Mobile Computing

• Thumbs Down: Mobile Device Hazards

  E-mailing and texting can help get work done -- but too much typing on a smartphone can take a physical toll. Businesses need to heed warnings to to avoid pain -- and to avoid potential claims from staff.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• Design PowerPoint Slides for Smart Phones

  Remember how bad big-screen movies looked on TV before broadcasters came up with formats to make sure everything fit? By following a few simple rules, it’s possible to present effective PowerPoint presentations on smart phones.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3G vs. Storm

  Smartphones have become a staple of doing business on the go. Here's a rundown on how two of the newest, Web-enabled, multi-purpose phones stack up.
  Marc Saltzman

• Texting on the Company Tech

  As texting becomes more popular so do compliance issues regarding what can and cannot be sent via text by people in business. Is there liability for text messages sent using company computers, smart phones, and PDAs?
  Alice Osborn

• Mobile Workers Use GPS 'Points of Interest'

  GPS 'points of interest' (POIs) are locations that can be loaded into your portable or car-based device. POIs have a number of important uses for business, from flagging client offices to helping find an Apple store on the road.
  Marc Saltzman

• Google's Android: Phones for Your Business?

  It’s here: the first mobile device powered by Google's new open-source mobile software platform, Android. But do these new smartphones, such as the new HTC G1 with T-Mobile, make sense for your business?
  Marc Saltzman

• Netbooks: The Smartphone Alternative?

  Small-sized and small-priced PCs are taking off with consumers. But are they ideal for your business?
  Marc Saltzman

• Curb Costs of Mobile Device Management

  It can cost more than $2,500 a year for a company to take care of a single iPhone. Multiply that by the number of smart phones, laptops, and other mobile devices employees carry around and it quickly adds up. Here's how to cut costs.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• Bluetooth Uses Beyond Headsets

  From Bluetooth-enabled GPS to exchanging business cards to printing photos from a Bluetooth camera, here's a rundown on how businesses are finding benefits by deploying this technology.
  Marc Saltzman

• No Fly Zone: Virtual Meetings

  Companies looking to cut sky-high travel costs are switching to online meetings, and thanks to better technology and high-speed Internet connections, they’ve got a lot to choose from.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• Battle of the Mobile Operating Systems

  Can Microsoft's mobile computing platform, Windows Mobile, compete in a business world dominated by BlackBerry and hold off the iPhone from gaining ground?
  Marc Saltzman

• How to Standardize on a Mobile Device

  Should your business equip employees with ultra light PCs, mobile Internet access devices, or smartphones with mobile component add-ons?
  Renee Oricchio