Posts from ZDNet | | Galaxy Note 2: Changing the way I use mobile tech Picking up the Galaxy Note 2 by Samsung was a smart move on my part. It is the best smartphone I have ever used, and the utility it provides is changing the way I use other gadgets. Read more | Inside the $10k Android smartphone: How Nokia's 'black sheep' built the Vertu Ti With a retail price in the thousands and technology that smacks more of middle-of-the-road than high-end, how does Nokia spin-off Vertu justify the $10,000 price tag on its devices? Read more | Control your office door lock from cloud, smartphone If you forget to lock up when you leave or don't want to leave keys behind, SimpliciKey can help. Read more | Apple confirms iOS 6.1 lock-screen flaw, promises fix A flaw in the security of iOS 6.1 that allows anyone to unlock a handset and access personal data on a device has been acknowledged by Apple. Read more | Banking apps not safe from OS vulnerabilities Mobile banking apps rely on tools such as HTTPS and sandboxing to keep safe, but operating system vulnerabilities may render such measures useless anyway. Read more | Samsung unleashes REX phones, targets emerging markets South Korean giant unveils four new REX-branded handsets in India, as it hopes to corner a portion of the 653 million entry-level mobile phones expected to ship this year. Read more | Windows Phone doesn't excite many after two years; BlackBerry should clinch 3rd place After more than two years, Windows Phone still claims less than 3% of market share. BlackBerry 10 will be launching here in the US soon and I think they will increase their share to 3rd place and may even pass iOS in a couple years. Read more | 14 reasons why I love my smartphones (application screenshot gallery) Smartphones are very useful devices that have become an extension of our lives. As we celebrate Valentine's Day, I thought it would be fun to show some of my favorite apps and functions. Read more | Control your touchscreen devices in the cold with Glove.ly gloves The problem with capacitive touchscreen devices is that you need a bare finger to use them. Glove.ly released touchscreen gloves that have silver threading in the design to provide you with capacitive functionality with gloves. Read more | Report shows Nokia clearly dominates Windows Phone market share HTC and Nokia are the two primary players in the Windows Phone market and some recent data from AdDuplex shows Nokia has something like 78 percent while HTC is near 14 percent. Read more | 5 excellent reasons to jailbreak your iPhone Looking for a reason to jailbreak your iPhone? Here are five fantastic apps -- apps that will rapidly become "must have" apps -- that you can download and install onto your newly jailbroken iDevice. Read more | Analyst: Microsoft losing $2.5B a year on Office for iOS delay In a case of "not if, but when," Microsoft may be losing out on about $2.5 billion a year by failing to expand its Office offering to iPhones and iPads, according to one analyst. Read more | Can Android, Apple smartphone OS dominance last? IDC says that Android and Apple's iOS are more than 91 percent of the smartphone market now. Can Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 make any dent? Read more | iOS 6.1 lock-screen bypass fumble highlights BYOD fragility Apple's latest fumble led to users being able to bypass the iOS 6.1 lock screen. In spite of strong back-end mobile device management and security policies, most of the time your enterprise is still at the mercy of the mobile maker not screwing up. Read more | | | | Connect with TechRepublic | | BYOD and the Consumerization of IT Special Report The Bring Your Own Device phenomenon is reshaping the way IT is purchased, managed, delivered, and secured. TechRepublic and ZDNet editors and analysts delve into what it means, the key products involved, how to handle it, and where it's going in the future. | | |
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