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Samsung, Qualcomm Team to Advance Wireless Charging

Looking to standardize wireless chargers that can repower multiple devices from different manufacturers simultaneously, industry players form technical alliance in the in hopes of winning broad industry support. Full Story »
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Combating Mobile Content Fragmentation With Box

As workers increasingly turn to mobile devices to interact with enterprise content, that content is getting fragmented into silos within apps. Box is attempting to combat that fragmentation with its Box OneCloud mobile framework.

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Nokia Lumia 900: Why It's the Best Windows Phone

AT&T's latest 4G/LTE smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 900, is the best Windows Phone on the market today, according to CIO.com's Al Sacco, and maybe even the best $100 smartphone, period. Here's why.

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Why Motorola's DROID RAZR MAXX is the Best Android on the Market

Late last year, Motorola released the sleek and powerful DROID RAZR device, which was followed in early 2102 by the DROID RAZR MAXX, a nearly identical handheld minus the battery-life woes suffered by the original. CIO.com's Al Sacco's feels for those who purchased the first RAZR, because the RAZR MAXX is what that smartphone should have been--and it's the best Android handheld on the market today. Here's why.

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Chomp Deal Fixes Major Apple Blind Spot

Apple's acquisition of Chomp should fix a big problem on the App Store and its purchase of Siri brought an amazing feature to the iPhone 4S. But what kind of acquisitions will Apple make down the road?

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Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX: Key Features, Facts and Video

Motorola's latest DROID Android smartphone is sure to grab lots of attention. The DROID RAZR MAXX is remarkably thin, powerful and it provides more than double the average battery life of comparable 4G devices. CIO.com's Al Sacco details 10 of the most noteworthy RAZR MAXX features and offers a video look at this top of the line gadget.

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Mobile Predictions for 2012: Security, Payments, Windows Phone and More

CIO.com's Al Sacco gathers a handful of mobile and wireless predictions from industry experts on subjects like mobile malware, mobile payments and location-based services and offers his take on which predictions will come true--and which will fall through.

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BlackBerry Mobile Fusion: What You Need to Know About RIM's New iOS, Android Management Software

A new enterprise mobility offering from RIM will let IT managers use one BlackBerry toolset to manage and secure BlackBerry smartphones, Apple iOS devices, including smartphones and tablets, as well as Google Android gadgets. CIO.com's Al Sacco details the most notable new features and functionality for mobile administrators.

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How to Protect Your Smartphone from Bad Apps

Antivirus software maker McAfee released a set of five new tips to help ensure that your smartphone remains secure and free of potentially harmful mobile applications.

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What Adobe's Decision to Kill Mobile Flash Means to You

Adobe has decided to do away with mobile Flash. CIO.com's Al Sacco explains what the news means to mobile users, developers and platform makers.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Android Phones

Android phones are in high demand by workers, but they lack key security features. Here are the top five things you can do to make sure Android phones in your organization don’t create a security nightmare.

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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Best New Features for Business

Google's Android mobile OS really wasn't designed for enterprise use; it's a consumer OS. But that doesn't mean the software won't be used in the enterprise. CIO.com's Al Sacco highlights eight new features in Google's latest mobile OS, Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich," that could be valuable to business users.

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Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango": Top New Business Features

Microsoft's Windows Phone senior product manager details the top eight new enterprise features and enhancements found within the company's recently released Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" mobile OS.

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Windows Phone 7.5 (WP7.5) "Mango": 10 Things You Need to Know

CIO.com's Al Sacco sat down with Microsoft Windows Phone Senior Director of Product Management, Paul Bryan, to discuss the company's brand new mobile OS, WP7.5. Here are ten things current Windows Phone users and anyone else considering a Windows Phone handheld, needs to know.

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BoxTone Adds Automated Security, Compliance to Mobile Device Mgmt Software

BoxTone has added new automated IT policy and compliance features to its enterprise mobility management (EMM) software, and the company claims the new functionality is a first of its kind in the mobile industry.

 
This research assesses the impact of the growth in media tablets and other "off desktop" form factors entering IT deployments and makes recommendations on building an enterprise management plan based on industry best practices.
This BYOD implementation guide from Absolute Software provides three simple steps to legally secure and manage employee-owned devices within a corporate environment.
The Symantec Smartphone Honey Stick Project is an experiment involving 50 "lost" smartphones. This report provides a list of Symantec's recommendations for both businesses and consumers, and simple practices and tools that can eliminate the majority of the risk involved with losing a smartphone.
On average, a new wireless device, complete with its own quirks and running on an increasingly sophisticated array of operating systems, reaches the market every 45 days. Even now, wireless smart devices are replacing cumbersome equipment once thought indispensable to business, enabling employees to choose the tools they are most comfortable with to perform their duties. This revolution impacts the corporate network as devices and people jump on and off the network throughout the day. Enterprises that are not prepared for the tidal wave of wireless devices massing in the market will not only fail to realize the benefits of the BYOD revolution; their networks will be crippled. Read this informative white paper for ways to meet the needs of your users powered by the new wireless enterprise.
The promise of enterprise mobility means that employees are more productive and address business issues in a timely, untethered manner.
Learn why a mobile development platform is critical to be able to support today's complex enterprise mobility strategies. Learn what to look for in a mobile development platform and how apply these tools whether you're developing a dedicated app for one device or multiple apps running across multiple devices.
Ben Snyder, Desktop Support Analyst at Under Armour, discusses how this fast-growing company with thousands of mobile employees uses an automated process to manage its mix of PC and Apple devices from a single console.
At one time, a smart phone was only on executive tool that increased productivity. But now, more employees than ever before are bringing their own mobile devices and tablets into the workplace. CIOs must satisfy this new class of users but they need the tools to manage the growing number of devices and tablets over a wider variety of mobile operating systems.

Join David Heit, Senior Director of Product Strategy for Research In Motion (RIM) and award-winning technology editor Stan Gibson for a look at the forces that are transforming mobile IT today. In this Webcast you will learn about BlackBerry(R) Mobile Fusion and now you can manage and secure BlackBerry(R), iOS and Android(TM) devices all from one unified interface.
How "mobile ready" is your infrastructure? This Mobility Knowledge Vault provides a wide variety of expert advice on how to strike a balance between end user ease-of-use and security. Prepare your organization with primers on data encryption and user authentication, device disablement and devising an employee-liable device strategy that makes both IT and users happy.
Today's workforce is truly mobile. At the office, from customer sites, even at home or in a hotel - their connectivity and application performance needs remain the same. But even though their requirements don't change, the challenges in meeting their expectations do.
Stay connected while on the go
As the workforce around the world becomes more mobile, enterprises are enabling their workers to stay informed and connected while on the go. Deploying Workday's cloud-based mobile solutions could not be easier!
Mobility is reshaping business worldwide. It's also reshaping how IT operates, fueled by the "Bring Your Own Device" trend, a trend that's been in the making since at least 2008. In this webcast, you'll learn how world IT leader SAP has embraced BYOD for lower costs, higher employee satisfaction and better business outcomes.
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