Friday, June 07, 2013

FAQ: What the NSA phone snooping uproar is all about

The 10 Coolest Looks in Wearable Tech

iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 6

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June 07, 2013
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FAQ: What the NSA phone snooping uproar is all about

Is the blanket collection of phone data like that exposed this week legal? The government believes so. Here's the lowdown.

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The 10 Coolest Looks in Wearable Tech

From gloves that analyze your golf swing to glasses that combat jetlag and a headband that reads your mind, here's a look at some of the newest and neatest advancements in wearable technology. READ MORE

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iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 6

This week, the iOSphere created a June blizzard of iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 rumors out of one six-paragraph post from a website that, in the words of one blogger, nobody trusts. But it makes for great copy, as the Lame Stream Media used to say. READ MORE

IBM complaint might have just cost Amazon $600M CIA cloud deal

Amazon Web Services may have just lost out on a $600 million contract to supply cloud computing services to the Central Intelligence Agency, after the federal government upheld a protest that IBM had made related to the awarding of the contract. READ MORE

Android antivirus products a big flop, researchers say

Android smartphones and tablets are under attack, and the most popular tools developed to protect them are easily circumvented, according to new research from Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina. READ MORE

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NSA, FBI mining data directly from major Internet companies, report says

The FBI and the National Security Agency are tapping directly into servers at Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Skype and other major Internet companies to keep track of the communications and interactions of known and suspected foreign terrorists, the Washington Post reported. READ MORE

Dashcams going high-def, high-tech

The next time a bear hits a car on a Russian highway, the video might be in high definition. READ MORE

Samsung wins a small publicity battle with Apple, but little else

On the eve of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, Samsung announced that Apple also misappropriates other companies' technology. READ MORE

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Choosing the Right Tech for Your Business Analytics Project

The size, speed and scalability of different business analytics technologies vary greatly. The advantages and disadvantages of RDBMS, In-Memory and In-Chip technologies are detailed in this report. Read Now!

6 great videos from CITE 2013

Earlier this week I attended the second annual CITE Conference (Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise), held in San Francisco (Disclaimer: The conference is produced by IDG Enterprise, the company I work for). As always, I was there with my video camera to capture some interviews and get some product-related demos from companies at the show. Here are the six videos we shot, showing a variety of... READ MORE

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$99 Android PC maker hopes to set off industry change

At US$99, the mini PC developed by thin-client expert Young Song is meant to be affordable. In fact, the price is so low, most consumers won't hesitate to buy one, he said Wednesday. READ MORE

Biggest Tech Industry Awards, Honors & Prizes of 2013

Computing and networking legends and newcomers earn their recognition READ MORE

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