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iOS 10.3: The end of annoying app rating reminders

Apple introduces a new API in iOS 10.3 that will eventually stop developers from annoying users with reminders to rate their apps in the iOS App Store.

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business iOS

Jan 25, 2017 3 mins

Café owners putting the smackdown on Wi-Fi freeloaders

Whatu2019s a poor cafu00e9 owner to do when the laptop crowd sucks up free Wi-Fi all day and spends almost nothing?

By Bill Snyder

Internet Small and Medium Business Wi-Fi

Trump’s executive order on the ACA: early scenarios for healthcare tech firms

The executive order signed last week is the first step toward dismantling the ACA. The order has significant implications for technology firms operating in certain markets.rn

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

What is a hackathon, and why should you care?

There's a global trend of companies integrating hackathons into their overall innovation strategy.

By Andre Bourque

Jan 25, 2017 6 mins

Software Development

IoT and business model transformation: We’re not there yet

We're on the brink of a new technological breakthrough that's easy to predict in general terms but impossible to predict in specific terms: the internet of things

By Frank Wammes

Internet of Things

Top 10 technology colleges and universities

Here are the top 10 schools for technology education based on data from U.S. News and World Reportu2019s annual ranking of U.S. colleges and universities.

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8 tips for organizing your workspace

Feeling overwhelmed and disorganized? Here's how to start the year off with a clean and organized workspace.

Careers IT Skills

Why Google still isn’t giving up on Google+

Google+ may be on the decline, but Google isnu2019t ready to call it quits on the social network just yet.

Google Social Networking Apps Technology Industry

One powerful productivity improvement you can implement today

All organizations seek ways to improve their productivity. Here is a simple, easy to implement, technique that can provide surprising results.

By Bob Ronan

IT Leadership

3 steps CIOs can take to lead more strategically in 2017

This is the year to change perceptions: IT isnu2019t a utility, and you arenu2019t a utility player. Following these strategies around cloud, application support, and security will go a long way toward elevating your role to strategic leader.

By Rebecca Wettemann

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Hyperconvergence in high demand

Systems that combine compute, storage and networking capabilities in a single server are gaining traction among CIOs seeking the same efficiencies offered by cloud services.

By Clint Boulton

Jan 24, 2017 4 mins

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Why did Mac sales decline 10% in 2016?

Appleu2019s Mac computers hit a significant decline in 2016, and that allowed the companyu2019s competitors to profit at Apple's expense. What went wrong for Apple and the Mac in 2016?

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Wine, women and data science

Wonder what data scientists do when they're not working? Read on!

By Jill Dyché

Analytics Big Data Careers

Winter 2017: State of the CIO

Cover story: The new reality. The CIO role is integral to todayu2019s increasingly digital businesses, but transformational IT executives arenu2019t necessarily shedding their functional responsibilities u2014 get used to it.

By CIO staff

CIO Careers Emerging Technology

IT Career Roadmap: Chief product officer

Being a chief product officer requires many skills, but none is more important than the ability to unify disparate teams and motivate them to create an incredible product. Here is one CPO's journey and what it took for him to succeed in this C-l

C-Suite IT Jobs IT Skills

16 top HR software suites compared — an essential buyer’s guide

This comprehensive report evaluates 16 human capital management (HCM) products across 50 software capabilities, from recruitment to exit interviews, and every step in-between. Download your free copy today.

By CIO staff

Enterprise Applications

4 New Year’s resolutions to help build your high-performing team

New year's resolutions aren't just for your personal life, they are also for your work life!

By Morag Barrett

IT Leadership IT Skills

The rise of the chief marketing technologist

The digital age has originated an amazing phenomenon: the appearance of hybrid professionals called marketing technologists. At the theoretical level it is a thought-provoking concept, but watching it transform into reality is not so simple and can c

By Marco Antonio Cavallo

CRM Systems IT Strategy Technology Industry

6 new 2-in-1 devices to watch for in 2017

Hybrid 2-in-1 tablets were everywhere at CES 2017, with multiple companies unveiling the latest in hybrid designs. Here are six of the most exciting hybrids expected this year.

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10 best gadgets from CES 2017

From mini robots to selfie drones and super-thin TVs: Here's the best we saw at CES 2017.

By Jessica Naziri

Gadgets Small and Medium Business Smart Home

Are tech companies responsible for negative outcomes?

Leading technology companies need to take responsibility for the unintended consequences of their activities, but experts say it shouldnu2019t come at the expense of innovation.

Emerging Technology Innovation Technology Industry

6 ecommerce categories that will take off in 2017

Ecommerce experts predict which retail categories will be hot in the new year.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

E-commerce Software Internet Retail Industry

Apple Watch: How to set the time ahead

Afraid of being late? Hereu2019s how you can set your Apple Watchu2019s time to be a few minutes ahead.

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Jan 23, 2017 2 mins

New game, new rules: 3 steps to secure your bank in the digital age

With great data, comes great responsibility

By Falk Rieker

Jan 23, 2017 5 mins

Cybercrime Financial Services Industry Internet Security

You can finally take streamed movies and TV shows with you on an airplane

Hulu is upping its game, allowing users to download content for later viewing and will soon debut a new alternative to cable.

