09 Sep 2015
Cyber Security Needs Its Ralph Nader
Cyber Security Needs Its Ralph Nader It took thousands of unnecessary traffic fatalities to create an environment for radical transformation of the auto industry. What will it take for a similar change to occur in data security? By every metric, driving an automobile is far safer today than it was in the 1960’s, due to
08 Sep 2015
Linoma Software GoAnywhere MFT Standard
Linoma Software GoAnywhere MFT Standard BY FAHMIDA Y. RASHID For businesses working with large files containing proprietary or sensitive information, sending files to partners and clients can be a huge challenge. Secure managed file transfer software lets businesses securely transfer files over the network and control who can access the files. Linoma Software GoAnywhere
08 Sep 2015
5 Things to Know About Intel’s Skylake
5 Things to Know About Intel’s Skylake Intel’s sixth-generation Core microarchitecture, also known by its development code name “Skylake,” made its official debut at Gamescom in August, with the release of its high-end Core i7-6700K and Core i7-6600K desktop chips. Now Intel has unveiled more details about how chips using Skylake fit into its lineup as a
08 Sep 2015
The Best Free Antivirus for 2015
The Best Free Antivirus for 2015 Maybe you think your computer doesn’t need antivirus protection. You don’t keep important information on it, you just use it to surf the web and watch funny cat videos, so why spend money on an antivirus utility? Then one day you turn the PC on and find that it’s
07 Sep 2015
WhatsApp Tops 900M Monthly Active Users
WhatsApp Tops 900M Monthly Active Users WhatsApp creator Jan Koum today announced that the messaging service now has 900 million monthly active users. First to offer his congratulations was the head of Facebook, which acquired WhatsApp last year in a $16 billion deal. “Congrats! Here’s an action shot of you writing this update,” Mark Zuckerberg
07 Sep 2015
Chrome 45 to Use Less Memory, Power
Chrome 45 to Use Less Memory, Power Google Chrome is about to get a speed bump. With Thursday’s launch of Chrome 45, Google is promising “a ton of improvements to make your browsing use less memory and power.” Chrome lets you “continue where you left off,” or return to the tab you were looking at
07 Sep 2015
Is it Time for Twitter to Ditch its Limits?
Is it Time for Twitter to Ditch its Limits? Twitter: a great tool for messaging friends, reading random strangers’ musings on life’s daily events, and having conversations with brands and people you might never engage with otherwise. (Great for poking fun at others, too.) However, most Twitter users have felt the frustration that comes
05 Sep 2015
5 psychology secrets for great interaction design
5 psychology secrets for great interaction design It’s becoming more important every day for your designs to connect more with users and include a “human element.” Website and user experience design needs to feel real, from aesthetics to interactions to motion (perceived and real) to emotional connection. The problem designers most often encounter when
05 Sep 2015
Facebook’s newest product helps educators track students’ progress
Facebook’s newest product helps educators track students’ progress For the past year, Facebook has been working with a group of public schools to help improve the software they use to monitor students’ progress. Now, it wants to give it away for free to schools across the US. The social network says its dedicated team partnered withSummit
05 Sep 2015
Samsung Teases ‘Galaxy View’ Tablet
Samsung Teases ‘Galaxy View’ Tablet REPORTING FROM BERLIN—Samsung had a little surprise at the end of its Galaxy Gear 2 launch presentation: a tease of what appeared to be a large tablet, called the Galaxy View, coming next month. According to the 20 seconds of video (below), which is pretty much all we know