Security threats within the cloud territory are inevitable. Just like in any booming platform, the more popular you get, the more people  you attract, the more you are positioning yourself to be a potent target of cyber criminals. As the cloud turns into one of the biggest innovations of the last decade in technology, vulnerabilities ...

The music cloud market is getting more crowded with each passing day, as several applications and services seem to appear from every corner of the world. Competition is getting tougher as companies are adamant about hopping on this lucrative bandwagon. Online streaming is one of the major crazes that has revolutionized our media consumption, and the music trend ...

Databases are essentially the most common target for data breaches. There are also security concerns looming around lack of encryption. McAfee knows quite a lot about this as a global leader in cyber threat intelligence solutions. And to capture the complete details of activity audits from the world’s most widely used relational database management system, McAfee releases ...

There are already thousands of mobile medical apps available in the market today. Whether you want a program to help you quit smoking, store medical documents or track your workout performance, there is a mobile app likely to catch your eye. The growth and popularity of mobile platforms for medical science is inevitable, and so ...

There is a growing fondness on mobile health and fitness applications in the market today. From staying in shape to looking after the whole family’s eating habits, mobile developers are spurred to come up with solutions that address growing demands across the fitness and healthcare industry.  Especially for people on the go, these mobile apps ...

It seems like everybody is getting hooked on Pinterest, even scammers. One of the fastest growing social platforms has amassed popularity with more than 13 million followers that pin their life and dreams onto different boards. I personally admit to pinning anything beautiful and interesting I come across with on the web. Millions more worldwide ...

Instagram is coming to Android soon. After reaching over 20 million iOS users, CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom showed off the beta version of the app for Android at the recently concluded SXSW Interactive festival. Truly, this app that makes anyone an instant photographer, and it’s come a long way since its initial launch in 2010. ...

Britain’s longest running science fiction series Doctor Who welcomed Jenna-Louise Coleman as its newest cast. The actress’ name easily became a trending topic on Twitter—and became an easy target for clickjackers who exploited hashtags, and her name. Users were tricked with a combination of a lewd decoy and malicious technique into unsuspectingly following a Twitter ...

Social mobile app developers prefer Google’s immense stack of assets over Facebook’s 900 million users, according to a recent IDC/Apcelerator study, drawing a clear depiction that while developers think that there is a big opportunity in the world’s largest social network, they are still not sure how to leverage its social graph and strategies.  Arguably, ...

One fifth of the world’s population will use social networking sites this year. According to a study conducted by eMarketer, around 1.43 billion will socialize with online networks–that’s a 19.2% increase compared to 2011. The substantial amount will primarily be driven by Facebook. However, the missing pieces of the puzzle, China and Russia, still mean ...