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  Verizon updates Droid software; Users hope it fixes echo problem

  An over-the-air software update to the Droid smartphone started yesterday, but it wasn't clear whether the 14 enhancements address a voice echo problem that hundreds of users complained about in online forums.

• Top 10 technology stories of 2009

  The Great Recession cast a shadow on all sectors of the economy in 2009. IT fared better than most, however, and the slump did not curb the dynamic nature of the industry. Acquisitions among big vendors continued to reshape the market, operating-system wars extended to mobile battlefields, microblogging became a powerful source of real-time information, and the take-up of small, 'Net-connected devices was stronger than ever. Here, in no particular order, is the IDG News Service's pick of the top 10 technology stories of 2009.

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  Cloud printing in the enterprise: liberating the mobile print experience from cables, operating systems and physical boundaries

  In recent years mobile technology has proliferated throughout the enterprise. Today, virtually no one in the workforce is bound to a desk to work, check e-mail or communicate with co-workers and customers. At the same time, we’re seeing the rise of cloud technologies, loosely defined as online resources, often provided as a service, that manage the data and software that used to run solely on PCs. This merger of mobile and cloud technologies is on its way to becoming one of most significant enablers of business productivity and innovation seen in the past decade. Read more.

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  OVUM VIEW: The business case for assuring the customer mobile Web experience

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  Mobile Enterprise Solutions: Mobility Suite and the Sybase

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  10 Best Practices: Controlling Smartphone Access to Corporate Networks