Tuesday 12 February 2013

Why do iPhone and iPad users jailbreak? Freedom

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TechRepublic Member | February 12, 2013

Why do iPhone and iPad users jailbreak? Freedom

Millions are jailbreaking their iOS devices in order to add much-needed features to their iPhones and iPads. But jailbreaking opens up a whole world of pirated apps to owners, which is a bad situation for Apple and iOS developers. Read more

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BYOD initiatives require careful thought and planning. Here are four mistakes that can ruin even the best BYOD policy. Read more

10 ways to reduce security headaches in a BYOD world

Security is a huge concern when it comes to BYOD. Here are several steps you can take to protect your network and keep your organization's data safe. Read more

BYOD Android devices play an important role in enterprise security

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Mobile apps to bring in the Lunar New Year 2013: Year of the Snake

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iOS 6.1.1: Now it's OK to update your iPhone 4S, says Vodafone

Vodafone customers in the UK are now being given the all-clear to go ahead and update their devices to iOS 6.1.1, designed to fix the mobile data issues introduced by the previous version. Read more

A cheap Android phone is now a good phone. Your move, Apple...

I bought a Nexus 4 out of intellectual curiosity. After three years of using iPhones, it's now my main phone. That's great for me, but a problem for Apple. Read more

BlackBerry 10 ZDNet Great Debate: Interest does not equal success

I overwhelmingly lost the popular reader vote in this week's debate, but still received the win due to the question being debated and how interest is really defined in the enterprise. Read more

Does jailbreaking or rooting devices, and BYOD mix?

The short answer is no. The slightly longer answer... definitely not. Read more

MDM, BYOA adoption driving enterprise app store growth: research

Enterprises are cautiously approaching the bring-your-own-app (BYOA) threat by adopting in-house app stores, with one quarter of all enterprises using their own mobile market by 2017. Read more


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Cracking Open the Google Nexus 4

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Live Webcast: The Future of Customer Support (Citrix Online)


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