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Google this week introduced two new features for its Chrome browser in a move to bolster demand in the corporate sector. "There is a massive concern surrounding Google and privacy that generally has corporations avoiding this browser officially in favor of Firefox or Internet Explorer," said Rob End...

Yahoo's recently adopted ban on telecommuting is designed to boost creativity and cooperation by having employees work on-site. That may work for the search company, but elsewhere employers regard telework as a useful and productive option. That includes the single largest U.S. employer -- the feder...

For enterprises, the collision of the mobile revolution with the cloud revolution represents a security train wreck. Tablets and smartphones are quickly becoming the productivity tool of choice for executives, sales professionals and remote workers. However, BYOD -- Bring Your Own Device -- is makin...

The fast pace of mobile technology development can improve the ways we share information almost overnight, with new applications and more powerful devices rolling out on a regular basis. Federal agencies, far from settling for the status quo normally associated with government, are trying to keep up...

Microsoft reportedly will release Office Mobile for devices running iOS and Android next year. The software will released in the form of free apps, for iOS first, in early February or late March. The Android version is scheduled for May. Office Mobile was first released to users of Windows Mobile 6....

In the stampede of established players and relative startups seeking to capture a piece of the rapidly expanding cloud market, it is inevitable there will be a few casualties. However, it is surprising which companies have failed to gain an edge in this "Cloud Rush" environment. A case in point is C...

While the Millennial generation drives the latest trends in technology, it's worth remembering that it was the Baby Boomers who put the "e" in email, e-learning, and e-commerce. The foundations of the Digital Era that forever changed the way we work, shop, learn and play were built by innovators bor...

When companies started issuing BlackBerry phones, the world changed. With the advent of the iPhone and Android, the world changed again. Employees started using the newer, hotter technologies, and many carried the company BlackBerry and the iPhone or an Android handset but did not like carrying one ...

The worldwide mobile phone market will grow slightly more than 4 percent in 2012 -- the smallest year-over-year increase since 2009, according to IDC. The decline is attributed to a slowdown in feature phone shipments, which are projected to drop by 10 percent, and a lackluster global economy. The o...

For some time, the future of Research In Motion has been questionable, to say the least. Now, President and CEO Thorsten Heins has cast more doubt on the company's prospects with the announcement that RIM is likely to post its first operating loss in eight years. "The ongoing competitive environment...

Having spent more than 20 years in the tech industry, I've seen many trends (and related buzzwords) come and go. One trend that I continue to see each year is the "consumerization of IT." While it hasn't always been referred to by that label, consumer demand has manifest itself across a variety of...

Over the past year, we have seen many retailers making the switch to in-store mobility. Retailers such as Sears, Home Depot, Urban Outfitters and Nordstrom are not only equipping their staff with mobile devices -- they're handing them to customers as well, to help make shopping more efficient and c...