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8 Myths About the Smartwatch Revolution
Pundits, journalists and bloggers are writing a lot about the new smartwatch category. But almost everything they're predicting about the future of smartwatches is wrong.
Mike ElganNext-wave Malware Aims for Mayhem, Not Money
As malware has evolved from generic attacks and script kiddies to more targeted, persistent attacks, security organizations have also stepped up their anti-malware game with more sophisticated software like data-loss prevention (DLP), network-forensics and malware-analysis tools.
Phil Gardner Co-founder and CEO, IANSWeighing the iPad Mini Versus the Nexus 7 is No Easy Task
It's a tight race, but the Nexus 7 had a couple of advantages over its competitor.
Joel Mathis Macworld
More Innovation Means Less Control. Is That Bad?
Innovation in mobile computing, search and social media increasingly means taking control away from users.
Mike Elgan Computerworld USWhy Apple Should Sidestep the 'Phablet'
Whatever the etymology, the phablet is a roughly half-phone, half-tablet beast that current wisdom says is slouching toward Cupertino to wreak havoc. Personally, I think this is yet another example of pundits believing things that have no basis in fact.
How to Think Like a Mac Geek
Maybe you'd never want to be a Mac geek yourself, but if you've ever envied the ease with which a Mac geek speeds through complicated tasks or confidently zeroes in on the cause of a tricky problem, you might find it useful to cultivate the skill of thinking like a Mac geek.
Joe Kissell
The Hazards of Literal Listening
The message we're missing is that we need to master more than one way of listening and recognize which mode is best in a particular situation.
Paul Glen CEO, Leading GeeksSmart Apps Think (So You Don't Have To)
A new generation of free intelligent assistant apps represents the future of everything. But are they too smart?
Who Says Agile Development Can't Be Faster?
The agile software development community claims that changing the way you work doesn't make things faster. Then why do it at all? Compare agile to traditional development methodologies and you'll see that agile can, in fact, be faster.
Matthew Heusser consultant and writer, Excelon Development
Forget Big Data, the Value Is in 'Big Answers'
The CTO of Barack Obama's re-election campaign says we need to stop worrying about big data and turn our attention instead to the 'big answers' the data provides.
Rob Enderle president and principal analyst, Enderle GroupChief Digital Officers: Friend or Foe for the CIO?
Adjusting to a world gone digital--and to demanding customers gone viral--is very serious business across nearly every industry today. So it's no wonder some CEOs are scooting another chair up to the boardroom table for the new chief digital officer (CDO).
Maryfran Johnson CIO (US)IT and the Internet of Things
Less than 2% of CIOs have a strategy in place to fully exploit the emerging connectability associated with the Internet of Things.
Thornton A. May Executive director of the IT Leadership Academy at Florida State College, Jacksonville
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