Computerworld's holiday gift guide 2013: Smartphones, cases and more

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	Computerworld's holiday gift guide 2013: Smartphones, cases and more Part 3 of our annual offering of gift suggestions has recommendations for iPhones, Android phones and Windows phones; we also have a wide range of cool and useful add-ons. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry Trade up to devices that are built for business The BlackBerry® Smartphone Trade Up Program makes it easy for you to empower your employees with BlackBerry® 10. Trade in your used BlackBerry® smartphones or other mobile devices to receive cash back to use towards a new BlackBerry 10 device. Plus, you'll feel confident that your old devices will be securely wiped and responsibly recycled. Learn more about the BlackBerry Smartphone Trade Up Program and request a quote. In this Issue Lavabit-DOJ dispute zeroes in on encryption key ownership Retina iPad Mini inventory tracker returns from dead CIA collects in bulk data on international money transfers, say reports U.S. military may have 10 robots per soldier by 2023 Carriers' ISIS mobile wallet opens up across U.S. FCC app lets consumers check how mobile broadband providers stack up INSIDER Nicholas D. Evans: Another innovation paradox: Connecting innovation with execution FCC chief pressures carriers on cellphone unlocking Apple experts seek to justify $380 million damages claim against Samsung Google Images under fire in new EU antitrust complaint Richi Jennings: Isis: Carrier alternative seeks to drain Google Wallet WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn Five Tips for Improving Customer Experience This paper conveys how the pressure to increase customer satisfaction metrics with less funding will increase as companies look for new ways to differentiate their services and reduce customer churn. Learn More. Learn More. Lavabit-DOJ dispute zeroes in on encryption key ownership The government's insistence, in its dispute with Lavabit, that cloud service providers hand over their encryption keys when asked, has refocused attention on the issue of key ownership and management in the cloud. Read More   Retina iPad Mini inventory tracker returns from dead   A pair of inventory trackers, including one resurrected after Apple demanded it stop collecting data from its online store website, are helping buyers locate scarce Apple smartphones and tablets. Read More   CIA collects in bulk data on international money transfers, say reports The Central Intelligence Agency secretly collects data in bulk on international money transfers, under a program similar to the government's collection of phone records, according to reports. Read More   U.S. military may have 10 robots per soldier by 2023   U.S. soldiers patrolling dangerous streets will soon be accompanied by robots programmed to scan the area with thermal imaging and send live images back to the command center. Likewise, squads of infantrymen hiking through mountains will be helped by a wagon train of robots carrying water, ammo and protective gear. Read More   Carriers' ISIS mobile wallet opens up across U.S. The ISIS Mobile Wallet went live Thursday, bringing NFC-powered shopping to consumers across the U.S. through a venture backed by three of the nation's top four carriers. Read More   WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn The Rising Financial Impact of Customer Service This document will highlight the financial link between better customer service and increased company profitability. Learn More. Learn More. FCC app lets consumers check how mobile broadband providers stack up The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has released a smartphone app that will allow users to measure the speed of their mobile broadband connection while providing aggregate data to the agency for measuring nationwide mobile broadband network performance. Read More     INSIDER Nicholas D. Evans: Another innovation paradox: Connecting innovation with execution It may come as no surprise that one of many challenges with innovation in large organizations is in successful execution. There's often no shortage of ideas, but the optimal alignment of organizational funding, processes and structures necessary for translating these ideas into a steady pipeline of new products or services is often a significant management challenge. Read More     FCC chief pressures carriers on cellphone unlocking   The newly seated chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has told mobile operators to voluntarily ease up on cellphone unlocking or risk being forced to do so. Read More   Apple experts seek to justify $380 million damages claim against Samsung How much value do you put on certain features in the cellphone you buy? Most consumers probably don't assign a dollar value to specific items, but the detailed calculations handset manufacturers make were at the heart of arguments Thursday as Apple and Samsung fight over hundreds of millions of dollars in patent infringement damages in a California court. Read More   Google Images under fire in new EU antitrust complaint A coalition of photographers and picture agencies has made a formal complaint about Google's use of third-party images to Europe's competition watchdog. Read More   Richi Jennings: Isis: Carrier alternative seeks to drain Google Wallet Isis: Friend of the downtrodden or protector of the dead? Three major American phone carriers have a new mobile wallet system named Isis. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless -- in cooperation with select banks -- dubbed it after the evocative name of an Egyptian goddess. Presumably, the carrier-sponsored solution is intended to banish Google Wallet to the desert. In IT Blogwatch, intrepid bloggers dust off sands of uncertainty to translate Isis' hieroglyphics on the wall. Read More
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