CIO.com - Mobile http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:38:27 GMT 2009-11-23T16:38:27Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Personal Finance: Manage Your Money Better Online http://www.cio.com/article/508545/Personal_Finance_Manage_Your_Money_Better_Online?source=rss_mobile The number of sites and tools offering to help you manage your money can be as overwhelming as those newly-raised credit card interest rates. We've culled them and pointed out some of the best personal finance sites and tools. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Bill Snyder <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508545/Personal_Finance_Manage_Your_Money_Better_Online?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z Intel: Don't Look for One Device to Do it All http://www.cio.com/article/508515/Intel_Don_t_Look_for_One_Device_to_Do_it_All?source=rss_mobile Top Intel researchers say development of a single device that performs all personal tasks for business people and consumers is unlikely; instead users can expect more personalized devices that can tell users what they need and when they need it. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508515/Intel_Don_t_Look_for_One_Device_to_Do_it_All?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z GSMA Show Promotes Apps, Android and Green Energy http://www.cio.com/article/508513/GSMA_Show_Promotes_Apps_Android_and_Green_Energy?source=rss_mobile Mobile phone apps able to work on all OSs instead of just one, the potential for Android to become a major OS and the promotion of ways to save energy were all major areas of focus at the Mobile Asia Congress organized by the GSM Association (GSMA) last week in Hong Kong. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Dan Nystedt <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508513/GSMA_Show_Promotes_Apps_Android_and_Green_Energy?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z KT to Sell IPhone in South Korea http://www.cio.com/article/508463/KT_to_Sell_IPhone_in_South_Korea?source=rss_mobile South Korean carrier KT will start selling the iPhone this month, the company said Monday, bringing the hit device to another Asian country. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Owen Fletcher <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508463/KT_to_Sell_IPhone_in_South_Korea?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-22T05:00:00Z Mobile Wireless Router From Zyxel Competes with Mi-Fi http://www.cio.com/article/508537/Mobile_Wireless_Router_From_Zyxel_Competes_with_Mi_Fi?source=rss_mobile Wireless carriers and retailers have been promising a wide array of low-priced gadgets beyond smartphones that will hit the market soon, taking advantage of faster wireless networks. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Matt Hamblen <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508537/Mobile_Wireless_Router_From_Zyxel_Competes_with_Mi_Fi?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z Sold-Out! Grinch Steals Nook Christmas http://www.cio.com/article/508521/Sold_Out_Grinch_Steals_Nook_Christmas?source=rss_mobile Barnes & Noble seemed to have it all wrapped up. Except now it will be wrapping up many fewer Nook e-readers than had been hoped. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT David Coursey <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508521/Sold_Out_Grinch_Steals_Nook_Christmas?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z Four Things You Need to Know About Apple http://www.cio.com/article/508518/Four_Things_You_Need_to_Know_About_Apple?source=rss_mobile All big companies have their critics. But what's interesting about Apple's detractors is universal surprise. Their disappointment often stems from finding out that Apple isn't the company they thought it was. So I'm going to do all you would-be critics a favor, and explain some fundamental aspects of Apple's culture. Next time, you won't be blindsided and confused. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Mike Elgan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508518/Four_Things_You_Need_to_Know_About_Apple?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z Two Approaches to NFC Battle for French Hearts and Mobiles http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_mobile Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into self-service electronic tour guides, travel tickets or secure payment terminals. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Peter Sayer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z Palm Pixi Smartphones Now Just $25 http://www.cio.com/article/508438/Palm_Pixi_Smartphones_Now_Just_25?source=rss_mobile You can now buy the brand-spanking-new Palm Pixi smartphone for just $25. Onlie reports say Amazon and Wal-Mart have slashed the original retail of $100 by 75%, less than a week after Palm's second webOS phone went on sale at Sprint, which still holds to the original price. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT John Cox <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508438/Palm_Pixi_Smartphones_Now_Just_25?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z AT&T's Anti-Verizon Ad is a Stinker http://www.cio.com/article/508434/AT_T_s_Anti_Verizon_Ad_is_a_Stinker?source=rss_mobile For some reason, Luke Wilson is taking AT&T's side in the 3G coverage wars, appearing in a new ad that retaliates against Verizon Wireless' stinging assault. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jared Newman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508434/AT_T_s_Anti_Verizon_Ad_is_a_Stinker?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z IPhone Owners Demand to See Apple Source Code http://www.cio.com/article/508424/IPhone_Owners_Demand_to_See_Apple_Source_Code?source=rss_mobile iPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code, court documents show. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508424/IPhone_Owners_Demand_to_See_Apple_Source_Code?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z Cisco's Free IPhone App Grabs Security Feeds http://www.cio.com/article/508420/Cisco_s_Free_IPhone_App_Grabs_Security_Feeds?source=rss_mobile Cisco has made available a free iPhone app that can be used to receive over a dozen security-related information feeds in customizable form related both to Cisco products and to general security topics, such as newly detected threats. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ellen Messmer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508420/Cisco_s_Free_IPhone_App_Grabs_Security_Feeds?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Caught on Camera: 3G, Trackpad, SureType Keyboard http://www.cio.com/article/508399/BlackBerry_Pearl_9100_Caught_on_Camera_3G_Trackpad_SureType_Keyboard?source=rss_mobile RIM's latest addition to its consumer-oriented BlackBerry Pearl lineup has been revealed. The new device, the BlackBerry Pearl 9100, is the first 3G, GSM Pearl, and though it sports the same-style SureType keyboard as earlier Pearls, it also has a number of enhancements, including the new BlackBerry trackpad. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Al Sacco <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508399/BlackBerry_Pearl_9100_Caught_on_Camera_3G_Trackpad_SureType_Keyboard?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z The 5 Best, and 5 Worst, Features of Google Chrome OS http://www.cio.com/article/508396/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_mobile Chrome OS is lauded by Google as a completely new method of personal computing and it does have a number of features that are intriguing. On the other hand, a Chrome OS device is really another incarnation of a thin client mobile Internet device. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Julie Bort <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508396/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z The 5 Best, and 5 Worst, Features of Google Chrome OS http://www.cio.com/article/508391/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_mobile Today, Google released the source code for Chrome OS and promised that devices will be shipping in about a year, in time for the 2010 holiday season. Chrome OS will run only on devices specifically manufactured for it and Google is dictating to manufacturers the hardware specifications. For instance, Chrome OS devices will be netbooks, will not include a hard drive, will have only solid state disks, will rely on specified WiFi chipsets/adapters for connectivity and must have full-sized keyboards, says Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Julie Bort <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508391/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z