Monday, January 30, 2012

iCloud Saves Stolen iPhone | Smartphone, Tablet Races

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TechWeb Mobile And Wireless News Update -- Issue Highlights:
TOP STORY: Smartphone, Tablet Races: 4 Telling Numbers
ALSO SEE: Stolen iPhone Saved By iCloud
ANALYTIC REPORT: Strategy: Optimize Your Mobile Infrastructure
WHITE PAPER: How Encrypting Content Reduces Liabilities and Costs
MOST POPULAR: Nokia Numbers Show Microsoft’s Mobile Madness
BLOG: Smartphone Option Overload Confuses Consumers
WEBCAST: Embracing the Management of Change
RESOURCES: We're Accepting Nominations For The InformationWeek 500

TechWeb
MOBILE & WIRELESS NEWS UPDATE 
  Monday, January 30, 2012
REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS   |     MOST POPULAR   |     BLOG   |     WEBCASTS   |     RESOURCES  
TOP STORY
Smartphone, Tablet Races: 4 Telling Numbers
Hardware makers and network operators provided insight on adoption of the hottest mobile platforms--Android and iOS--via financial reports this week. Here are four things we learned.

ALSO SEE
Stolen iPhone Saved By iCloud
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police follow Find My iPhone directions to nab a suspect and recover an iPhone in the space of four hours.

Kindle Fire Sales Hit 6 Million In Q4
Amazon’s Android-based tablet expected to boost year-end revenues, which the company is slated to report Tuesday.

Nokia Numbers Show Microsoft’s Mobile Madness
Every Windows Phone 7 device Nokia shipped in Q4 cost Microsoft $250, minus a royalty. But Microsoft is burning this cash with good reason.

Mobile Payment Technology Gotchas
Implementing mobile payment systems presents a high risk, high reward opportunity.

Smartcards: Still A Smart Choice?
Despite recent compromises, smartcard technology still has high potential for retail, enterprise security, and other uses.


 

ANALYTIC REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS:
FEATURED REPORTS
Strategy: Optimize Your Mobile Infrastructure
In this report, we'll examine the area of IT services operations with a related discussion of mobile device management. We'll review the levels of capability in this discipline and discuss in more depth what elements, at each level, you should be investigating from a business, technology and policy standpoint.
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Featured Report

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FEATURED WHITEPAPERS
How Encrypting Content Reduces Liabilities and Costs
Data is everywhere, and most of it is not encrypted. Companies need to protect their data to avoid loss of corporate reputation, expensive remediation efforts, loss of goodwill among customers, loss of revenue and other unpleasant results. Learn how encrypting data in transit and at rest can help.
 

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM:
Nokia Numbers Show Microsoft’s Mobile Madness
Every Windows Phone 7 device Nokia shipped in Q4 cost Microsoft $250, minus a royalty. But Microsoft is burning this cash with good reason.

10 Epic iPad Apps
Apple's iPad completely changed the way people think about tablets and mobile computing. These 10 must-have iPad apps will help you understand why.

6 Predictions For Business Intelligence In 2012
A look at in-memory analysis, visual discovery, big data, mobile BI, cloud and social BI achievements in 2011 and forecasts for the year ahead.

 

INFORMATIONWEEK'S OVER THE AIR BLOG:
Featured  Blogger Smartphone Option Overload Confuses Consumers
By Ed Hansberry
Vendors have bombarded consumers with conflicting information about smartphone costs, network data speeds, and features, slowing adoption and upgrade rates.

Google Has Lost Control Of Android Fragmentation
By Ed Hansberry
Fragmentation allows variety among device makers, but can cause frustration for developers and lower satisfaction among end users.

RIM Investors Give Thumbs Down On New CEO
By Ed Hansberry
Stock drops after new chief Thorsten Heins said he'll stay the course laid out by his predecessors.

 

WEBCASTS:

Embracing the Management of Change
Join IBM and Forbes for a discussion about how savvy business managers are leveraging technology to chart a path for growth, partnering with their IT departments to deliver value, and creating an unprecedented advantage over the competition. It happens Thursday, February 23, 2012
More Information & Registration
Click here
 

RESOURCES AND EVENTS:
We're Accepting Nominations For The InformationWeek 500
Nominate your company for the 2012 InformationWeek 500 -- our 24rd annual ranking of the nation's very best business technology innovators. Organizations with $250 million or more in revenue may apply now!
It happens March 25-29 in Orlando, Fla.


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