One in three physicians planned to buy the iPad Mini even when its existence was just a rumor,according to a poll of doctors by medical app developer Epocrates. According to 90%of the respondents to the survey,the smaller size of the ...
Microsoft makes more than$300 on each Surface RT tablet it sells,showing that the company has adopted the business model of its rival,Apple,analysts said yesterday. According to IHS iSuppli,which disassembled a 32GB Surface to estimate ...
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Security is still the primary barrier to adopting mobile business applications, a study has found. More than three-quarters of the 300 UK firms polled said they planned to adopt mobile business applications in the next 12 months. But ...
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Nokia unveiled Tuesday two new models in its Asha Touch family which it claimed as its most affordable capacitive touchscreen devices. The company also debuted Nokia Life+, a free Web application, which provides content on education, ...
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The Paralympic Games was the largest live broadcast undertaking for Channel 4, but also gave the IT team an equally complex project that presented a range of new challenges and had to be executed under very tight deadlines. To broadcast ...
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It's a rare year that sees updates to both OS X and Windows,but 2012 marks such an occasion.About a month after Apple released OS X Mountain Lion and two weeks after Microsoft finalized Windows 8(not shipping until Oct.26 but available for ...
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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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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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Samsung has opened its defence in its patent dispute with Apple. Further reading Apple claims a quarter of Samsung's ₤19.4bn US sales result from infringements Apple and Samsung trade accusations in first day of $2.5bn patent ...
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Businesses have a unique opportunity steal a march on competitors by introducing genuinely innovative mobile phone applications, analyst group Gartner claimed today. But if they are to succeed in exploiting the next generation of mobile ...
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In what has been billed as the biggest patent battle ever, lawyers representing Apple and Samsung traded verbal blows in the opening round of the legal battle. The four-week trial began in San Jose, California yesterday. Apple is looking ...
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IDG News Service-The health care industry's increased use of electronic medical records(EMRs),wireless medical devices and personal mobile technology has turned hospital networks into important components in patient treatment.Practicing ...
Syne qua non has introduced new electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical trial management solution, Syne-clin. Syne-clin, which has the capability to utilize new and emerging mobile technology, features multimedia, touch based ...
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Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, announced its Retail Services business has signed a multi-year renewal agreement to continue providing the private ...
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If you rely on Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphones, it's time to prep your exit strategy. RIM is in serious decline, and the slide has accelerated dramatically in recent weeks. The company has made massive layoffs, its stock price ...
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