Monday, February 25, 2013

Samsung Knox: a work phone inside your personal phone (hands-on)

Gallery Photo: Samsung Knox hands-on

"BYOD" — Bring Your Own Device — is one of the hottest buzzphrases in business right now, the idea of users bringing in their own smartphones to use with their corporate email accounts rather than taking a company-issue BlackBerry that they don't really want. Samsung's Knox software tries to capitalize on that: your company installs it on your Galaxy device and you've got two distinct, secure environments for personal and business use.


It's not a new concept: LG first announced dual-boot Android phones to satisfy enterprise IT departments through a partnership with VMware in 2010, but Knox might be the easiest and simplest implementation around. An icon in the lower left of the phone's display lets the user switch between Personal...


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