CIO.com - Applications http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:38:23 GMT 2009-11-23T20:38:23Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Bluefly Focuses on the Customer Experience Where It Counts http://www.cio.com/article/508591/Bluefly_Focuses_on_the_Customer_Experience_Where_It_Counts?source=rss_applications The online clothing retailer uses customer experience monitoring tools to find website bugs and rescue lost sales. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Cindy Waxer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508591/Bluefly_Focuses_on_the_Customer_Experience_Where_It_Counts?source=rss_applications 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z Cloud Computing: Which IT Projects Are Right for the Cloud? http://www.cio.com/article/508588/Cloud_Computing_Which_IT_Projects_Are_Right_for_the_Cloud_?source=rss_applications Cloud computing is poised to win the title of most popular, and populist, buzzword of 2009. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Cara Garretson <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508588/Cloud_Computing_Which_IT_Projects_Are_Right_for_the_Cloud_?source=rss_applications 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z 8 Tech Tools for Black Friday Deals http://www.cio.com/article/508586/8_Tech_Tools_for_Black_Friday_Deals?source=rss_applications To get the best deals on Black Friday, you'll need patience, aggression and preferably advanced knowledge of what you're looking for. But with the help of Web sites, mobile apps and social media tools, your day of shopping can be made easier, or even avoided thanks to online or early deals. Here's a list of tech tools to ease the pain of Black Friday: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jared Newman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508586/8_Tech_Tools_for_Black_Friday_Deals?source=rss_applications 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z IPhone Thanksgiving Apps http://www.cio.com/article/508567/IPhone_Thanksgiving_Apps?source=rss_applications This Thursday will mark the ninth year I've handled the cooking duties on Thanksgiving. I'm not complaining--I enjoy cooking, I like the challenge of putting together a meal for half-a-dozen (or more) diners, and it gives me the opportunity to rule over my kitchen like an iron-fisted dictator. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Philip Michaels <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508567/IPhone_Thanksgiving_Apps?source=rss_applications 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z LinkedIn Opens APIs, Clearing Way for New Apps http://www.cio.com/article/508549/LinkedIn_Opens_APIs_Clearing_Way_for_New_Apps?source=rss_applications LinkedIn today opened a set of APIs to software developers who want to build apps to interact with the social networking service. With this move, LinkedIn jumps into a growing battle between Google, Facebook and others that want to be the center of your everyday social media experience. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Kristin Burnham <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508549/LinkedIn_Opens_APIs_Clearing_Way_for_New_Apps?source=rss_applications 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z What Are You All Doing? http://www.cio.com/article/508546/What_Are_You_All_Doing_?source=rss_applications In the spirit of celebrating one of the hottest social media trends this year&mdash;Twitter&mdash;I offer my closing column of 2009 in "tweet" format. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Michael Friedenberg <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508546/What_Are_You_All_Doing_?source=rss_applications 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z Intel: Don't Look for One Device to Do it All http://www.cio.com/article/508515/Intel_Don_t_Look_for_One_Device_to_Do_it_All?source=rss_applications Top Intel researchers say development of a single device that performs all personal tasks for business people and consumers is unlikely; instead users can expect more personalized devices that can tell users what they need and when they need it. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508515/Intel_Don_t_Look_for_One_Device_to_Do_it_All?source=rss_applications 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z Top 5 Chrome OS Myths Debunked http://www.cio.com/article/508514/Top_5_Chrome_OS_Myths_Debunked?source=rss_applications Google has lifted the veil on its new, Web-based netbook OS, but it might not be what you think it is. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Neil McAllister <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508514/Top_5_Chrome_OS_Myths_Debunked?source=rss_applications 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z GSMA Show Promotes Apps, Android and Green Energy http://www.cio.com/article/508513/GSMA_Show_Promotes_Apps_Android_and_Green_Energy?source=rss_applications Mobile phone apps able to work on all OSs instead of just one, the potential for Android to become a major OS and the promotion of ways to save energy were all major areas of focus at the Mobile Asia Congress organized by the GSM Association (GSMA) last week in Hong Kong. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Dan Nystedt <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508513/GSMA_Show_Promotes_Apps_Android_and_Green_Energy?source=rss_applications 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z Microsoft's IE9 to Tap Hardware for Speed Boost http://www.cio.com/article/508519/Microsoft_s_IE9_to_Tap_Hardware_for_Speed_Boost?source=rss_applications Microsoft's next browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), will offload image and text rendering chores to the PC's graphic processor, one way the company plans to increase the browser's overall performance, according to the firm's top IE manager. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508519/Microsoft_s_IE9_to_Tap_Hardware_for_Speed_Boost?source=rss_applications 2009-11-22T05:00:00Z Gartner Lays Out Top 10 Strategic Technologies http://www.cio.com/article/508541/Gartner_Lays_Out_Top_10_Strategic_Technologies?source=rss_applications At this week's Gartner Symposium in Sydney, the analyst firm presented its top 10 strategic technologies for 2010. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Kathryn Edwards <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508541/Gartner_Lays_Out_Top_10_Strategic_Technologies?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z CIOs Talk Google Apps Migration http://www.cio.com/article/508540/CIOs_Talk_Google_Apps_Migration?source=rss_applications Chief information officers heard first-hand accounts from their colleagues about moving to Google Apps at a recent roundtable, with New Zealand Postal Services, AAPT and Mortgage Choice all migrating to the cloud applications. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Georgina Swan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508540/CIOs_Talk_Google_Apps_Migration?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z Microsoft Launches Beta Tests of Free Office 2010, 'Streaming' Delivery http://www.cio.com/article/508524/Microsoft_Launches_Beta_Tests_of_Free_Office_2010_Streaming_Delivery?source=rss_applications Microsoft has launched new betas for its free Office suite and for the "streaming" technology it will use to deliver some paid versions of Office 2010 next year. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508524/Microsoft_Launches_Beta_Tests_of_Free_Office_2010_Streaming_Delivery?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z Sold-Out! Grinch Steals Nook Christmas http://www.cio.com/article/508521/Sold_Out_Grinch_Steals_Nook_Christmas?source=rss_applications Barnes & Noble seemed to have it all wrapped up. Except now it will be wrapping up many fewer Nook e-readers than had been hoped. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT David Coursey <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508521/Sold_Out_Grinch_Steals_Nook_Christmas?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z FCC: Internet Program for Deaf Cheated Out of Millions http://www.cio.com/article/508437/FCC_Internet_Program_for_Deaf_Cheated_Out_of_Millions?source=rss_applications In court the Federal Communications Commission has charged 26 people with defrauding the agency of &#8220;tens of millions of dollars&#8221; from its program that lets people with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals through the use of interpreters and Web cameras. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Michael Cooney <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508437/FCC_Internet_Program_for_Deaf_Cheated_Out_of_Millions?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z