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 According to a ComputerWorld article citing a recent Gartner survey, about half the world’s companies will stop providing computing devices to employees and embrace some form of BYOD by 2017. They also noted that about 40% will offer a choice between employee owned or company issued w...May. 21, 2013 03:11 PM EDT Reads: 289 |
 I was toying anyway with the idea of writing an article about BlackBerry. I just today read Electronista's exclusive about the US Department of Defense's iOS order. According to Electronista and their sources, the DOD is rumored to be purchasing around 210,000 iOS phones from Apple to ...Apr. 5, 2013 02:11 PM EDT Reads: 495 |
 The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.
Timex has added the IRONMAN Run Trainer 2.0 t...Apr. 1, 2013 01:29 PM EDT Reads: 749 |
 Welcome to Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility in Asia. Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016.
A study conducted by ...Apr. 1, 2013 12:26 PM EDT Reads: 820 |
 Depends?!? Well, isn’t that the answer to a lot of things in this world? Often our answer depends on the context of the question. Sometimes the answer depends on who you ask since it may only be an opinion or a feeling. Sometimes the answer is based on a survey, which is a moment i...Mar. 28, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,837 |
 Prototyper allows anyone, even with limited technical knowledge, to build a full prototype version of their app that can be tested and demoed without having to use provisioning, third-party installations, or the official app store environment. Converting existing mockups into functioni...Mar. 27, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,460 |
 Akimbo offers a compelling approach unmatched in the payments and financial services sector by combining electronic money transfers with the Akimbo Visa®Prepaid Debit Card. Users can send funds instantly, and the recipient has immediate access everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted, ...Mar. 26, 2013 03:45 PM EDT Reads: 1,618 |
 Why are AT&T and Google paying for New Yorkers’ free Wi-Fi? A recent Amdocs survey into service provider Wi-Fi strategies provides a pointer.
Announcing another free Wi-Fi service for a New York neighborhood recently, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg made an interesting point:
“Keep in min...Mar. 20, 2013 04:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,185 |
 As the Formula 1 Grand Prix season opened this weekend in Australia, Vodafone announced that it would be ending its sponsorship of the McLaren racing team at the end of the year, leaving McLaren with an annual $75 million hole in its budget for 2014 and onwards. But not for long, it se...Mar. 20, 2013 03:46 PM EDT Reads: 942 |
 Learn how to Install and Configure Parallels 8 on a Mac for use in Windows 8 and Windows Phone Development.
You'll need the following to use Parallels Desktop to install Windows 8 and Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 on your Mac:
Parallels Desktop. To download a trial version...Feb. 12, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 1,656 |
 In October, 2012 Gartner predicted that:
“…by Year-End 2014, three of the top five mobile handset vendors will be Chinese…”
I did not really believe it!
But, it turns out that if you go by the study released by Canalys, it has already happened.
However, an IDC study released recent...Feb. 8, 2013 07:09 AM EST Reads: 1,173 |
 As we get into the full swing of the new year and put another CES behind us, it’s time to take a look at the current trends in technology and get a feel for some of the developments we can expect in 2013. There are a lot of interesting products just around the corner – some of them wil...Jan. 26, 2013 12:45 PM EST Reads: 3,372 |
 If you are still asking the question should I build a mobile website or create an installable application for mobile…
…then you are asking the wrong question!
The Mobile Web vs. Mobile App debate is finally over.
It is no longer a question of either…or. Making your website mobile fr...Jan. 25, 2013 01:45 PM EST Reads: 1,806 |
 This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was all about connected living with concrete examples of how an “Internet of Things” can transform our homes.
Despite promises of a “smarter home” as far back as the 1933 World’s Fair, we’re finally seeing an inflection point in its evolutio...Jan. 17, 2013 11:00 AM EST Reads: 3,904 |
 A few weeks ago, I swapped out my Nexus 7 for an iPad Mini. I forced myself to grab the iPad Mini at every turn, and I have to say I am overwhelmingly disappointed. While it was fun to check out Infinity Blade and other similar titles, I found more and more that it is a crippled device...Jan. 16, 2013 01:14 PM EST Reads: 2,021 |
 The economist, philosopher and theorist of markets Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992) wrote, "The knowledge of the particular circumstances of time and place - To know of and put to use a machine not fully employed, or somebody's skill which could be better utilized, or to be aware of a surpl...Jan. 14, 2013 10:17 AM EST Reads: 1,404 |
 How does one measure the value of mobilizing and socializing an enterprise? In the book Social Business by Design: Transformative Social Media Strategies, written by Dion Hinchcliffe and Peter Kim, they report that in 2010, McKinsey and Company published survey results of companies eng...Jan. 8, 2013 05:17 PM EST Reads: 1,512 |
 Across the globe, during the holiday season, more people purchased a new media tablet or smartphone equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity for broadband internet access. Some will want to use these powerful mobile devices at work -- in addition to using them at home or while on the go.
Acco...Jan. 4, 2013 11:30 AM EST Reads: 2,003 |
 If Homer only knew back in 1994 that smartphone mobile apps would someday start to creep into precious TV viewing time, he probably would have written, ‘No Smartphone and No Specialty Beer Make Homer Go Crazy,’ in the Simpson’s classic Treehouse of Horror V. It’s no surprise that time...Jan. 4, 2013 10:30 AM EST Reads: 2,066 |
 How often have you touched a non-touch screen and momentarily wondered why it is not responding? … I have done it quite a few times. Have you heard the story of the kid who touched the TV screen and expected it to respond? … At least 3 people have told me a story like that....Jan. 4, 2013 01:24 AM EST Reads: 1,360 |
 Is the hype about MDM over?
According to a recent study by the 451 Group research firm:
Fewer than 15 percent of enterprises have deployed an MDM tool beyond Microsoft Exchange’s native capabilities.
