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BlackBerry 10 Will Be Great, Please Wait, Says RIM
With just about a month to go until the rollout of BlackBerry 10, RIM is reaching out to customers and the public about how great it will be, hoping, no doubt, that customers will hold off buying an iPhone or Android phone or Windows Phone. BlackBerry 10 could be the great, ironic BYOD product of 2013.
6 Things Microsoft Must Do In 2013
This could be a make or break year as Microsoft looks to establish itself in mobile, cloud and other hot new markets while fending off challenges to its Windows franchise.
Battery Life Boost Coming From New Antenna Tech
The amplifier for the data transmission on a mobile phone's antenna is the device's biggest power guzzler, wasting up to 65 percent of its juice through heat. Large increases in battery life may be coming soon through new technology designed to use power for data transmission more efficiently.
Apple's Education Phenomenon: iPad
iPad's popularity with students and instructors helped Apple break its own education market sales records in 2012.
Nokia Lumia 810 A Win For T-Mobile
The Nokia Lumia 810 is an excellent, if not top-of-the-line Windows Phone available on T-Mobile. It's reasonably priced, has a top-notch camera and intriguing software, including two music apps that stream free tunes, "augmented reality" to show you what points of interest are right in front of you, and Nokia's highly-regarded maps. It also has a screen that's clearly a class or two below the best ones on the market, such as the iPhone 5. If you want a better screen on a Windows Phone, choose th
Top 10 Tech Fails Of 2012
Sometimes technology disappoints. Here are some of the products, services and companies that let us down in 2012.
iPhone Prices Under Competitive Pressure
Phone prices are being aggressively lowered by Apple's competition and Apple appears to be responding with price cuts, something we haven't seen before. Never mind that excellent Android and Windows Phones can be had for a lot less than the iPhone's $199 with a 2 year plan; more and more users are opting for older and cheaper iPhone models. The bottom line of all this is that Apple's average selling price for an iPhone is going down.
China Tries Again To Control Internet
The Great Firewall of China is increasingly effective in stopping anonymous VPN-based access in and out of the country after a recent upgrade, and now the government is considering another attempt to strengthen authentication of users before obtaining Internet connections. The proposed law is being cynically framed as a privacy protection measure. As offended as I am at the ideas behind these proposals, I'm confident that they can't be implemented practically.
Nexus 7 Android Tablets for Christmas At DoubleDutch
Why did the founder of Mobile CRM company DoubleDutch give his employees Android Nexus 7 Tablets for XMas? He wanted to inspire them to develop for the platform — not just for the iPad — and explained how enterprise app development is fundamentally changing the way enterprise business is done.
iPad 5th Generation Coming In March Says Report
Thinner, lighter iPad coming on accelerated schedule. A new iPad mini is also on the way with a Retina display and A6X processor.
Google/Motorola 'X phone' Tries To Push Tech Limits
Google and Motorola are trying to make the hottest phone on the market and running into the problems that kept everyone else from making such a phone, such as poor battery life. The way they're going about it suggests that Google does not have the clearest vision of what they want to do or how to do it.
iPhone 5 Sales Up, Price Down
A new research report shows Apple with a majority of the smartphone market in the United States, but lagging behind Samsung and other Android vendors abroad. In spite of U.S. dominance, Apple is allowing discounts to its newest iPhone. The same research shows Nokia's fortunes turning in Great Britain, although less so among younger buyers.
5 Ugliest Smartphones Of 2012
Not every smartphone is a charmer. Here are five handsets with some seriously questionable designs.
HTC Prepping Windows 8 Rival To iPad Mini?
HTC 7-inch tablet could pit Microsoft's Windows 8 OS against Amazon's Kindle Fire and Apple's iPad mini.
Mobile's Biggest Losers In 2012
The last twelve months have been turbulent for smartphone makers and wireless network providers. Here's who took it on the chin hardest.
Massive Open Online Courses Meet Higher Ed
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are prompting discussion about higher education's future and business model.
Last-Minute Tablet Shopping Tips
Need to score a tablet for someone on your shopping list before Tuesday? Here's advice on what you might be able to find in the nick of time.
Android Fails in Mobile Malware Research
There are many more malware-infected Android devices out there than you might think. It's all because the Android ecosystem and Google Play store are more friendly to malware and exploits than iOS and the Apple App Store or Windows 8, Windows Phone and the Windows Store. There's some, but not much reason, to think things will improve for Android in the near future.
Flipboard Android Tablet Version Debuts
Flipboard now runs on Android tablets, including the high-resolution Nexus 10.
Microsoft's Big Hits And Misses Of 2012
The past year saw some big wins, and big setbacks, for Microsoft. And then there's the special case of Windows 8.
Samsung Acknowledges Severe Android Vulnerability
A serious vulnerability in the Android kernel for their Exynos processors in many of their phones, including the Samsung Galaxy S3, has been found by the Android hacking community. It may be used by any application to root (jailbreak) or unroot the device, brick it or even silently modify arbitrary memory or other applications.
