If your cat swats your iPhone 4 across the room, there's a good chance the iPhone will smash against a wall or the floor and, sadly, one of the glass screens will crack-at least twice the chance as with the iPhone 3GS, because the iPhone 4 is double-sided.
We've all heard the hype about a future of data-driven, always-connected devices where everything from cars to game consoles to refrigerators plays a role in the Internet of Things. We envision our household appliances tapped into the power grid, analyzing and fine-tuning electricity use. We expect our parked cars to one day use Wi-Fi to send traffic and weather forecasts to our office computers before we head out on the commute home.
Got a BlackBerry? You're old and recycle obsolete gadgets.
To pay or not to pay, that is the mobile user conundrum.
Think iPhone security stinks? A new Forrester Research report finds that the iPhone and iPad are secure enough for most enterprises, including highly regulated ones.
Apple's well-documented control over the iPhone and apps took a major blow this week when the U.S. Library of Congress ruled that people who "jailbreak" phones to add non-Apple approved apps should be exempt from prosecution.
Senior citizens want technology that allows them to stay in their homes instead of moving to facilities like nursing homes, says Larry Jorgensen, CIO of Ecumen, a nonprofit that offers senior housing services. Dozens of vendors now offer products to help older people age in place, says Laurie Orlov, an analyst with Aging in Place Technology Watch. For example, Cisco offers the easy-to-use Valet wireless router, Jitterbug and Clarity offer simplified cell phones, and Alarm.com offers a webcam for remote monitoring.
IT departments have often identified closely with their critical vendors. Using a Microsoft platform made you a PC shop; your ERP choice made you an Oracle or SAP shop. The servers you used aligned you with Sun, Microsoft or IBM.
During the next 90 days, consumer demand for smartphones will reach tsunami heights, according to a study released this week by ChangeWave Research. Despite recent troubles, Apple's iPhone 4 will be out in front along with HTC's Droid Incredible, while RIM's BlackBerry risks falling further behind.