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Rumour has it that Research In Motion is going to continue their shopping spree (see The Astonishing Tribe, QNX, Viigo, Torch Mobile, Chalk Media, and Dash Navigation) by snatching up a contact management app developer called Gist. Supposedly the deal is all but sealed, but even if it happens, it might be too small of…
An official client for the LinkedIn professional social network has been a long time coming, but it looks like the third-party stopgaps will soon be relieved of duty. LinkedIn for Android is now available in an open beta if you sign up for the group. All of the core functions are there, like viewing updates…
Android’s about to get a bit more secure for enterprise users thanks to the upcoming RSA SecurID application, a two-factor authentication for enterprise applications and resources. RSA is the security division of EMC, and is not only releasing an application, but an SDK for said application as well. The SDK will allow developers to take…
For the last couple of years, RIM’s official BlackBerry show may have scared off some more consumer-oriented partners by virtue of its name alone: the Wireless Enterprise Symposium. That’s about to change as next year, the show will be named BlackBerry World instead of WES. This is in an effort to appeal to anyone interested…
In the mobile world, it’s not uncommon to see specialists move from one manufacturer or carrier to another, but it seems like Apple is making a concerted effort to nab enterprise sales staff from BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion. Digging around on LinkedIn has revealed that at least five employees in corporate sales have left RIM…
Dell has announced that they’re offering about 25,000 of their employees a Venue Pro handset running Windows Phone 7 to replace their corporate BlackBerry. Dell also plans to do the same with Android once they release the Venue. Although this might be seen as some sign of allegiance to their own mobile solutions, the company…
The first official “Business Droid”, the Motorola Droid Pro is set to hit Verizon on November 18th, if the document above is correct. The document also called the Pro an iconic device, and it is in some aspects, but we will have to wait and see consumer response before we can call the device “iconic”.…
Motorola is attempting to woo the Blackberry folk with their upcoming Droid Pro Android smartphone for Verizon. So, it makes sense that the company take things one step further to appease businesses by offering a Droid Pro without a camera. According to newly leaked docs, a camera-less Droid Pro may be on the way. The…
The Gowalla location-based social network has launched a new portion of their site called City Pages, where the biggest and most popular check-ins around town are featured. City pages show off the top three highlights within each category (like best live music, best cup, best people watching, and so on) as designated by the Gowalla…
Following-up on the public launch of their BlackBerry app, HootSuite has added Facebook functionality to their Android client, which was previously only used for accessing Twitter. The update includes all of the corporate-grade social networking you could need, like accessing multiple accounts, scheduling posts, leave comments, and import most of your settings from the web…