Daily Mobile Computing Feed – Oct 9, 2012

Daily aggregation of mobile computing news from @cloud_aware, mobileaware.net.

  • Workers worried that giving employers BYOD access could infringe their
  • privacy ihotdesk – IT News While BYOD (bring your own device) is a growing trend in the modern workplace, many employees are concerned that allowing their bosses to access their devices would be hindering their privacy. Allowing staff members to work on their own smartphones … (more)

  • Motorola enhances expertise in rugged mobile and wearable computing with …
  • Military & Aerospace Electronics The Psion acquisition expands Motorola’s core enterprise mobile computing business for manufacturing, transportation, and logistics applications, says Motorola Solutions chairman and CEO Greg Brown. Rugged mobile computing and wearable computing is … (more)

  • Microsoft Shows Off Glove-less, Gesture-based 3D Control
  • RedOrbit Traditional and mobile computing are great and even very futuristic in many ways. For all of the advances, however, there is still one pesky little problem: We still have to touch something. This week, Microsoft researchers will descend on Cambridge, … (more)

  • Mobile Computing Awareness Day Nov. 7; Proposals Due Oct. 26
  • Western Illinois University News MACOMB, IL — Western Illinois University’s annual Mobile Computing Awareness Day (MCAD) is set for 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the University Union Capitol Rooms. Members of Western’s Mobile Computing Task Force (MCTF) encourage … (more)

  • Data Loss from Missing Devices Ranks First Among Top Mobile Threats
  • Channel Partners The Top Threats to Mobile Computing report focused on threats posed by smartphones and tablets, and these results are intended to help information security professionals and to educate the industry about security concerns. Dan Hubbard, CTO of OpenDNS … (more)