Android invades the enterprise

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The road to 5G wireless: A brief history of mobile networks Undaunted by major Snapchat leak, Stanford marching band pays homage to homegrown app at Rose Bowl Network World Daily News PM January 02, 2014 Share this email Android invades the enterprise How three companies are coping -- even thriving -- amid the Android explosion. Insider (registration required) READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. The road to 5G wireless: A brief history of mobile networks 2. Undaunted by major Snapchat leak, Stanford marching band pays homage to homegrown app at Rose Bowl 3. Global IT spending outlook 'better but subpar' for 2014, Forrester says 4. Netflix and Nintendo suffer holiday-rush outages 5. INSIDER Integrating CRM and Analytics Key to Next-Gen Customer Loyalty Programs 6. Skype hack gives Microsoft a black eye, shows why NOT to reuse passwords 7. 11 must-have apps for your new Windows Phone 8. New Year's Forecast for the Information Security Industry: Part 1 9. Sharks are using Twitter 10. Windows 8 regains uptake mojo, XP restarts death slide 11. 7 things on Microsoft's 2014 to-do list 12. The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Netop - NWW Add Chat to Your iOS, Android or Windows App Enhance your mobile strategy by integrating real-time chat into your iOS, Android or Windows app with Netop Live Guide's SDK. Once setup, customers using your app on their smartphone or tablet can connect to and chat with a service agent by clicking a button. Learn more. The road to 5G wireless: A brief history of mobile networks A look back at the evolution of the way data gets from the Internet into the palm of your hand READ MORE Undaunted by major Snapchat leak, Stanford marching band pays homage to homegrown app at Rose Bowl The Stanford marching band, known for its creative and sometimes controversial musical extravaganzas, geeked out during halftime of the 100th Rose Bowl football game on New Year's Day by collectively forming themselves into the ghostly shape of the Snapchat logo on the field. READ MORE Global IT spending outlook 'better but subpar' for 2014, Forrester says Global spending on technology will rise 6.2 percent in U.S. dollars to US$2.22 trillion in 2014, helped by an improving economy and growing interest in areas such as mobility and cloud computing, according to new data from Forrester Research. READ MORE Netflix and Nintendo suffer holiday-rush outages While many people were curled up, enjoying the holiday seasons, some engineers at Nintendo and Netflix likely had somewhat of a more stressful holiday season. Both experienced some performance issues leading to outages of their services over the holiday break. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: AppNeta AppNeta Trace View - Free Trial Download Want to try AppNeta in your own application environment? Install in 5 minutes! Learn More INSIDER Integrating CRM and Analytics Key to Next-Gen Customer Loyalty Programs Rather than giving away free stuff, The North Face and Red Robin create customized "experience" rewards for faithful customers READ MORE Skype hack gives Microsoft a black eye, shows why NOT to reuse passwords It's said there is no rest for the wicked and New Year's Day had Skype social media managers scrambling to scrub evidence of being hacked off of its Skype blog, Twitter and Facebook accounts. That evidence was planted by the Syrian Electronic Army and accused Microsoft of spying for the "governments." After the SEA's attack, Skype sent out a pair of tweets to its three million Twitter followers warning:... READ MORE 11 must-have apps for your new Windows Phone READ MORE New Year's Forecast for the Information Security Industry: Part 1 Lots of opportunity in network security, data security, security services, and strong authentication in 2014 READ MORE WEBCAST: Egnyte Consider Hybrid Approach to File-Sharing Security. Scalability. Control. These are just some of the many benefits of enterprise cloud file-sharing that you'll discover in this KnowledgeVault, packed with short videos, white papers and demos. View Now! Sharks are using Twitter With six fatal attacks in the past two years, Australia has a bigger shark problem than any other country. The latest effort to reduce that rate involves sharks tweeting their whereabouts. READ MORE Windows 8 regains uptake mojo, XP restarts death slide Windows 8 surged in December to end the year with almost 12% of the user share of all Windows personal computers, while the destined-for-retirement Windows XP restarted its decline after a two-month pause, a Web analytics company Net Applications said Thursday. READ MORE 7 things on Microsoft's 2014 to-do list Microsoft needs to make Nokia work, get Office on iOS, and find Ballmer's successor in 2014 READ MORE The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 From bathroom malware and the mystery Google barge to Chinese Moon landings and humanoid robots it has been one wacky high-tech year READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Box Empowering Your Mobile Workers A modern mobile IT strategy is no longer an option, it is an absolute necessity. Here's how some of the nation's most progressive corporations are meeting the many needs of their mobile workers - without overwhelming their IT departments - with the help of Box. 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