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	4 years in, augmented reality in smartphones has yet to catch on Four years have passed since augmented reality apps for smartphones started appearing in app stores for consumer use, but the trend has been slow to catch on. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry BlackBerry's EZ Pass Offers Free EMM Licenses for BES10 BlackBerry has launched a free EMM license offer to persuade enterprises to upgrade their existing BlackBerry MDM platform, or migrate from any other MDM vendor*. Switch to BES10 and get perpetual Silver level EMM licenses for each existing BlackBerry license or other active MDM licenses, 1 for 1. Good, AirWatch and MobileIron licenses count too. Find out how your BlackBerry, iOS and Android management can be consolidated onto a single, highly secure EMM platform. If you've been waiting for the right time to switch to BES10, this is it. In this Issue AT&T's $50B interest in DirecTV is just one part of an ambitious expansion Microsoft to webcast next week's Surface event BlackBerry opens its smartphone management to rivals With big growth in 5-in.-plus smartphones, where's Apple? Hands on: Moto E, Motorola's feature phone killer Samsung Chromebook 2 review: Compelling -- but not without compromise Samsung Galaxy S5 first month's sales top those of S4 Linux group builds 64-bit Android KitKat for ARM developers Blink team to join Yahoo, 'self-destructing' messaging app to shut down JR Raphael: Here's the deal with bloatware on Samsung's Chromebook 2 Jonny Evans: Can Angela Ahrendts save the Apple Store? HTC One Mini 2 adds high-resolution front camera Senator seeks answers on Samsung's fingerprint scanner for Galaxy S5 Preston Gralla: Windows Phone stuck at 3% world market share -- time to call in Android Office for iPad apps ring up 27M downloads Why an NFC iPhone Could be Big for Enterprise Security TechTip: Changing the voice your Android phone uses for navigation Richi Jennings: New iPad 6 and iOS 8 rumors rampant, ahead of WWDC14 WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Enabling devices & device management Which mobile devices will best meet your business goals while satisfying employees? This white paper explains how to select the right devices for your organization and manage them efficiently, flexibly and securely — using Dell Enterprise Mobility Management and a range of Dell mobile devices. Learn more AT&T's $50B interest in DirecTV is just one part of an ambitious expansion AT&T's apparent interest in DirecTV is only the latest move by the wireless carrier to expand into just about every wired and wireless market it can. Read More Microsoft to webcast next week's Surface event Microsoft will webcast its Surface event next Tuesday, boosting the chance that the company will reveal significant news and/or multiple products. Read More BlackBerry opens its smartphone management to rivals BlackBerry is allowing rivals AirWatch, Citrix, SAP and IBM to directly manage its smartphones with the Blackberry 10 operating system as part of its strategy to open up management of its devices to third parties. Read More With big growth in 5-in.-plus smartphones, where's Apple? The pressure is on Apple to produce a 5-in. or larger display iPhone, since the so-called "phablet" segment grew by 369% in the first quarter and represented 34% of all smartphones shipped. Read More Hands on: Moto E, Motorola's feature phone killer Motorola Mobility's Moto E doesn't cost much, but it works well and doesn't look cheap. Read More Samsung Chromebook 2 review: Compelling -- but not without compromise Samsung's Chromebook 2 has a distinctive design and a roomy 1080p display, but it also has some meaningful drawbacks compared to other devices. Read More Samsung Galaxy S5 first month's sales top those of S4 Despite mixed reviews from critics, Samsung's Galaxy S5 smartphone is proving to be another hit for the company, with 11 million of the phones sold in the first month of launch. Read More Linux group builds 64-bit Android KitKat for ARM developers Google is being tight-lipped about when the 64-bit version of Android will be released, but Linux development group Linaro has built a version of the open-source operating system so mobile apps can be written and tested by manufacturers and developers rushing to catch up with Apple. Read More Blink team to join Yahoo, 'self-destructing' messaging app to shut down The developers of Blink, a messaging app that could be programmed to destroy messages, are moving to Yahoo to work on communications products. Read More : VCE The Sky's the Limit for Eclipse Aerospace and VCE Learn how Eclipse was able to virtualize the entire data center without any business disruption, dramatically reduce IT infrastructure hardware costs and easily migrate SAP business applications, Siemens Teamcenter and NX CAD server software. Learn More JR Raphael: Here's the deal with bloatware on Samsung's Chromebook 2 Samsung has preloaded some programs on its new Chromebook 2 -- but before you grab the nearest pitchfork, you may want to see what's going on. Read More Jonny Evans: Can Angela Ahrendts save the Apple Store? What's clear as Apple puts together the pieces for its Next Big Thing is that with Ahrendts at the helm its retail stores will become the place to go if you want to take a look at its next industry-changing product releases. Read More HTC One Mini 2 adds high-resolution front camera HTC is hoping the design and the ability to take high-resolution selfies with a 5-megapixel front camera will make its One Mini 2 a hit. Read More Senator seeks answers on Samsung's fingerprint scanner for Galaxy S5 U.S. Sen. Al Franken questioned Samsung on the privacy protections the company has in place for the fingerprint scanning technology on its recently released Galaxy S5 smartphone. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows Phone stuck at 3% world market share -- time to call in Android Two new reports agree that Windows Phone had a scant 3% worldwide market share for the first quarter. Both reports find Android dominating, with 80% of the market. It's time for Microsoft to get truly serious about moving to Android. Read More Office for iPad apps ring up 27M downloads Microsoft said customers had downloaded about 27 million copies of the Office for iPad apps in six weeks, a "promising" figure that one analyst said still lacks important contextual details. Read More Why an NFC iPhone Could be Big for Enterprise Security Last week, a report from New York-based global investment news site BrightWire.com suggested that Apple's upcoming smartphone, the iPhone 6, will (finally) support near-field communications technology. Read More TechTip: Changing the voice your Android phone uses for navigation If you're looking for a voice that's slightly less robotic when your phone is helping you navigate, this TechTip will help. (Video) Read More Richi Jennings: New iPad 6 and iOS 8 rumors rampant, ahead of WWDC14 Apple is expected to introduce side-by-side app multitasking next month. At WWDC14, Tim's crew will show off a split-screen feature to allow two apps to run simultaneously -- or so the rumors say. Cue much salivation from BYOD fanbois. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers make the obvious comparisons to Windows 8 and Touchwiz. Read More
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