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The number of employees bringing their own devices (BYOD) to the workplace has grown exponentially in recent years; a full 80% of employed adults use some kind of personal device (smartphones, tablets, or PCs) for work-related functions. While a large proportion of this 80% is likely attributed to personal computers, the ushering in of the…
Google Wallet is ready to expand its influence thanks to Sprint. Speaking at a Mobile Payment Services panel at Mobile World Congress 2012, VP of Google Wallet and Payments Osama Bedier told those in attendance that Sprint has plans to release ten Google Wallet devices this year. The next one to hit the retailer will…
Motorola Mobility wants to play a stronger role in the enterprise business. Traditionally aiming the majority of its Android devices toward mainstream consumers, the company is now looking for ways to lure business folk in. It’s offering up to $200 to any person or business that trades in a smartphone — namely an iPhone or…
Obviously there’s something about bars that lead us to discover new phones. Could it be that handset testers get drunk enough to forget that the device is supposed to be incognito? Whatever the case, first it was an iPhone, but now it’s a prototype HTC phone that was left in a bar and now found.…
I had a chance to speak with Fujitsu’s representatives in Barcelona and they seem pretty bullish on the prospects of selling Fujitsu smartphones and tablets outside of Japan. Let’s face it, Japan used to be a very different market and their phones had little to do with those sold elsewhere, but that’s no longer the…
Back in December of last year, on the 29th to be precise, Samsung announced that they just sold 1 million Galaxy Notes. It took them less than two months after launching the product to do that. Two days ago Forbes published a piece that said Samsung Galaxy Note sales have exceeded 2 million units. That’s…
Evernote keeps making its image annotating app Skitch better and better. They’ve just released version 1.4, introducing several new features, which we’ll briefly explore in the text that follows. First there’s support for Maps, so you can (for instance) easily show directions to anyone. Tap on the Maps icon in Skitch, then select some place…
Google updated Application Statistics in the Developer Console, showing additional details to developers. There few important changes included, such as: Installation metrics – which show installations measured by unique users, as well as by unique devices. For user installations, you can view active installs, total installs, and daily installs and uninstalls; and for devices –…
Sprint is doing a nice thing, offering a free Android application for users who are blind or have low vision. Developed by Code Factory, the Wireless Accessibility app can be downloaded at no charge through the Android Market to Sprint, Boost Mobile, and Virgin Mobile USA smartphones, allowing users to easily get around their phones…
Though I’ve only been to Austin once, in just a short time it has propelled itself to my short list of favorite American cities. On my bucket list this year was a trip down to Austin for the illustrious South by Southwest, the music, film, and recently startup and application launch/promotion conference which takes place March 9th…