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Facebook Home, the Android-only software from the social media giant, brings a user's news feed directly onto his or her Android lock screen, making it easier to spend more time on the social network. Despite Zuckerberg's efforts in making the ...
Shipments of smartphones grew significantly in just one year with the same players keeping the lead, including Samsung and Apple. As the smartphone race continues, IT pros at midsize firms will be keeping a watch on who is winning. In ...
A mobile device with a flexible, foldable display may seem like science fiction, but the concept is fast moving toward reality in the mobile tech world. Samsung and LG are on the verge of making the technology breakthrough this fall ...
Samsung is testing a brain-controlled interface as part of its research into developing new ways for people to communicate and interact with their mobile devices.According to an article in Technology Review, Samsung and a team from the University of Texas ...
SaaS-based CRM is in demand. A new survey by Gartner shows that one out of every four customer relationship management software tools sold were SaaS based. As midsize firms consider new CRM software or seek to upgrade their current systems, ...
When you think of high cloud energy consumption, the image of the crowded and stuffy data center likely comes to mind. However, new research from AT&T's Bell Labs and the University of Melbourne has revealed that traditional data centers only ...
Tablets will overtake PC shipments in a few years, according to Gartner. Based on the analyst firm's latest numbers, one day employees will be content using a tablet for all of their computing needs.Device Market NumbersThe device market is hot. ...
The biggest question of all in the world of bring your own device (BYOD) is: How can personal and business data remain separate? There have been many ways that the big question has been answered, for instance, by the implementation ...
Educational institutions in ten K-12 school districts have decided to deploy Windows 8 solutions as a means of encouraging literacy and providing students with advanced digital learning tools. In addition, Windows 8 provides a convenient way of accessing proprietary educational ...
In the current business climate, BYOD is generally a voluntary practice, with employees receiving support and access to applications for their personal devices. This process helps businesses keep costs low, and it keeps employees from being stuck with old technology ...
Mobile data consumption is at an all time high, and is expected to continue growing at colossal rates - faster than data usage by desktop PCs and laptops. Mobile users are hanging up on costly 'cheap' calls, and using social ...
As smartphones and other pieces of mobile technology become more and more fundamental to business life, many midsize businesses are adopting mobile technology policies on-the-fly, choosing mobile benefits over business security. A new report shines some light on just how ...
Many businesses create pages on Facebook and encourage visitors to "like" their page. You can increase the number of likes by running ads on Facebook or placing corresponding links elsewhere online. Obtaining a like from a customer is understood to ...
While still the most popular operating system in the enterprise, including at midsize businesses, Microsoft Windows 7's reality in this new age of business computing is that it is slowly losing market share. Mobile operating systems, like Android and iOS, ...
Tablet computers have enjoyed a meteoric rise since the debut of the iPad only four years ago. Though they are hugely popular with consumers, they are still considered more of a luxury item at many midsize businesses. However, a new ...
Cloud computing is known for saving on IT costs, but a new study shows that it's helping companies save money on office rent. The cloud is helping firms become more mobile, and this is of great interest to midsize firms ...
Popular networking platforms like Facebook generate revenues almost entirely through ads. Until recently, similar ad services haven't been available to businesses on Twitter, the leading micro blogging social networking site. Twitter ads were previously offered as an invite-only service for ...
The Internet of Things is a term used to describe devices that are Internet-ready and, as such, have capabilities beyond normal devices which are not connected to the web or local networks. Devices included in this category can be as ...
Web traffic from tablets and smartphones has been on the rise in recent years as users become more accustomed to using mobile devices rather than traditional desktops to navigate the web. However, even though Android has been gaining in sales, ...
IT professionals are a diverse bunch but often come together around certain standards. Though the browser landscape is vast, IT professionals only chose a select few to work with and often make these decisions based on two factors: speed and ...