Most organizations feel that encryption and password requirements, coupled with the...Jan. 3, 2013 09:45 AM EST Reads: 3,392 |
 If James Watt had also invented the Deisel Engine …
If Rudolf Diesel had also invented Electric Engine …
If Guglielmo Marconi had also invented Telephony …
If Alexander Graham Bell had also invented Mobile Phones …
If Thomas Alva Edison had also invented the Fluorescent Lamp …
If ...Jan. 3, 2013 03:42 AM EST Reads: 1,508 |
 Why did Instagram modify its Terms of Use policy? The new policy says:
…to help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or ...Jan. 1, 2013 01:00 PM EST Reads: 3,055 |
 Sometimes I wonder if anyone, in the entire history of computing, has every bothered to read and consider the contents of a typical End User License Agreement (EULA). Some Product Manager, I suppose (though truthfully, I’m not even sure of this one).
The EULA, however, is important....Dec. 20, 2012 11:00 AM EST Reads: 2,633 |
 Another year has gone by. Merry X-mas and Happy New Year everyone. It is time to update my book recommendation blog.
This year's list will have a few new book topics added to list. I have ventured in iOS, Java, Android and Windows Store development, so along with all the usual Microso...Dec. 19, 2012 06:00 AM EST Reads: 2,590 |
 BYOD was arguably the biggest buzz word of 2012 and is now an unstoppable, user-driven wave which will continue to make a major impact on the IT world in 2013 and beyond. Smartphones, tablets and laptops all come under this category, as well as desktop PCs used remotely from home.
BYO...Dec. 6, 2012 09:07 PM EST Reads: 2,924 |
 Yesterday’s WSJ.com video “Tablet Wars: How Are People Using Tablets?” had a shocking statistic: 98% of the web traffic from tablets comes from Apple’s iPad. Further, most of mobile commerce is from Apple’s iPhone.
Translation: No matter what the sales figures for Android, people jus...Dec. 6, 2012 06:00 AM EST Reads: 2,885 |
 This book is a great addition to my collection of Mac how to books. I like this one because it steps over the line into the more technical side of Mac features than most of the Mountain Lion guide books do.
The book is broken down into seven parts. I have listed the parts below along ...Nov. 24, 2012 10:45 AM EST Reads: 1,909 |
 Close to 70% of smartphone owners plan to use the devices for holiday shopping, according to Deloitte (pdf). Smartphone ownership has jumped from 39.7% last year to 46.1% this year and tablet owners have doubled from 10.5% to 22.4% according to 9,000 shoppers surveyed by BIGinsught. ...Nov. 21, 2012 08:00 AM EST Reads: 1,908 |
 Almost a billion pounds is set to be spent via mobile devices in the first two weeks of December.
With online retailers around the UK readying their systems for the annual Christmas hike in sales, anything websites can do to create a competitive advantage to differentiate them from th...Nov. 16, 2012 01:00 PM EST Reads: 1,441 |
 Organizations will either have a BYOD policy or forbid the use all together. Two things can happen if not: if personal devices are being blocked, organizations are losing productivity OR the personal devices are accessing the network (with or without an organization’s consent) and noth...Oct. 25, 2012 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,190 |
 BYOD or Bring Your Own Device has moved from trend to an permanent fixture in today’s corporate IT infrastructure. It is not strictly an IT issue however. Many groups within an organization need to be involved as they grapple with the risk of mixing personal devices with sensitive info...Oct. 24, 2012 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,703 |
 BYOD or Bring Your Own Device has moved from trend to an permanent fixture in today’s corporate IT infrastructure. It is not strictly an IT issue however. Many groups within an organization need to be involved as they grapple with the risk of mixing personal devices with sensitive info...Oct. 19, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,541 |
 The Austin City Limits Music Festival kicks off this afternoon, featuring great bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, The Roots and Black Keys. Our offices are only a few blocks north of the festival, so I'm heading down to the park as soon as I wrap up for the day.
While ...Oct. 17, 2012 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,642 |
 It seems that everywhere you go these days, the little Wi-Fi icon on your mobile device lights up to show that an access point is nearby. In fact, The Wireless Broadband Alliance predicts that the number of public Wi-Fi hotspots globally will grow more than fourfold, to 5.8 million, by...Oct. 17, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,527 |
 A key point that Microsoft makes in their Virtual Desktop Infrastructure materials is that IT architecture is evolving from device-centric to user-centric approaches.
Fundamentally this means increased portability and mobility of your apps and data across multiple devices, and it’s an...Sep. 25, 2012 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,772 |
 My wife and I are going to do something we have never done before. We are going to get up early on Friday morning and drive to our local (everything is local in Boise) Apple store so we can report on the silly crowds standing in line to get the new iPhone 5. If by chance we happen to...Sep. 18, 2012 01:40 PM EDT Reads: 1,700 |
 AntiSec, a joint Anonymous and LulzSec operation, claimed to have hacked the Federal Bureau of Investigation and posted 12 million Apple unique device identifiers, allegedly pointing to a massive FBI tracking program.
Aside from officers patrolling the Democratic National Convention, ...Sep. 6, 2012 06:45 AM EDT Reads: 2,271 |
 Has updating your computer to Mac OS X Mountain Lion completely killed your battery life? Today Apple has released the first major update (10.8.1), and it’s rumored to fix that problem for you. Here’s the full list of what it includes: Resolve an issue that may cause Migration Assistan...Aug. 23, 2012 01:48 PM EDT Reads: 1,694 |
 Here is another use case keeps coming up from customers using Gladinet Cloud. As one potential customer asked: “We search for a solution for our team. We have a file server with Active Directory for our projects, with a team of Aug. 23, 2012 09:30 AM EDT Reads: 2,560 |
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