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Invasion of the tabtops: The new hybrid tablets reviewed

Tablets were the big thing a few years ago, purportedly soon to displace PCs. It didn't happen, and tablet sales have been dropping for several years. Except for one kind of tablet: the kind with a detachable keyboard, epitomized by Microsoft's Surface Pro. They're the rising star, both for IT organizations and for computer makers. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

How to make Android a real part of your business

Over the past five years, iPhones and iPads have become the corporate mobile standards, thanks to their wealth of business apps, Exchange compatibility, corporate manageability, and strong security. Android devices, on the other hand, have largely been relegated to "OK for email" status.But there's no longer a reason to keep Android at arm's length. It can now be as integral to your mobile portfolio as Apple's iOS devices are. Sure, Apple devices still lead in business-class apps, manageability, and security, but not by enough to exclude Android from full access at most companies.[ Check out InfoWorld's comparisons of office apps for the iPad and office apps for Android devices. | Read our guide to Exchange-based tools in Windows, OS X, iOS, and Android: mobile Outlook vs. desktop Outlook vs. native apps. | See the  top tips on getting more from iOS for email, contacts, and calendars. ] With that in mind, InfoWorld has put together this guide on how to deploy Android, both for company-issued devices and BYOD scenarios; most companies likely have a mix of both approaches.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

FBI, keep out! How to encrypt everything

The FBI’s inability to crack a terrorist’s iPhone 5c shows the strong protection you can get for your private information on a mobile device. That same encryption is also available on your computer, at least in some cases.Given the increasing access to personal and corporate data sought by the U.S. government, as well as by other politicians, unscrupulous businesses, and criminal hackers, people should up their game on what they protect. Fortunately, it's not hard to do. (But be sure to back up your data before you encrypt your devices, in case a power failure occurs during the encryption process and makes your data unavailable.)To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Cisco fixes iOS 9 compatibility issue that blocked some VPNs

When iOS 9 debuted in September, Cisco's AnyConnect VPN client for iOS stopped working correctly with some VPN server configurations, preventing resources from loading. During iOS 9's beta period, Cisco filed a bug report with Apple about iOS 9 breaking DNS resolution in IPv4-based split tunnneling, but iOS 9 shipped without a fix. So did iOS 9.01, 9.02, and this week's iOS 9.1.But on Thursday, Cisco released an AnyConnect client update in the App Store, version 4.0.03016, that resolves the issue. Split-tunnel VPNs again work correctly, InfoWorld's tests reveal.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

iOS 9 breaks VPNs and prevents server access for many

Apple's iOS 9 has several features meant to increase its strong enterprise-grade security. But it also breaks a key security method: VPN connections to some corporate servers. As a result, users won't be able to access some servers over some VPN connections -- but they'll be able to access other servers with no problem. The bug appeared in iOS 9's beta. It was not fixed in the final version of iOS 9, and it is not fixed in the current beta of iOS 9.1.[ InfoWorld's Mobile Security Deep Dive. Download it today in your choice of PDF or ePub editions! | Keep up on key mobile developments and insights with the Mobile Tech Report newsletter. ] Here's what Cisco has reported about the bug:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Hands on: The first Apple Watch apps for road warriors

Now that the Apple Watch is here, does it do enough useful things to be a standard item for executives, road warriors, and other digital denizens? The Apple Watch's home screen icons can be hard to read, but you can arrange them as you please with the same approach you use on an iPhone's home screen. Yes, you can do useful things on the Apple Watch, but few are that useful. Some are, in fact, downright stupid or useless. In this article, I'll show you which of 30 early Apple Watch apps likely to appeal to business users fall into which category.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Review: Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge lead the Android pack

Samsung's new flagship Android smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, go on sale tomorrow at AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon Wireless and ship on April 10. Fortunately, we managed to get our hands on the shipping hardware in advance. The results of our evaluation: Both devices are major steps up for the Android ecosystem, marrying enhanced hardware capabilities, better security, and a cleaner user interface with a strong design derived from both Apple's iPhone 6 and HTC's One. But as good as they are, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge come with a few quirks and one apparent bug.[ iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone -- find out which platform provides the security you need. | Considering Samsung's Knox security? Discover how Knox compares to Google's Android for Work. | Keep up on key mobile developments and insights with the Mobile Computing newsletter. ] Galen Gruman / InfoWorld The Samsung Galaxy S6 (left) takes numerous design cues from the Apple iPhone 6 (right).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Mobile security: iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone

Apple's iPhone and iPad long ago pushed out the BlackBerry as the corporate standard for mobile devices, in all but the highest-security environments. Google -- whose Android platform reigns outside the corporate world -- is now trying to push out Apple, with a new effort called Android for Work. And Samsung is upping the game with a new version of its own Android security suite, Knox.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

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