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• Samsung launches new 'enterprise friendly' smartphones

  Samsung's new Galaxy smartphones are more enterprise-friendly, with heightened security measures for business users, the manufacturer said on Monday.

• Google gets into the weeds of Android Work

  Google has revealed more about how its new enterprise security and management framework -- otherwise known as Android Work -- will function when the next version of Android rolls out.

• E-health for pets? Smart collar can send health alerts to vets

  PetPace's new smart collar is making it easier for veterinarians to track the well-being of pets and keep in touch with owners.

• Should CIOs Use a Carrot or a Stick to Rein In BYOD Workers?

  Many workers who bring their mobile devices to the office don't care about security, which is forcing IT leaders to take action. Some CIOs offer stipends to help cover mobile expenses in return for BYOD compliance. Others are choosing to throw the kill switch on lost or stolen smartphones.

• Audit agency does BYOD with BlackBerry

  The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has upgraded its mobile fleet to BlackBerry 10 while allowing other devices under a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scheme managed by BES10, the BlackBerry mobile device management (MDM) software.

• Samsung beefs up Knox mobile management software

  One day after announcing the Galaxy S5 smartphone with a security-focused fingerprint scanner, Samsung announced that second-generation Knox software for enterprise-level security and management of Samsung devices will ship sometime in the second quarter.

• Mobile Device Management Lets You Track Your Teens

  It's becoming more common for companies to deploy mobile device management to track smartphone and tablet use as part of a BYOD policy. However, now MDM software is coming home to help parents keep tabs on their teens -- and possibly each other.

• Attack of the BYOD-Killing MDM Software

  BYOD has been an enterprise hit because it allows employees the convenience of combining their work and personal lives on a single mobile device while offering companies a sense of security thanks to mobile device management software. However, a breed of monstrous new MDM software threatens to send users away screaming.

• IT shops face ever greater mobile demands from users

  Nearly two-thirds of mobile device users own three or more network-connected devices, according to an online survey of 5000 people conducted in November in the U.S. and eight other countries.

• Wireless chargers invade furniture, cars

  Along with the Wireless Power Consortium, the Alliance for Wireless Power has announced several of its members will be selling charging devices for furniture and cars.

• Only half of large companies have strong mobile strategies

  More than six years after the first iPhones hit the streets and more than three years after the iPad emerged, less than half of IT operations have implemented comprehensive mobile strategies.

• IT Learns to COPE With Mobile Devices

  More than 60 percent of employees say it is OK to transfer work documents to personal devices or online file-sharing apps. Given that statistic, it's no surprise that companies want to rein in BYOD. However, there may be alternative: A move to company-owned-personally-enabled devices promises to give employers greater control of mobile devices without trampling on privacy.

• Zombies Are Scary for Halloween, Scarier for Mobile IT

  If you're talking about movies or Halloween costumes, zombies are scary fun. However, when the term for the undead refers to company-owned or BYOD mobile phones, CIOs are looking at the potential for frightening amounts of buried expenses.

• Samsung invests $4M in wireless charging firm

  Samsung Ventures Investment Corp. has allocated $4 million in venture funding for PowerbyProxi, whose wireless technology allows multiple devices to be charged at the same time.

• Top automakers set to offer in-vehicle mobile wireless charging

  Next year, the number of cars with wireless charging will explode as auto makers representing 30% of the world's vehicle production plan to include it in various models.