iOS

Distribution

D&H extends mobile website access beyond iOS with new mobile site

September 30, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H extends mobile website access beyond iOS with new mobile site
D&H’s mobile capacity previously was an app designed for iOS specifically. Now non-Apple phone users can also get D&H site access while on the move with a new website that launched Monday in both Canada and the U.S.

Mobility

BlackBerry adds vertical strength, shows swagger in Good Technology acquisition

September 4, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on BlackBerry adds vertical strength, shows swagger in Good Technology acquisition
A company given up for dead by many not that long ago makes the biggest acquisition in its history, driving it further along in its transition to a software company.

Hardware

Heckler Design releases dual-screen iPad stand for interactive PoS

July 13, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Heckler Design releases dual-screen iPad stand for interactive PoS
Available to the Canadian channel through BlueStar, the new WindFall Duo provides hardware support for the new dual display checkouts which have begun to hit the market.

Security

ESET expands DESlock+ partnership to provide iOS encryption

February 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on ESET expands DESlock+ partnership to provide iOS encryption
Timed with ESET’s rollout of iOS mobile product lines, they see DESlock+ as providing partner cross-sell opportunities because it is simple to deploy, evaluate and use.

IBM CEO Virginia Rometty and Apple CEO Tim Cook strike an alliance to bring iPads and iPhones into the enterprise.
Mobility

Apple, IBM partner to tackle mobile enterprise

July 16, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Apple, IBM partner to tackle mobile enterprise
IBM and Apple have formed a partnership to make iPhones and iPad more valuable enterprise tools, and build a new, growth-oriented act for both companies.

Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Mobility

Microsoft discounts Surface for WPC attendees

July 15, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Microsoft discounts Surface for WPC attendees
Microsoft will make Surface Pro 3 available to WPC attendees at a discount, but remains unclear on when (or if) partners will be able to resell the device.

webOS
Mobility

After much abuse, WebOS finds a home on TV

June 3, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on After much abuse, WebOS finds a home on TV
If you’ve been wondering what happened to webOS, the operating system that became a symbol of HP’s flailing mobile strategy, take a look around your living room.

Tablets
Featured Post

5 reasons the tablet era is ending already

April 28, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on 5 reasons the tablet era is ending already
Five years on, evidence is growing that the tablet’s days may be numbered as the handhelds get squeezed between PCs and smartphones.

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins
Featured Post

Blackberry Sale Dead, CEO Out

November 4, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Blackberry Sale Dead, CEO Out
The deadline for Blackberry to find a suitor has come and gone with no deal, and it will now soldier on by raising $1 billion in new funding on its own.

Luke Walling, vice president of SMB sales and operations for North America at AVG.
Computers

AVG Takes a Bite out of Managing Apple

October 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on AVG Takes a Bite out of Managing Apple
AVG’s Managed Workplace takes advantage of new API hooks into iOS and Mac OS X to make Apple devices more manageable for MSPs.