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Smartphone security in the workplace a tough issue with BYOD
The "Bring Your Own Devices" trend has a dual-personality problem on its hands. How can corporate data and personal data exist on a single smartphone? Companies don't want their deep secrets to get out, while employees don't want to be told how to use their precious mobile gadgets that they bought with their own money. It's a problem that has stumped the BYOD ...
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Cloud getting crowded and that means bottlenecks
As data-transfer shifts increasingly to the cloud, the servers stacked in datacenters handling the data become increasingly crowded. Virtualization means multiple users can share a single server. This has positive aspects: servers don't sit idle, scalability is less of a concern, and datacenter efficiency improves. But there's a problem with too many users on a single server. And ...
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Bitcoin making Silicon Valley splash one virtual dollar at a time
event is small by Silicon Valley standards, with about 1,000 attendees expected and 19 exhibitors, but it's bustling with startups launching new exchanges, software developers looking to strengthen the Bitcoin network, and venture capitalists seeking places to invest. There's now $45 million a day being traded on the Bitcoin network, or $16 billion a year, according to Peter ...
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Cybersecurity chat focuses on industry-government collaboration
Edwards explained in written testimony submitted to the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies. However, companies hooked their control systems into the public Internet with little regard for security. "[Security] for ICS was inherently weak because it allowed remote control of processes and exposed ICS to cyber security risks that could ...
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Syria left without Internet and cellular communication
A number of regions of Syria on Wednesday night was cut off from the Internet and international communications, Egyptian MENA agency reported. According to sources, inbound and outbound traffic from Syria fell sharply. Representatives of Renesys company, which monitors global network traffic, confirmed the fact. According to the portal, all sites registered in the local domain zone ...
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The Furies [DVD]
Long overshadowed by Winchester 73, which was released the same year and marked the beginning of the extensive relationship between director Anthony Mann and star James Stewart, The Furies has frequently been neglected in histories of the western, particularly the role it played ... ...
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Google Now Hangouts feel here there and everywhere
tablet or some other new mobile hardware product. This year, Google did something even better. It gave you a new phone. And a new tablet. And a new computer. Or, more to the point, it fundamentally transformed the two most important uses for mobile devices. What are we doing with our phones, tablets and laptops? The most basic uses are "getting information" and "communicating ...
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Bitcoin finding its feet at first Silicon Valley conference
>http://www.bitcoin2013.com/ ">event is small by Silicon Valley standards, with about 1,000 attendees expected and 19 exhibitors, but it's bustling with startups launching new exchanges, software developers looking to strengthen the Bitcoin network, and venture capitalists seeking places to ...
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Make the good choice with Android Handsets
MANILA, Philippines - Nowadays, we live a fast-paced life and much importance is given to mobility. Whether you're a student, a professional or a regular Joe, it is imperative for us to be able to do what we need or want to do anywhere and anytime. With the emergence of the Android operating system, we can now be armed with the right tools to be more productive and efficient in our daily ...
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iPhone Uses Cellular Data While Connected to Wi-Fi Fix this problem
As much as most of us enjoy using our phones it is not always a pleasure to have to deal with the cellular charges that go with the use of it. Fortunately the iPhone gives us the chance to rather communicate through Wi-Fi rather than cellular data. This helps avoid monthly over charges. But with the release of the iPhone 5 several users have reported that while the handset was connected to the ...
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How Ottawas plan to foster wireless competition sank
'Today marks a new chapter for wireless in Canada."That was Anthony Lacavera's bold declaration as he launched Wind Mobile on a chilly day in December, 2009. There was a buzz in the air as hundreds of people packed Toronto's waterfront to watch the 35-year-old chairman unveil a six-metre statue of "Joe," a tribute to the average Canadian consumer. Joe was a symbol ...
They said it
He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.
Angie Gregg
Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Hotel InterContinental Singapore
I took a taxi from Changi International Airport, and arrived about 15 minutes later at the InterContinental. The cab fare ...
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