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How to hack (and protect) a phone Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:47PMThe News of the World phone hacking scandal has highlighted just how vulnerable cell phones are to security breaches. One of the low-tech methods that the tabloid's accused staffers used -- "pretexting" -- involves feeding a customer service representative just enough personal information to reset the victim's voicemail PIN, or personal identification number.
Will There be a Market for Manual Labor? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:40PMWhat low-tech positions will still exist in another 10, 20 or 30 years?
Apple's profit rockets 125% and may soar even higher Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:12PMThe company may outperform its fiscal third-quarter growth later in 2011 as it prepares to roll out new products including a new iPhone, computers and a new mobile operating system. Apple Inc.'s 125% jump in quarterly profit stunned Wall Street, but it may be just a prelude to even bigger gains ahead.
Machines in, men out... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:34PMAmid all the job losses of the Great Recession, there is one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans.
Can You Amass a Fortune With These Stocks? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:45PMYou don't need a million to make millions. Just follow this simple plan.
Get Your Mac Ready for OS X Lion Installation Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:35PMHere are a few things you can do to ensure that your Mac is ready for 10.7 when the update arrives.
Patent Trolls Drive App Developers from U.S. Market Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:14PMUnfortunately, patent trolls are not a new phenomenon. But, lately we’ve seen a disturbing new trend: patent trolls targeting app developers.
Report: Apple board discussed CEO succession Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:46PMIDG News Service - Some Apple board members have discussed a CEO succession plan with executive recruiters following Steve Jobs' departure on medical leave earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Social coding -- the next wave in development Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:06PMNew social coding tools are enabling a revolution in product development. Rick Freedman reveals what he sees as the key stumbling block for social development.
Apple Reports All-Time Record Revenue, Earnings Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:06PM"Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended June 25, 2011. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $28.57 billion and record quarterly net profit of $7.31 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $15.70 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin ...
Internet Activist Charged in MIT Data Theft Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:06PM"Aaron Swartz, a 24-year-old programmer and online political activist, has been indicted in Boston on charges that he stole more than four million documents from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and JSTOR, an archive of scientific journals and academic papers." The weird part? JSTOR dropped all claims against him, because "they've suffered no loss or damage, and asked the government not ...
BlackBerry PlayBook OS v1.0.7 Released Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:51PMBlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.7 is released today. New features and enhancements include: more flexibility around where and how you save attachments for viewing and editing, ZIP attachment support, portrait support in pictures app, pinch to zoom in video app and additional languages support.
RAID is Not for Rookies: Why SMBs Have a Love/Hate Relationship With it Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:41PM RAID by Victoria Thomas For the storage aficionado, RAID has its upside—namely, its potential for nearly infallible data protection. For the average small business owner, however, RAID is an acronym for storage that creates more problems than the average business owner can solve because of its complexity. Storage is a necessity for SMBs, but the question must be asked: With a technology such ...
FIS Announces Second Quarter Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:21PMJACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIS™ (NYSE:FIS), the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. GAAP Results Revenue from continuing operations increased 13.4% to $1.44 billion in the second quarter of 2011, compared to $1.27 billion in the second quarter of 2010. GAAP net earnings from continuing ...
Telstra Drives Business Execution, Improves Sales and Customer Satisfaction with Merced Systems´ Sales and Service ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:09AMREDWOOD SHORES, California, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Australia´s Largest Telecommunications Provider Leverages Merced Systems´ Solutions to Align Organization with Exceptional Customer Service Merced Systems, Inc., the leading provider …
ITC says it won't review Apple-Kodak patent decision Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:16AMIDG News Service - The U.S. International Trade Commission has terminated an investigation into a complaint by Apple that Eastman Kodak infringed on some of its patents in its cameras.
Xerox to Deliver Customer Communications Savings for Major U.K. Retail Bank Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:06AMUXBRIDGE, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) is helping to reduce the cost of developing and delivering customer communications at Lloyds Banking Group, the U.K.'s largest retail bank.
Comerica Reports Second Quarter 2011 Net Income of $96 Million Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:45AMComerica Incorporated today reported second quarter 2011 net income of $96 million, a decrease of $7 million compared to $103 million for the first quarter 2011, primarily due to the impact of a federal income tax settlement.
UnitedHealth Group Reports Second Quarter Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:00AMUnitedHealth Group today reported second quarter results, highlighted by continuing strong revenue growth from both its UnitedHealthcare and Optum businesses. Second quarter 2011 net earnings were $1.16 per share, and all key performance metrics were again in line with or better than Company expectations.
