Location-based services: Are they there yet?

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	Location-based services: Are they there yet? Mobile apps that use your location to offer services are no longer new. But are they truly useful to businesses? We look at Facebook, Foursquare, Google Latitude and Yelp to see how they're doing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Imation Scalable Storage 7 Simple Truths About Tiering Your Data Dealing with the explosion of extreme data means more than containing it all. It's about determining what data is most useful to your business and where "speed meets need." Learn how you can use data tiering to transform unstructured data into "content" while keeping protection high and costs low. View Now In this Issue Smartphone screens are getting bigger Nook deal lets Microsoft integrate e-bookstore with its software, services Microsoft opens New York research lab, hires mainly Yahoo researchers Jonny Evans: Liquidmetal iPhone 5? Not this year, inventor claims Matt Hamblen: The next iPhone should have a bigger screen From CIO.com: Top CIOs predict future of the CIO role Cloud computing gains in federal government Judge again orders Apple, Samsung to streamline claims in iPad patent case Microsoft to retire Windows Live brand ahead of Windows 8 launch Facebook's open-source data-center project gains ground Hackers blackmail Belgian bank with threats to publish customer data FCC launches new mobile broadband subsidy IT Blogwatch: It's Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) release date; specs leaked RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver – 6/20 Register Now! IT Roadmap is the one day, cost free, professional-level conference and expo that's full of job-ready solutions you can put to work now. IT Roadmap surrounds you with technology's most-followed analysts and the industry's most-innovative solution providers, all focused entirely on building the roadmap you need in crucial areas of enterprise IT. Click to continue Smartphone screens are getting bigger Smartphone screens are getting larger, although vendors will likely continue to offer many sizes to woo a wide variety of users. Read More Nook deal lets Microsoft integrate e-bookstore with its software, services Barnes & Noble will distribute its free Nook Metro app through Microsoft's Windows Store, putting to rest talk of Microsoft embedding the program in Windows 8. Read More Microsoft opens New York research lab, hires mainly Yahoo researchers Microsoft is opening a research lab in New York City that aims to benefit from interaction with the academic and tech communities in the metropolitan area, as well as attract new talent to Microsoft, the company said. Read More Jonny Evans: Liquidmetal iPhone 5? Not this year, inventor claims The season for iPhone 5 rumor continues, with Liquidmetal inventor Dr. Atakan Peker telling Business Insider that Apple is likely "years away" from being able to deploy the tech in a major way. Read More Matt Hamblen: The next iPhone should have a bigger screen Spending some time with a Galaxy Note to play Words with Friends shows the value of a bigger screen. Read More From CIO.com: Top CIOs predict future of the CIO role Entrepreneur, futurist, global talent scout and master of business metrics. Those are some of the roles that CIOs will need to play in 2017 to be successful, according to today's award-winning CIOs. Read More WHITE PAPER: PTC An Innovative Approach to Managing Requirements This paper provides a detailed examination of a comprehensive requirements management solution. It examines how requirements are authored, captured and traced through the downstream lifecycle, and how configuration management concepts can be leveraged to achieve advanced requirements management capabilities. Learn more. Cloud computing gains in federal government The federal government may not be renowned for its operational speed or agility, and certainly IT is no exception, but federal agency CIOs and their employees have gradually been warming to the new model of cloud computing, according to a panel of industry executives speaking at a conference Wednesday. Read More Judge again orders Apple, Samsung to streamline claims in iPad patent case Apple and Samsung Electronics have until Monday to further boil down the number of claims to be considered in the sweeping intellectual-property lawsuit concerning their smartphone and tablet products, which is now scheduled to go to trial July 30. Read More Microsoft to retire Windows Live brand ahead of Windows 8 launch Microsoft will retire the Windows Live brand as it gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with the launch of its Windows 8 operating system. Read More Facebook's open-source data-center project gains ground Facebook's year-old project to develop open-source hardware designs with the aim to build efficient data centers gained momentum on Wednesday, with some top technology companies joining the effort and introducing server designs. Read More Hackers blackmail Belgian bank with threats to publish customer data Hackers claimed to have breached the systems of the Belgian credit provider Elantis and threatened to publish confidential customer information if the bank does not pay $197,000 before Friday. Read More FCC launches new mobile broadband subsidy The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has begun the process to get competitive bids for new mobile broadband subsidies designed to bring 3G or 4G service to areas in the country that do not have it. Read More IT Blogwatch: It's Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) release date; specs leaked Today is the Samsung Galaxy S III release date (or S3, if you prefer). Some specs have leaked, despite Samsung's efforts to keep them secret, Apple-style. We'll know more this afternoon. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers are watching London. Read More
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