Monday, November 28, 2011 (Cyber Monday) was the biggest day in the history of online spending as consumers took advantage of the yearly deals that are offered at that time. According to research firm comScore, online sales on Cyber Monday hit US$1.25 Billion with US $87 Million (7%) of the transactions being completed from mobile … Continue Reading
Mobile
16GB and 32GB TouchPads will be on sale on HP’s eBay store starting on Sunday, December 11th at 6pm central time. A few things to note, however, is that these will be refurbished models are not brand new as was the case with HP’s last firesale; both the 16GB and 32GB models will be available … Continue Reading
Mobile
Publishing a native iOS app or any app for that matter is something most of us can only dream of; since it requires in-depth knowledge and experience with the relevant programming languages and hiring a developer to build one can mean some serious money. Luckily, there is a cost-effective service named WiziApp which allows the … Continue Reading
Mobile
As Social Media continues to change the face of business, conversations and relationships online, those who are watching keenly should take advantage of the shifting trends. Social media has now become basic for survival of businesses online and second nature for the new media marketer. Erik Qualman of Socialnomics.com has published another great video showcasing various … Continue Reading
Social Media, Statistics
“Hackers are injecting bad codes into components at overseas manufacturing plants, planting tools to help them launch cyber attacks on the United States,” Rep. Jim Langevin told Reuters after speaking at a cyber security event in Rhode Island. The problem affects both consumer electronics as well as corporate systems which usually store sensitive, secret and … Continue Reading
General Tech
The average mobile user now spends 9% more time using mobile apps than the desktop version of the internet. That’s 81 minutes per day for mobile apps versus 74 minutes per day spent surfing the Web (both desktop and mobile). The mobile app market is growing rapidly and every popular online service you can think … Continue Reading
Mobile
In March of this year, Research In Motion (RIM) launched the Blackberry Protect app designed to automatically backup important data from your BlackBerry device. If your device is ever lost or stolen, you can use BlackBerry Protect to recover and delete your data and remotely lock your device. Blackberry Protect now offers functionality that could only … Continue Reading
Mobile
Cyber warfare is quickly becoming a serious problem for governments and major corporate entities as more hackers are launching powerful attacks on web servers; designed to exploit weaknesses, disable online services and steal data. The most recent attack was by the hacking group Lulz Security (LulzSec – @LulzSec), who claimed what they say was a ”small, … Continue Reading
General Tech, International