The majority of IT departments might accept employees are using their tablets and smartphones in the workplace, but less than a quarter have policies to control it. This was the finding of new research published by LANDesk today. Of the ...
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More than two-fifths of companies worldwide have failed to prepare for cyber threats, a survey from security company Kaspersky Lab has revealed. Some 41% of more than 3,300 IT professionals polled in 22 countries – including 200 in ...
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In the wake of Apple's crushing patent victory against Samsung in court late last week,Reuters reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook has been having secret phone calls with Google CEO Larry Page(pictured). According to sources close to the ...
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Computerworld Hong Kong - At a Computerworld Hong Kong event years ago, I heard a senior executive explain how online retailer Amazon re-engineered their e-commerce process for the Christmas gift-giving season. Like many retail ...
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MIPS Technologies hopes to challenge ARM in the market for high-end tablets and smartphones with an upcoming processor design it presented at the Hot Chips conference in Silicon Valley on Tuesday. MIPS is known for chips used in home ...
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MasterCard will work with mobile operator Everything Everywhere to develop mobile and digital payment solutions. The five-year partnership will see the two firms compete with the likes of O2, US-based Google Wallet, PayPal and Barclays ...
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Windows 8 may be the most disruptive operating system upgrade in 17 years,but the learning curve isn't as steep as some have claimed,enterprise support company PC Helps said today. "It will be very difficult to adjust to,no doubt of ...
Lexmark International has exited the inkjet printer business and is laying off 1,700 people as part of a restructuring plan to improve profitability. Lexmark's restructuring will result in job cuts mainly tied to the inkjet ...
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The majority of UK CIOs believe the work landline will be redundant within the next five years due to the rise in adoption of the smartphone. The figure was revealed in research from Virgin Media Business,which saw 500 CIOs questioned by ...
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MasterCard today announced it had signed a five-year deal with Everything Everywhere to develop mobile payment systems. MasterCard had already formed a partnership in 2009 with Orange, when it began work on QuickTap, the first near-field ...
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The U.S.Federal Aviation Administration is taking a new look at the use of portable electronics on airplanes,seeking public comments starting this week and forming a government-industry group to study when smartphones,tablets and other ...
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Foxconn International Holdings(FIH),the world's largest contract producer of smartphones,has seen shares fall 3.5 per cent after its worst-ever first-half net loss. The manufacturer posted a$226m loss for the January to June ...
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Computerworld-Attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa this week is Perse Faily,the CEO of startup EMN8,who will deliver a message on the tech industry's contribution to job growth.When the convention is over,she will head to ...
The take-up of mobile technology will have a dramatic affect on back-office IT systems, with hidden costs and disruptions possible for companies that do not redesign systems and processes, according to Forrester Research. Businesses are ...
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RF Micro Devices,says it has begun production shipments of power amplifiers to Samsung for use in the next-generation Galaxy S3 4G LTE smartphone. This 4G LTE smartphone features a dual core multi-mode 3G/LTE modem. RFMD said it ...