Mobile Tech Today: Apple's Revamp Makes iPhone More Competitive

Today's "Mobile Tech Today" from CIO Today Network Tuesday -- June 09, 2009 -- http://www.mobiletechtoday.com   In This Issue   * Mobile Tech Today Summary * Messages from Our Sponsors * How To Advertise * How To Subscribe or Contact Us Top News Headlines   1. Apple's Revamp Makes iPhone More Competitive 2. TomTom Will Help iPhone Users Avoid Getting Lost 3. Rural Americans Long To Be Linked 4. Japan Explores Using Cell Phones To Stop Pandemics 5. Sprint CEO: Palm Pre Is a 'Coming Out Party' 6. Intel and Wind River: What the Merger Means 7. Apple Showcases iPhone 3GS, New MacBook Pros 8. Microsoft Prepares To Push Windows 7 Aggressively 9. Speed Is the Focus of Opera's New Mobile Browser 10. Common GPS Could Help Better Track Airline Flights Most Popular Headlines   1. Facebook Phishing Attack Could Threaten Business Data 2. Clearwire Racing Toward 4G Rollouts To Beat Rivals 3. Analyst Says Apple Is Preparing To Release a Netbook Today's Top Stories   1. Apple's Revamp Makes iPhone More Competitive Steve Jobs didn't make his Apple return at the Worldwide Developers Conference, but the company kept the buzz machine humming with a brand-new iPhone and some value-added pricing. Full Story   2. TomTom Will Help iPhone Users Avoid Getting Lost Apple is teaming up with developer TomTom to include navigation in the iPhone. TomTom will provide Apple with navigation software that can be downloaded through Apple's App Store. Full Story   3. Rural Americans Long To Be Linked By pushing hard on broadband, lawmakers hope to close the "digital divide" that has long separated rural America, giving rural consumers access to the same sorts of high-speed services city dwellers enjoy. Full Story   4. Japan Explores Using Cell Phones To Stop Pandemics Japanese Internet and cellular provider Softbank has proposed a system that uses phones to limit pandemics, and will test its idea with a GPS-cell phone experiment in a Japanese elementary school. Full Story   5. Sprint CEO: Palm Pre Is a 'Coming Out Party' No doubt bolstered by positive reviews, Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse said Saturday's release of Palm's Pre smartphone represents a "coming out party" for Sprint as it seeks to reverse subscriber losses. Full Story   6. Intel and Wind River: What the Merger Means Clearly defined lines between the software and hardware worlds are getting fuzzier, as evidenced by Intel's news that it will buy software firm Wind River, the world's largest maker of non-PC computing software. Full Story   7. Apple Showcases iPhone 3GS, New MacBook Pros The rumors have come to a halt now that Apple has showcased its new iPhone 3GS, touting it as the fastest and most powerful iPhone yet. Apple also showcased a group of MacBook Pros. Full Story   8. Microsoft Prepares To Push Windows 7 Aggressively More details are emerging about Microsoft's much-awaited Windows 7 operating system. Although the launch was initially projected for early 2010, Microsoft has been implying earlier launch dates. Full Story   9. Speed Is the Focus of Opera's New Mobile Browser While the mobile world discusses the Palm Pre's debut and Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, Opera is singing its own mobile song with the latest iteration of its mobile browser. Full Story   10. Common GPS Could Help Better Track Airline Flights Get lost in the woods, and a cell phone in your pocket can help buddies find you. But when a transcontinental flight is above the middle of the ocean, no one on the ground can see exactly where it is. Full Story   Most Popular Stories   1. Facebook Phishing Attack Could Threaten Business Data Corporations worried about data loss. Full Story   2. Clearwire Racing Toward 4G Rollouts To Beat Rivals WiMAX 4G coming to Atlanta in June. Full Story   3. Analyst Says Apple Is Preparing To Release a Netbook Steve Jobs said to be guiding project. 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