Monthly Archives: May 2014
Smartphone Thefts Lead to Fraudulent Charges, Identity Theft
More than two-thirds (68 percent) of American smartphone theft victims are likely to put their personal safety at risk if it might lead to...
Small Businesses See Value in Free WiFi for Customers, Employees
Offering free WiFi works better at keeping customers happy than common waiting area conveniences like candy, water or magazines, according to a national survey...
Oracle’s Support of OpenStack on Both Linux and Solaris Is Smart Move
In a move that seems somewhat obvious, Oracle May 13 announced OpenStack support for Oracle Linux and Oracle VM. Oracle had previously announced OpenStack...
Wheeler’s Net Neutrality Proposal Brings Unfamiliar Disorder to FCC
The good news about the status of the proposal by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and his plans for allowing priority on the...
Twitter Users Tell the FCC to Keep an Open Internet
Gigi Sohn’s net neutrality-focused Twitter Chat May 13 was at one point trending higher than a photo of Ben Affleck in his new Batman...
POS Malware Advances, Outpacing Defenders’ Efforts
Online thieves are expanding their use of malware to steal credit- and debit-card information from point-of-sale systems, easily defeating many defenders' uneven efforts to...
EU Court Rules Individuals Can Ask Google to Remove Search Information
Google and other search companies can be required, under some conditions, to remove outdated and harmful information about individuals that can turn up in...
OpenStack Sure to Maintain Rapid Pace of Upgrades, App Development
Should OpenStack slow down its frantic twice-a-year upgrade pace, or should the open-source coders pound harder to take on ever new modules and markets?...
Google Hangouts Chat Makes It Easier to See if Your Pals Are Online
Google Hangouts chat users just got a simple new upgrade from Google that will make it a lot easier to determine if their friends...
Google’s Latest Chrome Experiment Teaches English Language Skills
Google has again launched another Chrome Experiment—this time an online gamelike tool called "Spell Up" that can help users improve their English spelling and...