T-Mobile Aims for 'Uncarrier' Label Alan Reiter 1/11/2013 61 comments New pricing, services, and models mark the start of an aggressive strategy by the cellular carrier. That could be good news for enterprises and the firm's traditional consumer base.
IT Faces a Big Accessory Upgrade With Windows 8 Alan Reiter 10/16/2012 41 comments When implementing Windows 8, IT departments face expenses due to touchscreens and new designs, plus the cost of accessories. Budget extra for employee support and training, too.
Internet Hails Curiosity Landing as Nerd Triumph Alan Reiter 8/7/2012 52 comments IT was the real star of the Curiosity Mars mission, and enterprises could do worse than emulate how NASA has promoted itself and its technological wizardry.
RIM's New OS May Get Old Before Sold Alan Reiter 5/2/2012 24 comments Unless RIM can bring its new BB 10 operating system to the real world before competitors introduce new wares of their own, it could lose the momentum of impressive new features.
Why Clouds for Tablets Won't Work for All Alan Reiter 4/24/2012 27 comments Cloud services that bring office applications to tablet users offer advantages but could be improved in performance, support of key Office features, and other areas.
Apple Just Might 'Reinvent Textbooks' Alan Reiter 1/20/2012 110 comments With its new iBooks Author Macintosh software, Apple might help "reinvent" many kinds of books, and even be valuable for enterprises.
Cheaper Wireless Data Gathers Momentum Alan Reiter 12/16/2011 59 comments A range of services popped up in 2011 that break new ground in offering cheaper wireless data services unencumbered by voice plans.
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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