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iPadCTO http://ipadcto.com iPad News,Technology and Training for C-level Executives Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:15:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Android, Not as Potent as I (and Many of Us) Originally Perceived http://ipadcto.com/2012/01/31/android-not-as-potent-as-i-and-many-of-us-originally-perceived/ http://ipadcto.com/2012/01/31/android-not-as-potent-as-i-and-many-of-us-originally-perceived/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:15:06 +0000 bfrench http://ipadcto.com/2012/01/31/android-not-as-potent-as-i-and-many-of-us-originally-perceived/

I totally pegged Android as the likely leader (for tablets and phones) by mid 2011.

“Super sized screens and LTE 4G data service haven’t been enough to entice consumers away from Apple. Among corporate users however, Android has had far less of an impact. On the surface, this might be puzzling given the strong trend toward BYOD or “bring your own devices,” a consumerization of IT that has pushed corporate IT departments to support the devices their executives and employees want to use, rather than the devices the company selects for them.”

Why Android isn’t gaining on Apple in the Enterprise
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/28/why_android_isnt_gaining_on_apple_in_the_enterprise_.html

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Matt Cutts must be pulling down a decent salary at Google.

iPad in health care continues to gain momentum.

“Among the new investors in the $2.8 million round is Matt Cutts, who heads Google’s Webspam team and is one of the key leaders of Google’s search quality group. The new round of funding was led by Internet investor Yuri Milner who was already an investor in the Mountain, View, CA company.”

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Amazing. In 2008, 2009, and 2010 I predicted Android would take the lead and stay there across all smart device categories. Despite my bullishness for iOS and a predictable bright future in a small slice of the mobile computing segment, I was wrong; very wrong.

iPad takes 96% of tablets, iPhone 53% of phones in Good mobile enterprise study
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/25/ipad_takes_96_of_tablets_iphone_53_of_phones_in_good_mobile_enterprise_study_.html

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Predictable. Probably accurate.

Tim Cook: “There Will Come A Day When The Tablet Market Is Larger Than The PC Market”

“One of the big questions hanging over Apple this quarter was whether or not iPad sales would continue its rapid growth.”

Okay, so with the most recent quartly earnings report, it’s not a big question any longer.

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Although not a great InfoGraphic layout, definitely some good data in this one.

The graphic reveals that 41% of small and medium business (SMB) employees use their own tablets for work purposes (a sign of the growing bring-your-own device trend), and suggests that 16% of small companies are piloting tablet use. Another 14% of SMBs said that they had deployed tablets to specific groups, while 28% of companies said that they had no plans to use tablets in the workplace.

The research found that tablet usage in enterprise was not dissimilar to that of the everyday consumer. Web browsing was the most popular action (73%), followed by email (69%). Approximately 67% of business people used their tablets to work remotely, while 46% and 45% used their devices for sales support or customer presentations. In contrast, gaming was the most popular usage (84%) among consumer tablet owners, followed by browsing (78%) and email (74%).

The rising numbers of tablets in the workplace

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I guess the ship has sailed – if you’re a retailer and a tablet is not in your POS (or other) customer-facing strategy, you’re competition is likely ahead of you and will soon gain an advantage by testing the slate.

“Our research reveals that tablet adoption is no longer a question for retailers. They know they are going to deploy tablets in the near-term, it’s just a matter of what types of tablets and how they’ll integrate them into the store experience,”

Tablet adoption ‘no longer a question’ for retailers, a new survey indicates

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In the seeming never-ending RIM-is-doomed story, iOS has caught up to Blackberry in the enterprise.

“Apple’s iOS accounted for 30 percent of mobile devices in use on corporate networks, narrowly beating RIM’s BlackBerry devices at 29 percent. Third place Android represented 21 percent of users, just ahead of Windows Mobile/Windows Phone, which accounted for 18 percent.”

The bigger story here is the perception that Android is unfit for business use because of security stability.

Tipping Point: iOS leading among corporate users, Android deemed most risky
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/apple_ios_leading_among_corporate_users_android_deemed_most_risky_.htm

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This looks like an elegant iPad stand.

Slick: The Magnus stand uses the iPad 2′s own magnets to keep it upright
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/01/21/slick-the-magnus-stand-uses-the-ipad-2s-own-magnets-to-keep-it-upright/?awesm=tnw.to_1CtJs

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Tipping Point: iOS leading among corporate users, Android deemed most risky
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/apple_ios_leading_among_corporate_users_android_deemed_most_risky_.html

Apple’s iOS accounted for 30 percent of mobile devices in use on corporate networks, narrowly beating RIM’s BlackBerry devices at 29 percent. Third place Android represented 21 percent of users, just ahead of Windows Mobile/Windows Phone, which accounted for 18 percent.

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One word. WOW!

A medical device right out of science fiction

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/18/a-medical-device-right-out-of-science-fiction/

The company is vying to be the first to create a device that can scan a patient’s body and return a medical diagnosis. The device, known in medical design lore as the “tricorder,” is one of the elusive holy grails of health engineering. (Star Trek geeks will recognize the name from the fictional device from the show used for sensor scanning, recording data, and analyzing it.) Engineers have been talking about such a device for years, but the race intensified last May, when the X Prize Foundation, a Southern California-based nonprofit, and Qualcomm (QCOM) announced a contest promising $10 million to the first team to create one.

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Not surprising.

More And More Businessmen Are Chucking Their Laptops In The Trash For iPad
http://www.cultofmac.com/140925/more-and-more-businessmen-are-chucking-their-laptops-in-the-trash-for-ipad/

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I love this Kickstarter project. Simple. Clever. Profitable. And at 1500% of funding goal, it looks like the designers have curled up around a highly demanded product.

I like this idea so much, I double pledged.

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Interesting article…

Event Check-In has been developed to change the way event organizers check-in people at events, and move them away from the archaic clipboard. “There is potential here for everybody”, said Ramachandra.

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Before long, we’ll be using apps all day long.

Flurry: Mobile App Usage Up To 94 Minutes Per Day
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/09/flurry-mobile-app-usage-up-to-94-minutes-per-day/

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I like this. Smart. Simple. Agile.

Steelie looks like a simple way to hold your iPad up off the ground
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/01/09/steelie-looks-like-a-simple-way-to-hold-your-ipad-up-off-the-gro/

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