• Westpac keeps focus on mobility

  By Stephanie McDonald | 23 May, 2012 12:49

  Westpac’s mobile banking platform is growing rapidly, with the company capitalising on the mobility trend.

• In Pictures: Pocket marvels - 40 years of handheld computers

  By Matt Lake | 21 May, 2012 08:30

  From the first pocket scientific calculator through '80s organisers to today's tablets, check out 15 ingenious devices that have driven the handheld computing revolution.

• Q&A: CSC CTIO, Bob Hayward

  By Tim Lohman | 17 May, 2012 11:33

  CSC’s chief technology information officer, Bob Hayward, talks mobility, BYOD, virtual desktops, enterprise app stores and project management.

• VMware envisions virtualization in post-PC, BYOD era

  By Thor Olavsrud | 17 May, 2012 06:55

  Late last year, VMware launched a new bring your own device (BYOD) plan under which every one of its 6,000 U.S. employees was required to use his or her personal mobile phones for work. The mandate was more than a cost-saving measure. VMware appears serious about establishing itself as a leader in post-PC era enterprise computing, and getting intimate with the benefits and challenges of BYOD is essential to that plan.

• Rio Tinto flags further automation technology investment

  By Tim Lohman | 11 May, 2012 10:22

  Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has sung the praises of the greater use of automation technology in its Australian mining operations, suggesting that remote controlled trucks, trains and mining equipment will play an increasing role in the mining giant’s business.

• Near field communication use growing outside smartphones

  By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2012 05:17

  A growing number of smartphones have near field communication (NFC) capabilities to make mobile payments, but accessories and ultrabooks also now increasingly have the same technology.

• Mobile malware: Beware drive-by downloads on your smartphone

  By Meridith Levinson | 23 March, 2012 07:39

  While Jeff Schmidt, the CEO of JAS Global Advisors, was surfing the Web on his new Android smartphone (his first Android phone) earlier this year, what appeared to be an ad popped up on his screen. The "ad" looked like the prompt that appears when his phone rings. He clicked the button on the ad to pick up the putative call, and the ad began downloading a binary file - malware - onto his Android phone. Schmidt had been hit by a drive-by download, a program that automatically installs malicious software on end-users' computers--and increasingly, smartphones--without them knowing.

• Guide: How and when to build a mobile website

  By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff | 16 February, 2012 03:39

  As of November 2011, 91.4 million people in the United States-owned smartphones, according to comScore. That was an 8 per cent increase over just a few months before. And if the trend continues, as most analysts and smartphone vendors believe it will, the number of individuals in the United States with a smartphone will be close to, if not exceed, 100 million by March 2012 - that's nearly one out of three Americans. And that's not including the number of people using iPads and tablet PCs, which was well over 15 million as of June 2011, per CTIA, the Wireless Association.

• Google's Ice Cream Sandwich - a new era for Android

  By JR Raphael | 23 November, 2011 03:18

  Google's Android 4.0 operating system is more than just another upgrade.

• Mobility in the enterprise - Part 3

  By Matt Rodgers | 24 August, 2011 09:19

  No CIO wants to be the person who says ‘no’ to productivity -- especially when the request for iPads comes from the company’s senior executives. But when it comes to mobile devices entering the enterprise, CIOs face the ultimate challenge: How to best service their employees while keeping a lid on costs and security.

Whitepapers about mobility

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  The mobile print enterprise - How IT consumerisaton is driving anytime, anywhere printing

  The widespread adoption of smartphones and tablets, across Android, BlackBerry and Apple iOS platforms, has broadened the effectiveness of professional workers to remotely support business requirements. A continued reliance on printing amongst many businesses means IT must provide enterprise mobile printing capabilities that are secure and reliable. This not only ensures employees remain productive but also allows mobile printing to be tracked and controlled – vital in an era when many businesses face financial, environmental and security concerns. Read more.

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  Essar Group - Essar Group executives enjoy printing on the move

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  HP ePrint Enterprise mobile printing solution

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  Cloud printing in the enterprise: liberating the mobile print experience from cables, operating systems and physical boundaries