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Companies should use the 'Bring Your Own' trend to plan for the future, suggests new report

The rapid growth in the ‘Bring Your Own Device’ trend could be harnessed for Research & Development, suggests a new report from advisory business CEB.

It notes that 64% of employees already use their own technology devices for work purposes - but says ‘BYOD’ with tablets and smartphones is only the tip of the iceberg.

The next wave of this trend is expected to be less tangible: Bring Your Own Information, Bring Your Own Networks and Bring Your Own Applications.

According to CEB, more than 40% of employees already use ‘unofficial’ external information sources for work purposes: from Google searches to personal databases. It’s also found that 24% of employees have chosen their own collaboration tools, including shared cloud services such as Dropbox and Box.net, while 21% use non IT-supported analytic and data visualisation tools.

The recommendation from CEB is that IT departments should work with employees to understand the tools they’re using and to educate them about any risks. This offers a way to promote and share best practice rather than trying to prevent BYO activities.

Andrew Horne, Managing Director of the CEB CIO Leadership Council, said “Business-led IT is here to stay. CIOs should not see the BYO trend solely as a risk or as a symptom of underperformance by IT-supported tools, but rather an opportunity to find the very best tools to get the job done. No one is better placed to identify which tools will make employees more productive than the employees themselves. If managed correctly - and with official policies in place - it can provide faster access to new capabilities and a much better fit with individual employee workflows.”

Almost 10,000 employees were surveyed by CEB for its BYO study.

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The cost of European roaming needn't be a worry

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Today’s podcast feature is a personal look at the cost of mobile ‘roaming’ in France.

At the beginning of July 2011 the rate for European roaming charges fell to a maximum of 38p per minute (incl. VAT) for calls made while abroad in the EU – and 12p per minute for calls received. There’s also a maximum 12p charge for sending text messages.

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This week at The Fonecast: 26th August 2011

Mark Bridge writes:

Today's news summary is a little early because I'm on holiday this afternoon. I'll be leaving Iain and James in charge... and, even though it's traditionally the "silly season", they'll have plenty to talk about in Wednesday's podcast.

A week ago, the big news in our podcast was Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility. This week it was HP's move away from webOS devices. And now we hear that Steve Jobs has stepped down from the CEO role at Apple, although he's remaining with the company as Chairman of the Board.

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Power your laptop by taking a walk

Rosanne Skirble of voanews.com writes:

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a technology that turns human motion into electricity.

In this week's journal Nature Communications, they describe how to power a cell phone or other mobile device - like a laptop computer or GPS system - by simply taking a walk.

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Nokia prices: how low can you go?

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This week Nokia has announced the latest iteration of its Symbian software platform: Symbian Belle, which follows the alphabetical theme started by Symbian Anna. Whether we'll reach Symbian Zoe, Zara or Zsa-Zsa before Symbian support ends in 2016 is another matter. But I digress.

Along with Symbian Belle came three new phones - yet it was two other Nokia phones announced from Kenya on Thursday that caught my eye.

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Don't bother looking for a dramatically reduced HP TouchPad in the UK

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This weekend, you could have picked up a HP TouchPad webOS tablet for $99. Both the HP USA online store and Best Buy in Canada were selling the obsolescent devices at a substantial discount.

Yet over here in the UK, we've seen nothing except a prize draw from The Carphone Warehouse and a less-than-£90 discount from Amazon. And I don't expect anything much better in the short-term.

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