Mobility Tips and Tricks


Recent Mobility Tips and Tricks Articles

4 Ways Mobile Should Change Your SEO Strategy

Tiny keyboards, cramped screens, voice-activated search -- it's all going to change how people find your business online. Start preparing now.  Read more

Is Foursquare a Great Place to Advertise?

Recently, the free service rolled out a variety of services for businesses, including the ability to run specials designed to attract and retain customers.  Read more

Facetones Brings a Social Element (and Pictures of your Mug) to the Smartphone

Verizon has a new service called Facetones , a mobile app that creates and displays a video slideshow of...  Read more

PayPal to Offer Mobile Payments, Location-Based Deals

Other new features will include store inventory lookup and barcode scanning via a handheld device.  Read more

How Secure Is Your Mobile?

Here's a title Google isn't likely to be trumpeting anytime soon: No. 1 target of mobile hackers.  Read more

Reshaping the World of Retail

People are shopping with a mission, and brands are announcing themselves from behind store walls. The Proximity Era has begun.  Read more

Product Review: Klipsch Image ONE On-Ear Headphones

I received several great responses from my last Read more

6 Reasons You Need a Mobile Strategy

A solid mobile strategy will include several ways to connect with consumers via their mobile devices. Here are some key approaches and why you should be usin...  View slideshow

Apps That Make Your iPad Work Like a Laptop

You’ve taken the plunge and invested in an iPad. So, is it possible to ditch your laptop for business trips or even work itself?  Read more

Your Future Car Service

Meet the 2.0 car service: Uber is a start-up that lets you book a stylish ride from a smartphone app.  Read more

How to Create a Mobile Strategy for Your Business

It's not guesswork. Build solutions not just based on features and functions but in accordance to how your customers use handheld devices in their everyday l...  Read more

How to Install a Remote Access App on Your iPad

Want to be mobile worker without losing your files? Access your desktop from anywhere with a touch of a button.  Read more

5 Mobile Payment Tools for Business

Mobile payment systems look to be the future of commerce. Here are five of the premier mobile payment tools your business can start using right away.  Read more

SXSWi Recovery: Group Messaging

The South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) festival has come and gone here in Austin, Texas.  One of the most buzzed about topics was group messaging...  Read more

Airbnb Mobile App Stands Out at SXSW

Nominated for the South By Southwest Interactive Awards for Mobile, Airbnb founders talk about growing pains and what's next.  Read more

Navigating the Switch to Multiple Computers

The rise of the tablet computer has me thinking about the future of computers.  How many computers surround me right now?  I have my office comp...  Read more

Recover a Lost Phone with iHound

I love a great Android App . I recently found out about a new Android App called Read more

Product Review: Motorola S10-HD Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Headphones

I am often seen walking around the office with my BlueAnt in my ear, holding phone conversations at...  Read more

Google Translate: The Real Life Version of Star Trek’s Universal Translator

Remember the Universal Translator from Star Trek? Google Translate is not that different.  Read more

11 Dos & Don'ts of Video Conferencing Etiquette

The advantage of virtual meetings is the ability to hold them almost anywhere—the disadvantage of virtual meetings is that it’s much easier for your audi...  View slideshow

5 Tips for Conducting a Virtual Meeting

Conducting a successful virtual meeting requires preparation and a new set of etiquette rules.  Read more

Malware Takes Aim at USB Devices

USB devices are handy ways to transport information -- and trouble, according to a recent survey of more than 10,000 small businesses. Panda Security, which ...  Read more

Google Goggles

What will they think of next? Love them or loathe them, Goog...  Read more

Making the Move to Mobile Payments

Your customers are accustomed to conducting life through their mobile devices. And soon, they may expect to be able to pay through their cellphone as well.  Read more

Web-based Voice Mail

Did you know that you can manage your voice mail messages online?  Not only that, but some services will allow you to get the messages automatically ...  Read more

Mobile E-Signatures for Legal Deals on the Go

E-signatures are coming to a mobile phone near you. As business continues to move from the computer inside the office to the handheld on the go, digital sig...  Read more

Smartphone Boarding Passes

Coming soon to an airport near you: instead of a printed boarding pass, you might be able to just scan your phone. United Airlines has just started its <...  Read more

Google Phones: Lowdown on the 'iPhone Killer'

Google's mobile phone platform Android has been riding high in the spotlight since the launch of the Motorola Droid and Google's own Nexus One smartphone. Do...  Read more

Read Your E-Mail in the Fast Lane -- Safely

New software and hardware offerings can read your e-mail and text messages to you while you're driving behind the wheel. It's all hands-free -- so you won't ...  Read more

Should You Create an iPhone App?

A popular iPhone commercial rattles off a list of functions, repeatedly telling viewers, "There's an app for that." The question is should your business have...  Read more

A Netbook with Juice

The Lenovo S12 uses the same chip as the Apple MacBook and is powerful enough to run Windows 7.  Read more

Is Your iPhone Backup Adequate?

You rely on your iPhone to handle critical business matters, but are you as careful backing up data on your iPhone or smartphone as you are on your PC? Maybe...  Read more

Can You Run Your Business from an iPhone?

iPhone applications for business are expanding at a mind-boggling pace. You can manage payrolls, bank accounts, transactions, appointments, and more. But doe...  Read more

Which Cell Phone Is Smartest for Business?

Many businesses depend on mobile phones that also browse the Web, send and receive e-mail, and use other applications. But how do you choose between not only...  Read more

Ask a Sales Clerk: Netbook Buying Guide 

Looking to buy an inexpensive ultra-portable? Here are some of the top contenders, considered by one of the sales associates at J&R Music and Computer...  Watch video