Some Mobile Worker-worthy news today

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 Karen Ambrose Hickey, Editor

It’s Mobile Worker Wednesday (and a lunar eclipse live on YouTube), and I found a few interesting articles.

Starbucks Serves Up Mobile Payments to Millions of Android Users, by Tricia Duryee, AllThingsD
The mobile application lets consumers reload their Starbucks payment card, view transactions, track awards, and, ultimately, pay by scanning the barcode on the phone’s screen.

4 tips (and a hack) to make your iPad work-worthy, by Aliza Sherman from GigaOM
Some additional ideas for relying more on your iPad for work. I like the ability to use a projector.

Smartphones and tablets create huge corporate security challenge, Ellen Mesmer, Network World
It’s definitely harder to secure and manage these new devices, but some companies are trying to stay current and attract talent.

10 iPhone passcodes to pass on, by Bob Brown, Network World
In a study, 1 in 7 iPhone passcodes used one of these 10. Be a little more creative.

And this just came in:
Google just got serious about mobile, by Colleen Taylor, GigaOM
Two out of three new updates to Google Search are based on mobile features.