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Spiceworks Spices Up Interactions Between IT Pros

Survey: Value of the Cloud, Telecommuting Overstated

In a recent survey of mid-market IT decision-makers, cloud computing adoption and support for telecommuting had surprisingly low scores. Both are still seen as an option and not an answer.

T-Mobile, Sprint Sell Out BlackBerry Bold 99xx Online: Strong Sales or Just Short Stock?

Both T-Mobile U.S.A. and Sprint temporarily sold out of RIM's new BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 smartphone last week, but CIO.com's Al Sacco says the brief sellouts aren't really an accurate indicator of strong sales.

Mac Desktop Security: The Landscape Is Changing

Macs are climbing up the malware threat ladder as Mac OS X gains more users and business adoption. Yet there is a high level of cluelessness about Mac OS X security and it's making all Mac users vulnerable.

Location-Based Social Services: A Thin Line Between Sharing and Spamming

When it comes to location-based social-sharing services, sometimes not sharing is caring, according to CIO.com's Al Sacco. Here's why.

If You Use It, Mobile Malware Will Come

No matter what mobile platform you choose, be it Android, iOS or BlackBerry, you run the risk of infection and data theft.

Hands On Video: The Toshiba Portege R835

Toshiba is going all thin and light on us with the Portege R835 model, its lightest ultraportable laptop at 3.2 pounds with an amazing eight hours of battery life and an unbeatable price.

CIO Alert: Five Cures for What Ails IT

IT groups often struggle to stay efficient as a business grows and evolves. Here are five tips for CIOs needing to improve budgeting and vendor relationships and align IT and business priorities. First step: Go to lunch.

AT&T Enforcing Tether Requirement for BlackBerry PlayBook Bridge Browsing?

AT&T said a data plan with tethering support is necessary for its BlackBerry customers to share their smartphones' Web connections with PlayBook tablets in July, when it first announced BlackBerry Bridge BlackBerry support, but some users sa

Taking the Guesswork Out of Mobile BI

Retailer Guess tailors business intelligence applications for the mobile devices they run on and the employees who use them.