Samsung bolsters BYOD management with a Fort Knox approach
Samsung Monday announced an improved version of its SAFE management and security system for popular Samsung-branded Android smartphones and tablets.
View ArticleA new way to sell used IT equipment
The buying and selling of used IT equipment is not a trivial market, but it doesn't get enormous attention. In many cases, enterprises unload used equipment as a trade-in or at bargain price to a...
View ArticleApple patents situational awareness for oblivious fanbois
Maintaining an awareness of sensory cues in the vicinity has just been patented by Apple – for portable electronic devices, anyway.
View ArticleIceotope names first customer for immersively cooled servers
Iceotope's immersively cooled server racks are now in production, and the company has named its first customer. The University of Leeds has been using an Iceotope server since December.
View ArticleUK judge who forced Apple apology now legal expert for Samsung
How's this for irony: The U.K. judge who ruled Apple must publicly apologize to Samsung as part of a patent appeal is now an expert on the Korean manufacturer's legal team.
View ArticleChina wary of Android dominance over nation’s tech market
China signaled it wants to reduce its dependence on Google's Android OS, alleging that the U.S. company has discriminated against local companies over the use of the mobile operating system.
View ArticleBest free photo editing software: 10 top image editors you should try
Modern cameras can make digital photography seem very easy, and even the most basic models will often produce crisp, clear photos.
View ArticleGnome cofounder: Desktop Linux is a CHERNOBYL of FAIL
Gnome project cofounder and current Xamarin CTO Miguel de Icaza says he's done wrestling with Linux on the desktop, and that he now uses Apple kit exclusively for all of his workstation needs.
View ArticlePhysicians may be marginalized as mobile tech engages us in healthcare
There will come a day in the not-so-distant future when physicians take a back seat in healthcare, and where patients will have the mobile tools to diagnose, and in some cases, treat themselves.
View ArticleSlick trick: $5 tool lets Windows 8 users shun Modern UI
A Michigan developer last week started selling a $5 utility that lets Windows 8 customers shun the new Modern UI by running apps on the classic desktop.
View ArticlePhilips pushes out SDK for multicolour Zigbee LED lights
Software engineers can finally switch lights on and off, and change their colour, without resorting to hardware controls - thanks to the Philips Hue SDK and its RESTful interface.
View ArticleNext from Microsoft: ‘Blue’, the Windows 8 they hope you don’t hate
Vid Windows Blue - the supposedly leaked sequel to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system - will apparently look a lot more like Windows Phone 8 and allow users to further personalise their computers.
View Article8 myths about the smartwatch revolution
By the time Apple ships its rumored "iWatch" smartwatch, the company will be entering a crowded market.
View ArticleMicrosoft, Lenovo to promote genuine Windows on PCs
In the midst of its latest campaign to fight piracy in China, Microsoft has signed an agreement with Lenovo to ensure that its PCs ship with licensed versions of Windows software on its computers
View ArticleFAQ: T-Mobile’s new phones, LTE in seven cities, and no-contract plans
In a set of announcements on Tuesday, T-Mobile USA said it would begin selling the iPhone 5 and other new phones, and announced that it had launched LTE in seven cities.
View ArticleUpdate: BlackBerry ships 1 million Z10 smartphones in move to profit
Research In Motion Limited, now doing business as BlackBerry, shipped about 1 million BlackBerry Z10 smartphones during its fiscal fourth quarter.
View ArticleBlackBerry stems bleeding, sells 1 million Z10s
BlackBerry today reported a return to operating profit for its fourth quarter amid sales of 1 million Z10 smartphones. But there was also a decline of 3 million global subscribers, down to 76 million.
View ArticleU.S. patent office rebuffs Apple’s iPad Mini trademark request
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has provisionally denied Apple's trademark application for "iPad Mini" because the term is "merely descriptive" of the tablet's size.
View ArticleGoogle Translate for Android adds offline translation option
The latest update to the Google Translate app for Android aims to solve one of its trickier issues: how to use the app when you're traveling abroad without incurring expensive overseas data roaming...
View ArticleApple reportedly pushing hard for iRadio launch as soon as June
Apple could launch its long-rumored iRadio service as soon as this summer, finally giving iTunes a streaming music app to take on Pandora and Spotify.
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