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Monday, 26th March 2012

Google Play to Fight the Commoditization of Android

The most profound thing I've heard lately was from a guy standing behind the counter of an empty RadioShack on St. Patrick's Day in Boston. Smartphones are like the cereal aisle in the grocery store, he said. There are a thousand options but really, there are only a couple varieties. Applied to Google's relationship with Android, what we see is…

Mobile Dan Rowinski comments

You Can't Have Our Facebook Passwords!

Not to beat a dead horse, but there are a lot of people out there who are very, very upset at the idea of sharing their social media logins with employers or potential employers. I'm not talking about the ACLU, and a couple of senators asking the Justice Department to look into the matter. I'm talking about real people worried about being asked…

Enterprise Fredric Paul comments

How to Jailbreak According to chpwn

When you jailbreak an iOS device for the first time, you have a lot to learn. That's just the first of many ways jailbreaking is unlike the out-of-the-box Apple experience. To get a better sense of the purpose and potential of jailbreaking, I talked to one of the best. chpwn is the creator of jailbrea.kr, a single destination to keep you posted on…

Jon Mitchell comments

Dell Launches v2 of IdeaStorm

It is hard to believe that Dell's IdeaStorm site is five years old. (It's Feb 2007 launch was covered by us here.) But harder still to realize was that until last week, the venerated ideation site was getting a bit long in the tooth, even though it has had close to 500 different ideas implemented by Dell on various projects and products. Some of…

Enterprise David Strom comments

Facebook, Passwords, Employers and a Business Opportunity

Some folks are getting riled up over employers asking job seekers for Facebook passwords, others think it might be OK. Me? I think there's a business opportunity being overlooked in catering to employers' concerns about social media. Monitoring social media is already a business, but that applies to public posts.

Enterprise Joe Brockmeier comments

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