Analysis: 2011 Mid-Year U.S. Game Retail 'On Par' With 2010 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:43AM[As part of Gamasutra's monthly NPD analysis, Matt Matthews rounds up sales figures for the first half of 2011, comparing them to the same period last year, stating, "the revenue so far in 2011 is on par with 2010 and ahead of what the industry produced in 2007 -- but it still lags far behind the record revenues of 2008 and 2009."] Last Thursday the retail-tracking NPD Group released its latest ...
ZwcadUSA Announces Update Release of ZWCAD 2011 With Easier Interface to Migrate AutoCAD® Applications Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:39AMAt no cost to ZWCAD 2011 users, this release embodies most customer requested enhancements that increase stability and makes user experience smoother for frequently used features (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ZwcadUSA/Autocad-Alternative/prweb8651109.htm
The Call Center Selection Process Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:43AMIf you are looking for a call center to outsource your processes, you must keep some essential points in mind. Of course there are many call centers out there that can provide you the basic services, but are they all really good You bet not.Make sure you take a look before you try to leap. Here are some points that will help you get the right call center for your business: Do they have...
Travel safely while surfing the Web Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:36AMHere is a check list on computer safety from the National Cyber Alert System. What types of files can attackers corrupt? An attacker may be able to insert malicious code into any file, including common file types that you would normally consider safe.
Greene King PLC - Recommended cash offer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:06AMGreene King PLC - Recommended cash offer
Federal marshals nab Montrose burglary suspect Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:34AMFAIRHOPE, Ala. - U.S. Marshals arrested a 22-year-old Montrose man Saturday connected to a nearly year-long rash of burglaries in that community.
Whitecaps in pursuit of Owen Hargreaves Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:41PMVancouver owner confirms Major League Soccer club is interested in Calgary-born former Manchester United midfielder
APS to enhance teacher evaluations with grant funds Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:55PMALPENA - Alpena Public Schools is receiving some financial assistance to improve teacher evaluations. On Monday, the board of education learned the district was awarded $6,000 in grants for professional development.
Life Tech's Decision to Discontinue SOLiD 3 Reagents Leaves Some Clinical Labs in the Lurch Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:59PMLife Technologies has notified customers of its SOLiD 3 sequencers that it will no longer supply reagents for the system after Oct. 1.
Investing 101: Hedge Funds Love These Undervalued Technology Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:14PM(List compiled by Becca Lipman. Levered free cash flows and enterprise values sourced from Yahoo Finance, rest of data sourced from Finviz.) Interested in finding undervalued technology stocks? If so, examining Enterprise Value might be a great start.
Tax holiday encourages back-to-school shopping Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:41PMThis year, the money-saving holiday goes from August 5-7. During that weekend, shoppers will not have to pay the state’s 4.225% sales tax. In some places, shoppers can save even more by not paying local sales taxes.
How Chandra Runs TCS Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:00PMIt was December of 2005 and the Galapagos Islands were teeming with the plants and animal forms that had caught the attention of Charles Darwin more than 100 years ago. Darwin's study of the island's finches, among other things, helped him devise the theory of natural selection: Species that adapt to their environment have a better chance of survival. It was perhaps natural that S. Ramadorai ...
Get Yourself A Global Strategy Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:36PMInternational expansion can happen almost by accident--if you're a consumer Internet company, you get offered a deal by a big German partner, or if you're an enterprise software company, your sales guys sign a bluebird deal in Japan to make the quarter--but that rarely turns out well. The markets you end up in turn out to have limited potential, or the cost to serve them turns out to be a lot ...
Seattlepi.com’s guide to cutting the cord on cable/satellite TV Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:14PMshare: digg facebook twitter AP photo So, you’re thinking of cutting your cable or satellite TV service and going all-Web. There’s an expanding world of online TV and movie services out there, and every day it’s getting easier and easier to watch it all on your television instead of your computer screen. Services like Hulu, Netflix, ESPN, iTunes, Amazon [...]
UserAssist uncovers hidden Windows activity logs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:09PMIt's no secret that Windows records many details about how your PC is being used.
Intellectual property gone mad - Sweeping patent changes aren't likely, but small solutions may curb patent trolls. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:13PMPatent trolling could undermine app ecosystems, but who can mount a legitimate challenge? Here's four potential solutions.
