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Google Apps To Microsoft Office 365: 10 Lessons
May 16, 2013
Switching from Google Apps to Microsoft Office 365, you will find good and bad surprises. But overall, Microsoft's Web apps make the migration worthwhile.
Google Apps To Office 365: Why To Switch
May 07, 2013
Here's the business case for why I moved from Google Apps for Business to Microsoft Office 365 -- and why you may want to do the same.
Smartphones With Physical Keyboards
April 16, 2013
Do you want a physical keyboard on your smartphone? The new BlackBerry with a hard keyboard will be here soon, but there are alternatives. Here we show you eight phones, including six not from BlackBerry.
BlackBerry Q10 - The Keyboard to Success?
April 16, 2013
In a few weeks the BlackBerry 10 with a physical keyboard will be available to buyers. People love the BlackBerry keyboard, but is the device obsolete anyway?
How To Bug Mitch McConnell's Office
April 10, 2013
"Bugging" in the context of politics raises images of burglars messing with telephones and clunky tape recorders in the Oval Office. Now you'd just use malware.
Nokia Lumia 920 Run Over, But Still Works
April 08, 2013
A Finnish newspaper reports about a Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone which got run over and buried by a 24-ton earth mover. The screen was cracked up and the frame bent, but it still worked!
Cell Phone Inventor Talks of First Cell Call
April 03, 2013
40 years ago today, April 3, 1973, the first cell phone call was made by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper. He called his competitor at Bell Labs to gloat at having beat them.
Windows 8.1 (Blue) is Incremental - That's a Good Thing
April 03, 2013
For those of you expecting a major new version of Windows already, that's not the way the world works. Windows Blue, likely to be released as Windows 8.1, will focus on incremental improvements in the new Modern UI.
iPad nano Fills Micro-Tablet Niche For Apple
April 01, 2013
Formerly known as the "iPod Touch" Apple is recasting this product as an affordable, easy-to-handle micro tablet. "It's the best 4-inch iPad we've ever made!" says Apple's Phil Schiller.
Gmail Users Cut Off in Windows 8
March 29, 2013
The new Calendar and Contacts apps in Windows 8 will not synchronize with Google at all, and Google email is limited to IMAP from now on. Google users will probably have to use the browser versions because Google has no plans to write Windows 8 apps.
BlackBerry Balance - The Real Reason To Buy It
March 27, 2013
The BlackBerry Z10 is a good phone, but it doesn't get really cool until you use it as both your work and personal phone. BlackBerry 10 has a series of features the company calls "BlackBerry Balance," to make both roles work well and to protect each from the other.
Windows Blue/9: No Desktop? No Way!
March 25, 2013
A leak of an allegedly major revision of Windows 8 hit the web last week. Microsoft's focus seems to be on developing the Metro interface, but will they ever actually remove the desktop? Absurd!The desktop is a major strength of Windows!
BlackBerry Q10 - Feel the Keyboard
March 25, 2013
Next up for BlackBerry is the Q10. It has a smaller screen than the now-available Z10, but also has the hard keyboard that made BlackBerry famous. Here we have a short video demo of the Q10 and its differences from the Z10
Samsung? BlackBerry? Who Will Win the Containerization Wars?
March 19, 2013
Mobile Application Management vendors all perform containerization, wrapping apps in a security management layer of code. 3rd parties like Box that distribute lots of apps would want to be able to distribute a wrapped version in the app stores, but every MAM vendor uses a different wrapper. Will one win out? Is there a role for standards?
BlackBerry Z10 Hands-On: First Impressions
March 18, 2013
BlackBerry 10 — not just the phones, but the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 10 software — will make or break the former smartphone giant. BYTE obtained an BlackBerry Z10 for evaluation. We haven't yet tested the most interesting enterprise features, but some features of the phone, especially the predictive soft keyboard, have already won us over.
Dropbox 2.0.0 Pretties Up the Menu
March 13, 2013
The best part of the Dropbox cloud storage service is their easy-to-use software. Version 2.0 makes it even easier.
Microsoft Reverses Course on IE10 Flash Support
March 12, 2013
Until today — March 12, 2013 — Internet Explorer 10 in the new Windows UI allowed Adobe Flash content only when the site was on a special Microsoft-controlled whitelist. Now all sites are allowed except those on a special Microsoft-controlled blacklist. It's probably a concession to usability problems.
Samsung Knox Raises Android Security Game
March 11, 2013
Following the BlackBerry announcement of BES 10 as a general-purpose mobile management solution, Samsung has expanded their SAFE program to include EMM features like MAM and business/personal partitioning. These companies are advancing the technology for customers. Where are Microsoft and Apple in this? Microsoft is doing a little, but Apple seems to think that management of their devices is not their problem.
BlackBerry Can Set EMM Standard With BES 10
March 05, 2013
The need for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server that's still in almost all large organizations has been declining, but BES 10 changes everything. Instead of being a legacy server to manage legacy phones, BES 10 can be the cental console for managing all mobile devices.
Evernote Resets Everyone's Passwords After Intrusion
March 02, 2013
After detecting a coordinated intrusion into their network, Evernote forced a system-wide password reset today. The attackers were able to access Evernote user information, which includes usernames, email addresses associated with Evernote accounts and encrypted passwords.
Open Public Wi-Fi: How To Stay Safe
March 01, 2013
Open public Wi-Fi networks are still very common in coffee shops like Starbucks, public libraries and other common areas, yet using them can compromise the confidentiality of your communications. We do have many ways for you to protect yourself, some stronger than others.
The Best Way to Spend Your Security Budget
February 28, 2013
It's easy to come up with scenarios in which mobile devices can compromise an organization. On the spectrum of real-world threats, these are almost all outliers. Probably the most important thing for you to do is to make sure all your SQL queries are parameterized. This will eliminate the most important mass-attack technique used against large companies.
FirefoxOS #Fail: The Web is Not the Platform
February 25, 2013
Mozilla says that 'Content Is King' and 'The Web Is The Platform'. This strategy is an old and failed one. Apple briefly, and insincerely, tried it. The whole history of personal computing, let along the history of mobile devices, shows that he who takes maximum advantage of the capabilities of the platform wins the market.
MLB.TV Just Charged Your Credit Card
February 22, 2013
Are you an MLB.TV subscriber? In past years they have always asked you to renew. Not anymore. Check your credit card.
Password Manager On USB Key Launches On Kickstarter
February 20, 2013
myIDkey is a secure USB device that acts as a hardware password manager. The device authenticates the user with a fingerprint swipe. It talks Bluetooth to your mobile device and you talk to it to get it to display secured data such as passwords. But you can't buy it yet; today they launched on Kickstarter for funding.