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Taking Your Software Solution To The iPhone – And Avoiding Common Mistakes

Taking Your Software Solution To The iPhone – And Avoiding Common Mistakes

Apple, (I mean Steve Jobs) has historically shunned the enterprise. Because businesses and users alike are taking iPhones into the workplace, there has been an increasing focus on enterprise features finding their way into Apple’s uber-phone.

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Android: a Trademark, iPhone iOS: a Lovemark

Android: a Trademark, iPhone iOS: a Lovemark

While Android-based phones will likely outnumber iOS devices 5 to 1 in the coming years, no single Android device and software is likely to emerge in the stellar category.

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VoIP on the iPhone Thanks to CounterPath

VoIP on the iPhone Thanks to CounterPath

For those not familiar, CounterPath produces some of the most popular SIP clients for OS X, Windows, and Linux – namely X-Lite, EyeBeam, and Bria

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Mobile Security: Jailbreakers See Bigger Teeth in New Apple Security Patent

Mobile Security: Jailbreakers See Bigger Teeth in New Apple Security Patent

A recently filed Apple patent describes technology that could give iOS devices the ability to use voiceprints, photos and even heartbeats to determine whether the person using it is authorized to do so.

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iPhone 4 Connectivity Performance Bad, Really Bad – Here’s Proof

iPhone 4 Connectivity Performance Bad, Really Bad – Here’s Proof

I decided to conduct some simple tests. I specifically pitted iPhone 3GS against iPhone 4 over 3G connectivity for data throughput performance.

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iPhone Contact Capture, WorldCard Gets The Job Done

iPhone Contact Capture, WorldCard Gets The Job Done

I only publish stories about iPhone apps that are compelling or change my attitude in some way. So here I am, eating my own words concerning contact capturing tools.

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iPhone Business Use Impacted by iPad in Surprising Ways

iPhone Business Use Impacted by iPad in Surprising Ways

When I first watched the iPad announcement in January 2010, I decided to take a few notes about how iPad might affect my use of iPhone when I eventually got an iPad.

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iOS4: Wireless App Distribution Finally Comes to iPhone

iOS4: Wireless App Distribution Finally Comes to iPhone

The recent introduction of iOS4 has significantly improved the in-house application distribution model and made it significantly easier for IT administrators to manage in-house iPhones.

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Bookmaker.com Sets Odds on iPhone 4G Sales Today; Upgrade Risks Abound

Bookmaker.com Sets Odds on iPhone 4G Sales Today; Upgrade Risks Abound

As the iPhone 4 hits stores today, Apple fans anxiously wait in line so they can be the first to try out the new device and all of its innovative applications and new hardware capabilities.

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8 Best Practices for Third-Party iPhone App Developers

8 Best Practices for Third-Party iPhone App Developers

I talked to some of the top independent iPhone developers to find out how enterprises can work best with them to develop custom apps.

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Ideas On-The-Go with MobileSpigit™ for iPhone

Ideas On-The-Go with MobileSpigit™ for iPhone

In focusing on innovation as a collaborative effort, Spigit have gone to lengths to leverage community (dare I say “crowd sourcing”) notions – including building user rankings, reputations, and ‘idea currency’.

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Vegas Reality, Star Walk: Augmented Reality for iPhone and iPad

Vegas Reality, Star Walk: Augmented Reality for iPhone and iPad

To be perfectly candid, I knew little about about AR, had never taken a second look at any AR app, and like many, I viewed this segment as having one foot in the entertainment camp and another in the “soon to be in my shelfware” category.

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