Kaspersky Lab says it anticipates the continuing rise of ransomware in 2017 and other security experts agree. The year 2017 will take the cybersecurity industry into new territory after 2016’s threat landscape opened doors for cyber criminals to explore a wider range of attacks and attack surfaces, says Raimund Genes, chief technology officer for Trend …
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, an independent body overseeing the development of Bluetooth technology standards, recently adopted the latest standard – Bluetooth 5. But it is ready for deployment? And when will we see the first Bluetooth 5-capable devices come out? Will it be just for smartphones or can it be used elsewhere? These questions have …
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News Feed Item REMINDER – Cisco to Host 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders By Marketwired . Article Rating: December 11, 2016 08:00 AM EST SAN JOSE, CA — (Marketwired) — 12/11/16 — Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will video webcast its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Monday, December 12, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT. …
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(Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 – Microsoft and LinkedIn are officially married. The tech giant completed its roughly $26 billion acquisition of the social media company this week. (Source: Wall Street Journal) Why this is important …
Raleigh, N.C. NBC affiliate WRAL is the latest local broadcaster to make its content enabled with Alexa, the cloud-based, voice-activated feature built for Amazon products. Initially available for the Amazon Echo, users in the Raleigh area can access WRAL news and weather by saying “Alexa, enable WRAL,” or by using the Alexa app on a …
Parents who want to expose their children to the internet of things should beware of a possible problem: Smart toys can be so clever that they turn into spies on your home. Two internet-connected toys have been called out by international consumer protection groups for turning over data collected from conversations with children to companies …
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Samsung started 2016 by gaining an early competitive edge in the premium smartphone segment with the launch of Samsung Galaxy S7. The Galaxy S7 with its powerful specs and premium design features managed to garner a lot of customer attention and appreciation from the tech community. However, the Note 7 debacle had put Samsung on …
There’s more going on behind the scenes than you might expect with Amazon Prime Video’s The Grand Tour series, and you can take part. You can activate Alexa’s The Grand Tour skill to take weekly trivia quizzes based on that week’s episode and to access additional content including interactive conversations with the show’s three stars, as reported …
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Having a price of 0.21GBX, Cyan Holdings PLC (LON:CYAN) traded 0.00% even on the day. With the last close up 3.27% from the two hundred day average, compared with the S&P 500 Index which has decreased -0.03% over the same period. Cyan Holdings PLC has recorded a 50-day average of 0.21GBX and a two hundred …
JULIE JASON, RETIRE SECURE Published 4:37 pm, Saturday, December 10, 2016 Over the past few months, I’ve been alerting you to Internal Revenue Service imposter scams and taxpayer-identity theft. These are the perils of modern-day technology and an information-driven life. Security affects everyone, even those who don’t use computers. Every Medicare beneficiary carries an ID card …
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