Mobile Management

Federal smartphone kill-switch legislation proposed

The bill would mandate a kill switch and remote-wipe capabilities on cellphones

VMware jumps into mobile, but lacks network control

While the AirWatch acquisition was necessary, it doesn’t fully satisfy the needs of customers looking to manage and secure mobile devices.

Dozens of rogue self-signed SSL certificates used to impersonate high-profile sites

The certificates could be used to launch man-in-the-middle attacks against desktop and mobile apps with poor certificate validation

Competing on multiple fronts helps Broadcom, CEO McGregor says

In LTE phones or enterprise data centers, Broadcom sees its silicon in many places

Nokia Lumia Icon on sale Feb. 20 exclusively at Verizon

$200 and a two-year contract gets you a quad-core, 5-in. HD display, 20 megapixel beast

Your next smartphone is now closer to wireless charging

The consolidation of two groups should help the industry standardize -- and spread

New Enterprise Mobile Report Details iOS Dominance, Most Popular Business Apps

Samsung hints at new UI for upcoming Galaxy S5

Flatter-designed icons for 'Fitness' and 'Outdoor' shown in blog post suggest stronger ties to smartwatch and other wearables

Tip of the Hat: The ‘forking’ of Android is inevitable

No matter what it does, Google can't prevent device makers from customizing Android -- 'open source is by its nature forkable'

House committee passes bill banning in-flight phone calls

The bill would allow mobile device users to surf the Internet and send text messages