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BYOD Means No One Can Fill BlackBerry’s Shoes

BlackBerry may have lost its mojo, but the space it filled doesn't exist any more, says Michelle Maisto

11 years ago

BlackBerry And T-Mobile USA Split Over iPhone Row

BlackBerry CEO John Chen says two companies' strategies are no longer compatible, after T-Mobile offered users a trade-in for a…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Sues Top Exec To Stay At His Post

How bad are things at BlackBerry? Michelle Maisto says the case of Sebastien Marineau-Mes is not a good sign

11 years ago

The White House Is Testing Android, But Obama Will Keep His BlackBerry

Even if his staff check the security of Android, no one will make President Obama give up his BlackBerry, says…

11 years ago

Canonical: Ubuntu Mobile Probably Won’t Appeal To iPhone Users – CeBIT 2014

Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth says developers and Android enthusiasts are likely to be tempted by converged computing - not iPhone…

11 years ago

Cameron Says UK And Germany To Work On 5G, Internet Of Things – CeBIT 2014

Prime Minister David Cameron joins German Chancellor Angela Merkel to open CeBIT, calling it an honour to be this year's…

11 years ago

It’s Not Too Late For ‘Weightless’ Innovators To Join The Race

Denis Keseris, a patent attorney at Withers & Rogers, says the Internet of Things standard developed in Cambridge has plenty…

11 years ago

MWC 2014: Don’t Be Mean To Samsung’s Galaxy S5

Samsung's Galaxy S5 isn't exciting enough for some people. Michelle Maisto jumps to its defence

11 years ago

Will Vodafone Spending Spree Buy It A UK Fixed Network?

Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao has a £24 billion warchest for acquisitions, but will it move into fixed line services in…

11 years ago

Why Microsoft Gains From Nokia’s Android-Based Normandy

Nokia's rumoured Normandy will bring diversity to Microsoft, says Michelle Maisto. And the company makes more money on Android than…

11 years ago

IT Life: Building A Smartphone In 1999

Ten years before the iPhone, Andy Harter was building a smartphone in Cambridge

11 years ago

3 Things CIOs Can Learn From Snapchat

If you want your corporate apps to be used, get mobile and reduce friction, says Rob Sobers

11 years ago

Bell Labs: We Will Need Billions Of Small Cells

Holger Claussen from Bell Labs envisions a future where we all have our own low-power radio access node

11 years ago

Head Of US Telecom Regulator Speaks On Philosophy Of Risk

Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the US' FCC, has laid out his approach to achieving dynamic markets ahead of a…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Appoints Former HTC Exec As Head Of Devices

BlackBerry fills Alicia Keys-shaped void with HTC and Sony Ericsson veteran Ron Louks

11 years ago

Dell World 2013: Dell EMM Is More Than Just MDM

Dell software boss John Swainsom promises EMM will pretty much do everything

11 years ago

Bill Cramming – The Hidden Danger Of BYOD

Wayne Rash is enraged by the little extras in staff phone bills

11 years ago

Sales Bonanza Creates A BYOD Nightmare

So-Called Black Friday sales mean IT departments will have random consumer kit to support, warns Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Smartphone Kill Switches Are No Use Till Thieves Know About Them

Apple has kill switches that work, but ill-informed thieves will still kill for an iPhone, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Samsung Looks To The Enterprise As The Smartphone Market Saturates

Samsung' wants to replace BlackBerry and be a major enterprise provider, Jae Shin and Andrew Mills tell TechWeekEurope

11 years ago

Linux Foundation: Open Source Tizen Is Alive And Well

The Linux Foundation's Brian Warner says Tizen 'scratches an itch' unaddressed by smartphone market

11 years ago

Low-Cost Moto G Is A Sign Google Wants Greater Control Of Android

Google risks wrath of Android developers and manufacturers as it seeks to push its services, says Steve McCaskill

11 years ago

NSA Probably Couldn’t Crack Merkel’s BlackBerry

The NSA spied on Angela Merkel - but Wayne Rash thinks her phone's encryption kept the spooks out

11 years ago

Former Apple CEO John Sculley Considers BlackBerry Bid – Report

John Sculley's favourite variety of fruit might have changed

11 years ago

802.11ac Wi-Fi Will Emerge Gradually – Aerohive

The new Wi-Fi will go faster - but it won't get adopted straight away, says Aerohive's Matthew Gast

11 years ago

64-Bit iPad 5 Will Have Enterprise Appeal

An A7-powered iPad 5 will make it more attractive to businesess, but don't write off PCs just yet, says Wayne…

11 years ago

The Internet Of Things Will Become The Internet Of Services

The Internet of Things starts with smart thermostats, but it will soon offer smart services, once we crack the language…

11 years ago

Microsoft Had No Choice But To Buy Nokia’s Phone Business

Microsoft had no option but to make a gamble on Nokia, says Andreas Bernstrom

11 years ago

How Better Roaming Will Help Wi-Fi Succeed In Spite Of Itself

Wi-Fi is great, but it's not always as easy as it should be. Edgar Figueroa wants to fix that

11 years ago

BoxWorks 2013: CEO Levie Talks Up Box Mobile As New iOS App Debuts

Box CEO Aaron Levie launches iOS app, and laments BlackBerry's troubles

11 years ago