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A Leader in Smartphones

March 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Some have called the new BlackBerry smartphone the best BlackBerry yet, and some have given the same praise to the iPhone 4. So which is the better smartphone? The following is a comparison of just how the BlackBerry Torch compares to the iPhone 4.

  • The cost of the BlackBerry Torch smartphone is $199 with a 2 year AT&T contract.
  • The 16GB iPhone4 is also priced at $199 with an AT&T contract, though its 32GB version is a little more costly at $299.
  • They both have the same size screen; however, the iPhone has a 960 x 640 pixel screen and the BlackBerry Torch has a 360 x 480 pixel touch screen.

What Makes the BlackBerry Torch Special? AT&T has indicated that the BlackBerry Torch comes with 8GB of memory right out of the box. A 4GB memory card also comes with it, and it fits in the micro SD/SDHD slot of the phone. The phone also has built-in memory storage equal to 4GB. This phone can hold up to 32GB.

What is a Blackberry phone? More information is available online, such as its functions as a personal digital assistant with memopad, calendar, and capabilities of task list and address book. It also functions as a portable media player with support for music.

The BlackBerry phones have been popular with the entrepreneur and businessman crowd, and now they have become even more popular as they have adopted some new technology, such as instant messaging capabilities and smart social networking. The operating system has gotten a lot easier to understand, and it requires less setup while still maintaining the best aspects of the business days of BlackBerry. The thing that makes the BlackBerry Torch so special is that it is designed as an Internet connected mobile phone for browsing websites and receiving e-mails, and it remains the best in email functionality.

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Corporate and Consumer Technologies Merging Together

January 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Devices like the IPhone and IPad are coming out with software that companies love to use too. It’s not hard to see how a company can benefit from the applications of both devices. With new apps coming out that help us with more tasks and keep us connected it’s easy to see how a company would fund such projects for their benefit. Companies use the new apps to update all their information at once on hand held devices to multiple social accounts. You may use them to update one, but the apps are so powerful that they can do it to multiple ones.

With the easy push of a button interface that the android operating system has provided so many tasks can be completed and string together in no time. What once took a person the entire day to do we can now do in a matter of an hour. Companies see this as an opportunity to save on man power and innovation when it’s the consumer that is pushing the technology sector. Companies are just holding on and going for the ride, while making big bucks off of the new innovations. Eventually the consumer sector will merge together in what they want for new technology and that’s when things really get interesting.

When the technologies that are currently coming out start to merge it will prove a security risk for companies, because everyone will know what they are using. Companies will have to come out with the latest anti-viruses and dump loads of money into keeping these universal programs safe. They could potentially make money off of it by selling the anti-viruses programs back to the consumer sector. When the line between the consumer sector and the company sector finally dies out companies will no longer have to train employees how to use their software and save on cash.

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The Latest Essential Business Gadgets

January 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that cutting-edge technology for business professionals will be coming out every year. Once you just get the hang of your new gadget it’s already out dated. Most smartphones are old news before you even open the box. All one can do is try to keep up. So here are the latest essential gadgets for business users right now:

Google Nexus One
Google’s latest smartphone may just be the best yet; not just by Google, but by anybody! The Nexus One nearly has a mind of its own with its unparalleled voice recognition technology, customizable display screens and animated interfaces. It is undoubtedly the best smartphone for running Google’s software applications and can be bought with a contract with a carrier or unlocked.

Lenovo IdeaPad U1
The transformer of all computers. The IdeaPad is a laptop that also can be turned into a tablet with touchscreen capability. It is the perfect hybrid for business professionals constantly on the move.

Plastic Logic QUE proReader
As if there isn’t enough tablets to go around, here is another. But this isn’t just like any other tablet. First of all its touchscreen is shatterproof; something that should comfort the most seasoned of business travelers. It’s display is specifically designed for browsing emails and business documents, as well as publications like newspapers and books, in a grey-scale color to comfort the eyes after long periods.

