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  • Consumer device use grows, but IT and security can't keep up

    IT and security managers are slowly embracing the growing number of <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/618163/how-to-adopt-consumer-tech-for-efficiency">consumer devices</a>, such as iPhones and <a href="http://m.csoonline.com/article/686040/iphone-and-ipad-security-4-tips-to-stay-safe">iPads</a>, that are being used by workers within their organizations, but many enterprises are still overwhelmed by the need to mitigate risk and support the devices. That is the finding of new research released Tuesday by Unisys Corporation. The study was conducted for Unisys by International Data Corp.

    Joan Goodchild | 13 Jul | Read more

  • Control mobile access with device management policy

    Like CIOs at many organizations, Kenneth Corriveau saw the writing on the wall. The employees in his company wanted to use their own devices for work and were going to keep asking, regardless of what policy might state about using personal technology to <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/675735/it-departments-flying-blind-when-it-comes-to-mobile-security">connect to corporate networks</a>.

    Joan Goodchild | 01 Jul | Read more

  • Survey paints bleak future for iPad rivals

    With the launch of the Motorola Xoom, and impending arrival of the BlackBerry PlayBook, HP TouchPad, and a plethora of other tablets, the competition is mounting for the Apple iPad. However, a survey from ChangeWave finds that the dominance of Apple's iPad is assured for the foreseeable future.

    Tony Bradley | 11 Mar | Read more

  • 10 cool hacks for your NookColor

    So, you bought a NookColor. It's a cool device, but if you've had one for a while and find that the novelty is slowly wearing off, you might be wondering what else Barnes &amp; Noble's touchscreen e-reader can do. Wonder no more: Hackers have been hard at work, pushing the NookColor to its limits. Here are a few great things that the NookColor is capable of.

    Elizabeth Fish | 24 Feb | Read more

  • E-book piracy is here. So what?

    While browsing a social news site the other day, I came across a link to an e-book search engine. Sadly, alongside the many free e-books available, such as those from Gutenberg, thousands of pirated e-books were being freely offered. I won't reproduce the details of the site here and I ask that, if you know of it (or others), you keep it to yourself too.

    Keir Thomas | 30 Nov | Read more