[TechRepublic] 12 ways for smartphones to be more business-ready

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12 ways for smartphones to be more business-ready Smartphones still have a way to go before the mobile devices are extremely useful business tools straight out-of-the-box. Deb Shinder identifies features, capabilities, and functionalities that would make smartphones more enterprise-ready. Read more Verizon iPhone 4 (photos) Resource of the day Achieve Application Continuity through Reliable Network Infrastructure Ensure seamless access to applications and communications with a reliable Local Area Network (LAN). Discover how the Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch series of LAN switches delivers uninterrupted access to essential applications. Samsung Continuum review: Ticker keeps you up to date with your messaging Is the Samsung Continuum's unique ticker feature compelling enough to make EVO or Droid X power users replace their phones? Jack Wallen answers this question in his review of the Continuum. Read more Are you prepared to negotiate the mobile Internet challenge? Here is an overview of what web developers will have to face when they begin negotiating the mobile internet challenge. Read more Five simple tips for increasing your Facebook fan base Your Facebook fan page provides a great vehicle for building your business and extending your reach. Here are a few ways you can get more fans on board. Read more Programming news: Dryad, Standing Cloud App Network, HTML5 drama Read about Visual COBOL R3, NetBeans dropping Ruby on Rails support, a SharePoint 2010 Developer Training Kit, the latest Appcelerator mobile developer survey, and more. Read more Camera phone challenge: Guilty pleasures You have from now until Friday, February 11, 2011 at 5:00 PM EST to submit camera phone photos of your guilty pleasures. We will send the participants of our three favorite submissions some free swag! Read more Featured multimedia   Comparing data speeds on the iPhone 4 (photos) CNEt traveled to four locations in San Francisco to see how the data speeds on the new Verizon iPhone 4 compared with the AT&T Verizon iPhone 4. View on site Samsung Focus WP7 Phone The Samsung Focus is arguably the best Windows Phone 7 handset available. View on site HTC Mozart (photos) CNET goes hands-on with the HTC Mozart, an international Windows Phone 7 device armed with an 8-megapixel camera. View on site Firefox 4 Mobile beta 4 for Android in pictures Firefox 4 Mobile beta 4 for Android is a massively obese installation, but the features are coming close to replicating the desktop browser on your Android device. View on site Android Market Web store (photos) Take a photo tour of Google's new Web-based Android Market. View on site TR Pro: iPhone management solutions   This TR Pro download contains details about how the iPhone stacks up to common enterprise needs that are critical in a management solution and outlines the pros and cons for three iPhone enterprise management tools. Order it today! Today's recommended downloads Enabling Cost Reductions Through Convergence (Alcatel-Lucent) Businesses Thrive with Google Apps (Google) End-to-end Business Visibility with On-demand ERP (TechRepublic) Save Money and Increase Collaboration with Google Apps (Google) Improve productivity through real-time collaboration and communication (Google) TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: Snow and ice We thought winter was the perfect time of year to challenge the TechRepublic community to submit camera phone photos of snow and ice. Take a look at the entries. TechRepublic newsletters   Get Mac tips, the latest IT news updates, product reviews, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Macs in Business Sanity Check Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things Dinosaur Sightings on TechRepublic Computers from the 1970s Computers from 1980-1983 IBM 5251, 4000 Series VAX, Timex Sinclair and more Atari ST

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