Samsung LED 9000 Series
What’s an office these days without a television? While having televisions on every employees desk doesn’t make much business sense, it may start to with this one. The latest from Samsung can support downloads in app form just like any smartphone. While your marketing team is making your company app for the iPhone it should also be thinking about making one for a television near you.

RIM BlackBerry Presenter
Once upon a time projectors were bigger than a bread box. Now, like this handy little guy, they are highly portable. And this one is crystal clear.

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Ten IPhone Business Apps Every Worker Needs

December 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Apple iPhone has been a hit with music lovers and creative types with its sleek design and entertainment capabilities, like watching movies. However, it is starting to make a name for itself in the business world with it’s growing list of apps geared towards work instead of play. Here are ten business apps available for the iPhone that everyone in the workforce needs.

Readdledocs
This app has the capability of supporting just about any document. It can open photo files in PDF, JPG and GIF, as well as everything from Microsoft Office. In addition, the app leads users to the Readdle website where everything can be stored.

MochaSoft Remote Desktop
Going on frequent business trips sometimes means the chance of leaving important things saved on the desktop behind. But with the MochaSoft Remote Desktop app, that problem is eliminated as users can securely access their main computer and grab the things they need.

FTP on the Go
Like doctors, many webmasters are on call at all hours since websites can crash at any moment. With the FTP on the Go, web problems can be corrected from anywhere at anytime.

Audio Notes
In important work meetings or presentations it can be difficult taking notes, and can be considered rude by some speakers. But with this app the iPhone turns into a user’s very own tape recorder, with an easy to store audio file system.

iSpend
Keeping track of expenses while on a business trip is important for both company and worker; no one wants to spend money they don’t have to. The iSpend app allows users to catalog their spending and detail amounts, along with dates and locations. It’s an app that even the IRS would be impressed with.

Wooji Presentation Remote
Trying to ace a presentation is impossible if you don’t have the right tools. In the case of a missing remote, users can employ this app and control slides on a projector.

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Office Romances Grow With new Technology

December 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment

What does a football quarterback have in common with office romances? The incident of NFL superstar Brett Favre sending racy photographs to a reporter with his cellphone is representative of most workplaces today where new technology has made it easier for employees to kindle office romances discreetly. The proliferation of communications technology has created new ways to get business done, but also many more ways to accomplish some other, personal, tasks while at work. Subsequently, because of this, office relationships aren’t as taboo, and career threatening, as in the past.

The hardest thing about starting an office romance is doing it without anyone else knowing. During the days of relying on land line phones, Xerox machines or hand written notes, there was quite a paper trail. But with smartphones and readers, like the iPhone and iPad, company paramours can keep everything with them. No love notes left on desks, or left in the copier, for others to stumble upon. Instead, texts, pictures, art, music and just about anything else can be sent between devices.

But then there is always the necessity of trying to look busy. So when one co-worker wants to profess his or her love to another without leaving their desk or be seen clicking away on an iPhone, they have to be a little more tactful. That’s where the new versions of many email clients have come in handy. Google’s GMail, for example, has chat capability, along with video and phone applications. While it may seem like someone is cranking out the newest company white paper, they just may have been chatting all day with the person in the next cubicle.

Social media has a similar presence to email in the workplace these days. While businesses don’t like employee spending time on the site, they are so popular, and used by businesses themselves, that it’s nearly impossible to ban. And the technology happens to be a good way to start flirting.

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The Latest Essential Business Gadgets

December 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that cutting-edge technology for business professionals will be coming out every year. Once you just get the hang of your new gadget it’s already out dated. Most smartphones are old news before you even open the box. All one can do is try to keep up. So here are the latest essential gadgets for business users right now:

Google Nexus One
Google’s latest smartphone may just be the best yet; not just by Google, but by anybody! The Nexus One nearly has a mind of its own with its unparalleled voice recognition technology, customizable display screens and animated interfaces. It is undoubtedly the best smartphone for running Google’s software applications and can be bought with a contract with a carrier or unlocked.

