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  • Opinion: Why a Blackberry is better than an iPhone

    The BlackBerry has always been a business phone. The iPhone wowed us all - and it nearly put BlackBerry out of business--but it emphasizes entertainment and not productivity. If you're an IT executive, it's finally time to put function before form.

    Written by Rob Enderle • 17 May 13 14:18

  • DAS Keyboard gets quieter; portable speaker lets you groove on the road

    Shaw reviews Das Keyboard's latest high-performance mechanical keyboard and AccessoryPower.com's GOgroove BlueSYNC SRC Portable Bluetooth Speaker and Receiver.

    Written by Keith Shaw • 16 May 13 20:07

  • Smartphones need genius infrastructure

    Until roughly six years ago, mobile computers and telephones were really separate things. "Mobile computing" meant laptops -- maybe with broadband wireless for some lucky executives. "Telephone" meant communication device. "Convergence" meant putting your cellphone into your computer bag to go through airport security.

    Written by Andrea Bradshaw, senior director and general manager, mobility solutions, CDW • 14 May 13 18:08

  • What CSC Is Doing Right (and Wrong) In Its Turnaround Efforts

    In the last 15 months, Computer Science Corp. CEO Mike Lawrie has handpicked his executive team and streamlined the CSC product line. This is a good start, but if CSC wants to emulate the turnaround efforts of IBM and Apple, the company should look for a formidable CFO and step up its marketing efforts.

    Written by Rob Enderle • 10 May 13 14:13

  • Mobile Players Offer a Mix of Messages in TV Ads

    Apple, Samsung and Microsoft take divergent paths to selling their smartphones via TV commercials. The winning approach: Focus on your own unique features, and resist potshots at the competition.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige • 02 May 13 23:27

  • Ramp Up Your IT Leadership Quotient

    Advice for aspiring CIOs: Sharpening your communications skills and raising your industry presence will put you on the path to a CIO job.

    Written by Adam Dennison • 30 April 13 17:02

  • Does Apple's Tim Cook Have a Lucrative Exit Strategy?

    Apple profit fell in the quarter that ended March 30. CEO Tim Cook also announced that the company plans to give shareholders $100 billion of Apple's massive reserves. This should please investors, but CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle ponders whether the move could also be a way for Cook to give himself a lucrative golden parachute.

    Written by Rob Enderle • 26 April 13 14:22

  • Logitech Broadcaster Wi-Fi Webcam: Outstanding portable video

    Considering the enormous webcam market and the number of products available it's hard to believe that anyone could come up with anything new, novel and useful but, impressively, that's just what Logitech has managed to do with its Broadcaster Wi-Fi Webcam, a really well-designed webcam for OS X and iOS only.

    Written by Mark Gibbs • 19 April 13 14:58

  • Beware Online Reviews and Hidden Agendas

    Samsung is only the latest to be caught gaming online customer reviews.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige • 18 April 13 19:44

  • 7 Ways to Get Your CEO Fired

    It's hard to train good CEOs. It's much easier to set them up for failure. Follow these seven steps and your chief executive officer is bound to be out of a job sooner or later.

    Written by Rob Enderle • 12 April 13 13:20

  • NAB show roundup: Cool gear for videophiles

    I've spent the past few days at the annual show for the National Association of Broadcasters, also known as NAB. The trade show, held in Las Vegas, features events and products geared toward television and radio stations, as well as filmmakers and other video creators.

    Written by Keith Shaw • 11 April 13 19:21

  • Opinion: Don’t de-friend the citizen

    Last year, when an earthquake hit Melbourne, Twitter was the first on the scene. Within minutes, the subject became the top Twitter-trending topic worldwide and even caused the Geoscience Australia website to crash as people went online to see what had happened.

    Written by Pankaj Chitkara • 02 April 13 14:56

  • Fast-Food CIOs Are Fast Learners

    This $707 billion global industry is building more intimate customer relationships by pushing the IT envelope on technologies like real-time data analysis, inventory-tracking sensors and mobile payments

    Written by Maryfran Johnson • 28 March 13 20:14

  • Wireless audio enhances two new gadgets

    Shaw reviews Roku's Roku 3 Internet streaming TV box and Jabra's Revo wireless headphones.

    Written by Keith Shaw • 25 March 13 12:07

  • WD ups its streaming TV game with WD TV Play

    Shaw reviews Western Digital's WD TV Play, by Western Digital.

    Written by Keith Shaw • 12 Feb. 13 14:13

  • How to Increase Sales With SMS Text Messaging

    use autoresponders to email potential and existing customers. Another effective method is the use of short message service (SMS) texts, which let you send targeted messages to cell phone users.

    Written by Nathan Segal • 31 Jan. 13 15:55

  • Editor's Letter: CIOs Can Play a Big Role in Business Evolution

    Well-known business models (Avon, Netflix and Best Buy) are under siege, underscoring the point that IT plays a more central role than ever before in the rise and fall of almost any company.

    Written by Maryfran Johnson • 30 Jan. 13 14:35

  • Dell Unveils True Enterprise Pocket PC

    Dell's 'Project Ophelia' is a Bluetooth-enabled device the size of a fob key that, when plugged into an HDMI input, runs Android apps from the cloud. Such a pocket PC (or cloud client') is innovative and disruptive--but the fact that Ophelia emerged from Wsye, which Dell acquired and refused to decimate, may be the bigger surprise.

    Written by Rob Enderle • 11 Jan. 13 14:18

  • Data analytics will fail if executives ignore the numbers

    One major selling point for data analytics is that it gives executives the information they need to make the decisions that are best for the company. However, if executives don't read the reports before signing on the dotted line, or if they expect research groups to write reports to justify their decisions, then there's no point.

    Written by Rob Enderle • 09 Jan. 13 13:27

  • Why 2013 Is RIM's BlackBerry Year

    The iPhone isn't that great and the Android OS is woefully insecure. Come Jan. 30, if mobile users take a hard look at their devices and then look at the new BlackBerry 10, RIM could be in for a windfall.

    Written by Rob Enderle • 28 Dec. 12 14:04
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