Web and mobile device users have little understanding about how much of their personal data is collected online, making it difficult to rely on free-market competition for solutions to privacy concerns, privacy experts told the U.S. Federal ...
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IDG News Service - Well Fargo urged its customers on Thursday to visit bank branches or use telephone banking due to continuing problems with its website. In a statement, a bank spokeswoman described the issue as "an unusually high volume ...
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With the rapid development of furniture industry in recent years, the competition in China furniture market has entered an ultra-competition state. So we should fully realize that our former success and effective strategy and means may not ...
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1. What's "guanxi"? Guanxi is regarded as the central idea in Chinese society with long historical and cultural roots. It is understood and utilized by virtually every Chinese person in greater or lesser measure. Understanding how the ...
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They say no one can hear you scream in space, but if you so much as whisper on the Web, you can be tracked by a dozen different organizations and recorded for posterity. Simply visiting a website can allow its operators to figure out your ...
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IDG News Service - Intel on Monday said it is developing high-performance server chips that in the future will serve up faster results from cloud services or data-intensive applications like analytics, all while cutting electricity bills in ...
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A recent study by four UCLA documents what some wireless data customers have long suspected -- that users can be charged for wireless data they never received. In the most extreme case of overcharging, an unnamed carrier charged the ...
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The mobile-audio-device market has grown rapidly over recent years,producing consumers well used to scrutinising audio and less willing to compromise on quality.Average Joe has grown a set of golden ears,you might say.Reinforcing this ...
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Microsoft has fixed 26 security holes in its software products – including five deemed "critical" – it said in its monthly security bulletin. The critical vulnerabilities affected Microsoft's Windows operating system, Internet ...
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Computer vulnerabilities and how they can affect Americans' security are on the agenda for the U.S. Senate, and strong rhetoric is being used to support new legislation. The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 is expected to move to the Senate ...
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Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft A number of high-profile technology companies have set 6 June as the date for turning on the protocol and make ...
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This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach. Software-defined networking (SDN) is emerging as an alternative to ...
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Despite widespread calls for more spectrum to carry mobile data, there is a wide range of technologies already being used or explored that could help to speed up networks or put off the day when more frequencies need to be cleared. ...
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From a sustainability standpoint, 2012 might be characterised as a year when the world went backwards - or at a pinch stayed still - but the food industry moved forward. There are plenty of campaigners who would beg to differ on the ...
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Software-defined networking won't turn enterprise switches into an inexpensive commodity until three to five years from now, according to Arpit Joshipura, the former Force10 Networks executive who now manages Dell's networking products. ...
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