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Apple's new iWork apps are great, but iCloud sharing has some serious flaws

Microsoft sets a collision course with AirWatch and other MDM vendors | REVIEW: BBM for Android, BlackBerry's last gasp at relevance

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BY IDG ENTERPRISE
October 24, 2013
InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT

Apple's new iWork apps are great, but iCloud sharing has some serious flaws

Apple has raised the bar for mobile productivity apps and Microsoft Office alternatives with its update iWork apps for iPhone and iPad. When it comes to iWork for iCloud, however, the company is still reaching for the bar set by Google and Microsoft.

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Microsoft sets a collision course with AirWatch and other MDM vendors

Updates to Microsoft InTune and System Center put the giant on a collision course with mobile management vendors like AirWatch and MobileIron. But at the same time, Microsoft's own devices and platforms teams know they have to keep supporting independent vendors because that's what their customers want.

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REVIEW: BBM for Android, BlackBerry's last gasp at relevance

In my usage of the new BBM app, BlackBerry has indeed delivered an Android experience that's consistent with BBM on BlackBerry Z10 phone. And iOS looks the same, too. So is there an advantage to BBM's approach to messaging? I'd say yes—and not necessarily for the reasons you expect.

HP Chromebook 11: Pretty, cheap, and incredibly frustrating

The HP Chromebook 11 got the good looks right, but it's so slow it negates all those positive feelings.

Why Apple kept the iPad 2 around

There are basically two camps when it comes to tablets -- those that want a smaller and more portable device (the iPad mini) and those that want a larger, full size device. Within each of those, Apple is catering to a higher and lower end in terms of budget and feature set.

Surface 2 doesn't solve the problems that sank the Surface RT

While reviewers loved the hardware updates in the new Surface, software issues will still hold back the Windows RT platform.

Turning reams of paper medical records into valuable insights

A Tennessee company that has established itself as a player in converting paper medical records into an electronic format is introducing a way to perform analysis on those records.

Jive just built LinkedIn for the enterprise

Jive's latest update, which will become available in November, includes a new directory that lets people endorse others for skills much like you can do on LinkedIn.

Why Google is so schizophrenic about Android

Google needs to keep Android open enough to be everywhere and closed enough to benefit Google.

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