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Inside Apple's secret plan to kill the cash register
If you've ever been to a store, you know the drill: Browse the merchandise, pick something, carry it to the checkout counter, maybe wait in line, pay, then walk out with your purchases and a receipt.
By Mike Elgan | 19 May, 2012 21:11
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Android in enterprises 'severely limited' by weak management support from Google
Adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in large businesses has been "severely limited" because of the complexities of managing the various Android models and versions, market research firm Gartner said in an evaluation of 20 mobile device management (MDM) software vendors released Friday.
By Matt Hamblen | 19 May, 2012 02:25
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Google to sell Nexus smartphones, tablets direct, report says
Google is reportedly moving to more direct sales of its Android smartphones and tablets in an apparent move to wrest control away from wireless carriers that install their own services on Android gear or block Google apps like Google Wallet.
By Matt Hamblen | 17 May, 2012 06:17
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Consumer love for mobile sparks discontent with Microsoft's software
Satisfaction with Microsoft's software slipped last year, part of an industrywide downturn driven by U.S. consumer discontent with traditional PC programs, a national survey said today.
By Gregg Keizer | 15 May, 2012 21:02
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Facebook IPO's elephant in the room -- mobile
While Facebook executives talk to the country's top investors about its 900 million users and its powerful global reach, analysts say they need to explain how they're going to fix one glaring problem -- mobile.
By Sharon Gaudin | 12 May, 2012 02:41
Features about Mobile Apps and Services
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Location-based services: Are they there yet?
Mobile users are more connected to the Internet than ever. As of December 2011, ComScore estimated that there are 97.9 million smartphone users in the US - nearly a third of the total population.
By Brian Proffitt | 03 May, 2012 23:28
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'Siri, I have some some suggestions for you'
When Apple's new iPad was unveiled last week , one of the features users had hoped for didn't come with it. Siri, the voice-controlled personal assistant that's been such a hit on the iPhone 4S, wasn't among the tablet's new features. (Apple did add a dictation feature, but it has none of Siri's interactivity; all you can do is one-way dictation.)
By Michael deAgonia | 13 March, 2012 21:16
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FAQ: What you need to know now about the 'new iPad'
Yesterday, Apple pulled off the wraps from the new iPad -- yes, that's the official name -- and spent more than an hour on a San Francisco stage touting what's changed, like the screen, and what hasn't, like the price.
By Gregg Keizer | 09 March, 2012 08:00
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I dumped my iPhone 4 for the Android Galaxy Nexus
I like a lot of things about my iPhone 4. For starters, the whole "antennagate" thing was overblown. Lots of phones drop bars if you grip them a certain way while in a weak signal area. (My new Galaxy Nexus does.) And although I live in a dead zone for both AT&T and Verizon, right out of the box my AT&T iPhone 4 got noticeably better reception than my original iPhone. A simple iPhone 4 case prevented any loss of signal reception due to hand shielding.
By Scot Finnie | 02 March, 2012 21:54
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OS X Mountain Lion: A big cat for business?
Apple surprised the tech world by unveiling a developer preview of OS X Mountain Lion, the next generation of its desktop operating system set to ship this summer - just a year after OS X 10.7 Lion arrived.
By Ryan Faas | 19 February, 2012 09:13
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