Carbyn has built an entire HTML5-based OS. Carbyn is an online app operating system, bringing the same type of full App experience we all love on iOS but doing it in the browser meaning accessible by everyone on all devices; phones, tablets, and desktops new and old. Since it’s HTML5 there’s nothing to install and it works in the browser. You simply open a browser and log-in to Carbyn and you’re ready to go. They demoed it to be running on both an iPad and a BlackBerry PlayBook. Soon it will work on smartphones as well. Once you load up the
Read MoreToday's workforce is changing the concept of where work is done. A variety of new devices and services are empowering the mobile worker to work where, when and how he or she chooses. Thanks to laptops, smartphones, tablets and Wi-Fi, that has all changed. As long as you have an Internet connection, you can file reports, hold meetings, edit proposals and complete practically all of your work tasks remotely. Social contact manager Gist has analyzed some of the data around the rise of the mobile workforce, detailing where they prefer to work and the devices they use to do it.
There are few ways to find your lost or stolen phone, but they all require that you set up the system beforehand. But if you ever lose your phone and don't have a contingency plan in place, you can remotely install Plan B (free, Android 2.0+) on your phone and locate it instantly. If you never installed a security app to begin with, it's a good second plan of attack in finding your phone. Lookout's Plan B is the app you turn to for stolen phones that don't have tracking software or remote location capability. Simply put, it lets
Read MoreEmployees want to use their personal mobile devices in the workplace. And many potential new hires make this is a condition of employment¹. The good news? Companies that develop a strategy for supporting consumer smartphones and tablets stand to gain significant benefits. Mobile consumer devices make it easier for employees to choose when and where to get their work done — and those conveniences can lead to higher productivity. In addition, research shows that workers use their smartphones to build customer relationships and stay connected to social media. With the right training, each one of those always-connected workers could become a
Read MoreSamsung feels our pain, and has thus introduced SamsungDive, which lets you track and remotely control your handset when lost or stolen. Samsung's own service allows you to not only track a device, but to also take control over it remotely. GPS provides the user with exact coordinates of the device, and the user can then choose to either lock the device or wipe it clean. SamsungDive can track your device by using its known phone number and unique product ID. Upon request, the user is provided with the exact GPS coordinates of the smartphone or tablet, which can be used
Read MoreViber is a free app we've previously featured for making free calls from an iPhone over 3G and Wi-Fi. Now available for Android, you can call or text other Viber users (including iPhone users) for free. Despite being completely free, Viber doesn't have any ads. It also doesn't require you to register or create an account (it uses your phone number as your identifier) or create buddy lists—it works just like a phone. A big plus of the app is the free international calling and the ability to use Wi-Fi to place calls. All you'll need to make the most
Read MoreCisco reminds us 'How Big the Internet Is, and How Big It’s Getting'. The way Cisco sees it, the number of devices connected to the Internet exceeded the number of people populating the entire planet. And that’s not just smartphones and tablets. It’s sensors tracking the health of cattle, and medical devices monitoring the health of cardiac patients and so on. And eventually, rather than always interacting with humans, they’ll be interacting with each other automatically, updating our daily schedules. Is this a big trend, a big business for Cisco and other technology companies.
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