Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I’ve found over the past week. This week’s top articles focus on a recent CIO survey, the need for custom mobile apps, and more. I hope you find them useful:

5 new smartphone OS’s bet on HTML5 and improved UIs
Did you know that 5 new smartphone operating systems are scheduled for release this year? Will any of them become the next iOS or Android? Perhaps a better question: If your business is building native mobile apps, how many of these new operating systems do you plan to support?

CIO survey finds digital technologies are top priorities in 2013
According to Gartner, digital technologies like mobile, analytics, big data, social, and cloud have reached a tipping point with businesses. In 2013, IT strategies are adapting to address these rising digital technologies.

Does your company really need a custom mobile app?
With the popularity of native apps among consumers, some businesses blindly rush into native app development. However, they completely ignore the drawbacks of this approach, and fail to realize that the mobile web approach is better suited for business.

Infographic: BYODs meteoric rise
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend absolutely exploded in the last year, with the majority of employees using their personal devices for business in one way or another. This infographic offers some insight into BYOD’s growing popularity.