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  • How Facebook Hashtags Impact Your Privacy

    Following in the footsteps of Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr and other social networks, Facebook finally gets hashtags. Here's what you need to know about the new feature and a look at how it does--and doesn't--impact your privacy settings.

  • 3 New LinkedIn Features You Need to Know About

    LinkedIn launches two-step verification, a redesigned 'Who's Viewed Your Profile' and adds the capability to upload photos, video and documents to your status updates. Here's what you need to know about the changes.

  • 5 Apple turkeys in 2012

    While chomping on turkey, stuffing and gravy, Apple shareholders can give thanks that the company's stock price is rebounding from an odd slide. But this doesn't mean Apple hasn't had its own share of turkeys.

  • 5 iPhone and iPad Apps That Make Great Gifts

    Did you wait until the last minute again this year? If you need to find a present fast, just gift an iPhone or iPad app. There's an app for everyone on the Apple App Store. Of course, you don't want to give someone a cheap $.99 app.

  • iPad App Spotlight: CardioTeach

    Look around a doctor's office and you'll likely find anatomical models showing the inside of vital organs. Or the walls might be littered with posters of organ cut-outs.

  • Social startups kick the tires: Great spin or retread?

    For social startups, creating buzz and building a big user base (not to mention finding revenue) isn't what it used to be. Many of the companies presenting at DEMO Fall 2011 in Silicon Valley face the prospect of being a retread.

  • Why You Should Stop Worrying and Let End Users Have iPads

    About 15 years ago, there was a movement in IT to reduce platforms. CIOs wanted to simplify environments that included the odd minicomputer from the 1980s, Unix and Windows servers, PC and Mac desktops and a raft of applications of mixed vintage.

  • My first 48 hours with iPad 2: One CIO's story

    After weeks of waiting for an iPad 2 on back order, CIO Rob Rennie of Florida State College at Jacksonville finally got his hands on the slick, new device. "My assessment so far is, I love it because it is faster, lighter and the FaceTime capability makes a lot of difference for me," Rennie says.

  • 10 signs you can bring an iPad to work

    Can you bring your iPad to work? Or will you get in big trouble? With a nod to David Letterman's Top Ten list Signs You've Purchased a Bad iPhone, here are our signs that grease the wheels for iPads to roll into the enterprise.

  • Three Ways Royal Caribbean Has Embraced Mobile

    Consumer devices continue to stream into the office, whether CIOs have sanctioned them or not. Managing a mix of devices can pose challenges in application development, security and maintenance. For Bill Martin, CIO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, providing access to various mobile tools has benefits for customer service that are worth the added effort.

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