The Essentials of Mobile Computing in 2012

A free white paper of interest...

The Essentials of Mobile Computing in 2012 brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your Mobile Computing related decisions. The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your Mobile Computing research:

• Top 5 Tips for Choosing Mobile Computers
• Are Your Smart Phones Tough Enough for Work?
• Future Proofing Mobile Computers

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The Essentials of Mobile Computing in 2012

Android Users Can Unplug and Reconnect

A new app for Android device users lets you unplug and go off the grid for a few days, then reconnect based on some pre-defined parameters. While offline you can have pre-scheduled updates and messages sent and still enjoy your down time. With the new app – which is available free of charge and free of any advertising –Android users can:

• Schedule unplugging time in advance. At the scheduled time, your smartphone will switch to silent, vibrate, call reject or airplane mode, depending on your selection.
• Generate an automatic text message when the phone is in “call reject” mode – such as “I’m taking ‘me’ time” – so anyone calling your phone will know you’re taking a break from technology.
• Automatically post status updates to Facebook and Twitter, should you choose to tell your friends how you’re spending your unplugging time and the duration of the break.
• Stop worrying about forgetting to reset your phone to ring mode after unplugging time is over – the new app automatically does it for you.
• Get instant reminders of upcoming breaks from technology that you have scheduled.

The app is available in the Android Marketplace or at Unplug and Reconnect (http://unplugreconnect.com/ur-resources).

Android Users Can Unplug and Reconnect

Facebook Keyboard Shortcuts

A useful Tip sheet here... Facebook provides users with about a dozen of handy shortcuts that users may use for faster navigation through Facebook. For instance, Alt+1 will take you to your home page. Alt+M will take you to a new message screen. There are many more and this cheat sheet list them all, including codes for Facebook chat emoticons. Also with this free cheat sheet you will receive daily updates on new cool websites and programs in your email for free, courtesy of MakeUseOf.
Facebook Keyboard Shortcuts

Facebook Keyboard Shortcuts

Photography for the Web--Free 61 Page Preview

Some tips available to budding photogs and web developers in this e-book. Some details - Photography for the Web will teach you how to shoot fantastic photos with your standard, everyday camera, ready to use in your designs or on your website. Now you can stop buying other people's photos and capture your own digital images that shine. It will save you time and money! Learn how to:

• Experiment and use light effectively
• Store, display, and share your photographs online
• Fully understand shutter speed, aperture, and ISO
• Use software to enhance your images
• Employ advanced techniques for more experienced shutterbugs
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Photography for the Web--Free 61 Page Preview

Smartphone Adoption Reaches 40 Percent in Canada

RIM continues to Lead Smartphone Market, with Apple a Close Second - Google Android Doubles its Smartphone Market Share in Past Six Months to 25 Percent
The report ranked the leading mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and smartphone operating system (OS) platforms in Canada according to their share of current mobile subscribers ages 13 and older, and reviewed the most popular activities and content accessed via the subscriber's primary mobile phone. The September report found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.2 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 35.8 percent share of that market segment. 
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Smartphone Adoption Reaches 40 Percent in Canada

Make Social Networking Work for You

This white paper will discuss how the same concepts that have transformed personal communication are now being applied to enhance enterprise collaboration. Additionally this will also cover the benefits and challenges associated with implementing enterprise collaboration technologies, and highlight iWay CEP Enable, a powerful solution that can extend the value of enterprise collaboration platforms with broad-reaching integration capabilities as well as CEP functionality.
Make Social Networking Work for You

Make Social Networking Work for You

e-book - Mobile Apps - Native or Web?

You probably have a plan to build a mobile app, but you've struggled with the basic question - Should I build it using open web standards such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or should I build it as a native app for the devices I want to target?

This is a difficult question and one that requires considerable thought and analysis. To help you wade through the pros and cons, iPadCTO has created this comprehensive list of issues and provided a pros-cons template to quickly begin to quantify your requirements. At the outset, it is important to say that this is not a debate about which approach, native or web, should win in the marketplace. Rather, it is far more sensible to debate on how positive and negative attributes of a particular development strategy will unfold in the context of a specific business requirement. As such, this eBook will focus on an objective to first establish a context, and then apply sensible and rational arguments, either for or against web or native apps.

Along with this free eBook you will also receive a free email newsletter that provides timely guidance concerning iPad in the enterprise direct to your inbox. 
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e-book - Mobile Apps - Native or Web?