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CIOs discuss their approach to mobile security

At a Churchill Club event in Santa Clara, Calif., Peter Solvik, managing director at Sigma Partners, talks to a panel of CIOs about their how they're making mobile devices more secure in the enterprise and whether their employees prefer the BlackBerry over the iPhone. The panel includes: Matt Carey, chief...

Tags: CIO, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Marketing, iPhone, Yahoo, Home Depot, Baxter, Mobile Devices

Videos 2009-05-08

Microsoft exec outlines Windows 7 security

Mobile-device security, two factor log-ins, and AppLocker, a code-signing feature for applications, are just a few of the security advancements Microsoft is rolling out with its Windows 7 operating system. Scott Charney, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing division, explains at the RSA Conference in San Francisco how it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, security, applications, mobile devices, code signing, two-factor login, RSA

Videos 2009-04-21

Nokia releases 'point and find' technology

Location, location, location. At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Nokia Executive Vice President Anssi Vanjoki outlined his company's vision for the future of mobile computers based on its new map-based user interface. Vanjoki predicts that in the near future, people will no longer ask, "Where are you?" and...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Location, Web 2.0, Notebooks, Wireless And Mobility, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Nokia, Web 2.0 Expo, mobile devices, mobile computers, GPS, social locations, cell phones

Videos 2009-04-02

Gallery: Is this the next generation of mini laptops?

Chipmaker Qualcomm has been showing off a prototype touchscreen laptop-to-tablet powered by its 3G Snapdragon chipset, which it claims will enable a new generation of always-on, low-power mobile computing devices ready to rock the mobile data world. by ZDNet

Tags: Mobile, Mobile Computing, Laptop Computer, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Handhelds, Marketing, Hardware, Qualcom, touchscreen, Snapdragon, mobile devices, ZDNet

Image galleries 2008-12-05

Additional Resources

Net Status for iPhone 1.3 (Mobile)

With Net Status for iPhone you can get a fast glimpse of what is happening now with your hosts, routers, and other network devices connected to the internet or LAN. Net Status for iPhone checks network services your hosts run for availability and present the information in a convenient way...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Network, Happymagenta Project, Smart Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Short clip: American Airlines? upgrading its passenger service system

Monte Ford, CIO of American Airlines describes how the company?s new passenger service system will work in the future. He says it will be easier for customers to handle reservations, ticketing, and flight information through their mobile devices.

Tags: American Airlines, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing

Videos 2009-11-04

Monte Ford, CIO, American Airlines

Monte Ford, CIO of American Airlines talks to ZDNet?s Sumi Das about developing a new passenger service system that will allow customers to connect more easily to the airline through their web site and other mobile devices. Ford also discusses how his IT organization faced the challenges of 9/11 and...

Tags: American Airlines, CIO, Web Site Development, Internet

Videos 2009-11-04

Motorola and Palm; will 2009 be designated as a comeback year?

wrongwell matthew, because you have been wrong consistently about the smartphone market the last few years i would argue they are both doomed, when you like them. the pre doesn't help palm as it should regardless of critical acclaim and motorola will participate in the race to the bottom (margin...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, RIM OS, Palm Inc., Pre, GSM, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions?

Outlook contact manager Xobni launches an enterprise version at Enterprise 2.0 conference but what would really be nice to see is some support for Web mail and mobile devices. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Mobile, Xobni, Channel Management, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Outlook, Marketing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Do you really want to carry another device just for Twitter?

A Twitter Device? Hmmm... it will probably be a hit for christmas and then die a painful sudden death!never really liked their stuffNever really liked their stuff - limited devices for prices that are still too high? No thanks.Frankly, I'm [b]much[/b] more interested in devices with Wi-Fi than with cell...

Tags: E-mail, Cellular phones, Peek Classic, Twitter Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Review: Celio rolls out BlackBerry client for the REDFLY Mobile Companion

I've been a fan of the REDFLY Mobile Companion for a couple of years and purchased the C8N in November 2008. If you remember there are two models of the REDFLY Mobile Companion, the C7 and C8N, that give you a large display and keyboard to use with your Windows...

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717The Sony Ericsson Equinox is the first phone from the manufacturer to land at T-Mobile since the TM506. In many ways the Equinox is a fitting successor; like the TM506 it has a thin flip phone design and it sports a similar feature set that includes...

Tags: display, Equinox, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-03

Waveboard for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Waveboard for iPhone is a very simple front end for Google Wave. This client shows the standard web presence for mobile devices provided by Google Wave. Website links will be shown in an integrated separate web browser view. Pages can be handed over to Safari from within the app. Landscape...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mobile, Web Browser, Holtwick IT, Web Browsers, Smart Phones, Channel Management, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Pocket DB 4.0.3 (Mobile)

How would you like to have your desktop Access databases with you on your Pocket PC or smartphone anywhere, any time? How would you like to have your desktop Access with you on your Pocket PC or smart phone anywhere, any time? Pocket DB is a database program designed for...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Mobile, PC, Smart Phone, Software Solutions Inc., Pocket PC, Desktops, Handhelds, Databases, Storage, Operating Systems, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Wondershare Video Converter for Mac 1.9.2.1 (Mac)

Wondershare Video Converter for Mac is the almighty solution for converting video files to all sorts of video formats on Mac OS. This Mac video converter can convert different video formats for all popular mobile players including iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Youtube web,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Video, Wondershare Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Smartphones

The lineup of cell phones has expanded a bit, but a significant number of what we see in that category are updates to existing models. The real innovation in the mobile phone world is in the area of smartphones where we see the Apple iPhone, Palm WebOS, Google Android, RIM...

Tags: Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Smartphone, Carrier, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Atlantis Sky Patrol Lite 1.0 (Mobile)

In Atlantis Sky Patrol Lite, it is your job to take flight and knock out more than 100 doomsday devices that have been planted around the world. Travel to each destination on the map and eliminate chains of marbles by strategically matching colors in sets of three. Knock out cleverly...

Tags: Big Fish Games, Mobile, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Atlantis Sky Patrol for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

In Atlantis Sky Patrol for iPhone It is your job to take flight and knock out more than 100 doomsday devices that have been planted around the world. Travel to each destination on the map and eliminate chains of marbles by strategically matching colors in sets of three. Knock out...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Big Fish Games, Mobile, Games, Smart Phones, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Over the next few days we will continue to test the Droid and add the results to this review.You have to hand it to Verizon Wireless: though the Google Android operating system now extends to a handful of devices, the carrier was able to get the tech world...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, display, Color Support, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., Motorola Droid

Product reviews 2009-10-29

Photo DVD Slideshow Professional 8.07 (Windows)

Photo DVD Slideshow Pro. allows you to create entertaining photo slideshows you can watch on TV, create Flash slideshow Flash for Video perfect for posting online to your website, generate MPEG video files for mobile devices such as Apple iPod, Sony PSP, cellular phone, build photo slideshow video ready for...

Tags: Slideshow, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, DVD, Music, Anvsoft

Software downloads 2009-10-29