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How CIOs cope when mobile app development goes rogue

Business units often develop mobile apps on their own, turning to IT only when things go wrong. Better governance around business units and their mobile app demands can help alleviate the worst pain points.

By Mary K. Pratt

Mar 14, 2017 8 mins

Mobile Apps Software Development

Native apps vs. mobile websites: A new battlefront opens

Bandwidth efficiency—a key factor in developing markets—proves a boon to mobile websites

By Fredric Paul

Mar 13, 2017 3 mins

Mobile Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Security holes in Confide messaging app exposed user details

Despite its marketing, the app contained glaring problems with protecting user account information, according security researchers

By Michael Kan

Mar 8, 2017 2 mins

Mobile Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Digital fingerprints: The truth is out there

A connected world may the ultimate lie detector

By Dave Michels

Mar 6, 2017 7 mins

Internet of Things Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Mobile World Congress 2017: Mobility monsters

GSMA brought everything mobile to MWC 2017 in Barcelona, painting a picture of mobile world domination

By Tom Henderson

Feb 28, 2017 4 mins

Mobile Security Small and Medium Business Smartphones

How to use your Android device as a mobile hotspot

Turning your Android smartphone into a Wi-Fi hotspot means you always have a secure, private connection on the go. Here’s how to do it.

By Sarah White

Feb 28, 2017 5 mins

Android Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Relax: This phone measures your blood pressure

Measuring blood pressure is stressful for some, but Leman Micro Devices says let your phone do it, not your doctor

By Peter Sayer

Feb 28, 2017 5 mins

Mobile World Congress Sensors Small and Medium Business

The 3 biggest challenges facing augmented reality

AR evolved over the past year, but it still faces several hurdles before it is widely adopted

By Lindsay Boyajian

Feb 27, 2017 4 mins

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

SAP sets March 30 as launch date for its Cloud Platform SDK for iOS

SAP will charge iOS developers for classroom-based courses, but offer free online training materials for the SDK

By Peter Sayer

Feb 27, 2017 4 mins

Mobile Apps Mobile World Congress iOS

Uber orders investigation into employee’s charge of sexual harassment

CEO Travis Kalanick said what the former engineer describes is “abhorrent”

By John Ribeiro

Feb 19, 2017 4 mins

Careers Internet Mobile Apps