Mobile Device
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Universal phone charger offers vast opportunities
News Manufacturers pledge support for new standard in mobile phone charger, which GSM Association says will give rise to product and retail innovation in mobile market.
Tags: Development/design, Nokia Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Phone Charger, Phone, cell phone, mobile, Smart Phone, Spokesperson, Mobile Device
Tis season to be shopping online, at work
News Employees plan to spend 14.4 hours shopping online from work computers during this year-end festivities, highlighting need to keep systems secure, study finds.
Tags: Business security, IT training, Web sites, Social Networking, Employee, Computer, Survey, ISACA, Information Technology, Web sites
Security possible amid unpoliced devices
News Slashed IT budgets leave little room to manage individual mobile devices, but companies can still keep networks secure through policy planning, say experts.
Tags: Policy and management, Data security, Network security, Security, Mobile, F-Secure Corp., Asia-Pacific, Wireless, Mobile Device, Small And Medium Business
Nokia cuts handset sales forecast
News The Finnish mobile phone manufacturer has revised its fourth-quarter outlook, and also issued a warning over 2009 sales.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Cellular phones, Mobile, Mobile Device, Sales, handset sales forecast, professional services, communications company, Nokia Corp.
Android gets voice search in Google Maps
News The search-engine company adds voice search to Google Maps on its Linux-based Android software platform
Tags: Linux, Netbook, Dell Latitude, software, Google Maps, New York, Google Inc., Voice, hardware maker, mobile device
How much of IT are you willing to give up?
Blogs A CNN report this week discussed the likelihood that the country's first tech-savvy president will have to give up the o...
Mobile: The holy grail at security conference
News Security experts launch successful exploits against browsers at the CanSecWest conference, but fail--or fail to even try--exploiting smartphones despite a US$10,000 prize.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Mobile, Conference, Web Browser, Mobile Device, Symbian Inc., phone, TippingPoint Technologies, Google Android
Businesses warming up to the iPhone
News news analysis The original iPhone was not welcome in corporate America. While the BlackBerry still rules the boardroom, the second-generation iPhone is getting a fresh look.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Security, Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., Device, Mobile Device
Visa unveils credit card with own PIN pad
News The cards, which feature a 12-button keypad and LCD display powered by a battery that lasts up to four years, are soon to be trialled by four Middle Eastern and European banks.
Tags: Security, Authentication, Mobile, Mobile Device, Card, contactless payment, SIM Card, Israel, payment, Silicon.com
The smartphone buzz in '09? It's not a product
News commentary The smartphone industry is approaching a security crossroad and fast: whether to open up and by how much.
Tags: Desktops, Personal broadband, Web browsers, Smart phones, Security, Mobile, Smart Phone, Mobile Device, Symbian Inc., Wi-Fi connection
Forget the mobile Web: One site should work for all
Insight perspective Some pundits argue you should have special versions of Web sites for mobile users and disabled people, but that's plain wrong, argues a Web guru.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Mobile, Site, Web Browser, Jakob Nielsen, Media Query, Mobile Device, Developer, mobile browser
Network admin skills going mobile
News As more mobile devices access the corporate network, IT administrators will have to pick up relevant skills to manage this growing demand.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile platforms/communications, Policy and management, Business, Security, Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., India, Skill, Mobile Device
More ads coming to mobiles via Google AdSense
News Mobile Web publishers had been able to sell small mobile ads on their sites. A new AdSense program lets them serve larger ads suitable for smartphones.
Tags: Mobile commerce, E-commerce, Google Inc., advertisement, mobile, Smart Phone, Google AdSense, Web Browser, Mobile Device, Google AdWords
Solar uptake for mobile devices 'limited'
News Photovoltaic cells will not replace batteries in mobile computing devices for now, as performance and price issues continue to hamper adoption, say analysts.
Tags: Green IT, Development/design, Battery, Photovoltaics, Mobile Device, Sharp Corp., Gartner Inc., solar cell, performance, mobile computing
APAC firms pass on remote admin via phones
News Businesses in Asia have yet to warm to using mobile phones to perform systems administration tasks remotely, according to industry observers.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Infrastructure/architecture management, Network administration/implementation, Wipro Technologies, GUI, Infrastructure Management, Asia, Administrator
