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Apple's Secret Enterprise Sauce Is Served By MokaFive

The Silicon Valley startup is leading Apple's charge into offices everywhere.READ»

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Spotify, Android, Apple TV, And The New Appathy

Apps with everything, and apps of every flavor--sounds like a recipe for an interesting technological future. But it's also a change that comes with burdens.READ»

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Apple Pie Redux: The Tastiest iPhone 5 Rumors Debunked/Verified

Which of the thousands of iPhone 5 rumors proved true? Few about its name, for starters...READ»

Wake Up! Your Company Is Now In The Software Business

If software is destined to transform an industry, it doesn’t logically follow that established market participants must sit back and watch as software companies digest and destroy their businesses, or that they must cede operational independence and market share to technology pure plays. Instead, they can and should fight victimhood by becoming software companies themselves. READ»

Nasty Android Virus Fails To Inform You Your Calls May Be Recorded (Not For Quality Assurance)

A new Android trojan virus does the most wickedly invasive thing yet--records your phone calls. It also throws a spotlight on the weaknesses of the platform, and suggests companies are going to have to be more innovative in the smartphone-dominated future.READ»

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Knewton's "Adaptive Learning" Technology Spreads To Tens Of Thousands Of Students At ASU, Penn State, SUNY, More

At the Venture Capital in Education Summit yesterday, Jose Ferreira, CEO of Knewton, announced the first big partnerships that will have tens of thousands of students trying the adaptive learning platform he's been building for the past five years. READ»

China and India Lack "Software" and the Decline of American Competitiveness Is Overstated

So says the Council of Foreign Relations's Adam Segal in his new book, "Advantage: How American Innovation Can Overcome the Asian Challenge."READ»

Apple Launches Mac App Store, Sells iPhone 3GS for $49, Steals CES's Thunder

Last year it was the iPad. This year it is the Mac App Store and an iPhone price slash. Steve Jobs and the gang sure are good at annoying CES exhibitors. READ»

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Hackers Unite for Social Good

Random Hacks of Kindness kicks off its third hackathon this weekend.READ»

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iPad Gets First Major Software Update - But Does Anyone Care?

Steve Jobs' magic and revolutionary device may have wowed the world earlier this year, but has the MacBook Air refresh rendered the iPad obsolete?READ»

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App Store for the Mac: Will It Be a Home Run?

The iPhone and iPad app store has been a huge success for Apple. Can Steve Jobs make lightning strike a third time -- on the Mac? Here's why it may be a little more difficult.READ»

Granny 2.0

Your cyborg grandma and her defibrillator implant may need a software patch.READ»

Today's Google Doodle Is a Ballsy Move Into Web Coding Future

Google's doodle today is a rare thing--one of their interactive efforts. It's a load of balls. Bouncing, colored balls that make up the famous Google logo. Everyone's pondering why. We think we know. READ»

The Great App Bubble

When I recently received my new iPhone 4, I took great delight in organizing my apps into folders. Then I used it for a couple of days and realized, not counting pre-loaded Apple software, I only use five apps. Why am I wasting time collecting and organizing all these apps? We're in an app bubble.READ»

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ToneCheck Test Drive: Spots "Unprofessional" Email, Knows Dick Cheney Sounds "Sad," "Angry"

Program helps make sure missives arrive with their intended messages. Check yourself before you wreck yourself.READ»

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Infographic: Our App-Happy World

Mobile apps have taken over the world. So it's only fitting that we take a look at the current state of mobile apps with this colorful, informative infographic.READ»

B&N Offers Students Free NOOKstudy eTextbook Software

Proof, if you needed it, that Barnes & Noble is one of the more dynamic retailers around: as well as hardware, it's just gone into software, with its free NOOKstudy application, a Mac- and PC-compatible program that lets students ...READ»

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Pressure-Drawing Software From Ten One May Go in Apple's Pending Tray

Ten One is a New Jersey-based firm that deals with accessories for smartphones and tablets, with the odd bit of software thrown in for good measure. One of their products is the Pogo stylus, which can't have Steve Jobs that ...READ»