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- Going Mobile: As federal agencies embrace devices and apps to meet employee demand, the White House seeks one comprehensive mobile strategy.
- Smartphone Security: The National Security Agency is developing technologies to make commercial devices suitable for intelligence work.
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Smartphone Adoption Higher In Europe
January 30, 2012
More U.S. consumers hold on to feature phones and dumb phones. Are U.S. carriers to blame?
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Smartphone Option Overload Confuses Consumers
January 26, 2012
Vendors have bombarded consumers with conflicting information about smartphone costs, network data speeds, and features, slowing adoption and upgrade rates.
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Google Has Lost Control Of Android Fragmentation
January 25, 2012
Fragmentation allows variety among device makers, but can cause frustration for developers and lower satisfaction among end users.
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RIM Investors Give Thumbs Down On New CEO
January 24, 2012
Stock drops after new chief Thorsten Heins said he'll stay the course laid out by his predecessors.
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Windows Phone Predicted To Overtake iOS By 2015
January 23, 2012
Nokia partnership will launch Microsoft's platform to second place in global smartphone market share, iSuppli forecasts.
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Can Nokia Crack The Verizon Nut?
January 20, 2012
To be successful in North America, you have to have a device on the biggest network, Verizon.
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Why RIM Should Cut BlackBerry Losses
January 19, 2012
RIM's best move may be to cut its losses on BlackBerry 10 and adopt Android or Windows Phone instead.
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Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Tablet Specs
January 18, 2012
Microsoft's forthcoming tablets have the bar set high for minimum hardware requirements.
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RIM Taps Goldman Sachs To Explore Options
January 17, 2012
Is hiring the investment firm a sign that the BlackBerry maker is ready to seriously entertain buyout offers?
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Verizon Gains More Than Consumers With LTE Shift
January 13, 2012
To ease traffic on its 3G network, Verizon wants all future smartphone releases to support LTE.
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Windows Phones To Flood Market In 2012
January 12, 2012
Microsoft failed to gain much ground in the mobile phone market in 2011, but its partners should help it grab a piece of the market this year.
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Nokia Promises Exclusive Phones To U.S. Carriers
January 11, 2012
Will unique devices appease carriers and change Nokia's Microsoft Phone fortunes?
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Tips For Multi-Platform Mobile App Development
January 10, 2012
New Forrester report has advice for enterprises supporting the consumerization of IT.
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Apple's Cool Factor Waning?
January 06, 2012
Apple's best years are behind it, opines one financial reporter. Really? We don't see anyone getting a Samsung tattoo.
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SMS Text Messaging Declines
January 05, 2012
SMS isn't going away, but looks to have peaked. That hits carriers in the pocketbook.
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Will Windows Phone Take Off In 2012?
December 29, 2011
Microsoft has two updates planned for its mobile platform next year, and its application store has a lot of apps. Will it spur sales?
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Androids Everywhere, But Update Model Broken
December 28, 2011
In 2011, 93 different Android phones have been released across nine U.S. carriers. But there's a downside to this diversity.
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Will The FAA Relax Electronic Device Restrictions?
December 28, 2011
Longstanding rules that require you to turn off your iPads and Kindles during airplane takeoff and landing may have no basis in science.
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Mobile App Inventory Crosses 1 Million Mark
December 22, 2011
Apple's App Store is the biggest, but it's the only one of seven app stores that didn't post double-digit growth in 2011.
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Android Lost Ground In November
December 21, 2011
After two years on the rise, Google declined in mobile ad impressions in November. Will the Kindle Fire reverse the recent trend?
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PlayBook: An Anchor Dragging RIM Down
December 20, 2011
Even BlackBerry owners don't want Research In Motion's tablet. When will RIM cut its losses and move on?
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Why Developers Still Target iOS Ahead Of Android
December 19, 2011
There potentially is more money to be made developing for Apple's iPhone, even though Android has more users.
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Young Adults Drive Smartphone Sales
December 16, 2011
It is no surprise that the younger generation is in love with smartphones, but all age groups are increasingly embracing the technology.
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Why Your Phone Hasn't Been Updated Yet
December 15, 2011
A smartphone may be smaller than a computer, and many are also tougher to update.
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NTSB Cellphone Ban Highlights Mishmash Of State Rules
December 14, 2011
While many states have laws covering driver texting and mobile phone use, it's a patchwork of rules, with different levels of enforcement.