Apple Must Settle With Samsung
Apple Needs To Cut The Patent Nonsense. If Apple really thinks they need to sue the competition out of the market then they must think they're in worse shape than anyone else thinks. Recent legal setbacks, including the reexamination by the US Patent and Trademark Office of the 'pinch and zoom' and other patents, have the potential to embarrass Apple severely and embolden the competition. Now's the time to scale back in their settlement negotiations.
Windows Phone 8 Update Details Revealed
An update to Windows Phone 8 should be out soon sporting messaging improvements, the ability to text replies to incoming callers, bandwidth-saving IE changes and favorite Wi-Fi connections, among other improvements not yet specified.
eBay Drops Mobile Advertising
eBay has decided that advertising inside mobile apps is not worth the effort and that they will end all ads inside their own mobile apps. What does this mean for the future of mobile advertising?
Dell Acquires Credant For BYOD, Data Security
Dell announced today its acquisition of data security company Credant Technologies to beef up its BYOD security toolset.
5 Ways To Stay Ahead Of Consumerization Of IT
Here's how to seize on the user trend as an opportunity rather than a problem.
7 SMB Technology Predictions For 2013
What's in store for small and midsize business technology in the New Year?
BlackBerry 10 Builds Carrier Support Ahead Of Launch
RIM's forthcoming smartphone platform received another bid of confidence, as a handful of European network operators have voiced their support for BlackBerry 10.
Google Maps Spurs iOS 6 Adoption
Data from mobile advertising networks suggests that many iPhone owners updated their devices to iOS 6 after Google Maps became available again.
Dell, HP Windows 8 'Atom' Tablets Delayed Until 2013
Dell Latitude 10 among Windows 8 systems not yet available, as tablet makers struggle with drivers for energy-efficient Intel Clover Trail chip.
Can Foursquare Check Ins Save Apple Maps?
Apple is talking to Foursquare about using its local data. Can the move restore Apple's maps reputation?
Samsung Leaps Past Apple, Nokia
As smartphones go mainstream, Samsung is moving well past Apple and Nokia, according to research firm.
Instagram Users Fume At Photos As Ads
Instagram users cry foul loudly, but the proposed new terms of service now conform to what Facebook already does with user content.
Smartphone Race's Third Horse: Microsoft Or RIM?
Apple and Google are the two strong leaders in the smartphone wars. Microsoft recently kicked off its comeback bid, and RIM follows next month. Which one has the best shot of being the third horse in this race?
Microsoft Slams Google Decision To Axe ActiveSync
Microsoft says Gmail users who want real-time e-mail on Windows devices should switch to Outlook.com.
Google Nexus 10: My First Month
After almost two years of iPad use, I've been living with a Google Nexus 10 tablet for the past month. Google's iPad rival does not disappoint.
10 Million iPhone Users Find Way To Google Maps
Google crows about Maps' triumphant return to the iPhone, scores millions of downloads in just two days.
Apple Motion To Ban Samsung Products Denied
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled that the jury finding against Samsung for violating Apple patents did not merit enjoining sale of the products, only 3 of which remain on sale in the United States.
As Mobile Work Rises, 9-to-5 Jobs Decline
Using mobile technology to arm mobile workers, services such as Exec, GigWalk, oDesk, and Uber, are changing the very nature of knowledge-based work. How will you cope?
Should You Buy A 7-Inch Or 10-Inch Tablet?
Hear me out on this one, tablet shoppers: You should buy a 7-inch tablet and a 10-inch tablet.
Windows 8 Enterprise: Signs Of Life
Enterprises never adopt new Windows versions right after they ship, right? Times may have changed. IT may now have good reasons to move quickly with Windows 8, at least for some deployments.
HTC Big Screen Windows Phone: Not Now
Don't hold your breath waiting for HTC to launch a Windows Phone 8 smartphone with a 5-inch screen.
iPhone 5 Sales Surpass 2 Million In China
Apple sold more than two million iPhone 5s during its first weekend of availability in China.
BlackBerry 10 Beta Begins
RIM (Research In Motion) has announced that a BlackBerry 10 beta test program called the Technical Preview Program is beginning today for a select group of 120 enterprise and government customers.
Google Makes BYOD Harder
Google is ending several services, including Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) for free users and Google Calendar Sync for all users. If you use an iPhone or iPad for free Google services like GMail you have some headaches ahead. Google is pushing you hard to abandon the Mail app and switch to the GMail app. If you use a Microsoft Surface for them then you have a big problem. This Google calls "Winter cleaning."
iPhone 5 On Discount At Wal-Mart
$127 gets you a 16GB iPhone 5 at certain Wal-Mart stores, but not online, for the next 30 days. The cut-rate strategy, arranged with Apple's cooperation, is in contrast to Apple's premium image. iPads are also on deep-discount.
Google Shuts Down 11 Services
Google continues to weed out less popular products in order to "put more wood behind fewer arrows."
5 Ways Google Maps Beats Apple Maps
Google Maps' triumphant return to the iPhone exposes just how bad Apple's app really is.
Google+ Gains 24 Fresh Features
Mobile Google+ apps for Android and iOS get updated, along with Events and Hangouts.
Can Microsoft Surface, Best Buy Save Each Other?
Microsoft needs to get its Windows 8 tablet in front of as many eyeballs as possible, and the retailer needs hot products to drive in-store sales.
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