Tech Week in Review 2-20-2012
Chrome for Android Ice Cream Sandwich Many Android users have long wondered why Google Chrome doesn’t exist for mobile devices, but that is all about to change. Available immediately for Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Chrome for Android (Beta) brings the speed and simplicity you’re used to to the palm of your hand. Until now, users [...]
Read MoreCybercriminals Gone Mobile: How to Protect Your Devices
By Brandi Tape According to McAfee, cybercriminals are branching out from simple attacks on your email, moving on to attacks executed using your smartphone. “New mobile malware in 2010 increased by 46 percent compared with 2009,” states Joris Evers, a McAfee spokesperson. Symbian and Android platforms were among the smartphone users most aggressively affected in [...]
Read MoreHow to Protect Yourself from Social Media Identify Theft
Online social networks like Facebook and Twitter continue to increase in popularity. These sites allow an unprecedented amount of personal information to be released for public consumption. In fact, some life insurance companies are using the information provided on social networking sites to predict the life spans of applicants in order to determine if coverage [...]
Read MoreGoogle Makes Cloud Computing More Secure for Apps Users
Switching to Google Apps can be a very productive step for a business. They take care of a lot of the heavy-lifting usually necessary for creating, sharing, and storing documents as well as collaboration and being productive as a company. One area that has always been in question is security. Google Apps makes things easier, [...]
Read MoreIntel Acquires McAfee for $7.68 Billion Cash
Intel Corporation is set to acquire security and antivirus company McAfee Inc. for about $7.68 billion through the purchase of all the company’s common stock at $48 per share. The deal has been approved by both boards of directors, but won’t close until “after McAfee shareholder approval, regulatory clearances, and other customary conditions specified in [...]
Read MoreBlackBerry Torch Fails to Light the Way for RIM
The BlackBerry Torch was supposed to be a step in the right direction for Research In Motion (RIM), who has experienced a dip in revenue over the past year. Despite a Torch media event to create buzz for their latest device, it seems it won’t be RIM’s savior. According to analysts at RBC Capital Markets [...]
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