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Gartner: PC shipments to grow 20 percent in 2010

PCs are getting more popular every day, driven by mobile PCs and netbooks, according to a new Gartner forecast. The company raised its worldwide PC shipment forecast for this year, predicting growth Read more...

Growing use of wireless devices to access Internet

A new report released by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project finds that more than half of adult Americans have accessed the web using wireless devices ranging from laptops Read more...

Safeguarding mobile devices

It's tough enough securing your computer systems in the office, but the growing use of mobile devices, including cell phones and wireless laptops, is making your life even tougher. Seymour Goodman, a Read more...

Who says we need another tax?

The Internal Revenue Service is considering a new tax, and this one is outrageous. The IRS is weighing the option of taxing personal use of company-provided cell phones, and applying that tax not Read more...

Can your workers telecommute?

With the economy sinking and employers looking for new ways to increase productivity and save money, the idea of telecommuting and developing a mobile workforce is gaining popularity and becoming Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Are you ready for a mobile workforce?

FierceCIO is sponsoring a webinar on Dec. 10 that is likely to fit right in with your plans for your workforce. It's called Managing your Mobile Workforce: Building your network for the business of Read more...

How do you get to work?

With the economy sinking and employers looking for new ways to increase productivity and save money, the idea of telecommuting and developing a mobile workforce is gaining popularity. On Dec. 10, Read more...

Cost of carelessness hits the CIO's budget

David Perry, global director of education for Trend Micro, tells Forbes that as many as one in five virus infections come from users who purposefully infect themselves out of curiosity. This is just Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Tech companies ripe for acquisition; Online crooks attempt to scam Wells Fargo;

> Tech companies ripe for acquisition. Article > Online scammers pose threat to Wells Read more...

Nokia and Qualcomm duking it out over IP

In the high-stakes mobility space, Nokia and Qualcomm continue their pitched battle for the hearts and minds of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Nokia launched a fresh set of complaints Read more...

Press Releases

Research and Markets: 4G Handsets: Evaluating the Impact of LTE, Applications, and Anticipated Usage

Smartphone Health Applications Will Exceed $400 Million Annually by 2016, Says ABI Research

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The sports and health mobile application market will grow to over $400 million in 2016 - up from just $120 million in 2010. Much of that growth will be spurred by the Read more >>

Acacia Subsidiary Acquires 6 Patent Portfolios Issued to a Major Technology Company

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced today that a subsidiary has acquired 6 patent portfolios relating to cellular technology, mobile handsets, Read more >>

Vringo Announces Global Agreement with ZTE, World's 4th Largest Handset Maker, to Preload Facetones on Android Mobile Devices

Vringo Introduces Its Innovative Facetones™ Application to New Consumers as ZTE Preloads the Software on Android Devices Sold Around the WorldNEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vringo, Inc. Read more >>

deCarta and ZTE Mobile Telecom Bring Advanced Navigation and Location-Based Apps to Consumers Across China

ZTE Mobile Telecom Will Provide Its Customers With Fast, Accurate Navigation and Location Services in a Growing and Demanding MarketSAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- deCarta, the leading Read more >>