Ford replaces BlackBerry with Apple with 9,300 iPhones for staff

The winds of change are slowly and surely blowing through the corporate space as companies upgrading their systems are making choices on what mobile solutions to run. Ford has seemingly moved away from BlackBerry and has gone with Apple by deploying 9,300 iPhones for its employees for the next two years.

This is a huge commitment and a vote of confidence for iPhone following the announcement that Apple and IBM would be teaming up for an unprecedented mobile enterprise push.

Ford finds the iPhone secure and simple to use. "It meets the overall needs of the employees because it is able to serve both our business needs and a secure way and the needs we have in our personal lives with a single device," said Sara Tatchio, Ford's Manager for Integrated Global Communication. Enterprise is an area that BlackBerry owned but since its decline in popularity, Apple has become the logical choice for enterprise and corporations looking to provide acceptable and secure BYOD policies. 98% of the Fortune 500 are said to already be running on iOS and Apple expects to grow this even further.

Source: AppleInsider

Apple refreshes MacBook Pro Retina line with faster processors, increased RAM capacities

Just as we expected, Apple has given us updated MacBook Pro with Retina Displays. Now more powerful and with a double dose of RAM as standard. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features dual-core Intel Core i5 processors up to 2.8 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3 GHz and 8GB of memory, up from 4GB in the entry-level notebook.The 13-inch model can also be configured with faster dual-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 3.0 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.5 GHz.

The top-of-the-line 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features faster quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.7 GHz, 16GB of memory, up from 8GB in the entry-level notebook, and can be configured with quad-core Intel Core i7 processors up to 2.8 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 4.0 GHz.

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Facebook to require you to download Messenger for mobile chats

In the coming days, you will no longer be able to chat using the main Facebook app. Facebook is asking you to spare more space on your smartphones and tablets for its Messenger app.  The company claims using Messenger would be a faster experience for mobile users. They said that people reply about 20 percent faster when using a separate app. The Messenger app also lets you make free calls over Wi-Fi, whether domestic or international calls. If you’re still not too keen to download another app for Facebook use, you can still access your messages on the Web browser. But if that’s fine with you and you still don’t have Messenger, it is available on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone.

Source: iDownloadBlog

LG develops ‘Puppy Pop’ game for QuickCircle case

Can’t be bothered to open your phone for a quick game? LG has developed a game called Puppy Pop that you can play through its QuickCircle case for the G3. It is basically a matching game that needs you to match as many puppy heads as you can before you run out of time. Yes, it won’t go against the more complicated mobile games you play but it could be a good diversion for those too lazy to open their phones.