Questions tagged [smartphone]

a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, Internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded apps.

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Smartphone app to sound an alarm when a specific email is received

This may be borderline Server Fault, so I'm cool if it's decided this question is migrated elsewhere. As a sysadmin, I am responsible for responding to any monitoring alerts which occur out of hours. ...
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Exchange 2007: smartphone syncing options

Consider a deployment of Exchange 2007. OWA is deployed and working well. Users want to sync their smartphones with their Exchange account (mail, contacts, calendar mostly). The Exchange configuration ...
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Is a smartphone recognized as a smartphone when connected to wifi? If so, how can I avoid that? [closed]

So I wanted to know if when I connected my iPhone to a wireless connection, the router or device that shares the connection is able to recognize my iPhone as an iPhone. I mean are all smartphones "...
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how to disable remote wipe for Exchange 2010 ActiveSync?

When connecting android mobile devices to Exchange ActiveSync some require granting device administrator privileges which permit an exchange administrator to remotely wipe the phone. The warning ...
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Does Exchange ActiveSync save mails in phone?

We have a lot of smartphones using Exchange ActiveSync to receive mails. Does the phone save these mails in its internal memory? For example: to work with them when we are off-line. Thanks in advance ...
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Limit number of views to a website from a smartphone

How do websites such as nytimes.com limit the number of accesses to their website from mobiles/smart phones? My understanding is that they would only see the mobile gateway IP so they can't use IP ...
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Which company phone do you recommend? [closed]

In terms of handling enterprise infrastructure, bulk pricing, and overall ease of use, which phone/plan would you recommend for a company wide (or division wide) phone plan? I am somewhat familiar ...
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Exchange public folders, mobile

What is the easiest way of accessing public folders (calendars and contacts) in Exchange 2007 via smartphone? Will later updates of Exchange 2013 (CU7+?) support public folders so I should think ...
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Smartphone email safety

My boss is confident that Blackberry phones are safe for company use (having it connect to the email server, etc.). He is less confident about iPhones. Regarding connecting to a corporate email server ...
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Server cost for smartphone app with web service [duplicate]

I am working on a smartphone application that will require a backend web service - but I have absolutely clueless to how much it will cost. Web Service will handle: - login of users - cataloging of ...
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How to differentiate between a Mobile phone IP address to a computer IP address? [closed]

I have a list of IP addresses, and I want to know how to filter mobile / smart phone IPs from the list...any suggestions?
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Best smartphone for sysadmins?

I need a cell phone that will help me keep an eye on my servers and services when I am away from my computer/desk/workplace. Which smart phone would you recommend for sysadmins? An SSH client is a ...
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Enterprise backup w/ smartphone options?

Is there software available for centralized server backups of corporate mobile devices (Blackberry, Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7)? I am looking for something that will "notice" when a mobile ...
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Is there an Infinite Number of QR Codes? [closed]

QR Codes seemingly are becoming more commonplace in the world today. I, myself, am probably one of 3 people worldwide without a smartphone thus unable to use a QR reader. The convenient possibilities ...
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Which smartphone OS would you choose for your users?

While we currently only use windows mobile smartphone, my boss seems less and less reluctant to try and choose a new kind of OS for our users corporate phones. For some reasons, we can't use a ...
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Twitter client?

I have a voice server which currently sends an email to notify when someone called. But actually, since messages are very short ("[object] Name - number"), the server could just as well send a ...
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How do you tether a cellphone to a Linux notebook?

I am currently trying to find ways to tether a Nokia E62 cellphone to a Dell notebook running Fedora 11. In Windows world, I would download the Nokia PC Suite applications, one of which is the ...
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Smartphone emulation software

With the new Exchange boxes going in, I'd like to do some thorough testing on smartphone features, as well as being able to provide salesman-proof documentation (I'm a dreamer). We've got drastic ...