This smart vending machine is the future of technology

Why I fell in love with a phablet | Microsoft Office's devices and services future becomes clearer Follow CITEworld BY IDG ENTERPRISE March 06, 2014 InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT This smart vending machine is the future of technology It's one thing for businesses to hear about the advantages of different technologies, but imagine seeing the power of all the major technology trends demonstrated in -- of all things -- a vending machine. Resource compliments of: CITE Conference + Expo Trending now: Consumerization of enterprise IT You've heard about consumerization...but how can you use it to give your organization a competitive edge? Find out at the third annual Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) April 27–29 in San Francisco. Learn how consumer-driven technology can transform your business, your workplace, and your customer relationships. Learn more Why I fell in love with a phablet As a shameless fan of the Lumia 1020, Mary Branscombe didn't expect to be impressed by the Lumia 1520. Now she doesn't want to switch back.   Microsoft Office's devices and services future becomes clearer The first day of Microsoft's 2014 SharePoint conference in Las Vegas unveiled a slew of new products and services. But what more fascinating was what those announcements showed about Microsoft's -- and in particular Office's -- devices and services future. SharePoint gets personal with the Office Graph and Yammer integration Microsoft will bring the social graph closer into the productivity experience with tighter Yammer-SharePoint integration and a search feature that works across the entire Microsoft Office ecosystem. The sign of a mature mobile strategy: Agility trumps security every time Companies are beginning to recognize that you need to get past initial security concerns to truly reap the agility benefits of enterprise mobile. Apple's CarPlay is a good start. Here's how it needs to evolve Apple's new CarPlay initiative promises access to a handful of Apple and third-party apps through a car's in-dash infotainment system, but Apple promises that support for even more apps is on the way. It's David vs. Goliath in the PaaS market While the independent providers like Engine Yard, CloudBees, Cumulogic, and DotCloud may be able to offer enough niche features to survive, they face some tough competition from the biggest infrastructure providers. What to do when Android KitKat has ruined your phone What can you do if KitKat has made using your formerly awesome phone a frustrating, unbearable nightmare? A few things. A dual-boot Windows Phone/Android device is likely to disappoint In the latest indication that Microsoft may be open to finding ways that it can benefit by using Android, new reports say that a phone maker in India will soon launch a phone that can dual boot Windows Phone and Android. No rebound for PC sales in 2014, says IDC IDC said 2013 marked the most severe contraction on record for PC shipments and revised down its expectations for 2014. This year, PC shipments will fall under 300 million, the researchers said, dropping 6.1 percent worldwide. Weird science: Heroku, talking freezers, and the Internet of Things New England BioLabs, which makes and sells reagents and enzymes to life science laboriatories, used Heroku, Salesforce, and Dell tablets to make "talking freezers" that report back to home base when they need to be refilled.   Follow CITEworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to citeworld_weekly_update as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Copyright (C) 2014 CITEworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 **Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@citeworld.com.**