The recent privacy flap surrounding Facebook got me thinking. Exactly how much are we all sharing? What can be learned from it? And how much of any of this does the average person know or understand? I decided to take myself as a case study. I may not be the average user – and most [...]
For some time we?ve been hearing about the virtues of cloud-based computing. Certain functions seem to lend themselves to the cloud. Online word processing, spreadsheets, etc. can seem to make sense in some situations, such as collaborating with others. In everyday use scenarios, does the cloud really make sense in more traditional private computer-use situations? [...]
"Incredibly dysfunctional" is not an option you can list as your relationship status on Facebook, but that seems to be the way to describe the site's relationship with its users. It's like an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend you hate so much but just keep going back to again and again and again, possibly because you can't find anyone better.
On July 23, 2010, CNN anchors Kyra Phillips and John Roberts discussed on air the idea that bloggers should be somehow ?held accountable? or perhaps regulated in some way. Here’s the video of that exchange. It?s no secret that CNN and other so-called mainstream media outlets, both broadcast and print, have had for some time [...]
Unisys plans to offer a hosted test and development environment later this year for users of its ClearPath mainframe systems, a precursor to offering hosted production environments in the future, the company said this week. The initial offering is geared toward businesses that already have a ClearPath test and dev environment, and who need to expand that environment for a brief period of time.
Worldwide mobile memory revenue is expected to grow by close to 50 percent this year on increased smartphone shipments, research firm iSuppli said on Friday. The revenue from mobile memory NAND flash, NOR flash and mobile DRAM, used in devices such as wireless handsets and smartphones, is expected to rise to $10.2 billion this year, up from $6.8 billion in 2009.
Indian officials have unveiled a prototype of a touchscreen computer that will initially cost $35. Eventually, Minister Shri Kapil Sibal said, the price will drop to $20 and then $10. In photos, the device looks much like the sleek tablet-style PCs coming on the market and typified by the iPad. It will offer such standard functionality as word processing, Web browsing and video-conferencing.
Safari's Autofill feature, which can be set to automatically insert a user's data such as name and address into Web forms, could expose users to theft of their personal information, according to security expert Jeremiah Grossman. Grossman, the founder and CTO of security firm WhiteHat, wrote in his blog that the feature autofills HTML form text fields with specific attribute names.
When I discovered that there was an app for the iPhone in the AppStore that allows snipers to work out bullet trajectories based on the round used, distance, environmental conditions and so on, I was frankly amazed. Given all the spurious reasons that Apple give for denying software developers entry into the AppStore, you’d have thought [...]
As promised last week, Apple today rolled out its free case program for iPhone 4 owners who are having reception problems with the popular new smartphone. Apple set up a Web page and a specialized iPhone app that tells iPhone 4 owners how to get a free phone "Bumper" or case.
