The secret to first-rate mobile apps for customers? Iterate, iterate, iterate

Computerworld Mobile/Wireless Computing October 15, 2015 The secret to first-rate mobile apps for customers? Iterate, iterate, iterate How four organizations tapped into fast-moving advances in mobile technology to crank up the functionality of their existing customer offerings. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. UL creating standard for wearable privacy and security 2. Feud heats up over chip cards, FBI warning 3. AT&T's single-number service for connected devices helps AT&T, too 4. Windows tablets for business hit 10% share in second quarter 5. Surface Book pre-orders sell out on Microsoft's site 6. JR Raphael: Silence is only fueling Motorola's Marshmallow meltdown 7. 7 mobile development skills that mean higher pay 8. Consumers think IoT security is a piece of cake; IT pros have another name for it 9. Vint Cerf and 260 experts give FCC a plan to secure Wi-Fi routers 10. Sikur joins secure smartphone race with $849 handset 11. Samsung targets India with new Tizen-powered smartphone 12. JR Raphael: Living with Google's new Chromecast: Is it worth the upgrade? White Paper: Tangoe The Lifecycle of Mobility Management Services Since its rise to prominent a decade ago, mobility has continued to expand its profound influence on how we work and communicate. Learn More UL creating standard for wearable privacy and security UL, formerly called Underwriters Labs, soon expects to certify wearables for safety and security, including user privacy. READ MORE Feud heats up over chip cards, FBI warning A National Retail Federation attorney said that an updated FBI warning on chip card vulnerabilities waters down the need for PIN security. READ MORE AT&T's single-number service for connected devices helps AT&T, too AT&T now has a way to use the same phone number for all your connected devices, a capability that could simplify some subscribers' lives but may have more to do with the carrier's own goals. READ MORE Windows tablets for business hit 10% share in second quarter Microsoft and its Windows devices globally accounted for 6% of business smartphones and 10% of tablets in the second quarter of 2015, breaking the double-digit mark for business tablets for the first time, according to Strategy Analytics. READ MORE Surface Book pre-orders sell out on Microsoft's site Microsoft has sold out of pre-order units for its Surface Book laptop/tablet hybrid on its online store. READ MORE JR Raphael: Silence is only fueling Motorola's Marshmallow meltdown Maybe Motorola could have redeemed itself. Maybe. But this isn't the way to do it -- and the window of opportunity is rapidly closing. READ MORE White Paper: Tangoe The Power of Mobility to Catalyze Business Growth To better understand the issues CFOs are dealing with related to management of mobile technology, infrastructure, and processes, CFO Research and Tangoe conducted a survey of senior finance executives and discovered that CFOs are making difficult choices and tradeoffs related to their firms' mobility strategies. Learn More 7 mobile development skills that mean higher pay Mobile development skills are on the rise, and according to Foote Partners, if you have any of these seven skills, you can expect a better salary. READ MORE Consumers think IoT security is a piece of cake; IT pros have another name for it Surveys of IT professionals and connected-device users by the security organization ISACA found that most consumers felt confident they could control security on IoT devices, while pros had the opposite view. READ MORE Vint Cerf and 260 experts give FCC a plan to secure Wi-Fi routers "We can't afford to let any part of the Internet's infrastructure rot in place," Vint Cerf told the FCC. More than 260 experts believe the state of Wi-Fi router security is "dismal" and the FCC's proposals to secure such devices risks "permanently locking in place buggy and insecure software." The experts gave the FCC a plan to improve security and... READ MORE Sikur joins secure smartphone race with $849 handset The GranitePhone is made by French consumer electronics company Archos, with software from cloud services company Sikur. READ MORE Samsung targets India with new Tizen-powered smartphone Samsung Electronics has launched in India a new smartphone running the Tizen operating system to target the country's price-sensitive users. READ MORE JR Raphael: Living with Google's new Chromecast: Is it worth the upgrade? Some real-world reflections on Google's new $35 Internet-to-TV streaming device and for whom this refreshed version makes sense. READ MORE : Citrix Systems eGuide: Mobile Security In this eGuide, IDG News Service, CSO, Computerworld and InfoWorld offer news, commentary and advice about how to successfully launch and maintain mobile strategies. Read on to learn how to make mobile devices manageable and secure in your organization. Learn More Peruse our library of free digital magazines! Choose from a collection of smartly designed digital magazines, which include our most popular departments -- News Analysis, Features, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. These digital magazines also feature Computerworld signature packages, including our IT Careers 2015 Special Report, with the latest on hot skills and hiring trends, and our Forecast 2015 report, with unique insights into the IT budgets, project priorities and staffing strategies of top IT leaders. 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