HP Slate Supports Adobe Flash, Positioned As iPad Killer

Hewlett-Packard suggested that its upcoming slate PC boasts one clear advantage over Apple’s iPad by supporting Adobe Flash, an HP executive suggested in a corporate blog posting. Apple is shunning Flash, which Apple CEO Steve Jobs suggested was buggy, for its upcoming device

OneShield Launches Customer/Employee Wiki

The vendor describes OneShield Wiki as a comprehensive source of training materials, shared documents and resources, contact information and complete documentation on its Dragon policy admin system’s components, functionality and architecture.

Accenture Launches Mobile Payment Platform

Hosted, pay-per-transaction solution can connect to users on mobile operators or web sites for large-scale implementation of mobile financial services and is said to adjust to extremes of network traffic.

Google Apps Premier Adds Mobile Device Managment

Google Apps Premier and Education now offer limited security and policy controls over ActiveSync enabled mobile devices, allowing companies using Gmail services to enforce a little bit of control over devices in their field. Policy controls are extremely limited and reporting capabilities are practically nil, but things that are in there work adequately and the price is right. – …

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series Could Draw Consumers, Says Analyst

Microsoft could attract consumers to its Windows Phone 7 Series, once the new smartphone operating system is released later in 2010, according to Jefferies Co. analyst Katherine Egbert. In her March 9 research note, Egbert suggests that devices running Windows Phone 7 Series could appear on the market as early as 2010, and that Microsofts decision to restrict its partners ability to customize the operating system, and thus present a consistent user experience, will also help it gain mobile users.

AIR: Losses From U.S. Winter Storm From $150m to $350m

The storm combined heavy snowfall, flooding rain and high winds, some of which reached hurricane-strength, according to an AIR source.

ATandT Gets First Android Smartphone, the Motorola Backflip

The Motorola Backflip arrived on the AT T network over the weekend, making it the carriers first smartphone to feature the Google Android operating system. Backflip is priced at $100 after rebate and can take advantage of AT Ts HSPA 7.2 technology

Nokia Files Patent for Kinetic Energy Mobile Device Charger

Nokia filed a U.S. patent for a phone charger that harvests kinetic energy, a technology thats been used in laptops, PDAs and GPS receivers, according to Nokia. Essentially, the mobile devices would be powered, in part, through the movements of their owners.

Google Buzz, Latitude May Be Integrated, Google Says

Google will try different points of integration between Google Latitude and the new Google Buzz for mobile application. Because Google Buzz for mobile formed at the intersection of social and mobile, many industry watchers wondered if the app was a replacement for Google Latitude.

Microsoft Could Be Affected By Apple, HTC Lawsuit

Microsoft has the potential to be affected by Apple’s patent-infringement lawsuit against HTC, an analyst suggested to eWEEK. Apple sued HTC on March 2 for alleged violation of 20 patents related to the iPhone’s interface, architecture and hardware. HTC is also a partner with Microsoft on the software giants upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series, which will heavily lean on touch-screen devices, which means that a courtroom victory for Apple in the matter could translate into an effect on Microsofts strategy as it tries to move the new smartphones to market.