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  • Near field communication use growing outside smartphones

    A growing number of smartphones have near field communication (NFC) capabilities to make mobile payments, but accessories and ultrabooks also now increasingly have the same technology.

    Written by Agam Shah • 23 May 12 05:17

  • In depth: Unified communications still fragmented

    Unified communications (UC) technology has garnered a fair amount of attention, much of it due to vendors touting their UC offerings as the answer to problems workers have keeping in touch with colleagues, business partners and customers in a highly frenetic, increasingly mobile business world.

    Written by Bob Violino • 16 May 12 21:07

  • Five things we hate about the HTC One X

    The HTC One X is definitely one of the best Android smartphones money can buy right now, but does that mean it's perfect? Certainly not.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 16 May 12 11:29
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    Five things CIOs should know about big data

    Five key points CIOs should know when considering big data

    Written by Joab Jackson • 15 May 12 01:56

  • What enterprise mobile apps can learn from mobile games

    Enterprise mobile apps are shifting from small, narrowly task-oriented programs to larger, more complex ones. To design them well, enterprise developers can learn a lot from a surprising source: mobile games.

    Written by John Cox • 15 May 12 01:31

  • In pictures: Nokia Lumia 900 unboxing

    We go hands-on with Nokia's new flagship Windows Phone, the Lumia 900.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 11 May 12 10:15

  • Defining 'big data' depends on who's doing the defining

    Big data is an IT buzzword nowadays, but what does it really mean? When does data become big?

    Written by Brandon Butler • 10 May 12 20:41

  • The IT paradox: A diminished role in technology, but greater clout in the business

    There is a paradox in the technology that IT employs and deploys. As it becomes easier to use and simpler to manage, it is actually increasing in complexity. And there is a paradox within this paradox concerning how IT relates to the business. More on that in a bit.

    Written by Nicholas D. Evans • 08 May 12 00:08

  • True tech confessions: Sinners and winners

    We all make mistakes. But when you work in IT, those errors can quickly go public.

    Written by Dan Tynan • 07 May 12 22:55

  • In pictures: Samsung Galaxy S III

    Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S III Android phone.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 04 May 12 09:30

  • Smartphone screens are getting bigger

    Smartphone screens are getting larger, although vendors will likely continue to offer many sizes to woo a wide variety of users.

    Written by Matt Hamblen • 03 May 12 20:11

  • BYOD battle: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints

    EdSouth is a bank holding company active in the student-loan arena, and Arrow Container Corp. manufactures cartons and containers. Their ideas about letting employees use their own mobile devices at work for business — what's often called "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) — couldn't be more different.

    Written by Ellen Messmer • 19 April 12 20:33

  • Hot for this quarter: The best smartphones

    Device manufacturers are starting to roll out some of their marquee smartphones in an effort to generate some buzz before Apple inevitably drops its newest iPhone this (northern) summer.

    Written by Brad Reed • 19 April 12 08:45

  • Open for business: It's the year of the corporate app store

    With more employees using smartphones and tablets for business, enterprises are setting up their own app stores for application distribution, leveraging a consumer model for mobile application access that is tuned to the workplace. Instead of saddling already overburdened IT personnel with getting applications to individual devices, these app stores provide a central distribution mechanism for employees to download applications themselves.

    Written by Paul Krill • 16 April 12 20:11
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    Smartphone showdown: Galaxy Nexus vs. HTC One X

    Which is the better smartphone? Samsung's Galaxy Nexus or the HTC One X?

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 12 April 12 14:59

  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) review: A nice price, but where's the 'wow'?

    Android devices - both smartphones and tablets - are getting increasingly affordable. With its new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) tablet, Samsung is obviously hoping to claim its piece of the budget-price pie.

    Written by JR Raphael • 12 April 12 09:18
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    In depth: Nokia's great Windows Phone hope - Beauty without brawn

    Nokia may sell more cellphones than any other company in the world, but it's been all but excluded from the United States for years -- and it's seen its global sales steadily shrink as the iPhone and Android smartphones have become the darlings of buyers in an increasing number of countries. Nokia's relevance has been fast receding, and its Symbian, Maemo, and MeeGo efforts became a pattern of failure for a company that just didn't get it. In response, a year ago, Nokia bet its future largely on Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's answer to Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

    Written by Galen Gruman • 10 April 12 20:13
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    HTC One X: First look

    A first look at the HTC One X.

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 04 April 12 10:44

  • Case study: Designing 'iPad WLANs' poses new, renewed challenges

    Complications that the influx of Apple iPads and iPhones bring to enterprise Wi-Fi networks and wireless LAN administrators are illustrated vividly at The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario.

    Written by John Cox • 26 March 12 15:31

  • Tablet showdown: new iPad vs. Transformer Prime

    Which is the better tablet? Apple's new iPad, or the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime?

    Written by Ross Catanzariti • 20 March 12 16:17
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