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IDG Tablet Survey Shows Enterprise IT Preference for Android

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog, Tablet Adoption





adoption blog android 2 The Android operating system is continuing to take market share from Apple in the enterprise market for tablet computing, due in part due to a preference from IT professionals for openness and flexibility. That’s according to a recent IDG Connect research effort and white paper: “The Global Shift to Android: Business & IT Professionals.

The survey at the core of the project, involving more than 3,000 business and IT professionals across five continents, explores the rapid rise of tablets in the workplace, how tablet buyers’ priorities change once they’ve owned a tablet for a while, and a range of related, predictive topics.

Here’s a quick overview of the key findings: Read more

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Finding the Right Tablet: A Purchase Checklist
Use this quick reference guide to help find the perfect tablet that balances the features your end users need and want with the controls you need to meet your business objectives.

Tablets Are Showing Great Potential For Military Use

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog, Government, Tablet Adoption





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I’m sharing with you a post that I think is quite interesting—from Lenovo’s workforce mobility blog—on tablets in the military.

In October 2011, the U.S. Department of Defense approved an Android-based mobile OS for its military networks, providing access to information on their mobile tablets or PCs covering everything from high-level command and control programs to terrain data mapping.

Using Android’s open source foundation, a custom build of the OS was certified by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). It is expected to be the foundation for more, typically branch-specific iterations as tablets continue to prove their efficacy on the battlefield.

Read the full post on how tablet adoption is growing in the military.

Ice Cream Sandwich Update Reaches ThinkPad Tablets

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog





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Originally Posted by Sachin Pathak, Lenovo Blogs

After some fits, starts and delays, we are pleased to announce that our ThinkPad Tablet users are now enjoying the rich flavor of Ice Cream Sandwich—the Android 4.0 operating system—on their tablets. The mobile OS update was delivered over-the-air to numerous countries (including the United States, UK, Europe and much of the rest of the world) during the past few weeks.

Why all the fuss about Ice Cream Sandwich? ThinkPad Tablet users with Android 4.0 will be able to take advantage of a couple of key aspects of the new OS:

  • A new and improved browser with a significant speed boost that allows you to jump to your favorite content faster and even save it for later in case there’s no network available.
  • Voice input that allows you to dictate text. As the voice input engine enters text, it underlines possible dictation errors in gray. After dictating, you tap underlined words to quickly replace them from a list of suggestions.

Read full post at Lenovo Blogs

Students Show Off Apps Developed Through Lenovo/NAF Program

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Apps, Blog, Education





education blog apps android 2 Originally Posted by Sam Morris, Lenovo Blogs

We’re excited to share the amazing and impressive work done by Grover Cleveland High School seniors from Queens, New York. This week they showcased more than 40 apps they developed as part of a mobile application development curriculum pilot program and competition by Lenovo and the National Academy Foundation (NAF).  The students used our ThinkPad laptops and Android-based tablets to put their creativity and programming skills to the test, creating a tremendous range of apps.

The results were astounding:

  • Apps to help people with disabilities store their personal information, remember their medication schedule, exercise their memory, and even to more easily navigate public transit systems
  • Educational apps including fun and easy-to-use ways to remember math equations, make your own learning flashcards, and children’s learning such as matching sounds to animals and countries to their shapes
  • Apps focused on health and exercise including gauging BMI level, tracking exercise time, and learning new abdominal exercises, complete with pictures and levels of difficulty
  • Game apps, including “Space Battle,” “Gnome Bridge,” “Balloon Popper,” “Catch the Manana,” “Squirrels vs. Chipmunks,” and “Samurai Sword,” which is a movement-based app that creates different sword fight noises as the personal device is moved
  • Apps for international travelers such as converting miles to kilometers and currency converters
  • How-to apps including guides for making bracelets, nail polish designs, and dance moves

Read more about the Lenovo/NAF Program at Lenovo Blogs

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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Can a Single Tablet Provide the Cure for Both Business & IT?
With their increase in popularity, IT organizations are under pressure from the business to come up with a strategy for making the most of tablets across the enterprise. This Executive Insights brief explains how organizations are addressing critical concerns about deploying tablets. Discover 7 important questions to ask yourself as you start to evaluate tablets for use in your work environment, such as security, IT control, application management, and connectivity.

9 Reasons Why Android ICS Is Hot

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Jonathan Mulder Posted in Android, Blog





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There’s been a lot of talk about new operating systems these days, especially as the world waits to see how Windows 8 tablets will impact the enterprise.

In the meantime, Android tablet users can enjoy enhanced performance with the new version of the Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). Here are nine things you can expect from the new OS: Read more

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Top Tablet: A Buyer’s Guide to the Best Device for Your Enterprise
This buyer's guide is designed to help decision-makers understand the features and functions that a new breed of business-oriented tablets is bringing to the mobile workforce. Use this guide to determine what features are most important for your organization, so you can balance end-user needs with IT requirements for successful mobility deployment.

Lenovo Reveals New Android 4.0 Tablet

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog





The new Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 comes with unibody shell and gunmetal finish. It’s 8.9mm thin, has an IPS display for a wider viewing angle and has a 1.3 Megapixel front camera for clearer video conferencing. Comes with SRS Trumedia for an ultimate mobile entertainment experience, Quad speakers for stronger bass, Micro-HDMI, Micro-USB, Latest Android 4.0 Ice-cream sandwich for a smooth interactive interface, 10 hour battery life and much more.

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