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HTML5 or native mobile app? How about both?
When the Financial Times suddenly announced earlier this year that it was switching mobile gears from a native iOS app to build a web app, many in the industry took it as a sign that the dominance of...
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What cloud boils down to for the enterprise
For over five years, I have been writing about the convergence of data center, Internet and software-development technologies that has become known as cloud computing. I started writing on my personal...
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Twilio raises $17M to expand communications platform worldwide
Twilio, a cloud communication platform powering a wide array of apps, is capping off a huge year of growth with $17 million in Series C funding from existing investors Union Square Ventures and...
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Will Google buy T-Mobile? Not a chance
SNL Kagan reported Monday that both Google and Dish Network have submitted bids to buy T-Mobile now that AT&T’s has ceased its overtures toward the country’s No. 4 operator. I’m not going to debate...
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This is why Google is losing the future
“Google is like a crack dealer,” one frustrated startup founder told me recently. “They give you something that gets you hooked, but you end up strung out. You’re so dependent on somebody that you...
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Murdoch’s Daily adds iPhone app: lower price, some free stories
The Daily, which launched in early 2011 as a tablet tabloid available only on the iPad, finally is adding an iPhone edition, with Android handsets to follow. The new app includes some free stories but...
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With WAC’s demise carriers look for API alternatives
The Wholesale Application Community may be defunct, but some hope of accomplishing WAC’s original mission – building a common set of mobile network APIs for developers – seems to remain. Other...
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BYOD-friendly or BYOD-adverse? Critical criteria for picking a cloud vendor
IBM‘s aggressive stance against the use of unsanctioned applications grabbed headlines a few months ago, but the trend toward “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) has put pressure on IT in all businesses,...
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The Mobile 15: Our picks for the most innovative companies
The mobile industry has changed radically in just a few years: We’ve had the smartphone revolution and the app revolution. And it was only three years ago that the tablet was written off as failed...
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Android app development growing at a faster rate than iOS (chart)
Apple’s iOS still dominates among app developers, but it may be losing its edge. According to a recent GigaOM Pro survey (subscription required), both iOS and Android use is growing, but app...
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Noteworthy news in mobile from the fourth quarter 2012
The mobile platform wars heated up in a big way as 2012 came to a close: Microsoft launched Windows Phone 8, Apple continued to roll out its iPhone 5 around the world, and Android’s dominant market...
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Which is the best tablet for you?
Looking back in time, there effectively were no consumer tablets in the beginning of 2010. Sure, Microsoft had Tablet PCs for nearly a decade prior, but these were heavy, had relatively short battery...
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How to define the right multi-cloud strategy for your enterprise the first time
Enterprises making the move to a multi-cloud strategy face critical choices, and a failure to consider common risks can diminish or even eliminate any benefits. Table of Contents Related research and...
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Why the virtual desktop now matters to the enterprise
Amid a perfect storm of market drivers and use cases like the BYOD phenomenon and the emergence of cloud technologies, this year we have seen enterprises overcome the inertia to start the adoption of...
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How the customer experience can help businesses build applications
For some time now, businesses have faced many challenges when it comes to the infrastructure needs of consumer-facing applications. But today there are metrics that can help them justify and benchmark...
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Microsoft Joins the App Store Party
There have been apps available on Windows Mobile for as long as I can remember it being in existence. When I had a Dell Axiom PocketPC in 2003, not only was I the coolest kid on the block, but I also...
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Alternatives to Apple Spaces
Almost a year ago Apple gave us Leopard (OS X 10.5), and along with it came virtual desktops for the masses, in the form of Spaces. For many this was an interesting new way to expand their workspace...
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Operation Foxbook: Could You Do It?
Over at Technologizer, Harry McCracken is in the midst of an experiment that he calls Operation Foxbook. The idea is simple: to forego desktop applications entirely for a period of time, doing...
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Obama for iPhone
Billed as “your official, comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s campaign,” Obama’s campaign today released an official election application for the iPhone and iPod...
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Mac of All Trades: 4 Ways to Extend Your Mac
Aside from being a fantastic computer and girlfriend/boyfriend substitute, your Mac is capable of some pretty amazing things. In fact, whenever I have a problem that needs solving or a gap that needs...
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