One of the biggest hassles of travel has to be keeping track of those pesky hotel key cards and then trying to remember which way to fit the darned things in the wide variety of door locks. But that may soon change.

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Tags: applications, hotel, key card, marketing, Openways, replace, technology

In what looks like an effort to compete with Google Apps, the marketing geniuses at Microsoft are slashing prices for their online offerings. The question: Are they worth the price now?

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Tags: applications, e-mail, Google, Microsoft, office productivity suites, online

The smartphone market is the tech hotbed of activity these days, but no new entry into the market’s made anything close to the iPhone’s impact over the past couple of years. In fact, the folks over at eWeek are warning IT pros to prepare for the unit’s ultimate domination.

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Tags: applications, carrier, eWeek, iphone, security, smartphone

As the iPhone’s getting more popular in the enterprise, the demand for business applications is likely to soar — along with the number of apps available. Sorting through the good ones can take time many folks don’t have.

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Tags: applications, business, iphone, ReadWrite Web, recommendations, Software

If there’s still a recession going on, you can’t tell by looking at the rush of consumers going after the latest and greatest smartphones.

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Tags: Apple, applications, Blackberry, iphone, Palm, Pre, sales, smartphone, social networking

It’s a sign of the hard economic times that applications for those once-prized H-1B visas have dwindled along with IT job opportunities in the United States.

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Tags: applications, H-1B visa, U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS

Do you suspect your Internet service provider isn’t giving you the right amount of bandwidth? You’re not alone. Many IT folks believe — but have trouble verifying — that they’re not getting what they should be from an ISP.

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Tags: applications, bandwidth, Bit Torrent, ISP, speed

Yes, there was hype. And yes, there were long lines and hysteria on July 11, when Apple started selling its uber-cool, next-generation iPhone.

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Tags: Apple, applications, features, gadget, iphone, smartphone

The Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model can be an affordable and scalable way for companies to get software — especially small and mid-sized businesses.

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Tags: application, applications, data center, SaaS, security, Software, vendor, vendors