In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn, police warned that they will prosecute anyone purposefully posting false information related to the incident on social networks. "Misinformation is being posted on social media ...
Tags: net pranksters, Computer Products, Cops
A federal judge in California dismissed a privacy class-action lawsuit against LinkedIn that alleged the social media network violated provisions of the Stored Communications Act (SCA) when it disclosed the IDs and browsing histories of ...
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When it comes to things that keep CIOs up at night, mobility, particularly bring your own device (BYOD), is at the top of the list or near it. Mobile device management (MDM) products and services are often the reflexive response to the need ...
Tags: CIOs, BYOD, MDM, secure data
On Marissa Mayer's first day in the big chair at Yahoo, she has to figure out which problem to tackle first in order to right a company that has been buffeted by scandal, financial trouble and, possibly worst of all, growing market ...
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The National Rifle Association is dealing with the double-edge sword of social media by taking down its Facebook page and going silent on Twitter in the wake of the tragic elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The NRA, a lobbying ...
Tags: Computer Products, Nra, Silent Online
SAN RAMON, CA, October 26, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ventana Research has announced the results of the first ever Technology Innovation Awards. The awards are a new addition for 2012 and recognize technology vendors who have introduced ...
Tags: Technology Innovation, Technology Vendors, Technology Innovation Awards
A trio known for their prowess in hacking Apple's iPhone software indicated on Thursday they may be edging closer to breaking the improved security measures in iOS 6. The hackers, who spoke at the Hack in the Box security conference in ...
Microsoft's first-time move Tuesday to update Windows 8 before the OS launches is a sign of the company's continued edging toward practices long held by rivals Apple and Google, analysts said today. On Tuesday, alongside the usual Patch ...
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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A “critical” advanced analytics skills shortage is impeding big data programmes. This is one finding of a research report from IBM and the Sad Business School at the University of Oxford. Analytics: the real-world use of big ...
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The Uni-Ball Vision Needle Micro in this review was given to me by Uni-Ball themselves, specifically by Steve aka Uniball_USA on Twitter who also provided some great feedback for this review on a Uni-Ball Jetstream. This is just another ...
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New Zealand's prime minister called on Monday for an inquiry into illegal spying on individuals connected with the now defunct file-sharing site Megaupload by one of the country's intelligence services. Prime Minister John Key said Monday ...
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When Ken Stephens, a senior vice president of Xerox Cloud Services, tried to hire a product manager from IBM recently, he had quite a shock. "I offered him a 40 percent raise," Stevens said in an interview. "But then IBM came back and gave ...
The Iranian government appears to have blocked access to Google's search engine and Gmail webmail service from inside Iran, according to Internet users there. A security researcher going by the Twitter handle of @0xal reported late Sunday ...
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Instagram is preparing to start selling its users' own photos, according to its updated privacy policy published this week. The new policy for the photo-sharing service suggests that members' photos may be sold to advertisers in paid ...
Tags: Facebook, privacy policy, photo-sharing service, Twitter