The explosion of location-based services for smartphones has many company leaders cringing.
Facebook has created a location-based service that allows users to post on the social networking site where they are, by using their smartphones’ GPS. While this may seem like a fun and interactive tool, [...]

More companies are finding value in supplying their workers with smartphones, according to a Tech Target report.
The increase in mobile devices at the workplace requires more responsibility from IT staff, who will have to ensure mobile management policies are in place to avoid overspending and [...]

Global handset leader Nokia is focusing on the U.S. smartphone market, where it has struggled to make a dent as a viable option for businesses.
Mary McDowell, the highest-ranking American within Nokia’s corporate structure, told the New York Times she continues to hear individuals tell her [...]

Apple has come along way since its debut of the iPhone in 2007. The company’s first device did not have encryption or remote wiping, had no access to 3G networks and couldn’t operate with Microsoft Exchange. In other words, the device did not offer strong [...]

Smartphone users are spending an increasing amount of time surfing social networking sites, according to recent reports.
Business professionals have grown dependent on their mobile devices to complete work tasks and conduct business when not in the office. However, their growing smartphone use has other implications [...]

A recently released a survey of small- and medium-sized businesses, conducted by Hubspot and SMB group, found a large number of SMBs plan to increase their spending on technology and services during the next year.
In the survey, titled 2010 Small Medium Businesses Routes to Market [...]

Research In Motion officially released its BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone on Thursday in an attempt to remind business professionals that the Canada-based company is still the elite provider of mobile management devices.
Critics seems to agree, as many have praised the new device for incorporating similar [...]

A subpar second quarter has resulted in electronics manufacturer LG to refocus its resources on smartphones.
The company’s HDTV sales declined during Q2 2010, forcing them to cut back on production of a major sector of their company. However, by reallocating resources to its smartphone [...]

For many professionals, losing a smartphone can be similar to having an office computer’s hard drive wiped out. PC World reports individuals are 15 times more likely to lose their smartphones than their laptops.
The reliance on these mobile devices is increasing exponentially, as many workers [...]

Android smartphones are gaining steam in the business mobile device market. Manufacturers using Google’s OS, such as HTC and Samsung, have posted some of the highest year-on-year growth rates in Q2 2010 smartphone vendor rankings, as recorded by IDC.
The rapid growth and introduction of Android [...]

Fewer businesses are mandating employees to use a certain device for company-related work. Instead, many organizations have introduced greater mobile management strategies and policies that offer service and security for various platforms, allowing individuals to use their personal device, like an iPhone or Android smartphone [...]

A new survey conducted at InfoSecurity Europe has found an increasing number of business employees use personal email accounts to disregard their company’s policies on sharing confidential information.
Forty percent of IT pros said they use their personal accounts to keep their file transfers hidden from [...]