IT consumerization and the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend are changing companies and as consequence, their IT departments. If a couple of years ago, a company’s chief information officer (CIO) was “the …
Devices
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Technology individualization complicates corporate IT environment >
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia Lumia: winning on YouTube but not in the market >
Nokia may be trailing Samsung in smartphone sales, but it definitely has a publicity edge this month with its on-the-street smartphone speed tests. Nokia representatives offer cash rewards to any …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile USA agree to block stolen phones >
All four of the major US wireless carriers have agreed to work with the Federal Communications Commission to disable lost or stolen mobile phones. The so-called PROTECT initiative will create …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia lowers earnings forecast, fixes Lumia 900 bug >
The world’s largest seller of mobile phones says its devices and services unit will lose money during the first half of this year as it struggles to make the transition …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Eyeing mobile improvements, SAP to acquire Syclo >
Mobile is a key pillar for the German enterprise software giant SAP’s future growth. SAP is relying on mobile platforms to reach its global strategy of 1 billion users for …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobilisafe targets out-of-date firmware as security threat >
Next time your mobile device asks you to update firmware, think twice before procrastinating that update. A new study on mobile device security found that roughly three quarters of the …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Toshiba gets excited about big screen tablet >
Apparently taking its cue from Samsung, Toshiba is focusing on thinner, sleeker offerings in the tablet market, but the Japanese company is not skimping on screen size. Today Toshiba said …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Galaxy Note helps Samsung post record profit >
Sales of the Galaxy Note propelled Samsung (005930.KS) to record earnings in the first quarter – estimated operating profit was $5.1 billion on revenue of $340 billion. The Korean company …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Device Review: HTC Flyer is a tablet worth noting >
Taking notes on a tablet when you’re on the go can mean balancing the slate in one hand while trying to type with the other. The HTC Flyer is for …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">ARM, Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient form mobile security JV >
Eyeing the growing range of connected devices, ARM, Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient have created a joint venture focused on delivering a secure and accessible environment for advanced services running …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">DirecTV returns to TVs and tablets >
About 5 million DirecTV subscribers in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and 16 other U.S. cities are able to again watch local TV stations that went dark early Sunday. Bankrupt Tribune …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Gartner VP: CIOs have to ‘learn to lose control a little’ over BYOD >
When it comes to bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, chief information officers (CIOs) tend to become resistant, mostly because of management and security issues. BYOD is a trend which sooner or later …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">More than half of US smartphone subscribers now have Android phones >
Google is gobbling up a growing share of the smartphone operating system market, according to the latest report from ComScore. The market research firm says that for the three months …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Connected classrooms: Qualcomm, T-Mobile USA and FCC focus on mobile education >
American teachers are spending more and more time telling students to put away their smartphones, but that didn’t stop Qualcomm from funding a program that gave free smartphones to 150 …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Dell gets Wyse, then adds Clerity >
April has already been a busy month for Dell (DELL) – the company has announced two acquisitions in two days. Wyse Technology is the larger purchase. The California-based maker of …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">New Android security threat surfaces >
Security experts are warning Android users about a potential new malware strain that they say has already infected more than 1,600 smartphones. DKFBootKit piggybacks onto legitimate apps that require root …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">White Paper: Discover Best Practices for a Successful Cloud Service >by rtwissby rtwiss
Cloud services have rapidly moved from buzzword status to mainstream offering, but implementing a successful cloud service involves more than just buying some storage/computing from Amazon, throwing together a website …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RIM on the edge >
Another quarter of disappointing results for Canadian Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIMM) has the company’s new CEO finally considering what his predecessors would not: a sale of the company. New …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon Wireless to launch $80 LTE phone >
On Thursday Verizon Wireless will begin offering the LTE-ready LG Lucid for just $80 with a contract, hoping to trump AT&T Mobility’s upcoming launch of Nokia’s Lumia 900 for $100 …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Enterprise Connect: IT managers talk BYOD >
Enterprises from Fortune 500 companies to hospitals to schools are adopting iPads and other tablets to replace much of the work that personal computers used to do, and the people …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HTC’s SyncTV investment highlights growth of OTT video >
Taiwan’s HTC, currently number five in worldwide smartphone shipments, wants to differentiate itself by working with the companies who deliver the content users want most on their smart devices. After …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Device News: Lumia 900 coming to AT&T, HTC invests in SyncTV >
The Easter Bunny will bring Nokia’s high-end Windows Phone to AT&T this spring – the Lumia 900 goes on sale for $99 on Easter Sunday, according to CNET’s Roger Cheng. …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">White Paper: Deploy Fiber-Based Ethernet Backhaul Without Disrupting Your Business >by rtwissby rtwiss
Deploy Fiber-Based Ethernet Backhaul Without Disrupting Your Business. Have you considered migrating your backhaul network to Ethernet? Worried it will negatively impacting your business? It doesn’t have to. This white …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">IDC: emerging markets will drive worldwide smartphone growth >
Emerging markets will drive growth in worldwide smartphone sales in the years ahead, International Data Corporation (IDC) said in a recent survey entitled the Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. According …
-
< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">67 million LTE phones projected to ship this year >
Calling 2012 a “breakout year for 4G LTE technology,” Strategy Analytics today released a report predicting tenfold growth this year in shipments of LTE phones. The firm’s Neil Shah projects …