MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL: What should be the main 2012 trend? Mobile Security – ABA Banking Journal
MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL: What should be the main 2012 trend? Mobile SecurityABA Banking JournalBy John Ginovsky With all the predictions of what's coming for 2012 floating around, one really should stand out: Increased mobile security. For example, it is extremely rare when any politician goes out on a limb, so it's important to [...]
Bid for Same-Day Delivery Taps the Smartphone Boom (Amir Efrati/Wall Street Journal)
Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal:Bid for Same-Day Delivery Taps the Smartphone Boom — Numerous start-ups have tried to go after the Holy Grail of e-commerce—delivering things to people’s homes and offices on the same day they ordered them—and have failed. — Postmates Inc., a San Francisco Internet start-up that launched … internet – Techmeme [...]
The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform (Rupert Murdoch/Wall Street Journal)
Rupert Murdoch / Wall Street Journal:The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform — If we can engage a child’s imagination, there’s no limit to what he or she can learn. — These days everyone is for education reform. The question is which approach is best. I favor the Steve Jobs model. — In 1984 Steve [...]
Siri Service on Apple’s iPhone 4S Talks Back With Humor (Geoffrey A. Fowler/Wall Street Journal)
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Wall Street Journal:Siri Service on Apple’s iPhone 4S Talks Back With Humor — New Devices Dish Out Sarcasm, Tell Jokes; ‘Two iPhones Walk Into a Bar’ — Now even your phone talks back. — Matt Legend Gemmell, a software designer from Edinburgh, got a new Apple Inc. iPhone on Friday and [...]
Decoding Our Chatter (Robert Lee Hotz/Wall Street Journal)
Robert Lee Hotz / Wall Street Journal:Decoding Our Chatter — Want to monitor an earthquake, track political activity or predict the ups and downs of the stock market? Researchers have found a bonanza of real-time data in the torrential flow of Twitter feeds. — When Virginia’s magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit last August …
Meg Whitman Will Work for $1 a Year (Shira Ovide/Deal Journal)
Shira Ovide / Deal Journal:Meg Whitman Will Work for $1 a Year … New Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has agreed to take a base salary of $1 a year, according to a regulatory filing Thursday, as she tries to patch up the struggling computer giant. — Meanwhile, H-P said it agreed to pay ousted CEO [...]
LG Display Slashes Investment Plan (Jung-Ah Lee/Wall Street Journal)
Jung-Ah Lee / Wall Street Journal:LG Display Slashes Investment Plan — SEOUL—Flat-panel maker LG Display Co. on Monday slashed its capital expenditure target for 2012 to a three-year low, the latest indication that demand for flat-screen TVs and personal computers is set to remain sluggish for some time to come.
UWM computers hacked; data on 75,000 exposed – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A computer system at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was hacked and bugged with malicious software, potentially exposing the names and Social Security numbers of about 75,000 students, faculty and staff, the school announced Wednesday. UWM officials …
Computer security convention now under way at the Rio – Las Vegas Review Journal
This is a big week in Las Vegas for computer hackers. The long-running DefCon conference, which will also host the inaugural DefCon Kids, has taken over the Rio. At Caesars Palace, the biggest technical security conference, Black Hat USA 2011, wrapped up …
Phishing on the rise, fraud specialists warn – Poughkeepsie Journal
Ways to avoid phishing scams: » Do not give out personal information. » Treat all unsolicited communications with skepticism. » Do not click on links embedded in an email. (Phishing email may include letterhead and the logo of a real company, but it …
