forrester Research analyst.
Analyst Benjamin Gray said these new employees, who are a growing presence
in the work force as they replace…

Computing projects are being delayed, for the most part, rather than canceled, due to the impact of the economy, Gartner is reporting. Insurance, consumer business services and media are faring best, while discrete manufacturing is suffering the brunt of IT cancellations.
- Gartner is reporting that the weakened global economy has caused more
computing projects to be delayed than canceled, based on interviews conducted
from late February through early March with 475 IT decision makers across nine
countries.

Gartner expects the area of IT hardware, including PCs, …

IBM announces new mobile phone support for Lotus Notes, including enhanced support for the Apple iPhone and RIM BlackBerry smartphones.
- IBM has announced new mobile phone support
for its Lotus Notes software, including enhanced support for the Apple iPhone
and Research In Motion’s BlackBerry smartphones.
IBM on May 12 announced the beta release
of its Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1 collaboration software, including plans to
suppo…

RIM, Microsoft Windows and Symbian are “first-class enterprise citizens” but the Apple iPhone and Googles Android OS dont make the cut. That is the opinion coming from the offices of MDM software maker Odyssey.
- The presence of Apple iPhones in the enterprise has increased, but
the debate about whether the iPhone provides sufficient
enterprise-level security continues. While some say its possible to manage iPhones within an enterprise, others believe its wiser to refrain.

Odyssey Software is in the l…

Nokia is rolling out its latest E-Series smartphone called the Nokia E52. The latest Nokia smartphone is designed for enterprise users and it supports both Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler for email use. The Nokia E52 phone hits the market as Nokia prepares to launch its online Ovi application store.
- Nokia is launching its latest E-Series
smartphone – the Nokia S52 – which offers business
users the ability to talk up to 8 hours without recharging the handset, as well
as support for both Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler for email
use.
On May 6, Nokia announced that it would la…

Apple has nearly $29 billion of cash on hand, a pile of money exceeded only by Cisco Systems among IT companies. However, that large reserve of cash offers no hint of future plans from the company that has brought consumers the Mac, the iPhone and the iPod.
- SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Apple Inc has nearly $29 billion of cash
on hand, a pile of money exceeded at only one other tech company, but
if the past is any guide stockholders aren’t likely to share in the
wealth any time soon.
The iPod, Mac and iPhone maker does not routinely pay a dividend,
repu…

Just as Palm Pre hype has reached a deafening roar, out comes news of a second new Palm mobile and wireless device, code-named Pixie, as well as analyst feedback that Palm is facing hardware and software issues with the Pre and that Sprint doesn’t inspire users to switch carriers.
- Palm
is reportedly working on a follow-up to its soon-to-be released Pre smartphone
called the quot;Pixie, quot; which some suggest is a smaller version of the
new handset that could further challenge the Apple iPhone.
The Washington Post is one of
several publications that are reporting that …

The N97 will be available for purchase in June. Meanwhile, Nokia has teamed with Aptana to deliver tools for building applications using the Nokia Web Runtime.

As Nokia prepares to launch its Ovi Store mobile application marketplace, the company also is delivering a new mobile device optimized to run applications available on the Ovi Store.

According to Nokia: The Nokia N97 is a S60 5th Edition mobile computer with a large 3.5-inch, bright nHD (640 by 360 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio) TFT color display with resistive touch-screen and tactile feedback. The device provides excellent user experience for Internet and entertainment by combining QWERTY keyboard with touch UI and Home screen functionality. Use the N97 to connect to mobile broadband using WLAN or HSDPA (3.5G). Find directions and locations with the integrated A-GPS and included maps.

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The major concern over sexting among children has recently been all over the news. Sexting is where young kids under 18 take explicit or inappropriate photos of themselves with their camera phone and then send them to their friends using Multimedia Messaging Services, an advanced multimedia version of Short Message Service. Here, Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy discusses why this sexting problem has developed and what can be done to solve it.
- Short Message Service (SMS) message volumes continue to grow significantly in the United States each year. Mobile subscribers sent and received more than 900 billion SMS messages in 2008. This is an increase of 132 percent over the 2007 SMS volumes. SMS penetration also increased from 45 percent to …