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Microsoft Takes Step Toward Cloud Computing

Battling to keep to a clear course on cloud computing, Microsoft may have finally found its way with the beta launch of Office 365. Attempts at engineering their own cloud computing community have so far been scattershot, yielding a variety of online services such as Office Web Apps and Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). Office 365, however, will enable subscribers to access all the Microsoft Office Web applications with which they are already familiar, as well as a new set of web-only tools, all on the user’s existing hardware. READ MORE »

Say Goodbye to Rabbit Ears

About 96 percent of all U.S. households own a TV, but with the ability to watch shows and movies online and on-demand, consumers are relying less on over-the-air TV signals. According to a survey conducted by Consumer Electronics Association, only eight percent of U.S. households with TVs still rely on over-the-air signals for their programming. READ MORE »

Create a Mobile Strategy for Your Business

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These days it is rare to find someone who doesn’t rely on a smartphone or some kind of handheld device and a slew of mobile apps to stay productive at work, on the road or even in their home. There are so many mobile electronic gadgets on the market, including the popular iPhone, Palm Pre, BlackBerry Bold, iPad and Android tablet. READ MORE »

The World’s First Social Media Goggles

Ever wished you could see through the eyes of another person, a la Being John Malkovich? While finding a tunnel that thrusts you into someone else’s subconscious is still unlikely, one company is building the next best thing: Glasses that broadcast everything you see to social networks. READ MORE »

What Would You Do With 1 Gig per Second Wi-Fi?

With technology, a good thing is never good enough. New generations, editions, and updates perpetually hit the market, making even year-old technology obsolete. Since it began connecting wireless devices to the internet, Wi-Fi has undergone several improvements to produce faster and faster internet connections. Now, it’s ramping up to reach full speed. READ MORE »

Wi-Fi To Surpass Wired Network Traffic By 2015

For the first time, Cisco released a report that explicitly breaks down Wi-Fi traffic, both where it’s been, and where it’s going. According to the “global IP traffic forecast,” Wi-Fi devices will overtake wired devices in bandwidth usage for the first time in 2015. Wi-Fi will take up about 46 percent of all Internet traffic by that time. READ MORE »

Most Android Devices Leak Secret Account Credentials

Researchers from the University of Ulm in Germany have found that 99 percent of devices running Google’s Android operating system are vulnerable to attacks in which adversaries can steal digital credentials used to access calendars, contacts and other data, writes Dan Goodin for The Register. The researchers reported that even though Google patched the security hole earlier this month with the release of Android 2.3.4, devices that sync with Picasa web albums still transmit sensitive data through unencrypted channels. READ MORE »

Will Wireless Services Adapt?

The Microsoft-Skype deal is just another reminder to the telecommunications industry that times are changing and resistance may be futile. Companies like Skype, Facebook, and Google are making is easier, and cheaper, for customers to communicate with one another, forcing wireless carries to reevaluate the way they traditionally made money. READ MORE »

Visa Builds Digital Wallet, PayPal Dubbed Most Trustworthy

With a slew of NFC-enabled smartphones coming to market, the future of mobile payments in the United States is a hot topic involving many players, including banks, cellular carriers, credit card networks and companies such as PayPal. Maria Aspan reports for Reuters that Visa is building a digital wallet that people can use to pay for things online or with their phones instead of with traditional cards, and will be convincing merchants to include a “one-click” button on their websites so consumers won’t have to manually enter account information when making purchases. READ MORE »

Ruling: You Can’t Be Sued by IP Number Alone

Just because something comes from your IP address doesn’t necessarily mean you did it. It could have been a colleague borrowing your computer, or a janitor using it after hours. It could even have come from someone outside your office altogether, piggybacking on your Wi-Fi. This self-evident fact has been acknowledged in a new decision by U.S. District Court judge Harold Baker, who ruled that the Canadian adult film company VPR Internationale can’t subpoena an ISP for personal information on its subscribers. READ MORE »

Wireless Networks

Microsoft Takes Step Toward Cloud Computing

Say Goodbye to Rabbit Ears

Create a Mobile Strategy for Your Business

What Would You Do With 1 Gig per Second Wi-Fi?

Wi-Fi To Surpass Wired Network Traffic By 2015

Most Android Devices Leak Secret Account Credentials

Will Wireless Services Adapt?

Visa Builds Digital Wallet, PayPal Dubbed Most Trustworthy

Ruling: You Can’t Be Sued by IP Number Alone

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