Technology is considered to be the driving force that is behind the majority of improvements in medical science and healthcare, and when you take a look at the rate at which technology and healthcare is advancing, along with recent innovations and improvements, it’s difficult to disagree with this observation. Health informatics students and professionals will … Read more →
If you’ve been wondering why your iPhone seems to slow down just a little bit around the same time that the news and web is full of buss and anticipation about the latest model from Apple, you may not be going crazy. Data pulled from Google Trends has shown a significant spike in web searches … Read more →
Social media is big business at the moment and with internet speeds getting faster and packages becoming more affordable, the generation of today seems to live their lives through the multiple social platforms that are being openly made available, sharing everything from what they are eating to the special moments that they capture on video. … Read more →
Apple has officially introduced its new smartphone – 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, as well as smart watches Watch. New smartphones appear to be identical as models we have seen previously. Both smartphones have new 20-nanometer processors Apple A8. iPhone 6 comes with the screen resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels and … Read more →
Internet security should be of paramount importance to all businesses, regardless of status and geographical location. While the online marketplace offers a huge number of benefits to companies from all different sectors, it also presents a significant risk when it comes to security. Keeping on top of the latest attack trends can be tricky, especially … Read more →
The Internet is growing and it is beginning to fuel more and more of the world economy. Global internet use is increasing, contributions to GDP are increasing and it is also creating jobs and wealth. [tp lang=”en” only=”y”]This infographic by FE International[/tp][tp not_in=”en”]This infographic by FE International[/tp] looks more in depth at the facts and figures behind … Read more →
The recent iOS 7 release managed to use an incredible 20 percent of all web traffic during the time that it was being propagated to users. This is a phenomenal and unprecedented event, but it also has some interesting consequences for the world of high speed internet access.The Internet is becoming a global and unique … Read more →
To many companies, social media appear as an attractive and trendy platform for customer service. Being constantly on social media allows them to quickly identify negative experiences that customers bring up while posting to their friends. Companies can voluntarily offer to address such problems and win points for being proactive. A social media presence also … Read more →
A new door has opened for BlackBerry users wanting to connect with those using Apple and Android devices. A new version of BlackBerry’s proprietary messaging platform was recently released and at first glance, is proving to be quite successful. In its first 24 hours of availability, the free instant messaging software app was downloaded 10 … Read more →
Apple is currently celebrating five year anniversary with their App Store, and as part of that, Apple has revealed to us the biggest App Store successes so far. The king of them all, not surprisingly, is Angry Birds, which tops both the “free” and the “paid” list. Also at the top of the “paid” list … Read more →
Yet another top spot in a customer satisfaction survey has been given to Apple. This time, Apple came out on top in Samsung’s own backyard. More than 44,000 smartphone owners participated in the survey, giving Apple a 52% satisfaction rating, compared to Samsung’s 50% and LG’s 46%. Meanwhile, Apple’s iPhone 5 estimated to have sold … Read more →
Yahoo bought Tumblr for 1.1 billion dollars yesterday, and now they have relaunched their photo-sharing site, Flickr, and now offers all users a free 1 terabyte (TB) worth of storage. Back in 2004 when Google launched Gmail, they offered users 1 gigabyte (GB) of free storage, saying users would never have to delete an e-mail … Read more →
… Microsoft Internet Explorer! That’s what NSS Labs claims. In a test, they fired malware against five popular browsers to see which browser holds up the most. The five browsers in the test were: Internet Explorer 10, Google Chrome 25/26, Apple Safari 5, Mozilla Firefox 19 and Opera 12. In the test, Internet Explorer managed … Read more →
American news sites reports that Yahoo has purchased micro-blogging platform Tumblr for 1.1 billion dollars. Apparently the board at Yahoo approved the deal Sunday evening and it’s expected that Yahoo will announce the deal during Monday. This will be the biggest purchase Yahoo has made, since Marissa Meyer took over as CEO in June of … Read more →
Most of us are on the Internet on a daily basis and whether we like it or not, the Internet is affecting us. It changes how we think, how we work, and it even changes our brains. Now, a video has surfaced, based on an interview with Nicholas Carr (the author of “The Shallows: What … Read more →
As the topic of the online tracking and privacy becomes increasingly sensitive, some national governments try to regulate this. However, as it often happens, the implementation of new laws leaves much to be desired. EU Cookie Law An EU cookie law is a good example of a poor implementation of a great idea. Since the … Read more →