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Today more than ever, good network security is vital to businesses of all sizes. Cybercriminals, equipped with sophisticated software that automates the task of seeking out vulnerabilities, aren't focusing on large enterprises alone; any easy target will do. Fortunately, however, good security isn't as expensive or as complicated to implement as it used to be.

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Apple's powerful new iPhone OS 3.0 enters the ring against Palm's brash young WebOS and three burly veterans. Who is the champ now?

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The Palm Pre, the world's first webOS device, went on sale in the United States on June 6. With it Palm launched a corresponding mobile software channel, the Pre App Catalog, which already boasts a number of great applications. Earlier this week, Medialets, a mobile advertising and analytics firm, released App Catalog metrics that suggest Palm's new app store hit the 1M downloads mark on June 24, just 18 days after its launch.

Elgan: Why the iPhone doesn't matter
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The Grill: Qwest's Pieter Poll says why being a CTO is his dream job
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The smartphone forecast for 2009
The Palm Pre and the Apple iPhone 3G S are the smartphone standouts of 2009, but they're not the only news. Operating systems are receiving updates, new devices are debuting, and app stores are growing by the day. Here's what to look for from the six big operating systems in smartphones today.

Palm Pre hype, EMC-NetApp tussle
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Jabra SP200 Bluetooth Car Speakerphone
The US$60 (as of May 20, 2009) Jabra SP200 car speakerphone is the most affordable Bluetooth kit we've reviewed recently--it costs $40 less than its sibling, the Jabra SP700.

HTC Magic: Hands on with the new Google Android smartphone
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Bluetooth headset Battle Royale
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