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    Top 7 Truths About Consumerisation of IT 07 February, 2012 10:21:00

    The phenomenon is only growing stronger. Here's what IT and business leaders need to know
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    The iPhone turns five: Evolution of a game-changer 16 January, 2012 10:49:00

    It was just five years ago that Steve Jobs announced the iPhone, which despite early criticisms came to redefine mobile computing.
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    MobileIron brings unified Android management console 30 November, 2011 22:10:54

    With the U.S. release of the first Android 4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" devices expected in December, more Android devices are likely to head into the enterprise as strong customer adoption and emerging enterprise capabilities begin to break down the barriers that have kept Android largely out of business use, says Ojas Rege, products vice president at mobile device management (MDM) tool provider MobileIron. To address that trend, MobileIron today released version 4.5 of its MobileIron MDM tool.
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    InfoWorld's guide to a successful BYOD and mobile IT strategy 23 November, 2011 02:25:14

    It's the biggest shift in IT in years: the consumerization-of-IT trend that gained major traction with the advent of the iPhone and other modern mobile devices, causing most businesses to let employees bring -- or at least choose -- their own smartphones and tablets, all in fewer than two years.
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    iOS, Android to get federal-strength authentication 16 November, 2011 04:01:54

    Good Technology and ActivIdentity today jointly announced an effort to bring federal-level authentication to Apple iOS devices, such as the iPad and iPhone, and Google Android devices. And Apperian released its Enterprise App Services Environment (EASE) product for Android devices, which lets businesses provision and manage apps, and manage content delivered to those apps. EASE can manage Android Market apps, in-house Android apps, and HTML5 apps, and also provides push notification and updates.
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    In pictures: Android 4 'Ice Cream Sandwich' 01 November, 2011 10:25:00

    Google's mobile OS gets a major upgrade this week if the tipsters are right, but there's no need to wait to see some of the new capabilities in action.
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    After drama, HP to keep its PC business after all 28 October, 2011 07:51:25

    Hewlett-Packard isn't going out of the PC business after all. Today, CEO Meg Whitman announced the company would continue to make and sell PCs, reversing a decision made by her predecessor Léo Apotheker in August -- a decision that riled investors and employees and led to his ouster in late September. Since the August announcement, HP's future has been repeatedly questioned, as has the competence of its senior management. The appointment of board member Whitman as CEO added to the criticisms.
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    RIM delays BlackBerry tablet OS to February 2012 26 October, 2011 22:06:00

    Last week at its BlackBerry DevCon conference, Research in Motion tried to excite developers about the forthcoming PlayBook OS 2.0 mobile operating system, to spur developers to create applications for RIM's BlackbBerry PlayBook tablet, released last spring to poor reviews and low sales. But yesterday, RIM said in a blog post that it was delaying the release of the PlayBook 2.0 OS "until we are confident we have fully met the expectations of our developers, enterprise customers, and users."
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    Beauty and the geek: Windows Phone 'Mango' vs. Android 26 October, 2011 21:12:00

    Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango," Microsoft's answer to Apple's iOS and Google's Android, draws you in immediately with its simple but sexy interface. It's very easy to get into messaging -- both traditional email and IM and newfangled Twitter and Facebook -- and launch widgets to track the weather or see your stocks. The colorful Windows Phone UI makes iOS look a bit dowdy, almost computerlike, and it really shows what a mess the Android Franken-interface is.
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    In Pictures: Android to iOS - Where Google 'inspired' Apple 20 October, 2011 15:55:00

    iPhone and iPad aficionados like to cite Google's copying of iOS features -- but the reverse happens, too
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    In pictures: Game changer - The iPhone then and now 18 October, 2011 15:07:00

    From the original iPhone to the iPhone 4S, here's how Apple upped the ante on each iPhone model
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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