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Review Roundup: The Droid Delivers The Goods

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 02:06 PM ET | Nov 6, 2009

Chomping at the bit to pick up your new Droid? Before you pull the trigger, check out a round-up of the latest reviews, along with some deals that could save your company some money.

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PayPal Opens Up And Gets Cheaper

Posted by Fredric Paul 01:42 AM ET | Nov 4, 2009

At PayPal's inaugural developers conference here in San Francisco, PayPal reiterated its commitment to opening up its technology platform and backed up the promise with new and improved APIs and significant cuts in the prices it charges to process payments. In the long run, this could mean new ways for small and midsize companies to charge customers and even pay their own bills.

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BlackBerry Out-Innovates iPhone, Say SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 09:34 AM ET | Nov 3, 2009

In a recent survey, almost half (48%) of respondents rated BlackBerry the most innovative smartphone, compared to 29% most impressed with the iPhone. No other platform, including Android, garnered more than 5%. It may not be a big deal, though, because less than a quarter (24%) say they're ready to switch smartphones.

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DiVitas Broadens its Cell Phone Reach

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 01:06 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

The array of mobile devices that employees are carrying has been getting broader. Consequently, DiVitas, a leading supplier of mobile unified communication software, added support for Appleýs iPhone, Googleýs Android, and Research in Motionýs Blackberry to its product portfolio.

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Riverbed's Steelhead Mobile Controller 3.0 Adds Windows 7 Support And Extends "Branch Warming"

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:00 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

The WAN optimization vendor says the latest version also includes HTTP and HTTPS acceleration and support for 64-bit applications.

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Networking & Communications
Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Mobile | Networking & Communications

Lithium Batteries On The Hot Seat Over Airline Fires

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 03:35 PM ET | Oct 27, 2009

The mantra for today's portable device batteries is "better, stronger and longer." When they take to the sky, however, "snap, crackle, pop!" might be more appropriate.

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Google Gains a Louder Voice

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 09:35 AM ET | Oct 27, 2009

Traditionally, mobile communications have been tightly controlled by carriers and handset suppliers. Gradually, mobile networks have been becoming more open, and Google added a feature to its Google Voice offering, so users can more easily run it on mobile networks.

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Mobile

Smartphones Call For Security-Smarter Users

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:42 AM ET | Oct 26, 2009

Smartphones, and all the other smartstuff filling our pockets, bags, lives, make for mobile convenience and access -- including access by crooks. Time to get your smartphone-using staff to dial up their security practices.

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Messaging | Mobile | Networking & Communications | Security | Technology/Telecom

Carriers Renew Focus On SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:17 PM ET | Oct 23, 2009

AT&T and Avaya create a dedicated sales center for small and midsize businesses, while Sprint forms a Small Business specialty team to develop new products and services.

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Is $100 Enough Compensation for Your Lost Data?

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 01:53 PM ET | Oct 13, 2009

Small and medium businesses have been moving to cloud computing because it has the potential to ease application development and reduce costs. However, this approach also means that a company is dependent on the service providerýs ability to keep its systems up and running, something that T-Mobile and Microsoft recently failed to do.

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Cloud Computing | Mobile

Motorola Moves Wi-Fi Outdoors For New SMB Applications

Posted by Fredric Paul 09:48 PM ET | Oct 8, 2009

The company's new AP 7181 access point optimizes 802.11 Wi-Fi for outdoor applications with up to a quarter-mile range to make possible a wide variety of new SMB applications -- among other uses.

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Motorola Says "No Thanks" To Windows Mobile 6.5

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 02:03 PM ET | Oct 8, 2009

There is more evidence this week that Windows Mobile faces a very unpleasant -- and perhaps very short -- future.

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BlackBerry For Mac Out Friday

Posted by Jake Widman 04:45 PM ET | Sep 30, 2009

Research in Motion announced that native desktop software for managing the company's BlackBerry smartphones will be available as of this Friday, October 2, at 1 PM EDT. The software will bring Mac-based mobile workers the functionality that up til now they've needed to use a third-party app for.

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Quick FAQ: Making Sense Out Of Moblin

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:46 PM ET | Sep 29, 2009

Are you wondering what Moblin is and why you're hearing so much about it lately? Step right up, and we'll try to answer your questions.

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Mobile
Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | Linux | Mobile

Google Pushes Further into the Enterprise

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 04:34 PM ET | Sep 22, 2009

E-mail has become the lifeblood for many companies. Increasingly, employees are traveling outside of the corporate office and need ways to stay in contact with it. In response, Google broadened the reach of its Google Apps, so they can now exchange information with Apple iPhones and Windows Mobile cell phones.

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