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Editor’s note: We have asked each of our researchers to pull together considerations meant to help in your planning for 2012. We solicit your feedback on all these predictive posts. bg In 2011, we had some really great technology advances – many were mobile-centric, but did not end there. The mobile world continued to explode in 2011 – with exponential smartphone, app and tablet growth. However, this world continues to fracture as every … [Read more...]
So Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the Galaxy Nexus have finally arrived. It has taken a while (and taken me some major wrangling w/ VZW to get one) but I have it in my hands, and I couldn't be happier about it. I don't wish to review Android 4.0, but rather talk about the Galaxy Nexus itself. It is an excellent looking device, reminiscent of the iPhone 3G in it's form, but without the "home" button. There are no buttons on the screen, but rather … [Read more...]
These days we hear a lot of terms thrown about like the “Consumerization of IT” and “Bring your own device” (BYOD), and “Network health”. This is because corporations are starting to warm up to the idea that maybe if they let you bring in your personal computing devices such as smartphones and tablets, they won’t have to pay to give you one. The flip-side of letting employees bring their consumer devices into the corporate fold is that … [Read more...]
Last week, Adobe announced that they were dropping development for Flash for mobile devices and TV. According to Adobe: "Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. We will no longer continue to develop Flash Player in the browser to work with new mobile device configurations (chipset, browser, OS version, etc.) following the upcoming … [Read more...]
As recently pointed out by Crucial Point's Adam Elkus in the blog Mobile Risk Management: Welcome to the Jungle, organizations today need be aware of the risks they open themselves up to when they deploy mobile solutions. Whether it be an iOS, Android, or Blackberry device, there are vulnerabilities in each of these platforms, and an exploit can be detrimental to your company's personal data and intellectual property. However, these devices are … [Read more...]
Every week at CTOvision we will be reviewing a mobile application that makes our enterprise run smoother. This week I will be reviewing Viber for Android devices. Viber is available for free from the Android Market here. Viber is a VoIP application that only requires you to register your phone number - then call anyone else who is a Viber member. You can text or call any user over Wi-Fi or 3G (and even 4G LTE). Viber enables real VoIP calling … [Read more...]
A few years ago, Washington D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department revolutionized its patrols, the backbone of law enforcement, by installing laptops into squad cars, allowing officers to have true two-way communication with dispatchers, keep track of other calls and incidents in real time, simplify paperwork, locate other cars, and make their exact coordinates known to dispatchers via GPS for efficient tasking. Now D.C.'s neighbor and eighth largest … [Read more...]
So, the Blackberry is not an iPhone or Droid. But for folks like me who need fast text entry (for e-mails) models like the Tour or Bold are great solutions. Although the Blackberry will likely never be as hot as an iPhone there are some new developments that make it pretty damn good. For example, applications for the Blackberry are now provided in an "app store" that can be used online or directly through the device. On your Blackberry select the … [Read more...]