Lenovo IdeaPad U1
The transformer of all computers. The IdeaPad is a laptop that also can be turned into a tablet with touchscreen capability. It is the perfect hybrid for business professionals constantly on the move.

Plastic Logic QUE proReader
As if there isn’t enough tablets to go around, here is another. But this isn’t just like any other tablet. First of all its touchscreen is shatterproof; something that should comfort the most seasoned of business travelers. It’s display is specifically designed for browsing emails and business documents, as well as publications like newspapers and books, in a grey-scale color to comfort the eyes after long periods.

Samsung LED 9000 Series
What’s an office these days without a television? While having televisions on every employees desk doesn’t make much business sense, it may start to with this one. The latest from Samsung can support downloads in app form just like any smartphone. While your marketing team is making your company app for the iPhone it should also be thinking about making one for a television near you.

RIM BlackBerry Presenter
Once upon a time projectors were bigger than a bread box. Now, like this handy little guy, they are highly portable. And this one is crystal clear.

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Choosing Between iPhone and Android for Business

December 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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Undoubtedly, the hottest smartphones on the market are Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android. They both provide many of the same popular apps and many similar software capabilities. For a connected teenager, you couldn’t go wrong with either since they both can play and record video and easily link up to Facebook. But what about someone in business with very particular needs? While a business professionals are starting to need smartphone just like a teenager, they have much more to consider when choosing the right device. So here are the business advantages and disadvantages for both the iPhone and Android.

Apple iPhone
The greatest appeal of smartphones like the iPhone is the ability to access the Internet, and the iPhone certainly does a stellar job. There isn’t much difference than browsing on a computer. The iPhone is very secure, an important concern for business documents and data. In fact, information can be erased remotely and all information can be encrypted on the iPhone. With the touchscreen technology, it is very easy to use and get up and running right away. However, in some locations the calls can sound muffled or even be dropped. But with an endless supply of business apps, many of which are free, for everything from spreadsheets to bar graphs there may not be a need to talk.

Google Android
Unfortunately for the iPhone, it can’t beat out the Android with apps. That’s because many of the same apps, or similar ones, are available for the Android too. The Android is also known to have superior voice quality and reliability in all locations. What concerns most potential business users is its security. The Android runs open source software which means its code is available for all to see, and possibly hack.

Price wise, both phones are in the same bracket. Since both are very similar in performance, business users may just have to decide what they’re personally most comfortable using.

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New Gadgets Help Build Houses

December 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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When people think about construction workers, they usually picture a burly man in boots and a hard hat with some type of tool like a hammer or shovel or drill. What they don’t picture is that same burly man, wearing the same clothing, but instead of carrying around a set of tools, sending texts and emails with an iPhone or typing away on a laptop. But on today’s construction sites, the latter depiction is more realistic than the out dated former.

The best aspect of any well-run construction site is close coordination. Each site is home to teams of workers scattered around, yet all working on the same thing. Communication between all of them is key, and it’s easy to stay in touch with mobile phones. Each worker can quickly discuss needed materials in one section of the site. Or call over a needed specialized worker like a painter or plumber to tackle a project. One feature of most mobile phones that is very popular among construction workers is the hands-free BlueTooth technology or the speaker phone option on most devices. That way, instead whistling while they work, they can talk while they work.

Apple would probably be the first to admit that they didn’t have construction sites in mind for areas that would be ideal for their tablet, the iPad. But, it is one of those secondary demographics where it has found a home. Instead of laying out a bunch of paper blueprints, architects and foreman can pull them up on an iPad and utilize the device’s features to zoom in or out on a room, as well as make last-minute alterations and measurements.

Whether they need to quickly order supplies or send emails to headquarters, having a laptop at a construction site is convenient. But lugging around an expensive piece of electronic equipment at a job site isn’t the safest thing. Which is why construction workers opt for the enforced rugged notebooks.

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