Amazon is set to reinvent retail again, with the launch of the Kindle Fire 2. With a price tag of 159 for a 7-inch device that undercuts the Google Nexus and iPad rivals, Amazon is attempting to sell a service as much as it is selling a ...
Tags: Amazon, Kindle Fire 2, Google Nexus, iPad, tablet
The creators of Carberp, a banking Trojan program used exclusively in Russian-speaking countries, have started to sell an improved version of the malware together with custom scripts that would allow cybercriminals to target U.S. online ...
Tags: Carberp Malware, Banks, Computer Products
Acer saw sales stalll in its second quarter, down 2.2% compared to the first three months of the year. The Taiwanese company said it didn’t expect revenue to pick up until its fourth quarter. But Acer will start shipping ...
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The new Model 900 EIA/TIA RS-530 interface analyzer designed and manufactured by Electro Standards Laboratories tests synchronous or asynchronous modems, terminals and muxes. The unit can also be utilized to determine custom cable designs. ...
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The National Rifle Association(NRA)today proposed placing armed guards at every U.S.school to safeguard against another mass shooting like the one that took place in a Connecticut elementary school last week. "The only thing that stops a ...
Tags: NRA, Smart gun technology, biometrics, RFID technology
Cloudnymous, the first cloud-based anonymity service, has expanded its number of available VPN servers locations. Cloudnymous's VPN servers are now located in 8 countries around the globe, and scaling up to new locations is fully automated. ...
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The US has confirmed it will resist efforts by China, Russia and their allies to put the internet under the control of the United Nations. The confirmation came in a statement issued by the US Department of State on US proposals to be ...
Tags: internet, telecommunications, network, IT industry
It's obvious that cloud computing imposes vast change within IT organizations. I've written repeatedly on this topic, addressing issues such as cost allocation, job opportunities, automation requirements, security and the relationship ...
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Petty theft from your car is a double pain—in addition to losing the stolen items,you usually need to replace a smashed side window.Repairing the damage yourself is one way to ease the loss. You get a pretty nasty knot in your ...
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Most firms have inadequate defences for web applications, a study has revealed. The reason is that defences tend to be geared around attack averages, said Amichai Shulman, chief technology officer at security firm Imperva. But the ...
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Glassboro,NJ–MyGlassTruck.com introduces the patent-pending,removable Second Ledge System that enables glaziers to transport glass on the upper portion of a glass rack when the bottom ledge directly beneath is already occupied.The ...
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As more traditional business functions become cloud offerings, there are certain questions organisations need to ask before moving to the cloud. This was the message of Mike Lynch, the former CEO of HP-owned Autonomy, who left the company ...
Tags: cloud offerings, Autonomy, cloud computing, IT industry, computer
European glass container molds manufacturer Omco Group will use Nikon’s LC50Cx digital line scanner to digitize customers' bottle designs, reducing the lead-time from receipt of order to delivery of the finished moulds. The LC50Cx ...
Tags: Bottle Design, Nikon Scanner, Omco, Packaging
Open cloud provider Rackspace has launched Cloud Block Storage product to help OpenStack cloud users overcome storage-related challenges amid explosion of corporate data. The product will be powered by OpenStack platform and aims to ...
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Facebook's store of data about its users holds some surprises, and not just in the sheer quantity of data it is sitting on. Among the surprises it held for me was SBupsk. One of 47 topics about which Facebook thinks I am interested in ...
Tags: Facebook, store of data, SBupsk, personal data disclosures