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• All Samsung smart TVs will be 'IoT-ready' in 2016

  29-12-2015 22:53
  
  All Samsung smart TVs sold in 2016 will be IoT-ready, meaning they'll be able to talk to compatible appliances around the home, Samsung said Tuesday.
  In addition, all of Samsung's high-end SHUD TVs sold next year will be able to act as a hub for its SmartThings platform, meaning the TV will be the controller for things like lights, thermostats and door locks. That could save people having to buy a standalone SmartThings hub for $99 - though SHUD TVs are quite pricey.Mikael RicknasThe SmartThing
  
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• 2015: The tech year in cartoons

  29-12-2015 18:49
  
  January: We have met the enemy, and he is usImage by John Klossner,© ComputerworldIt seems that security is always at or near the top of the list of things that keep IT leaders awake at night. But while headlines would lead us to believe that CIOs and CISOs are spending the wee hours in search of technological ways to prevent data breaches and keep systems up and running 99.999% of the time, the truth may be different. It's more likely that they're trying to figure out ways to change human
  
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• Samsung Pay's expanding to cheaper phones and online payments in 2016

  29-12-2015 16:34
  
  Mobile payment systems are the new fingerprint sensors: Everybody’s got to have one, it seems. But while Android Pay and Apple Pay enjoy fairly widespread phone support—at least where mobile payments are accepted—Samsung’s own creatively named Samsung Pay has been limited to the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 variants alone.
  But not for long!
  Not only will Samsung Pay likely start landing on more modest Samsung phones next year, global co-general manager of Samsung Pay Thom
  
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• What's ahead for Windows 10: Needed upgrades, forced updates

  29-12-2015 15:00
  Windows 10 was the biggest news story out of Microsoft in 2015, and looking forward to the coming year, it’s slated to continue as one of the pillars of the company’s business. To recap: Microsoft first announced its new operating system in late 2014, skipping over Windows 9 and showing the world what it wanted to see: a version of Windows that kept some of the key innovations of Windows 8, while smoothing out some of the jarring or rough edges of its predecessor that drove peop
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Apple's iPhone 6s Plus phablet increases in popularity for Christmas

  29-12-2015 14:53
  Apple has done very well in recent years in terms of mobile devices sales. The company's iPhones, iPads and even iPod touch devices have dominated holiday sales in a way that no other single company can quite match.This year Apple managed to snag 49.1 percent of all mobile device activations for the Christmas holiday. That's slightly down from last year but still better than any other single company on any platform.Juli Clover reports for MacRumors:
  Apple devices accounted for just under half of
  
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• 10 outsourcing trends to watch in 2016

  29-12-2015 13:37
  
  This year, we saw companies embrace increased standardization and cloud computing options of all flavors, use their leverage to renegotiate or rebid their deals, and settle into a best-of-breed approach to offshore outsourcing.So what will 2016 bring? Our experts expect a number of shifts in the industry—including a focus on hyper-speed deal making, the emergence of new multi-sourcing headaches and potential cures, increased man-machine collaboration, and significant expansion of the servi
  
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• Where do mobile apps fit in the world of enterprise software?

  29-12-2015 13:00
  
  Sure, launching a hundred apps to tens of thousands of employees might sound like an impressive achievement, but a recent study that looked into mobile apps shows that smaller and targeted might be a better deployment strategy – especially for companies that may have written off enterprise app development as too expensive. Those are some of the findings in the recently released Deploying Mobile Apps That Matter: 2015 Enterprise Mobile App Trend Report from Apperian Inc., which analyze
  
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• The IT leaders wish list for 2016

  29-12-2015 13:00
  
  Besides peace on earth and an unlimited IT budget, what's on CIOs' wish list for 2016? We asked three experts what they'd love to receive for the new year.
  1. Flexible systems"Greater systems flexibility. Meaning systems that are more highly configurable and thus require less coding and/or testing; are loosely coupled, so a change to one minimized changes in others; a highly connected environment where the plethora of solutions is invisible to users; and one that empowers users to make the chang
  
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• Evernote and OneNote users explain why their app is better

  29-12-2015 13:00
  
  The debate over whether Evernote or Microsoft OneNote is a better note-taking application rages on.
  Of course, the two apps do most of the same things. Evernote and OneNote both let you create digital archives for all sorts of notes and clipped Web content. And Microsoft and Evernote regularly add new features and enhancements, which can make choosing between the two — or jumping from one to the other — a tough task.
  [Related: 7 things Microsoft OneNote does that Evernote can't
  
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• Can AI solve information overload?

  29-12-2015 13:00
  
  You walk into your office and click a button to login. A screen pops up showing your tasks for the day, but you notice some subtle changes. Because your task management app is connected to the computer systems in your car, it knows you’re running late. That task due before lunch is going to have to wait, because you have a meeting with the board in five minutes. You decide to check your email. With one click, you weed out all of the messages that aren’t important and see only th
  
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• The smartphone upgrade path may be fizzling

  29-12-2015 12:30
  
  Apple and Samsung dominate global smartphone sales with several new flagship models announced each year.
  But after years of fantastic growth in smartphone sales, the pace of growth is slowing overall, including for the two smartphone giants.Market research firm IDC recently said that 2016 will be the first year that overall smartphone growth will slow tobelow 10%.
  There is even talk among analysts that the latest models don't have enough compelling new features to lure customers to a competitor
  
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• Mingis on Tech: Hackable health records, bold predictions for 2016

  29-12-2015 12:30
  
  Welcome to Mingis on Tech, Computerworld's new video podcast on IT-related news you can use.
  In this second episode, Executive News Editor Ken Mingis sits down with Computerworld senior writer Lucas Mearian and senior features editor Tracy Mayor to discuss the sorry state of medical records security -- up to one third of all personal health files are expected to be breached in 2016.
  Also on the docket: As part of Computerworld's Forecast 2016 special report, we asked IT leaders to share their b
  
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• USB-C charging: Universal or bust! We plug in every device we have to chase the dream

  29-12-2015 12:00
  
  We’re here to tell you about the second way USB-C is great for technology. You already know the first way—the ability to plug a cable into your device without thinking about the orientation. Hallelujah. But the overlooked advantage—for laptops, at least—could be the promise of universal USB-C charging. Rather than always having to carry your laptop’s charging brick with you, you could, in theory, just borrow a friend’s charger.
  Today, of course, we&rsquo
  
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