Discussion: Security experts have warned for years that our smartphones are do for a major cyber attack. Smartphones are virtually unprotected by antivirus software, and yet they hold lots of valuable information just waiting to be accessed by outside users. One of the reasons that this hack hasn’t happened yet is that cyber attackers are… Read more »
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Marketers embracing QR codes, for better or worse
Discussion: Thanks to America’s growing addiction to smartphones, QR, or Quick Response, codes are showing up in more and more places: movie posters, storefront displays, magazine ads, even New York’s Time Square. After downloading a QR scanning app, smartphone users can link to videos, images, discount coupons, or even a virtual tour of real estate… Read more »
Protests and Technology
Discussion: CNN’s Josh Levs discusses technology’s role amid protests in Egypt. As Internet access was almost completely shut down on January 27th , only a trickle of information was leaked via the web. But what was leaked outside of Egypt was amplified all over the world, evidence that no matter how hard governments try, it’s… Read more »
The present and the future of the mobile workforce
Discussion: iPass, a major wireless service provider, surveyed mobile-enabled professionals and reported the top five mobile workforce trends for 2010. The results are a bit surprising: the median age of the mobile worker is 46, a whopping 97% of mobile employees carry two or more mobile devices, and 88% are checking their smartphones during downtime…. Read more »
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