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Michael Endler
Why Microsoft Should Make Windows Blue Free
May 14, 2013 09:06 AM
Windows 8's gloomy narrative could be rewritten when Windows Blue arrives later this year. The first step is to give it away for free.
Mathew Schwartz
Twitter Two-Factor Authentication: Too Little, Too Late?
April 26, 2013 12:37 PM
Two-factor authentication is a good step. But for securing many sites, Twitter included, it's not enough.
Serdar Yegulalp
Nine Things Smartwatches Need To Succeed
April 15, 2013 09:00 AM
Apple, Samsung and Google are all rumored to be working on smartwatches. With all the buzz about these devices, it's hard to see the real use cases through the hype. Here are nine things we think any smartwatch worth its salt (and silicon) needs.
George Ou
Why PC Sales Are In Free Fall
April 11, 2013 10:33 AM
Microsoft's hardware and software strategies for Windows 8 have been miserable failures so far. A rumored 7-inch Surface is one avenue for them to turn the tide.
Larry Seltzer
How To Bug Mitch McConnell's Office
April 10, 2013 08:46 AM
"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.
Max Cherney
When Will the Old Phone Networks Die? Not Soon
April 09, 2013 08:00 AM
Old phone systems never die. They just fade away. The phone companies that run the copper-based POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) may want to do away with it in favor of more modern, flexible and profitable technologies, but it's not going anywhere soon.
Serdar Yegulalp
Facebook Home: You Are the Product Being Sold
April 05, 2013 02:33 PM
Once again, Facebook has found a new low. Facebook Home, their Android skin, is an attempt to grab hold of users and not let them go, to make them think that there is nothing out there but Facebook.
Chris Spera
Top 10 Changes iOS 7 Needs
April 04, 2013 11:00 AM
In recent years, iOS has been at the back of the pack for innovation in mobile operating systems. If iOS is going to remain a heavy hitter, it needs a serious overhaul in the upcoming version 7. Here are the top 10 things it needs to have to hit it out of the park.
Larry Seltzer
Windows 8.1 (Blue) is Incremental - That's a Good Thing
April 03, 2013 08:02 AM
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.
Max Cherney
iPhone 5S Likely to Channel Steve Jobs' Influence
April 02, 2013 04:10 PM
The iPhone 5S, which reports say will begin production in the second quarter of 2013, was the last iPhone designed with Steve Jobs in charge. Look for incremental change. If you were expecting Apple to add a back button, you're probably going to be disappointed with the iPhone 5S.
Larry Seltzer
Gmail Users Cut Off in Windows 8
March 29, 2013 07:45 AM
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.
Chris Spera
Windows Blue's Got Me Down
March 28, 2013 01:33 PM
Microsoft has allowed that something called "Windows Blue" exists. Too bad the company seems hell-bent on taking Windows in the wrong direction.
Larry Seltzer
Windows Blue/9: No Desktop? No Way!
March 25, 2013 11:03 AM
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!
Serdar Yegulalp
AT&T’s New Data Plans Dissected
March 21, 2013 09:00 AM
George Ou
Unlocked Android Smartphones Will Free Consumers
March 20, 2013 10:00 AM
Look Out Below! Here Come Smartphone Prices! Locked iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones can only be successful in the market at their current prices when subsidized by carriers. Low-cost unlocked Android phones from Google and smaller companies like Blu Products will break that model.
Serdar Yegulalp
Samsung Galaxy S4 - Peak Smartphone?
March 20, 2013 08:00 AM
It’s not about this smartphone or that. Most of the really inventive things we do with our devices come from software added either by the phone markers, users or by the value provided through network-based services.
Larry Seltzer
Samsung? BlackBerry? Who Will Win the Containerization Wars?
March 19, 2013 07:30 AM
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?
Dino Londis
How BYOD Can Complicate Support
March 14, 2013 08:00 AM
Often it seems that bringing in a consumer product to do business work will be straightforward and easy, but it doesn't always work out. BYTE's Dino Londis tells a tale of technical tribulation from the seemingly simple task of using an iPhone for dictation.
Larry Seltzer
Samsung Knox Raises Android Security Game
March 11, 2013 08:15 AM
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.
Eric Zeman
For HTC, The One Can't Come Soon Enough
March 07, 2013 09:06 AM
HTC saw another precipitous revenue decline in February, putting even more pressure on the One smartphone's success.
Larry Seltzer
BlackBerry Can Set EMM Standard With BES 10
March 05, 2013 08:30 AM
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.
Eric Zeman
Google Not Impressed With Motorola Smartphone Pipeline
March 01, 2013 09:06 AM
Google exec says inherited Motorola product pipeline doesn't deliver the "wow."
Larry Seltzer
Open Public Wi-Fi: How To Stay Safe
March 01, 2013 08:00 AM
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.
Larry Seltzer
The Best Way to Spend Your Security Budget
February 28, 2013 08:00 AM
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.
Larry Seltzer
FirefoxOS #Fail: The Web is Not the Platform
February 25, 2013 01:30 PM
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.