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Converged Infrastructure for Dummies

Posted May 15, 2012 - 5:20 pm

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Why even the least geeky are hot for solid-state drives

Posted May 15, 2012 - 2:46 pm

High cost and a reputation for flakiness limited sales of SSD flash drives as alternatives to hard drives. Cost and flakiness are still a little high, but both are dropping, making SSDs waaaay sexier to consumers than cloud or virtual storage, no matter what geeks think about it.
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Windows Phone smokes Android, iPhone, but no one wants it

Posted May 15, 2012 - 7:35 am

During Microsoft's recent Smoked by Windows Phone challenge, Microsoft-based devices were almost always faster at completing everyday tasks compared to Android and iPhone handsets. But even the fastest Windows Phone can't run away from the fact that nobody's buying Microsoft-powered handsets.
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4G iPhone 5 will be immediate hit, PCWorld study suggests

Posted May 15, 2012 - 7:25 am

If the results of a new PCWorld/Macworld survey are any guide, the forthcoming iPhone 5 with LTE is going to be a big hit.
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Kaspersky doubles up slam at Apple, Mac OS X

Posted May 14, 2012 - 9:11 pm

Two Kaspersky Labs top execs publicly and explicitly slammed Apple for poor security in recent weeks as Apple customers go through the pain of growing into malware targets and Kaspersky makes a big push to round up new customers for its cloud security service. Apple users, maybe.
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What enterprise mobile apps can learn from mobile games

Posted May 14, 2012 - 3:43 pm

Enterprise mobile apps are shifting from small, narrowly task-oriented programs to larger, more complex ones. To design them well, enterprise developers can learn a lot from a surprising source: mobile games.
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Is your BYOD policy out-of-date?

Posted May 14, 2012 - 2:23 pm

Fluctuating consumerization trends will force IT decision makers to evaluate their policies on a regular basis.
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The real limits of cloud computing

Posted May 14, 2012 - 1:33 pm

Is Google Drive the functionality that will harbor a new age of personal cloud computing?
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The enemy of SMS is my ... ?

Posted May 14, 2012 - 10:58 am

As previously noted in this space, text messaging, or SMS, is a scam and it needs to die. I suggested that Google Voice, Kik Messenger, and Apple’s iMessage could help kill it off. Yet it’s really a fourth, much more obvious service that will be the death of SMS.
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Gaming merit badge to help churn out next gen of FPS designers

Posted May 11, 2012 - 7:05 pm

Every Scout trying for the new Game Design merit badge will want to build COD:Black Ops. Most will bail on electronic games for lack of programming skills; only a a few will realize what they really want is to spend their adulthood inventing great computer games.
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How Apple is breaking free of Google's Maps (and maybe Google, entirely)

Posted May 11, 2012 - 11:33 am

It’s no secret that Apple and Google have the kind of relationship that touring bands have with Ticketmaster: an aspiring artist with a thinly veiled contempt for the company that has all the right connections.
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Wi-Fi-blocking wallpaper keeps your signal in, intruders out

Posted May 10, 2012 - 8:45 pm

French scientists have created a they of wallpaper that can block Wi-Fi signal, meaning you can boost your network security and redecorate all in one go.
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Study: iOS surpasses Android in enterprise usage

Posted May 10, 2012 - 8:42 pm

Consumerization trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google's Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and toward Twitter.
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HTC EVO 4G LTE hits Sprint on May 18 for $199

Posted May 10, 2012 - 4:00 pm

CTIA has been somewhat of a slow show for phone announcements, but HTC spiced it up a bit with the announcement that the EVO 4G LTE will hit stores May 18. The phone, available on Sprint and costing $199, has a 4.7-inch Super LCD display, a high-end 8-megapixel camera with ImageSense (HTC’s camera interface) and runs the Android 4.0 interface with HTC’s Sense 4.0.
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Amex cards to work with Isis mobile wallet

Posted May 10, 2012 - 3:41 pm

American Express will allow its credit cards to use the Isis Mobile Wallet once the technology is deployed in Salt Lake City and Austin this summer, Isis announced.
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What are the drawbacks of using a protective case on a smartphone?

Posted May 10, 2012 - 2:02 pm

I got my wife a new iPhone 4s for her birthday, and told her that I would also get her a case for it if she wanted to pick one out. When she got back from work the next day, she said someone at work told her that it was a bad idea and could cause her phone to fail because of overheating.
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Extend your wireless network

Posted May 10, 2012 - 11:43 am

Crazy4laptops needs to extend a WiFi network throughout a "rather long house." He asked the Networking forum for advice.
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Google revamps Google+ for iPhone: Android OS gets cold shoulder

Posted May 10, 2012 - 11:38 am

Google released an overhauled version of its Google+ app for iPhone, but Android users will have to wait “a few weeks,” said Vic Gundotra, the company’s Senior Vice President. The updated app has a new user interface with large photos and sleek animations, but not much new in terms of functionality.
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CTIA 2012: A non-stop spectrum beg-a-thon

Posted May 10, 2012 - 11:34 am

No one will ever say that America's wireless carriers are too proud to beg.
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CTIA's Wireless 2012: Verizon urges streamlined spectrum auctions

Posted May 10, 2012 - 11:30 am

Spectrum squabbles continue as wireless players look forward to auctions while broadcasters questions their necessity.
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CTIA: At a show full of pom-pom waving, Sprint's Hesse sounds a warning

Posted May 10, 2012 - 11:14 am

CTIA is normally a show where you hear about the dazzling future that the wireless industry will bring about. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, however, thinks carriers might be getting a wee bit ahead of themselves.
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Facebook likes the application marketplace

Posted May 10, 2012 - 10:34 am

Facebook's new App Center is open source-friendly. But could the rise of marketplaces prevent FLOSS apps from being distributed?
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Ultimate Android betrayal: I just bought a third gen iPad

Posted May 10, 2012 - 8:30 am

I love Android. I've been happily using an Android phone and an Android tablet for a few years now. So what prompted me to decide to buy one of the new iPads?
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How to edit office documents on your smartphone

Posted May 10, 2012 - 7:50 am

Although office suites have been available on mobile phones for more than a decade, touch interfaces have made them much simpler and more efficient than before. Now, iPhone and Android users wanting to work with office documents while on the go have at least three great options each, and two of them in common. This guide will walk you through the process of choosing an editor and getting started in editing documents on your smartphone.
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3G/4G performance map: data speeds for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon

Posted May 10, 2012 - 7:50 am

In our April 16 article "3G and 4G Wireless Speed Showdown," we reported the results of our exclusive 13-city tests of the four national wireless services: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Our study is the largest and best-known independent test of wireless service in the United States.
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