By Bill Snyder

Consumer Electronics Internet Video

5 tech jobs that will boom (and 2 that will bust) in 2017

The technology market is regularly evolving and so are the jobs and skills necessary to keep things moving forward. We asked an expert what the year ahead holds for IT professionals.

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6 EMM predictions for 2017

Enterprise mobility management trends will be driven by growing complexities in hardware and software, concerns about privacy and a push for mobile management compliance in the workplace.rn

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Voodoo project management

You're fired! Bogus management mumbo jumbo doesn't get projects done. Project management is a complex set of real skills that you can't learn in a 35-hour class.

By Jeffrey Morgan

Certifications Government IT Project Management Tools

Half of work activities could be automated by 2055

A McKinsey researcher says that while robots and machines will usurp some jobs, most humans will take on new roles as automation boosts productivity.

By Clint Boulton

Artificial Intelligence Innovation Technology Industry

5 new and noteworthy features in iOS Evernote

Evernote 8.0, just released for all iOS devices, declutters the app's interface and makes it easier to create different types of notes, among other enhancements. But the app's stylus support still leaves something to be desired.

By James A. Martin

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business iOS

Can AI beat the best at Texas hold’em?

Heads-up no-limit Texas hold'em may be the final frontier in the battle of man vs. machine. Artificial intelligence developed by a Carnegie Mellon University professor and a Ph.D student is taking on four of the top pros in the world to show tha

By Thor Olavsrud

Artificial Intelligence Innovation Technology Industry

Darwinian insights on innovation and competition

Variation, selection and competition are the challenges of navigating today's digital ecosystem of value. Identify the struggle between individuals and competitors to discover tomorrow's game-changers. Innovation is the modern struggle for

By Peter B. Nichol

Foundry Events IT Strategy Technology Industry

LinkedIn releases major website redesign

LinkedIn is pushing what it calls its most important desktop redesign in 15 years to more than 467 million users during the coming weeks. You can now expect a mobile-like experience at the social network.

LinkedIn Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Why timing is everything when it comes to disruption

Timing on any transformation governs its success; it often depends on whether market, ecosystem, customers and vendors are ready for it. Subrata looks at the automobile industry and hybrid cars to see if there are any learning for us technology execu

By Subrata Mukherjee

Emerging Technology Innovation Technology Industry

How to build a sustainable, value-focused data culture

Financial services CDOs weigh in on how regulation, growth and cost drives their current efforts and how each will affect future endeavors.

By Jodi Morton and Robert Parr

CIO Financial Services Industry Regulation

Marketing and IT leaders at Clorox partner closely on digital marketing and IoT initiatives intended to buttress the consumer packaged goods company's corporate growth strategy.

By Clint Boulton

CIO CMO Technology Industry

Unconscious bias hurts more than diversity

Biases don't affect only your ability to hire diverse candidates — they limit your ability to hire all qualified candidates.

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6 tips to find and retain freelance tech workers

Once you find reliable freelancers, you won't want to stop there. Follow these five tips to help build and retain a stable of freelance workers.

Careers IT Jobs Technology Industry

First CIO on Workplace by Facebook talks collaboration in the enterprise

The former CIO of Clorox has a long history with Workplace by Facebook. Here he shares insights about his early days with the collaboration platform, challenges heu2019s encountered and tips for IT pros.

CIO Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

Jan 18, 2017 4 mins

How to install openSUSE Leap bash shell in Windows 10

This tutorial will help you in running openSUSE Leap (command line) within Windows.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Linux Open Source Small and Medium Business

Should you buy the new Nvidia Shield TV?

The new TV brings Google Assistant and Amazon Videos to the platform.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Jan 18, 2017 4 mins

Android Consumer Electronics

Has Apple become a boring company?

One former engineer thinks that Tim Cook has made Apple a u201cboring operations company.u201d Is it time for Scott Forstall to return to Apple?

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Jan 18, 2017 9 mins

The state of the IT contractor job market in 2017

Trends toward higher pay and demand for specialized skills continue apace, creating opportunities for contractors across the industry.

By Bruce Harpham

Electronic Health Records Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry

Trump administration threatens net neutrality, cloud and IoT

Outgoing FCC chairman Tom Wheeler urges his successors not to undo controversial open internet order, which he says is key to a vibrant cloud computing marketplace.

By Kenneth Corbin

Government Internet Regulation

5 goals your 2017 digital transformation program needs

While digital transformation is a multiyear journey, CIO's have to show success incrementally. Here are five goals that will engage different parts of the organization on the transformation journey.

By Isaac Sacolick

CIO Emerging Technology IT Leadership

From CIO to COO to CEO

Greg Carmichael, president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank, reflects on how his experience as a CIO prepared him to be a CEO in the digital age.rn

By Martha Heller

C-Suite CIO IT Jobs

When ‘off the shelf’ software is good enough

Are you about to start customizing a new enterprise application? Stop what you're doing and consider whether there are better uses for your time.

By Susan Nunziata

Enterprise Applications IT Strategy

6 ways the digital-physical blur is affecting your money

A new golden age of innovation is happening right now in financial services.

By Nicholas D. Evans

Jan 18, 2017 5 mins

Financial Services Industry Payment Systems Small and Medium Business

5 ways to recruit more women in 2017

Recruiting and retaining women in your organization starts with asking what's really important to them and then following through to make sure they get it.