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 …