MagicJack VocalTec is rolling out a global brand refresh of its MagicJack Plus value-priced VoIP device. The campaign marks the first major marketing initiative under MagicJack’s new management team and is the first brand refresh in ...
Here are a few things that have stood out for me from the past several days at the Consumer Electronics Show. 5G: The rollout of 4G LTE services may be still a work in progress, but that doesn't mean the folks who develop wireless ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, 5G, WEARABLE GADGETS, SOCIALRADAR
Global medtech giant Becton, Dickinson and Co. is boosting its point-of-care testing offerings through its $40 million acquisition of Alverix Inc., a privately-held diagnostic instrument company. Known for its optoelectronics expertise, ...
Tags: BD, Testing Offerings, Alverix Acquisition
The surge into social networks is gaining pace among Americans, with Facebook dominating but with many people using multiple platforms, a study showed Monday. A Pew Research Center survey found 73 percent of Americans over age 18 on the ...
Tags: Facebook, social network, Americans, Twitter
Eight top tech companies in the U.S. have asked governments around the world to reform surveillance laws and practices, and asked the U.S. to take the lead. AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Yahoo and Microsoft said Monday ...
Tumblr is where the Internet's cool kids hang out. That's why Yahoo paid $1.1 billion to buy the blogging site in one of this year's most buzzed-about deals. Now, Tumblr is flaunting its hipster credentials with a first-ever breakdown of ...
Tags: Tumblr, Hipster Twist
The federal deficit – the amount by which the US government’s total budget outlay exceeds its total receipts for a fiscal year – is estimated at $680 billion for 2013. The federal debt – the sum total of the ...
Calling it a "game changer" for West Virginia, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced that Odebrecht will build an ethane cracker and three polyurethane plants in the Mid-Ohio Valley region. Odebrecht is an established international petrochemical ...
Tags: Shale, oil, gas, processing, facility, Wood County
The Toronto Transportation Club this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Trailcon Leasing’s John Foss is serving as president during this, the club’s milestone year. Editorial director and publisher Lou Smyrlis caught up with ...
Tags: Toronto, TTC, John Foss, industry club
Spear phishing is one of the most effective ways to break into a corporate network – and recent studies show that employees can be easily tricked on social media to provide the information needed to launch attacks. A phishing attack ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Security expert and reformed hacker Kevin Mitnick has branded anti-virus software useless, claiming: "The only thing McAfee is good at is making videos." Further reading Not enough cyber warriors to fight computer hackers, says former ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, hacker
In the past, glass was often perceived to be the weak link in buildings. With the advances in high performance glazing over the last quarter of a century, this is no longer the case. Glass can provide high levels of thermal insulation ...
Tags: Glass, Construction
There was a lot to learn at the 27th Annual Conference on Transportation Innovation and Technology yesterday. And lots of great ideas to steal, too. Increasingly, it's becoming clear that you if you want to be competitive in flat growth ...
Swedish online music streaming service Spotify is to work with Hadoop distributor Hortonworks as it looks to further personalise its services and improve its analytics. An early adopter of the Apache Hadoop data storage and processing ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
When I was a kid, my mother used to say: "No one wants to hear you blow your own horn." "But if I don't, who will?" I'd say to her. Okay, maybe I was an obnoxious kid. But perhaps its time for warehousing, distribution and supply chain ...
Tags: Materials Handling