August 31, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Any organization interested in securing data should take seriously the warning from Panda Security that one little device could be the sharpest tool in cyberthieves’ arsenal.
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Tags: flash drives, malware, Panda Security, study, worms
August 26, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Expect more Gmail users to start shedding their land lines soon as “Google Voice” starts to spread among users of the popular e-mail service. Google recently announced the debut of Google Voice, which turns Gmail into a phone.
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Tags: gmail, Google, Google Voice, phone calls
August 20, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Not all the jobs news is bad. There are some good developments for techies looking for a job in the financial sector, and the financial reform bill gets the credit.
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Tags: Dice.com, Dodd-Frank Act, employment, financial reform bill, jobs, technology
August 5, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The economy may be limping along, but one sector of the tech industry is booming despite the sluggish markets and stagnating growth: wireless. A new report demonstrates just how much.
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Tags: industry, Plunkett, report, wireless
July 22, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The titanic shift in publishing that’s pushed traditional books, magazines and newspapers off their pedestal in favor of electronic copy hit a crescendo this week when Amazon announced that, for the first time, e-books outsold their hardcover competition.
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Tags: Amazon, ebooks, hardover, iPad, Kindle, sales
July 16, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Don’t think you’re paying nearly enough to enjoy the glorious pleasures of airline travel these days? Well, many U.S. airlines are offering you the opportunity to pay even more — if you want to connect to the web in-flight.
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Tags: airline, airplane, GoGo, inflight, Row 44, service, Wi-Fi, WiFi
July 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Americans are shedding wired connections at a good clip, says a new study from the Pew Research Center. Nearly 60% of all U.S. adults connect to the Internet wirelessly these days.
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Tags: Americans, Internet, Pew Research Center, survey, Web, WiFi, wirless
July 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The eBook marketplace just got even more crowded with the entry of a major book-selling player into the market.
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Tags: Borders, ebooks, iPad, online store, readers
July 8, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Your company’s road warriors now have a simple, cheap solution to taking credit card payments in the field using just their mobile phone or PDA. The catch: The service is being offered by AT&T.
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Tags: Apriva, AprivaPay, AprivaPay Professional, AT&T, credit card, mobile phone, payment
July 6, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Hulu’s dropped the other shoe with the announcement of Hulu Plus, a subscription service that will give TV fans access to a huge library of past episodes of their favorite shows.
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Tags: Hulu, launch, Plus, service, subscripton, TV