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CDW Partner Review: Software License Management

Posted April 25, 2013 - 5:45 pm

This guide examines complications of software license management brought on by user self-provisioning, virtualization and the proliferation of BYOD apps and offers guidance on choosing the right set of tools and processes to ensure compliance.
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Software Asset Management: Practices for Success

Posted April 25, 2013 - 5:45 pm

This white paper discusses best practices that can dramatically increase your success rate of a SAM deployment.
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T-Mobile USA agrees to come clean about 'uncarrier' service plans

Posted April 25, 2013 - 4:36 pm

T-Mobile USA's "radical" service plans promising no annual contracts aren't quite as radical as consumers might think, and the mobile operator will change its advertising and offer refunds in a settlement with the state of Washington.
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Google Keep is just a notepad, so use it that way

Posted April 25, 2013 - 4:00 pm

Google Keep is the equivalent of Notes on the iPhone: a space in which to write quickly, with online backup and access as the only real feature.
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Windows 7, iOS, BYOD redefine enterprise OS landscape

Posted April 25, 2013 - 3:19 pm

Led by Windows 7, Microsoft's operating systems still control the enterprise, but the software giant's days of dominance are waning. As a recent Forrester report highlights, mobile devices and BYOD have made the state of enterprise operating systems far more complex.
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Windows tablets no more than 'niche' player in Q1, research firm says

Posted April 25, 2013 - 3:08 pm

Microsoft garnered just a "niche" in the global tablet market in the first quarter of 2013, following a period of user confusion after the launch of Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets, analysts say.
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Smart glass market could hit 9.4M shipments by 2016

Posted April 25, 2013 - 2:58 pm

With Google's futuristic wearable computers on the way, one research firm calculates that the worldwide market for smart glasses could reach nearly 10 million units by 2016.
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HP could bury TouchPad fiasco with $169 Slate 7 tablet

Posted April 25, 2013 - 2:28 pm

Hewlett-Packard in the next few days will ship the $169 Slate 7, the company's first product for the consumer tablet market since the spectacular failure of the WebOS-based TouchPad in 2011.
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Tim Cook resets 3 popular, and wrong, Apple rumors

Posted April 25, 2013 - 1:29 pm

Three comments this week by Apple CEO Tim Cook should have led to a reset of popular iOSphere rumors about the upcoming iPhone 6, iPad 5, and iPad mini 2, but probably didn’t.
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10 yoga apps to help you find mobile Zen

Posted April 25, 2013 - 11:53 am

These apps will help your yoga practice whether you're a beginner or an instructor.
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Where's the BYOD payoff?

Posted April 25, 2013 - 11:14 am

Companies may be bleeding corporate dollars in the name of BYOD productivity gains that don't really exist, says Nucleus Research.
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Q10 with qwerty keyboard seen as lure to majority of BlackBerry's 76M users

Posted April 25, 2013 - 10:07 am

BlackBerry needed to produce an updated qwerty device for its faithful base of 76 million subscribers, but it remains to be seen whether the Q10 will make serious inroads in reversing BlackBerry's decline.
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SecurEnvoy falls back on fixed line to better two-factor authentication reliability

Posted April 25, 2013 - 8:34 am

SecurEnvoy has upgraded its SMS-based system for two-factor authentication with the ability for users to receive one-time passwords via a landline telephone call and enter them using the telephone keys.
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BrandPost: Tablet, Smartphone Sales Continue to Surge

Posted April 24, 2013 - 10:28 pm

AT&T quarterly results show that move toward mobile devices is still growing
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BrandPost: HR and IT as Partners? Great Idea, but Can it Really Happen?

Posted April 24, 2013 - 10:24 pm

New mobile workforce demands make a partnership between IT and HR necessary. But can the cultural challenges be overcome?
Wireless networks may learn to live together by using energy pulses

Posted April 24, 2013 - 8:48 pm

Researchers at the University of Michigan have invented a way for different wireless networks crammed into the same space to say "excuse me" to one another.
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Samsung confirms limited supply of Galaxy S4, cites 'overwhelming global demand'

Posted April 24, 2013 - 3:29 pm

Overwhelming global demand may limit initial supplies of the Galaxy S4 smartphone, Samsung said Wednesday, while both Sprint and T-Mobile USA confirmed there would be delays in their receiving the phones.
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Windows 8 Update: Transition from Android to Windows Phone made easier

Posted April 24, 2013 - 3:18 pm

Microsoft figures customers will be more likely to switch from Android smartphones to Windows 8 phones if it makes it easier to find the same or similar apps for their new phone as were on their old phones.
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BlackBerry Q10 review: Qwerty lovers rejoice!

Posted April 24, 2013 - 2:45 pm

The new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone features a qwerty keypad, along with an updated OS and some great new features. But do users still want a 'real' keyboard?
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Big data beats mobile and cloud as expected growth driver

Posted April 24, 2013 - 2:30 pm

A new KPMG survey shows shifting priorities but also growing concern with long-term worries like security
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US DOT: Auto makers should disable in-dash electronics when cars are moving

Posted April 24, 2013 - 2:28 pm

Automobile makers should prevent drivers from using their in-vehicle electronic devices to browse the Internet and send text messages while their vehicles are moving, the U.S. Department of Transportation has recommended.
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Tumblr updates iOS app for wider social media sharing

Posted April 24, 2013 - 2:23 pm

Tumblr is giving its users more options to share their posts across other social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, with a new iOS app released Wednesday.
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Sprint says Galaxy S4 shipments will be slightly delayed

Posted April 24, 2013 - 12:12 pm

Sprint warned Wednesday that it will be "slightly delayed" with its full launch of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 on Saturday as planned.
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Kickstarter: Using personal power to charge your smartphone

Posted April 24, 2013 - 8:30 am

A pair of Kickstarter projects turn the kinetic energy you generate into a source for charging your smartphone, whether you get around by bike or on foot.
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Ban on iOS push mail stays but patent used to get it likely to be invalid, German court says

Posted April 24, 2013 - 7:24 am

A patent that Motorola Mobility used to force Apple to turn off its iCloud push mail service in Germany is likely to be invalid, the Higher Regional Court in Karlsruhe said on Wednesday -- but the ban will not be lifted, a court spokeswoman said.
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