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Avoiding basic BYOD blunders
For all the sophistication and power of the modern cell phone or tablet, people think of them more or less like pens: You can use the generic ballpoints they have at the office, or you can bring the one you like from home. That's a consequence of high technology becoming pervasive. People use technology widely, and they might prefer what they use on their own time. Read More

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Mobile File Sharing Provides Savings On Construction Project
Learn how Balfour Beatty saved over five million dollars in one project alone by using file sharing on iPads. Balfour Beatty leveraged a combination of local storage on jobsites and the cloud to access large digital designs with Wireless LAN speeds instead of 3G speeds. Read Now!

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On the Fast Track to Data
The ongoing data explosion puts organizations in a unique situation. Not only do they operate in a world where information is power, the number of sources and volume of relevant data continues to multiply at unprecedented levels. Read Now!

How BlackBerry recreated the mobile user experience with Z10
With the release of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, the company once known as Research in Motion has staked its future on an ambitious bet: that it could craft a new "mobile user experience" that would, by itself, prove a strong attraction for buyers. Read More

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Career advice that will change your life
These days, free advice can be found everywhere, from your various social networks to your favorite advice column. But truly valuable advice typically comes from your peers or people who've made it to a career or life position that you'd like to get to someday. Read More

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Windows Phone 8 may have a fighting chance
Gartner has released 2012 worldwide smartphone sales figures, and three companies have something to crow about: Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft. Well, Nokia and HTC by way of Microsoft. Regardless, WP8 now has real momentum. Worldwide mobile phone sales totaled 1.75 billion units in 2012, a 1.7% decline from 2011 sales. The last time that happened was in 2009, and for the same reason: a bad economic... Read More

WHITE PAPER: AccelOps

EMA Advanced Performance Analytics report
Advanced Performance Analytics (APA), as Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) defines it, brings real-time or near real-time "big data" to IT operations, architects, service managers and even applications development, as well as IT executives and non-IT business stakeholders. Read Now

Opera acquires Skyfire Labs for faster mobile video delivery
Browser developer Opera Software will acquire Skyfire Labs, which develops technology to speed video delivery over mobile networks, the companies said Friday. Read More

T-Mobile Exec on Why Its 4G LTE-Launch Timing is 'Perfect'
T-Mobile USA's SVP of B2B services, Frank Sickinger, shared some LTE-related numbers and had some interesting things to say in a recent interview about the carrier's upcoming LTE rollout in the United States. Read More

Apple working on fix for iOS 6.1 bug that's choking Exchange servers
Apple has announced that a fix for an iOS 6.1 bug that's been choking some enterprise Microsoft Exchange servers is on the way. The deceptively minor problem in Exchange calendars triggers massive activity spikes on the Exchange servers, with ballooning transaction logs and CPU utilization. The server can sometimes block iOS 6.1 users. Read More

Merchants urged to avoid BYOD gear, jailbroken smartphones/tablets for payment processing
Businesses that want to make use of consumer-grade smartphones and tablets as a point-of-sale device to process payment cards are being advised to only do so when appropriate encryption controls and other security measures are in place. Read More

WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation

Microsoft Dynamics AX solutions from IBM
IBM provides consulting, implementation and application management services for Microsoft Dynamics AX, a comprehensive ERP solution for midsize and larger organizations that empowers people to work effectively, manage change, and compete globally. Learn More.

Galaxy S IV design reportedly finalized, along with pint-sized variant
Time, as it will, continues to tick away on the Samsung Galaxy S IV's upcoming launch, and a report from the South Korean Digital Daily news says that the device's design has been officially finalized, citing an anonymous source. Read More

Quick Review: Xentris Wireless iPhone 5 case
Recently freed from my BlackBerry Bold, I'm a new iPhone 5 user. I've nervously been carrying around the unprotected magical device for the past week and today finally bought a case. Read More

Quick Review: Unfailingly polite Winston is a babbling butler for your iPhone
As a new iPhone 5 owner, I'm in hyper-try-out-new-apps mode, and Reactor Labs' Winston app is today's test subject, having arrived as a free offering on the Apple App Store this week. Read More

Hotspot 2.0 guru talks Wi-Fi roaming, new job at Ruckus
Dave Stephenson is at the center of one of the most important efforts in mobile networking, the move to shepherd smartphones and other devices among Wi-Fi hotspots safely and automatically. Read More

What's the best free Reddit app for Android?
Our look at the pros and cons of eight popular Reddit apps. Read More

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