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Retailers rely more on mobile sales this holiday season

As consumers spend more time on their phones, and less in the stores, retailers are preparing targeted strategies to address the emerging ominchannel and online/offline (O2O) opportunity to include m-commerce.

By Phillip Redman

20 Nov 2015

E-commerce Software Mobile Small and Medium Business

App claims to cut onboarding costs and time

Onboarding new employees is vital if you want them to stick around, but it's also time-consuming and expensive. Tasytt looks to eliminate some of the burden and cost associated with this critical process for new employees.

By Sarah K. White

20 Nov 2015

Careers IT Jobs Mobile Apps

Facebook does iOS alerts with new Notify app

Notify, Facebook's new iOS app for alerts, seems simple on the surface, but the company's endgame is much more complex.

By Matt Kapko

19 Nov 2015 3 mins

Facebook Mobile Apps Social Networking Apps

8 reasons to buy an iPad Pro vs. a MacBook (and vice versa)

If you can only have one, youu2019ll want to check out these reasons for choosing the iPad Pro over the MacBook u2013 and vice versa

By James A. Martin

19 Nov 2015

Computers and Peripherals Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business

Can’t get an Apple Pencil for your iPad Pro? Try FiftyThree’s Pencil stylus

Apple's Pencil, designed specifically to work with the iPad Pro, is still scarce. But for half the cost of Apple's stylus, you can get FiftyThree's Pencil, which works well with Apple's new tablet.

By James A. Martin

18 Nov 2015

Apple Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

How to create enterprise apps employees will actually use

Enterprise apps are becoming the norm in the workplace, but too many are unappealing to employees. Here are the most important items to consider if you want to build compelling internal mobile apps.

By Sarah K. White

18 Nov 2015

ERP Systems Mobile Apps Mobile Development

7 must-have wireless charging gadgets

These seven wireless charging devices can make powering up much less painful. Most are relatively affordable and they're great gifts for your loved ones u2014 or for you.

By Al Sacco

17 Nov 2015

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Hands-on with Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 4

Microsoft has wanted consumers and enterprises to ditch traditional notebooks for the Surface tablets since 2012. And with the Surface Pro 4 that might finally be a realistic goal.

By Sarah K. White

14 Nov 2015

Careers Small and Medium Business Windows

T-Mobile offers its customers an ‘unbargain’

T-Mobile quietly raises the price of unlimited data by nearly 20 percent.

By Bill Snyder

13 Nov 2015

Carriers Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business

4 reasons Logitech’s Create keyboard may top Apple’s Smart Keyboard

On the iPad Pro's launch date, Apple's new Smart Keyboard was missing in action. But CIO.com reviewer James A. Martin found plenty of Logitech Create keyboards, also designed for the iPad Pro, available. Here's why he may be sticking with Logitech's

By James A. Martin

13 Nov 2015

Apple Small and Medium Business iOS