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The Tablet OS Landscape: What You Need to Know

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog, Windows 8





windows 8 blog android 2 Tablet operating systems are on the move: Android is already on version 4.0, iOS 6.0 is expected to show up this summer, Google Chrome is creeping into tablets, and Windows 8 will be taking over a tablet near you this fall.

Here are my thoughts on the tablet OS landscape and what it means for tablets at work: Read more

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Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, IT, Weekly Round-up, Windows 8





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Windows 8: Enterprise Features Could Set Tablets Apart
Windows 8 adoption on PCs and tablets will be a tall order for Microsoft. But proven enterprise support and the security and networking features built into Windows 8 may give the OS an advantage over consumer-focused Macs, iPads and Android tablets. Read Full Post
Originally Posted By Shane O’Neill, CIO

New iPad Could Cause Corporate Network Crunch
Here’s a scenario that could give network managers pause: iPad owners looking to avoid downloading high-definition videos or movies over LTE (to avoid steep data costs) may instead do so over Wi-Fi at work. And another: What happens when those with Wi-Fi-only iPads all decide to download iOS or application updates at the same time?
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Originally Posted By Matt Hamblen, Computerworld

Google Rejiggers Android Market, Other Cloud Services with Google Play
Android Market, Google Music and the Google eBookstore are now under one “digital entertainment destination” called Google Play that the search giant says will make it easier for users to find their music, movies, books and apps from mobile devices.
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Originally Posted By David Needle, TabTimes

Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, IT, Weekly Round-up





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Google VP Dishes On Android Tablet and App Strategy
Android is huge here at Mobile World Congress. There are Android phones and tablets everywhere, but we still aren’t seeing a lot of Android tablets in American consumers’ hands. One of Google’s tasks here at the show is to try to change that. Yesterday at MWC I spoke with Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s Vice President of Engineering, Android, and asked him as many tough questions as I could. Read Full Post
Originally Posted By Sascha Segan, PCMag

How BYOD Will Affect Your Staffing
Consumerization of IT has rocked the usual mode of operation for many IT departments. Because technical knowledge doesn’t reside solely with the IT department, processes are being developed to connect IT and other departments. New job positions are being created to handle the opportunities and challenges that this trend brings. Following are three new titles we’re seeing pop up in companies everywhere due to the consumerization of IT movement. Read Full Post
Originally Posted By Curt Finch, CIO

Qualcomm, Microsoft Partner on Windows on ARM Developer Program: MWC
Mobile technologies specialist Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced that its Snapdragon processor will be joining Microsoft’s Windows on ARM developer seeding program. The company is working with Microsoft to provide test PCs to select developers to test and optimize apps for forthcoming Snapdragon-powered Windows on ARM PCs and tablets. Read Full Post
Originally Posted By Nathan Eddy, eWeek

Weekly Blog Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Weekly Round-up





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Meet Windows on ARM, Microsoft’s New Tablet Platform
Originally Posted By Tim Carmody, Wired
Microsoft has good news for mobile users: the next version of Windows will indeed run full-sized desktop applications on low-power-optimized ARM-based tablets for use with a desktop and mouse. But Windows on ARM comes with caveats for users and developers.
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Tablet Users Report Better Work Life Balance and Higher Productivity
Originally Posted By Josh Smith, Gotta Be Mobile
Staples put together an infographic about tablets, highlighting why users love their tablets. The infographic offers a collection of stats, but the most interesting statistic is about an improved work life balance.
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Google employs Bouncer for Android Market Malware
Originally Posted By Jools Whitehorn, Tech Radar
Google has announced it is using a new service called “Bouncer” to keep malware-harbouring apps out of the Android Market.
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Google Chrome browser arrives on Android (Video)

Posted on February 7, 2012 by clalla Posted in Android, Blog





Originally Posted by Mat Smith, Engadget
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The latest step in bringing Google-based unification has arrived. The Chrome browser is here on Android. This beta version is currently only available for that elite crowd of ICS phones and tablets and like its desktop progenitor, the synced settings and bookmarks are all in tow. Expect to see a new, more natural mobile view of the tab system. It’ll also remember what you were last looking at on your desktop Chrome browser, and sync it across to your mobile device — it’s like Kindle or iBook’s bookmarking system, but for the web. Your autocorrect content from the desktop is similarly synced. Expect to see the reappearance of link previews, something you may recall from the results of any Google searches, offering a brief thumbnail of a link’s destination. We’re giving it a good play-around right now, but while we get our first impression up, check the quick intro video after the break.

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Google’s Android Tablet: How Might It Be Different?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog





Originally Posted By Jeff Bertolucci, PCWorld

Google appears to be building its very own Android tablet, one designed to compete at the high end of slate spectrum. The company’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, made the announcement to Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera, adding that Google’s premium tablet could debut within six months.

Schmidt told the newspaper that the tablet’s build would be of the highest quality, an indication that Google has no intention of duking it out with the new crop of bargain Android-based tablets, such as the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. Rather, it’ll compete with the next-generation iPad and premium Android slates like the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime.

7 Tips & Tricks for Making Your Android Tablet Even More Productive

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog, Consumerization, Utility





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A lot of the Android tablet tips and tricks out there are either geared toward consumers, present dubious workarounds or require third-party apps. But because none of us here at Tablets at Work want you to get in trouble with the boss, we’re going to bypass those and hone in on some simple things you can do to work more productively with your device. Read more

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