Monthly Archives: February 2013
Companies Want National Policies to Combat Cyber-Spies
Following a classified National Intelligence Estimate that reportedly blames China for the majority of cyber-espionage attacks targeting U.S. agencies and businesses, security experts called...
Apache OpenOffice Valued at $21M Per Day
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced that Apache OpenOffice has a value of $21 million a day.ASF officials said Apache OpenOffice has averaged 131,455...
Gartner: 25 Percent of Enterprises Will Have App Stores by 2017
Enterprise-sanctioned app stores, for computer and mobile device applications, are expected to become more prevalent. By 2017, 25 percent of enterprises will have their...
Yahoo Acquires Yelp-Like Hyper-Local Mobile App
Yahoo revealed a hint about upgrading its mobile app strategy Feb. 12 when Yelp-like consumer application Alike announced in a blog post that it...
Bodywell Chip
Bodywell Chip
The Bodywell Chip is designed to dramatically reduce a cell phone's specific absorption rate (SAR), which is the amount of cell phone radiation...
T-Mobile Fortifies MobileIron MDM Offering for Enterprises
T-Mobile isn't only the "un-carrier" when it comes to courting consumers.On Feb. 12, it announced a new relationship with Mission Critical Wireless (MCW), a...
LightSwitch in Visual Studio 2012 Proves Effective as RAD Tool
In December, I reviewed the new Visual Studio 2012, and I briefly mentioned that it includes a new version of Microsoft LightSwitch.LightSwitch first came...
Blame It on the iPad
Blame It on the iPad
Apple's iPad is extremely popular in the enterprise. As noted, the device has been deployed or is in testing in...
Google Wants Students for Its Summer of Code
Google is hoping to inspire the next generation of open-source developers by again holding its annual Summer of Code program to invite college students...
iPhone 5 Ranks Fifth in U.S. User Satisfaction, Motorola Leads
Android devices are outselling Apple iPhones, and according to new data, consumers are more satisfied with their Google-powered devices.A study of nearly 94,000 U.S....