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Threat Update: Malicious QR Codes Pose Risk to iPhone, Android Devices
We’ve all seen those interesting little white barcode boxes with lots of squiggles and lines that urge us to scan them with our cell phones. Called QR codes, these shortcut codes to mobile websites and applications are an elegantly simple way to cram loads of information into users’ devices with total ease. But the same…
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IDC: Smartphone, Tablet Adoption Growing in Global SMB Market
Increased adoption and personal use of advanced technology is paying dividends for small to midsize businesses (SMBs) around the world as the consumerization of IT continues to expand, especially in developing countries, according to survey research from IT research firm IDC. The report found that SMBs in developing countries are much more likely to encourage…
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iPhone 4S, iPad Drive Record Sales for Apple
Apple sold 37.04 million iPhones and 15.43 million iPads during its fiscal 2012 first quarter, which ended Dec. 31. That suggests a particularly strong holiday selling season for the company; the iPhone number, for example, was well above the 30.2 million units predicted by many analysts. Overall, quarterly revenue totaled $46.33 billion, with a…
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iPad Gets Avaya’s Flare Communicator Technology
Avaya is extending Flare Communicator technology beyond its own Flare tablet hardware, beginning with the launch of a version of the software for the popular Apple iPad tablet. The announcement of the iPad version of the user interface follows on prior announcements of PC and smartphone versions. The mobile collaboration application is available to iPad…
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Should RIM’s New CEO Shake Up the Company’s Strategy?
Research In Motion appointed a new CEO Jan. 22, replacing longtime co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie with Thorsten Heins, the company’s chief operating officer for product and sales. Heins has quite a task in front of him. RIM’s market share is steadily eroding in the face of aggressive competition by Apple’s iOS and Google…
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RIM Co-CEOs Step Down, Appoint Heins to Role
Research In Motion underwent a massive shakeup Jan. 22, with longtime co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepping aside in favor of Thorsten Heins, who now assumes the titles of both president and CEO. According to a statement issued by RIM, Lazaridis will become vice chair of RIM s board, as well as chair of…