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Computerworld Blogs November 30, 2015 Richi Jennings: This iPhone 7 rumor says Apple will "force" you to buy overpriced headphones With the iPhone 7, Apple is planning to strong-arm you into paying more for headphones. According to the latest rumors, Cupertino will remove the standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, forcing you to connect your cans via Lightning... READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Jonny Evans: 10 apps Apple Watch newbies need 2. Sharon Machlis: Great R packages for data import, wrangling & visualization 3. John Brandon: The sad, disappointing, and frustrating state of 4K video 4. Richi Jennings: Raspberry Pi Zero -- thanks for the $5 IoT thing 5. Jonny Evans: 24 essential OS X El Capitan utilities you need 6. Jack Gold: Why most companies have the wrong approach to enterprise mobile apps 7. Richi Jennings: Huawei Mate 8 ascends to dizzying heights of phablet-ness 8. Sharon Machlis: Best Black Friday tech books & video sales 9. Ben Kepes: Sacre bleu! Visibility in the attorney/client relationship. Whatever has Viewabill started? 10. Sharky: Priorities 11. Sharky: And she didn't get mad when you touched them? 12. Sharky: Now THAT'S secured data! White Paper: Birst The Trouble with DIY Business Intelligence The need to increase flexibility and agility, along with the challenges of analyzing huge amounts of data for patterns and meaning, is outpacing the capabilities of traditional business intelligence platforms. Learn More Jonny Evans: 10 apps Apple Watch newbies need These apps give you power at a glance READ MORE Sharon Machlis: Great R packages for data import, wrangling & visualization Here are my go-to R packages -- in a handy searchable table READ MORE John Brandon: The sad, disappointing, and frustrating state of 4K video I had high hopes for 4K finally living up to my expectations. Ah, not really. (IDG Contributor Network) READ MORE Richi Jennings: Raspberry Pi Zero -- thanks for the $5 IoT thing The Raspberry Pi Zero is a tiny ARM computer for five bucks. Now there's a thing to be thankful for, in this world of the Internet of Things. The Pi Foundation is going back to its roots... READ MORE Jonny Evans: 24 essential OS X El Capitan utilities you need Welcome to this collection of essential utilities for OS X El Capitan Macs. READ MORE Jack Gold: Why most companies have the wrong approach to enterprise mobile apps Most organizations focus on the wrong approach to mobile apps often due to old style thinking. What's important is not rapid application development, but rapid application deployment to maximize ROI. (IDG Contributor Network) READ MORE Webcast: VMware Don't Risk a Fragmented Mobility Strategy Business Mobility has widespread implications for how applications are built, how laptops are managed, and how industries transform core business processes. Discover how AirWatch solutions will shape the future of business mobility. Learn more. Richi Jennings: Huawei Mate 8 ascends to dizzying heights of phablet-ness Huawei launches the Mate 8 flagship phablet. The 6-incher promises to be fast, sleek, good value, get great battery life, and actually come with a up-to-date version of Android. Wonders will never cease... READ MORE Sharon Machlis: Best Black Friday tech books & video sales Want to bruh up on a tech skill or learn a new one? Now's a good time to buy a how-to ebook, video class or even paper book thanks to Thanksgiving holiday weekend sales. READ MORE Ben Kepes: Sacre bleu! Visibility in the attorney/client relationship. Whatever has Viewabill started? The six minute increment is a long held part of the way attorneys and accountants work. A new startup wants to give clients more visibility over all those increments. (IDG Contributor Network) READ MORE Sharky: Priorities IT pilot fish and his family return from a vacation trip and, as usual, they're happy to be home -- but for different reasons. READ MORE Sharky: And she didn't get mad when you touched them? Help desk gets a call from a panicky remote user who says her task bar is gone and she can't launch any of her programs to work -- and none of the troubleshooting the techs try over the phone seems to help. READ MORE Sharky: Now THAT'S secured data! Field tech is replacing a laptop motherboard at an office with a much-higher-than-normal level of security, complete with an escort, ID cards and fingerprint scanners at every door -- and it doesn't end there. READ MORE White Paper: Open Text Transactional Data: Are You Ready for Customer Demands? An IDG Research survey reveals that customers want access to their transactional data from any device, any time. 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