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Intune, Microsoft’s cloud-based mobile-device management software, now works better with Apple’s mobile device integration system for IT departments. Apart from fast-tracking iOS device deployments, Microsoft is providing customers of select cloud services with another layer of security. The Intune refresh includes new options that allow administrators to block or restrict access to the OneDrive for […]

Microsoft unveiled its latest Lumia 640 and 640 XL smartphones this week at Mobile World Congress 2015. The new devices offer 5-inch or 5.7-inch HD displays, respectively. Prices start at $154 for a basic Lumia 640 model with 3G connectivity and rises to about $242 for a 640 XL with LTE capabilities. Buyers of both […]

Mozilla is expanding its ecosystem of Firefox OS-powered mobile phones with the help of partners KDDI, LG U+, Telefonica and Verizon. Firefox OS is now set to power 17 different smartphones that are delivered in 40 different markets around the world. Firefox OS was originally known as the Boot to Gecko initiative that launched in […]

Hewlett-Packard is buying Aruba Networks to add a strong wireless and mobility element to its networking business. HP and Aruba officials announced the $3 billion deal March 2, less than a week after rumors of the deal began to surface and a day before Aruba kicks off its annual Atmosphere user conference in Las Vegas. […]

Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S6 smartphones have finally arrived. The new Galaxy models, a standard Galaxy S6 and a much flashier and more sculptured Galaxy S6 Edge that features a bright display which wraps around both sides of the handset, were unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 1. The improvements in […]

Apple is holding a special event on March 9 when it will likely provide more details about the upcoming Apple Watch smartwatch, which is slated for an April release. The company sent invitations, which included the simple message, “spring forward,” to media outlets on Feb. 26. Daylight Savings Time begins on March 8, so the […]

Starting next month, Google will launch an early-adopter program for Google Apps customers interested in the company’s new Inbox for Work application. The goal of the effort is to try and understand business needs, challenges and use cases for Inbox according to a blog post by Alex Gawley, Google’s director of product management for Inbox. […]

LG will debut four new midrange smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2015 which convenes in Barcelona, Spain March 2. The four Android smartphones, which the company says include design and technical features normally found in more expensive handsets, were announced by LG on Feb. 23. Prices for the new devices—the Magna, the Spirit, the Leon […]

Over three days at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco starting Feb. 23, Intel engineers will present five papers—with most focusing on technologies found within the chip makers 14nm processors. Mark Bohr, Intel Senior Fellow for logic technology development at Intel, will participate in a panel to talk about driving Moore’s Law down […]

Apple is looking to diversify its business into electric car production, possibly by as soon as 2020, as the company explores new business opportunities outside of its core consumer technology and PC, tablet and smartphone businesses. The New York Times reported that Apple has been recruiting about 200 people from both inside the company and […]