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Choosing your BYOD devices really boils down to support

You have to provide training in the devices and operating systems that your company needs, and this goes beyond smartphones and tablets.

Spotlight: The FCC goes before the Senate

The entire leadership of the Federal Communications Commission will appear at a Senate oversight hearing.

Soonr Enterprise delivers secure mobile collaboration and sharing to business users

Soonr is now delivering a mobile collaboration application that works with most mobile platforms, allowing users to share work products regardless of the platform they're using.

Sprint rolls out first 4G LTE devices

Sprint's LTE network is only in its beginning stages. A Sprint spokeswoman told FierceMobileIT that the company already has over 700 LTE sites operational, with another 3,000 under construction.

HP plans launch of Windows 8 tablet for commercial market

HP will be releasing a commercial Windows 8 tablet aimed at business users around the time that Microsoft releases Windows 8.

BYOD: Just because you can doesn't mean you should

Should any given enterprise allow any and/or all mobile OSs on its network as part of a BYOD implementation? Does BYOD mean bring any device?

U.S. Postal Service to ban shipment of mobile devices with lithium batteries

This change can affect companies in two ways.

Why transparency is crucial to the success of mobility

Carrier IQ really isn't doing anything nearly as bad as everyone said. Had the phone companies that use Carrier IQ been forthcoming in the first place, and had Carrier IQ operated with full transparency, there would have been no story.

ForeScout and Fiberlink to provide cloud-based integrated NAC and MDM solution

Two companies known for cloud-based mobile solutions are joining forces to create an integrated network access control and mobile device management solution to create what is said to be the industry's first fully integrated system.

Carrier IQ appoints Magnolia Mansourkia Mobley chief privacy officer

In an interview with FierceMobileIT, Mobley said that many of the privacy concerns expressed by critics were unfounded.

Ericsson delivers first LTE business gateway, receives Verizon certification

Ericsson Converged Workspace is essentially an office in a box that provides office communications using an LTE link from Verizon Wireless.

QNX app submissions explode to show promise for BlackBerry 10 ecosystem

The number of new submissions to Research in Motion for QNX apps has grown by 240 percent this year, according to details revealed to FierceMobileIT at an exclusive one-on-one meeting with Andrew Bocking, RIM's senior vice president of software product management.

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins reveals more details about BlackBerry 10

One of the many details Heins revealed: BlackBerry 10 will be available with a physical keyboard as well as with in a touchscreen-only version.

Spotlight: The finance industry views BlackBerry 10 through a different lens

The finance community takes a lot to be convinced that a company that seems to have its star fading is in fact on the rebound.

RIM must succeed with BlackBerry 10, or it's a very long goodbye

RIM needs an out-of-the-park home run with BlackBerry 10. Anything less, and BlackBerry seems destined for a long slow slide into obscurity.

Samsung's big news is the Galaxy Note

This isn't just the Palm Pilot revisited.

RIM CEO Heins gives first look at BlackBerry OS 10 and new BB device

RIM is intent on maintaining the core features that BlackBerry was known for, including easy typing, multitasking and intuitive operation.

Nokia pushes out update notifications for Lumia 900

In our test, the process took about 20 minutes to complete and required a couple of restarts of the phone.

Microsoft and Google release new cloud services

The difference in maturity is obvious.

Spotlight: House passes CISPA while White House threatens veto

The legislation would allow private industry and the intelligence community to share information in the fight against cybercrime.