Category Archives: Mobile Devices

From Androids to iPads: Protecting your company’s data

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Just a few short years ago, many busi­nesses tried to ensure data security by limiting the devices used by employees on the job. Today, with the prolif­er­ation of personal devices, trying to control usage is nearly impos­sible and often counter-productive. According to a March report released by IDC and Unisys, in …
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Never miss your train again.…

One of the most frus­trating things a commuter can expe­rience is walking down the steps of the station to the sound of the doors closing and the train pulling away.  For me, as of Friday this should never happen again.  Harnessing the tech­nology that the MBTA has made public, several devel­opers …
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Not an app for that?? Go ahead, make it yourself.

With there being hundreds of thou­sands of handheld apps in different markets, I still find myself in situ­a­tions where I say “I wish there was an app that could do this….” The only problem is, I don’t know the first thing about handheld programming. Well, Google has done it again. They …
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Top 5 BlackBerry Tips and Tricks

When setting up a new Black­Berry for a client, we like to make sure they know the most helpful shortcuts, tricks and func­tions, right from the start. Below is a list of our top 5 Black­Berry tips and tricks.

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Using a BlackBerry to access alpha numeric voicemail systems

We recently had a new phone system installed. After checking my voicemail I was prompted to press *D to delete. When I looked at my Black­Berry keyboard, I realized that I didn’t have a standard tele­phone keyboard and was unsure of which button to press for the D. I then …
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Your Very Own Digital Dictator….

It seems that more and more while driving, people are found looking at their handheld devices instead of watching the road.  One of the most useful handheld appli­ca­tions we have come across is called DriveSafe.ly.  This appli­cation will dictate emails and text messages sent to a handheld device.  The dictation …
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