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Report: BYOD set to become the company rule, not the exception
As enterprise "bring your own device" (BYOD) programmes continue to become more commonplace, 38 per cent of companies expect to stop providing devices to workers by 2016, according to a global survey of CIOs by research firm Gartner.
Gartner: Worldwide handset sales fell 1.7% in 2012
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 1.75 billion units in 2012, a 1.7 percent decline from 2011 sales, according to a new study from Gartner.
Gartner: Mobile advertising market to grow 400%, but 'correction' needed in inventory
Gartner said worldwide mobile advertising revenue is set to reach $11.4 billion this year, with overall growth between 2011 and 2016 reaching 400 percent. However, the current economics of mobile advertising is such that, if they're not careful, developers could create a sort of "download bubble" that doesn't reflect the reality of what consumers are actually willing to pay.
Gartner: Smartphone, tablet sales to top 1.2B in 2013
Gartner expects the number of smartphones and tablets purchased to jump from 821 million in 2012 to 1.2 billion in 2013 as more of those devices invade workplaces around the globe.
Rumor mill: Ericsson closing in on Nokia Siemens BSS unit
Ericsson is the front-runner to acquire Nokia Siemens Networks' Business Support Services (BSS) division, according to Dow Jones Newswires , which cited a person familiar with the matter.
IHS: Smartphones to overtake feature phones in 2013, 2 years earlier than expected
The smartphone wave overtaking the overall handset industry will move faster than previously expected, with smartphones making up the majority of handset shipments globally in 2013, according to a new report from IHS iSuppli.
What developers need to know about incorporating privacy protection into mobile apps
Mobile application privacy will get a lot of attention this week when the National Telecommunications and Information Administration convenes the first in a series of meetings to examine how applications use consumers' personal and private information.
Gartner: Developers must retool for mobile-centric user interfaces
Developers need to prepare for a world where both consumers and workforces access IT applications and content via mobile devices instead of the desktop, according to research and advisory firm Gartner.
IDC: Android market share to shrink, Windows Phone to explode
Microsoft's Windows Phone will experience remarkable growth over the next four years to become the world's second largest smartphone platform by market share, according to a new forecast from research firm IDC is to be believed.
Mobile payments success hinges on customer care
Consumers will be using their handsets to make mobile payments valued at $180 billion (€145 billion) in 2017; an astonishing number given the relative immaturity of the complex technology and
