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Poll: What Does the Future Hold for Windows Phone?

Do the sunny forecasts for Windows Phone hold water or is Microsoft's mobile OS just dead in the water?

Nov 15, 2011 2 mins
Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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BlackBerry Tip: How to Avoid a “Bricked” or “Nuked” BlackBerry

CIO.com's Al Sacco offers advice on one way to help ensure you never find yourself with a BlackBerry that's stuck in an endless reboot cycle or frozen on a BlackBerry error screen.

Nov 14, 2011 4 mins
Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones
news

How to Protect Your Smartphone from Bad Apps

Antivirus software maker McAfee released a set of five new tips to help ensure that your smartphone remains secure and free of potentially harmful mobile applications.

Nov 14, 2011 5 mins
Mobile Security Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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What Adobe’s Decision to Kill Mobile Flash Means to You

Adobe has decided to do away with mobile Flash. CIO.com's Al Sacco explains what the news means to mobile users, developers and platform makers.

Nov 9, 2011 3 mins
Laptops Small and Medium Business iPhone
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Can Windows Play Well on the iPad?

A new Citrix SDK helps Windows software developers solve a big problem: How to extend desktop apps to the iPad and iPhone in a way that doesn't turn off mobile users.

Nov 8, 2011 5 mins
Desktop Virtualization Healthcare Industry iPhone
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RIM Developer Chief on the Future of BlackBerry, BBX

CIO.com's Al Sacco chats with RIM's new VP of Developer Relations, Alec Saunders, about the new BlackBerry platform, BBX, the future of the existing BlackBerry OS, what this software split means to BlackBerry--and Android--developers, and m

Nov 3, 2011 7 mins
Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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Vendors Releasing Same Software on Parallel Tracks

Dual software releasesu2014one open-source and one commercialu2014can mean savings and security for buyers.

Nov 2, 2011 3 mins
Open Source
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U.S. CIO: Changing the Culture of Federal IT

U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel hopes cloud computing, Web services and a new IT culture of sharing can reap huge savings and prop up Uncle Sam.

Oct 27, 2011 4 mins
Budgeting Government Web Development
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Nokia Lumia: The First Real Windows Phone?

Nokia announced its first phone running the Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" OS, and plans an aggressive marketing blitz targeting the young. It's a Hail Mary, but a necessary one.

Oct 26, 2011 3 mins
Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Best New Features for Business

Google's Android mobile OS really wasn't designed for enterprise use; it's a consumer OS. But that doesn't mean the software won't be used in the enterprise. CIO.com's Al Sacco highlights eight new features in Google&#03

Oct 20, 2011 4 mins
Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones