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Africa Jumps Aboard the Big Data Bus
Smartphones have become pretty popular these days (to put it lightly), and aside from the obvious benefits they provide, the data that trickles out of them has been able to benefit us in all kinds of different ways. Whether its easing traffic jams in our cities or helping to eradicate heart disease, smartphones do an ...
Yahoo Mail Hacked Again – Serious Questions Raised About Its Ability to Protect Users
Still reeling from a major security breach last month, a fresh report claims that hundreds of Yahoo email accounts have been hacked for the fourth time in as many months, raising serious doubts about the email provider’s ability to protect its customer’s accounts from cybercriminals and malicious spam. The report comes from the UK’s Channel ...
IBM’s MessageSight Awaits Big Data Tsunami from the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is still very much a work in progress, and in all honesty no one really knows what shape it will ultimately take. While smart cars and homes are a pretty sure bet, it remains to be seen whether novelty gadgets like intelligent forks will catch on. One thing we do know ...
Microsoft Mocks Android/iOS Fanbois With New TV Ad
Android and iPhone fanbois will argue till their blue in the face over which mobile operating system is is the best, but what about fans of Windows Phone? Granted, there’s not too many of them around, but those that are generally prefer to have a quick giggle to themselves whenever these arguments arise. In its ...
Chicago’s Cleaning Up the Streets with Big Data
Just like any big city, Chicago has more than its fair share of problems. Take stolen garbage carts for example – they might not cause as many headaches as trying to reduce the city’s crime rates, but still, it’s a problem nevertheless. Stolen garbage carts have to be replaced, and this means wasting precious resources ...
Hacked in Starbucks? Here’s How Cybercriminals Steal Your Data in Public
Freelancers and road warriors who often rely on the free public Wi-Fi available in coffee shops like Starbucks are more at risk than most when it comes to securing their personal and financial data, It’s a well known fact that public networks are far less secure than the private variety, but what’s less clear is ...
LIVE: Tableau IPO Looks To Cash In On Big Data Boom
Tableau Software has finally hit the big time, with reports suggesting that it’s about to hold its initial public offering (IPO), following a trend among Big Data companies looking to benefit from public stock markets and the investments they bring. Tableau’s move comes just weeks after similar moves by Splunk, which announced its IPO last ...
The SMS is Dying a Slow and Lingering Death
Mobile carriers should be afraid. Very afraid. The reason? Because free mobile messaging apps like WhatsApp, MessageMe, WeChat, Kik and Viber are slowly but surely eating away their profits, overtaking SMS’s in their popularity for the first time last year, according to fresh data from telecom and media consultancy firm Informa. Now this trend probably ...
Android Laptops? They Must be Mad
Just last week we heard straight from the horse’s mouth that touch-friendly notebooks based on Intel’s new “Bay Trail” atom processor would be available for as little as $200. At that time, Intel CEO Paul Otellini was remarkably upbeat about Bay Trail’s prospects, proclaiming that the devices it powers will help to drag laptop and ...
Arrow: The “Stress App” That Lets You Abuse People At Random
What with everyone being connected to their family members, friends, work colleagues, and sometimes even clients and bosses on social media sites like Facebook, it’s become increasingly difficult for people to “let off some steam” online. In fact, these days it’s pretty fair to say that we have to be damn careful about what we ...
