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Mobile Minutes: Apple Watch apps; Spotify subscribers; BlackBerry?s IoT strategy; mobile at work

I?ve seen some of the applications that will launch for the Apple Watch when it makes its debut as early as March, albeit in simulation, and some are extraordinary. 

Streaming music service Spotify announced it has topped 15 million paid subscribers, adding 5 million over the past seven months.

BlackBerry introduced a comprehensive cloud based Internet of Things (IoT) platform earlier this week. The term Internet of Things refers to the idea that everyday products such as home appliances and industrial equipment are connected to the Internet and are able to communicate with one another.

Long gone are the days of working solely from the office or hauling stacks of paperwork from one place to another. Mobile technology pervades in the workplace not as a distraction, but as a tool for building workplace productivity, communication and morale.