Will a BlackBerry upgrade help a struggling RIM turn fortunes around? New RIM CEO Thorsten Heins surely hopes so as he unveils the next-gen BlackBerry 10 platform at the BlackBerry World conference.

BlackBerry 10 is a shift from earlier versions, being an entirely new platform with a focus on virtual keyboards. The prototype device seen at Blackberry World has no physical keyboard-- it is a 4.2" iPhone-style device lacking in physical buttons.

RIM says the virtual keyboard "learns" how users type on the keys, and has a number of swipe gestures Read more...

Do organisations know what mobile devices employees are connecting to enterprise networks with? According to a SANS Institute survey, the answer seems to be... no. 

The analyst reports only 9% of survey-participant organisations are "fully aware" of the devices accessing their networks, while 50% are "vaguely or fairly" aware. 

According to SANS Institute, over 60% of organisations allow employees to take devices to work. 

The survey involves 500 IT professionals, and reveals a potential business opertunity-- endpoint security tools, which only 20 Read more...

Lenovo is not only selling PCs and tablets-- it now also sells Android apps aimed at enterprise users on the simply named "Lenovo Enterprise App Shop."

Targeting business customers, the Lenovo app store offers custom management, deployment and publication of mobile apps, and even sells apps through volume pricing. 

It also has the "Lenovo App Shop Manager"-- a tool allowing IT admins to build custom app stores carrying company-approved apps. Admins can also use the Manager to remotely disable apps, identify unapproved apps, alert users or uninstall Read more...

Once the enterprise smartphone of choice, the Blackberry has pretty much lost the market to the iPhone... but will RIM manage to get customers back with phones able to automatically improve sound during audio calls? 

A newly granted patent reveals a system using sensors around the earpiece to detect how close the user's ear is to the handset, and whether it is "sealed" tight to the phone or not. The system also detects ambient noise, subtly adjusting volume levels while making sure the user doesn't detect a volume changes. 

More interestingly the Read more...