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	12 must-have iPad apps for newbies With the iPad Air now available, a fresh look apps to try for work and fun Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry Trade up to devices that are built for business The BlackBerry® Smartphone Trade Up Program makes it easy for you to empower your employees with BlackBerry® 10. Trade in your used BlackBerry® smartphones or other mobile devices to receive cash back to use towards a new BlackBerry 10 device. Plus, you'll feel confident that your old devices will be securely wiped and responsibly recycled. Learn more about the BlackBerry Smartphone Trade Up Program and request a quote. In this Issue High-gain patch antennas boost Wi-Fi capacity for Georgia Tech INSIDER 5 ways that BYOD is shaking up tech support BlackBerry now seeks lenders not buyers … and new CEO Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013 Chinese professor builds Li-Fi system with retail parts Trade some privacy for a special offer? Consumers aren't sure Five ways IT can prepare for wearable devices at work Google's Nexus 5: a radical move in smartphone ecosystem The ultimate guide to making a tablet your main computer Products of the week 11.04.13 WHITE PAPER: CDW 8 Steps to an effective Mobile Device Policy It's no secret that mobile devices and applications are flooding into organizations of all types and sizes. Technology research firm Gartner predicts that by 2016, 40 percent of the global workforce will be mobile, with 67 percent of workers using smartphones. Read Now High-gain patch antennas boost Wi-Fi capacity for Georgia Tech To boost its Wi-Fi capacity in packed lecture halls, Georgia Institute of Technology gave up trying to cram in more access points, with conventional omni-directional antennas, and juggle power settings and channel plans. Instead, it turned to new high-gain directional antennas, from Tessco's Ventev division. Read More INSIDER 5 ways that BYOD is shaking up tech support Amid the clamor of "bring your own device" (BYOD), a question lurks in the background: "What happens to technical service and support?" Concerns for the tech support function encompass the extremes, from agents being overwhelmed with calls, to their becoming inhabitants of a help desk ghost town. Read More BlackBerry now seeks lenders not buyers … and new CEO Foundering BlackBerry has given up for now on finding a buyer. Instead the smartphone company is seeking an infusion of cash from some investors, and shaking up its board and executive leadership. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ipanema Technologies Don't Let App Performance Problems Drag You Down Check out this exclusive IDG-Ipanema survey to learn about the far-reaching impacts of poor application performance, and what you can do about it. Learn More. Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013 HP, IBM, Cisco and Juniper among those slimming down this year Read More Chinese professor builds Li-Fi system with retail parts The equipment is big and expensive, with the research costs at almost US$500,000. But by just using retail components, Chinese professor Chi Nan has built her own Li-Fi wireless system that can use LED lights to send and receive Internet data. Read More Trade some privacy for a special offer? Consumers aren't sure Consumers are getting more aware that they can be tracked while they walk around stores but plenty still feel uncomfortable about it, according to a new survey. Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T Managing Mobile Access to the Cloud Use of mobile personal cloud services is proliferating on personal and enterprise-owned mobile devices. Organizations are considering controls that appear to conflict with the spirit of BYOD and wonder if their approach is correct. Learn More Five ways IT can prepare for wearable devices at work Just when IT execs are getting a handle on how to accommodate employees' personal smartphones and tablets in the workplace, the technology industry has thrown up a new challenge -- wearable computers. Read More Google's Nexus 5: a radical move in smartphone ecosystem Google has long been known as a mobile tech innovator with its Gigabit Fiber and Google Glass projects, among others. Now it's emerging as a radical strategist in the wireless ecosystem. Read More The ultimate guide to making a tablet your main computer The "laptop killer" of tablets has yet to emerge, but you can still configure a slate that puts your laptop out to pasture. With the tablet's lighter weight, longer battery life, and near-instant boot-up, the building blocks of a productivity engine are already there. Read More Products of the week 11.04.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Service Mesh and Red Lion Read More
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