Roku XDS Media Player Review Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:00PMWe have reviewed a vast amount of media players over the last year and a half, but nothing more dependent on streaming access than the Roku XDS. Over the years, Roku has consistently positioned itself as a leader in building inexpensive media players that have lead many consumers down the path of ending dependence on expensive cable or satellite television service. Competition has risen up from ...
Leading Recording Artists, Sports Teams, Venues, Industry Partners Unveil Coalition to Protect Fans' Ticketing ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:00PMDozens of chart-topping recording artists joined professional sports teams, industry leaders, and more than 60 venues across the United States today to launch the Fans First Coalition , a nationwide, not-for-profit dedicated to protecting fans from fraudulent and unscrupulous ticket practices.
News Briefs: Electronics collection set for July 23 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:46AMElectronics event to be held The Vernon Hills Park District is partnering with the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County to host an outdoor electronics recycling event and indoor environmental fair on Saturday, July 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Westfield Hawthorn Shopping Center in Vernon Hills. The outdoor collection will be held in the southwest parking lot of the mall and will include ...
25+ Small Biz Events: TeamingUSA, Getting Investors, Tech Bootcamps & More – July 18 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:44AMWhether you are looking for a local event, a webinar you can watch from your desk, or a national conference, there are some great opportunities to learn, network, and grow your business over the next several months.
Firefox world loses Web dev guru to Chrome Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:29AMJohn Barton has led work on Firebug, a Firefox extension widely used in developing Web sites. Now he's moved to Chrome, reflecting the new balance of browser power.
Monday's Musings: Auction Sites Such As Deal Umpire May Level The Playing Field Among Daily Deal Sites Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:50AMMerchants Must Break Free From Daily Deal Site Hysteria
Catholic Order of Foresters Selects ATTUS WatchDOG® Pro for OFAC Compliance Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:01AMCHARLOTTE, N.C., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The not-for-profit Catholic Order of Foresters announced today it has selected ATTUS Technologies , Inc., an affiliate company of Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) (OTCQX: CSVI) and a leading regulatory compliance solutions provider, for its homeland security and watch list compliance needs. ATTUS' WatchDOG® Pro will automate and streamline the ...
Kootol Software targets tech heavyweights in patent spat Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:35AMIndia-based Kootol Software has accused more than 30 companies, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, of infringing on one of its patents ( ZDNet UK - Intellectual Property )
Updates to SMART Education Software Titles Enhance Classroom Experience Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:55AMDubai, UAE - July 18 th , 2011 - SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT) (TSX: SMA), a leading provider of collaboration solutions, announces updates for four education software titles: SMART Notebook ™ 10.8 collaborative learning software, SMART Response ™ 2011 interactive response software, SMART Sync ™ 2011 classroom management software and SMART Classroom Suite ™ 2011 interactive learning ...
Boot up: Apple's patent loss, Nook's tablet win, is Facebook bovvered?, and more Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:54AMPlus Imogen Heap's handmade music, inside the fall of the house of RIM, why BlackBerries need data plans and more A burst of 9 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Imogen Heap's tech-infused gloves create music on the fly Mashable "Grammy Award-winning musician Imogen Heap used her time on the TED Global stage on Tuesday in Edinburgh, Scotland to not just perform, but to ...
Ask M&M: Lots of questions to answer when forming a business plan Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:26AMBy Mignonne Hollis and Mark Schmitt For the Herald/Review Dear M&M: I am considering starting a business. I realize the importance of a business plan. In addition to that. do you have a list of questions that I should consider before actually starting my business? — Fred Dear Fred: We are glad to hear you recognize the importance of a business plan. The business plan will help guide you through ...
VIDEO: Optimism over Royal Welsh show Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:19AMOrganisers of the annual celebration of agriculture hope for a successful event despite the weather and economic climate.
Is Social In Google’s DNA? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:17PMEditor’s note : This guest post is written by Tom Anderson , the former President, founder and first friend on MySpace. You can now find Tom on Facebook , Twitter , and Google+ Google is an algorithm driven-company. "PageRank" (named after Larry Page himself) was the "founding algorithm" of Google—the one that gave it superior search results, and eventually led to Google "winning" the search ...
BANKING ON THE RUN Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:58PMConvenience, for banking customers, used to mean being able to make a phone call for your balance. About 15 years ago, it evolved to mean the ability to check your accounts on your home computer, 24 hours a day.
How desktop virtualisation can help manage consumer devices Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:37PMIf two technology trends were ever made for each other, at least in vendor marketing materials and generically simple diagrams of IT infrastructure, they are the consumerisation of IT and desktop virtualisation.