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Microsoft Shakes Up Windows Phone Management
December 13, 2011
Will Andy Lees' move from president of the Windows Phone division improve the mobile platform's fortunes?
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Open Source WebOS: A Win For Windows Phone?
December 12, 2011
Microsoft's mobile business will get a big boost from HP's decision to open source webOS, says one analyst. Is his logic sound?
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BlackBerry, Android Users Still Want iPads
December 09, 2011
Platform loyalty only goes so far: Android and BlackBerry phone owners prefer Apple's tablet product.
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Nokia Lumia Coming To T-Mobile Dec. 14?
December 08, 2011
Wireless companies will hold a joint event next week, but details remain sparse.
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Kindle Fire: Too Small, Too Large?
December 07, 2011
Usability guru Jakob Nielsen says Amazon's 7-inch tablet is too small for full-size websites, but mobile sites offer poor user experience.
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Will RIM Make It To 2013?
December 06, 2011
There is little doubt BlackBerry devices will be in use, but the company is ripe for a buyout.
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Android, Samsung Maintain Top Mobile Market Spots
December 05, 2011
Google's operating system, Apple's iPhone gain from RIM's continual slide in mobile market share, reports ComScore.
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Carrier IQ: Senate Demands Answers
December 02, 2011
U.S. Senate weighs in on the Carrier IQ phone-snooping issue.
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Sprint Beefs Up Network For iPhone
December 01, 2011
Carrier takes action to remedy users' reports of subpar smartphone speeds.
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Microsoft Apps Coming To Apple iOS
November 30, 2011
Microsoft apps like Office, Azure, and SharePoint may soon show up on iOS and Android devices.
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Windows Phone 7 Usage Shows Small Uptick
November 29, 2011
More Facebook users are making use of the integration feature in Windows Phone 7, suggesting a small spike in new users for Microsoft's mobile platform.
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RIM Cuts PlayBook Price By $300
November 23, 2011
Research in Motion has dropped the price of the base model of its tablet temporarily to $199 in what appears to be a last ditch effort to generate some enthusiasm.
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2011's Biggest Wireless Turkeys
November 22, 2011
As Thanksgiving approaches, who made the biggest wireless flops this past year?
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Mango Keeps Rolling Out To Stragglers
November 18, 2011
Microsoft also has a fix for problems Mango causes with Exchange 2003, but many carriers don't seem eager to pass it along.
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Mobile Data Traffic To Increase Tenfold By 2016
November 17, 2011
Mobile phone users keep downloading more data, and carriers respond by ending unlimited plans.
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Android Dominates Smartphone Market, Says Gartner
November 16, 2011
Third-quarter report shows Android holds 52.5% of the global smartphone OS market, more than all other platforms combined.
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Verizon Maintains Lead In U.S. Wireless Market
November 15, 2011
Three of the big four U.S. carriers have shown growth in the last year, but Verizon remains on top.
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Did Greed Kill Flash For Mobile Devices?
November 14, 2011
Macromedia's fear of losing a revenue stream appears to be a key reason the development platform for phones and tablets died.
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RIM BBX Will Support BlackBerry Enterprise Server
November 11, 2011
Reports say new QNX-based Blackberry devices will support BES along with Exchange ActiveSync, preserving investment many companies have made in RIM infrastructure.
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Google Drops Blackberry Gmail App
November 10, 2011
RIM's troubled platform suffers another blow as Google walks away from support for a key consumer app.
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HP Announces Non-Decision On WebOS
November 09, 2011
HP gathered its employees for a big meeting about webOS to say it still isn't sure what to do with the platform.
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Corning Promises Better Glass For Smartphones, Tablets
November 07, 2011
Lotus Glass from Corning is expected to supplement Gorilla Glass and may make one of its first appearances in the iPhone 5.
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iCloud + Outlook Equals IT Headache
November 07, 2011
Once Outlook is connected to iCloud, iCloud begins moving things around in Outlook. This is annoying for individuals, but could be a real enterprise support headache.
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Android Returns Cost Carriers $2 Billion Annually
November 03, 2011
High rates of Android hardware problems are costing carriers; platform fragmentation is considered the culprit.
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WebOS: Not Dead Yet
November 02, 2011
HP has killed off all devices running Palm's former platform, but senior management claims there is still life in the platform.
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