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Technology for small Technology for small businessesbusinesses

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What’s the best business phone?

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iPhone is the new BlackBerry

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Uncertain times for Windows Phones

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BlackBerry’s not *quite* dead yet

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What’s the best work laptop?

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Dell XPS 13 MacBook Pro Retina

MacBook Air 11 Surface

Pro 3 / 4

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A budget laptop begets a budget experience

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Is an iPad a good business bet?

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Pro tablets v hybrids

What apps should you What apps should you download?download?

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ExpensifyDocuSignGoogle DriveDropboxEvernoteVoice Record ProPDF Reader ProGoogle HangoutsMicrosoft Office MobilePolaris OfficeHootSuite

CloudOn HightailBoxKeyNotePenultimateLinkedInSkitchMicrosoft PowerpointeFax for iPadPrintCentral ProSeatGuru

Hotel TonightLogMeIn Camcard Document Scanner Pro SlidesharkDuet DisplayTeleprompt+ for iPadAccompliFacebook Pages ManagerIFTTTSplashtop 2Cisco WebEx Meetings

Apps to download for smartphone novices (iPhones, iPads and

Android)

Are smartwatches any use at Are smartwatches any use at work?work?

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Picking a ‘social’ winner for your Picking a ‘social’ winner for your businessbusiness

Twitter: 0.04%Twitter: 0.04%Pinterest: 0.16%Pinterest: 0.16%

Mobile e-commerce Mobile e-commerce traffictraffic

Facebook: 1.32%Facebook: 1.32%{Facebook = 33x {Facebook = 33x

Twitter}Twitter} Source: Moovweb

The Twitter problem

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A new era of buying and selling online

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How will you reach How will you reach customers online?customers online?

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Ad nauseaAd nauseaAdblock users per month (millions)Adblock users per month (millions)

1 in 5 Firefox users1 in 5 Firefox users450m Adblock Plus 450m Adblock Plus

downloadsdownloads

USA: 15%USA: 15%

Ireland: 18%Ireland: 18%

UK: 20%UK: 20%Germany: 25%Germany: 25%

Poland: 35%Poland: 35%

Financial services: 13%Financial services: 13%

Education: 17%Education: 17%Technology: 17%Technology: 17%

Social networking: 19%Social networking: 19%

Gaming: 27%Gaming: 27%

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““It is now possible to It is now possible to predict that some predict that some

categories of website categories of website are no longer viable.” are no longer viable.”

Digital signatures and the Digital signatures and the paperless officepaperless office

New problems with New problems with datadata

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RIP ‘Safe Harbour’RIP ‘Safe Harbour’Now a doubt over ‘model contracts’ to Now a doubt over ‘model contracts’ to transfer your datatransfer your dataBest practice is to seek out a Best practice is to seek out a European host to store your firm’s European host to store your firm’s datadataCould affect certification processes for Could affect certification processes for Irish firms in futureIrish firms in future3636

Tech cul de sacsTech cul de sacs

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