Consumerization of IT

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BlackBerry Z10 in-depth review: Good phone, truly great OS

Posted February 6, 2013 - 6:12 pm

BlackBerry's new Z10 smartphone offers a superior display, great navigation and interesting BYOD features. But is it too little, too late?
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Host your website for free on Google Drive

Posted February 6, 2013 - 2:20 pm

It's easy to store your web pages on Google Drive and serve them up to the world
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BlackBerry Q10 U.S. shipments delayed?

Posted February 6, 2013 - 2:12 pm

The BlackBerry Q10 with a physical qwerty keyboard may not be available in the U.S. until May or June, suggested BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins in an interview with the Associated Press.
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128GB iPad now available from Apple's online store

Posted February 6, 2013 - 10:25 am

As announced at the end of January, Apple has begun offering a 128GB version of the fourth-generation iPad on the company's online store.
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How gamification reshapes corporate training

Posted February 5, 2013 - 2:56 pm

If you have a hard time getting employees to attend corporate training, maybe you need to add a little fun.
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Bring your own ... and roll with it, baby!

Posted February 4, 2013 - 12:54 pm

There's more to IT consumerization than just devices ...
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How BYOD saved VMware $2 million

Posted February 4, 2013 - 11:34 am

As more companies adopt a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) approach to mobile, many are getting caught by hidden costs. But virtualization titan VMware has bucked that trend. VMware CIO Mark Egan explains how his company accomplished its feat.
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9 browser shortcuts everyone should know

Posted February 4, 2013 - 11:29 am

Ditch the mouse. Save time searching, switching tabs, and moving around in your browser with these essential keyboard shortcuts
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Great iOS apps for bargain hunters

Posted February 2, 2013 - 8:55 am

I'm a cheapskate--within reason, of course. You won't see me on Extreme Couponing, but when I buy something, I like to make sure I'm getting the best possible deal. Fortunately, smartphones make it easier than ever to be a smart shopper. Here are some iOS apps that can help you find deals on everything from a cup of coffee to a DVR, and stay organized while you're at it. All of them are free.
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Three obstacles to restoring the BlackBerry brand

Posted February 2, 2013 - 8:55 am

RIM this week hosted a major event in New York to launch the new BlackBerry 10 OS. RIM also announced that the company is rebranding itself as BlackBerry. A fresh new brand with a highly anticipated mobile platform should give the company reason for optimism, but BlackBerry 10 (BB10) isn't just a new iteration of the once-dominant smartphone brand--it's a sink-or-swim proposition that will determine the fate of the company itself.
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How to monitor and manage your PC from any smartphone or tablet

Posted February 2, 2013 - 8:44 am

It's 2013, and computing has entered a new age of mobility. If you're still wasting time trudging over to your PCs to perform routine maintenance, check for software updates, and power down every night, you haven't gotten with the program.
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Review: AT&T MiFi Liberate mobile hotspot

Posted February 2, 2013 - 8:23 am

Shaw reviews AT&T's Mobile Hotspot MiFi Liberate.
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BlackBerry Z10 review: RIM tries to get back in the game with this sleek and fast smartphone

Posted February 2, 2013 - 8:03 am

Touch-screen smartphone retains most of the strengths that made the platform a corporate favorite while making a player for consumers as well.
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Get a $10 Amazon gift card with an annual $10 Decide.com membership

Posted February 1, 2013 - 1:50 pm

Essentially, this premium price prediction and price guarantee service is free for a limited time
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Get a $10 Amazon gift card with an annual $10 Decide.com membership

Posted February 1, 2013 - 1:50 pm

Essentially, this premium price prediction and price guarantee service is free for a limited time
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Windows 8 takes up a lot of storage space on the Surface. Does it really matter?

Posted January 31, 2013 - 4:44 pm

How much space do you really need on a tablet or laptop?
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Apple and Google have nothing to fear from BlackBerry 10 -- but Microsoft does

Posted January 31, 2013 - 2:01 pm

Hands-on review: BlackBerry 10 is a big step up, but it's awkward to use in some key areas.
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Which makes more sense for business users, the 128GB iPad or Surface Pro?

Posted January 31, 2013 - 1:00 pm

My first thought at seeing the new $799 128GB iPad was, that it was a catch up model to keep its specs competitive with the $999 Surface Pro 128GB. Now, I'm not so sure that the Surface needs to catch up to the 128GB iPad after learning that Windows 8 takes up 45GB of the Surface Pro's storage.
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Enterprise social networking: The how-to guide

Posted January 31, 2013 - 12:07 pm

14 social business case studies.
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3 things no one tells you about online credit card processing

Posted January 31, 2013 - 9:00 am

Now that you know how to get started with online credit card processing, here are 3 things you should know before you dive in that nobody tells you about.
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BlackBerry Z10 hands on

Posted January 30, 2013 - 3:01 pm

BlackBerry's Z10 is one of two handsets running the company's new mobile operating system BlackBerry 10.
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RIM BlackBerry 10 will determine firm's fate as a premier mobile device player

Posted January 29, 2013 - 5:04 pm

The key to Research in Motion's success in the business markets lies not with IT groups or even business users, but with consumers, according to analysts looking ahead to Wednesday's announcement of RIM's new BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
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RIM faces 'make or break' with BlackBerry 10

Posted January 28, 2013 - 2:14 pm

It's finally go time at Research In Motion. After delays that have tested the resolve of even its most enthusiastic customers, the Canadian company will finally launch its BlackBerry 10 OS on Wednesday and the stakes couldn't be higher.
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How Apple, Google and Samsung could lose the smartphone market

Posted January 28, 2013 - 1:02 pm

Mobile phone competition intensifies. Linux-based platforms are gunning for iOS and Android, and Chinese companies want to price the iPhone and the Galaxy S line out of the market.
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This free site could teach you a new language more effectively than a college class or Rosetta Stone

Posted January 28, 2013 - 12:14 pm

You could start speaking Spanish in about half the time it'd take to learn with Rosetta Stone. Best of all, Duolingo is free.
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