Forgot the fancy arguments about why firms should move to cloud-based products. For accountant Sandra Gamble, there was a very basic realization. "The wow moment was the first tax season when I realized you could get remote access in various ways."

Thomson Reuters is scaling down its merger and acquisition activity. The change in strategy was enunciated in an earnings call last week by CEO James Smith who said acquisition efforts would focus on tuck-in purchases.

A recent study reported 28 percent of all respondents would give up their significant other before giving up a smartphone. Even if that might not be a completely serious answer by some users, there is no doubt that mobile devices - smartphones and tablet computers – have become pervasive and a critical part of the modern business environment.