Kansas City streetcar project highlights smart city development

Computerworld Mobile/Wireless Computing September 24, 2015 Kansas City streetcar project highlights smart city development Computerworld presents this look at the KC Streetcar project, which not only is connecting parts of the Kansas City, Mo., area, but also attracting new development, residents and a multitude of data for city officials. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Consumers are keeping smartphones, tablets and PCs longer 2. Review: WatchOS 2 offers timely (and needed) tweaks 3. iPad Pro users will need to pony up for an Office 365 subscription 4. US rank drops to 55th in 4G LTE speeds 5. Chip card reality check: Oct. 1 deadline termed a 'soft incentive' 6. Samsung looks to follow Apple with its own Galaxy leasing program 7. 10 great Apple Watch OS 2-compatible apps you'll use 8. Instagram surges past Twitter to become 2nd biggest social network 9. Verizon launches wireless private network traffic management 10. Galaxy Note 5 vs. Moto X Pure Edition: A head-to-head camera comparison 11. Samsung teams with Sectra to secure mobile phones for governments 12. Apple lists 25 apps impacted by XcodeGhost : MoreDirect eGude: Endpoint Trends In this eGuide, Computerworld, Network World, and InfoWorld look at some of the latest trends in mobile endpoint management and protection. Read on to learn how to safely and effectively enable mobile endpoints in your organization. Learn More Consumers are keeping smartphones, tablets and PCs longer Consumers are holding on to their tablets, laptops and smartphones for longer periods, leading Gartner to predict a 1% contraction in shipments of all types of devices globally this year. READ MORE Review: WatchOS 2 offers timely (and needed) tweaks Apple has finally introduced watchOS2, an OS update for its Watch that delivers new watch faces and new features like Time Travel and Nightstand mode. READ MORE iPad Pro users will need to pony up for an Office 365 subscription The iPad Pro's screen size means that people who want to use Office on Apple's new tablet will have to pay for an Office 365 subscription. READ MORE US rank drops to 55th in 4G LTE speeds The U.S. has fallen to 55th in LTE performance as speeds rise rapidly in countries that have leapfrogged some early adopters of the popular cellular system, according to a study by research company OpenSignal. READ MORE Chip card reality check: Oct. 1 deadline termed a 'soft incentive' Despite an Oct. 1 deadline for U.S. merchants to accept secure chip-enabled credit and debit cards, experts believe it will take years for the conversion. READ MORE Samsung looks to follow Apple with its own Galaxy leasing program Samsung is expected to launch its own smartphone leasing plan, following Apple in a long-term attempt to wrest customer control away from U.S. carriers. READ MORE White Paper: IBM IBM MobileFirst Platform Compared to DIY Mobile Platforms This comparative whitepaper discusses how the IBM MobileFirst Developer Edition plug-in compares to unsupported "do-it-yourself" options, focusing on tools for the development of quality native, hybrid and web mobile applications. Learn More 10 great Apple Watch OS 2-compatible apps you'll use WatchOS 2 is here, what are developers building with it? READ MORE Instagram surges past Twitter to become 2nd biggest social network Instagram hit a milestone this week, logging more than 400 million monthly users, solidly surpassing rival Twitter. READ MORE Verizon launches wireless private network traffic management Verizon introduced an LTE wireless traffic management service to give business and government customers the ability to prioritize critical network-based applications. READ MORE Galaxy Note 5 vs. Moto X Pure Edition: A head-to-head camera comparison Wondering how the new Moto X really stacks up with the Galaxy Note 5 when it comes to camera quality? Check out these side-by-side photo comparisons. READ MORE Samsung teams with Sectra to secure mobile phones for governments Sectra is working with Samsung to integrate its hardware encryption system with the phone maker's Knox mobile security platform to create devices secure enough to carry government secrets. READ MORE Apple lists 25 apps impacted by XcodeGhost Apple identified 25 iOS apps in its stores that used a rogue version of its Xcode development tool. READ MORE White Paper: Citrix Systems WAN Virtualization with Citrix CloudBridge This white paper provides a detailed overview of WAN virtualization and discusses some of the unique features that the CloudBridge Virtual WAN solution provides. Learn More Peruse our library of free digital magazines! 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