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The Chromebook family grows again with Acer's new C7

Posted March 14, 2013 - 10:56 am

There appears to be no end in sight to the Chromebook phenomenon, which has seen PC maker after PC maker jump onto Google's Chrome OS-powered bandwagon.
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Four tools for checking bandwidth

Posted March 14, 2013 - 10:45 am

The question of whether you're getting the bandwidth you pay for is one that just doesn't go away. Twice in the last few months I've suspected my ADSL connection of running slow and, sure enough, despite the modem telling me I had 3Mbps down and 500Kbps up, for whatever reason, restarting the modem fixed the problem.
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EU privacy watchdogs tell app developers and app stores to take care of users' data

Posted March 14, 2013 - 9:49 am

New recommendations from Europe's top privacy watchdog could have big ramifications for Google Play, Apple and application developers.
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BlackBerry extends Balance dual-personality features to Android, iOS

Posted March 14, 2013 - 7:14 am

BlackBerry today announced technology designed to securely separate work and personal data on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, as its Balance software does for new BlackBerry 10 devices.
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BrandPost: It's not just hype: Users say cloud saves money, increases collaboration

Posted March 13, 2013 - 8:55 pm

Two surveys of enterprise cloud users finds almost universal agreement that cloud deployments save money and increase collaboration
Share photo on Facebook from your iPhone camera roll

Posted March 13, 2013 - 5:23 pm

Here's how you can quickly share a photo via Facebook from your iPhone's camera roll. 1. Open the camera roll. 2. Go to the photo you want to share. 3. Press the arrow button. 4. Press the Facebook icon to share your photo. For more, see the original article at the link below.
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Tweet photo from the iPhone camera roll

Posted March 13, 2013 - 5:20 pm

Here's how you can quickly share a photo via Twitter from your iPhone's camera roll. 1. Open the camera roll. 2. Go to the photo you want to share. 3. Press the arrow button. 4. Press the Twitter icon to share your photo. For more, see the original article at the link below.
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Google's Andy Rubin steps aside as Android gets new leader

Posted March 13, 2013 - 4:16 pm

Android head Andy Rubin is stepping aside and that could mean big changes for Google's mobile platform as well as for its Chrome operating system.
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Addressing Android's fragmentation seen as first job for Google's Pichai

Posted March 13, 2013 - 3:59 pm

Google's decision to bring its Android and Chrome divisions together under Sundar Pichai should result in greater work between the two platforms, but Pichai first needs to rein in the fast expanding operating system and bring some order to the business, analysts said Wednesday.
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The new faces of tablets

Posted March 13, 2013 - 3:37 pm

Try this, try that and see what entices customers. That's the mantra for tablet makers that are experimenting with new tablet features in the elusive quest to deliver the next big hit.
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Amazon drops price of Kindle Fire HD 8.9'' to $269

Posted March 13, 2013 - 3:01 pm

Amazon on Wednesday lowered the starting price of its large-screen Kindle Fire HD 8.9" tablet in the U.S. to $269 for the Wi-Fi version and $399 for the 4G version.
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Galaxy S IV launch sets stage for cutthroat 2013 smartphone battle

Posted March 13, 2013 - 1:27 pm

The launch of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S IV will set the stage for this year's battle for smartphone market share. Competitors such as HTC and Sony will face an uphill battle, even if they release great products, according to analysts.
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IDC: Android, iOS benefit from tablet sales surge -- but not Windows 8

Posted March 13, 2013 - 10:46 am

Improving Windows 8 is Microsoft's best bet for grabbing a larger share of tablet sales over the next four years, but there doesn't seem much it can do to accelerate the projected slow growth of Windows RT over the same time period, IDC says.
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Can Twitter predict the next pope?

Posted March 13, 2013 - 10:05 am

As the College of Cardinals meets to pick a new pope, we examine how many of them use Twitter and whether that can help predict the next pontiff
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Dell's XPS 18 all-in-one doubles as tablet

Posted March 13, 2013 - 8:08 am

The $899 all-in-one brings tablet functionality and limited mobility to desktops
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Making BlackBerry cool again -- a big task

Posted March 13, 2013 - 6:09 am

BlackBerry faces a herculean task marketing the new Z10 smartphone to U.S. consumers.
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Pew: Teen smartphone use soars in the US

Posted March 13, 2013 - 2:24 am

The number of teenagers in the U.S. using smartphones has risen sharply, with half of them accessing the Internet mainly through the device, according to a recent study.
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BrandPost: Could BYOD become a job requirement?

Posted March 12, 2013 - 8:44 pm

A car dealership is making salespeople pay for the iPads they are using at work. Fair or not?
Google to pay $7M to US states for Wi-Fi eavesdropping

Posted March 12, 2013 - 6:48 pm

Google will pay US$7 million to settle complaints from dozens of U.S. states about its unauthorized collection of personal data transmitted over Wi-Fi networks.
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Facebook extends outreach to mobile developers

Posted March 12, 2013 - 4:53 pm

Facebook is planning a series of three events that will for the first time give mobile developers a chance to hear directly from the company and interact with its engineers and product managers.
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The A to Z of Mobile Workforce Scheduling Optimization

Posted March 12, 2013 - 4:30 pm

This business paper examines business benefits through optimized scheduling solutions for service delivery improvements.
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Mobile Workforce Management: Benefits for Growing Companies

Posted March 12, 2013 - 4:30 pm

In this business paper from ClickSoftware, look into the current trends for scheduling and mobility before doing a deep-dive into the real world benefits of using a mobile workforce management solution.
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How to Become an Operations Superstar

Posted March 12, 2013 - 4:30 pm

This eBook for operations and customer service managers will walk you through the challenges faced by field organizations, how a workforce management solution can increase operational efficiency as well as productivity.
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Use Google Voice Search in Android

Posted March 12, 2013 - 4:19 pm

Here's how you can use voice commands to search in Android. Note that you need to be running Android 2.1 or higher. There are three ways to access Voice Search: 1. Press and hold the Search button. 2. Touch the microphone icon in the Google search box. 3. Touch the microphone icon in the browser's URL box.
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iOS will surrender top tablet spot to Android in 2013, says IDC

Posted March 12, 2013 - 3:40 pm

Aggressive sales of smaller tablets triggered a revised tablet sales forecast today by IDC, which upped its projections by 11% for 2013 and said Android would supplant Apple's iOS as the dominant operating system this year.
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