With countless shiny tech toys available to tempt your credit card, how do you separate what you need from what you want? That $1,500 4K television may seem like the perfect addition to your entertainment center, but it may not fit your budget—especially when you're...
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Is your business phone holding you back? Future Proof with Hosted PBX
Smart phones have become a deeply rooted part of our culture. Regardless of your daily routine, chances are you will find scores of people talking, texting, tweeting, surfing, working or playing on a mobile device. Phones have become our lifelines to the outside...
Device Radiation Report Will Likely Promote More Scams
A recent study by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) has, after years of study, linked cell phone use to brain cancer. Whether you agree or feel the study is flawed, phones and tablets emit a certain amount of radiation regardless, and other studies show that at...
One in Two Children Hide Risky Online Behavior from Parents
Kapersky Lab recently published a study, “Growing Up Online: What Kids Conceal,” the first part of its global study into the behaviors of children online and constant connectivity impacts the way they communicate and leverage technology every day. In fact, 51% of...
Smartphone Owners Move to Block Ads
Mobile Web users have truly embraced ad blocking. At least 419 million people—22 percent of the world's 1.9 billion smartphone users—prevent ads from displaying on their handsets, a 90 percent year-over-year increase. Approximately 408 million people are using mobile...
Should you care if Gartner says a vendor is cool? Who made the list for 2016?
Gartner is well-known for its Magic Quadrants that detail the leaders and players in a given market. However, in recent years the firm has also started a new series called "Cool Vendors." According to Gartner, "Cool Vendors in 2013 are exploiting the Nexus of Forces...
ID theft and hacking possible through charging your device
Smartphones can be compromised when charged using a standard USB connection connected to a computer. Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered this in a proof-of-concept experiment and are evaluating the impact of such incidents. Have you ever wondered how safe your...
New solar cells transform heat into usable energy
Solar cells add another function to an already long-list of beneficial uses – they can transform heat into usable energy, a new study revealed. We are always on the lookout for more sources of renewable energy: a recently developed solar panel that converts raindrops...
Using Social Media in 2016 to attract the more qualified candidates
Your project manager has just given you his letter of resignation. You need someone with some experience, but also someone who can be molded to fit your company culture and operating procedures. This most likely means someone in the 25-35 years old range. What is...
Beware of fake Olympic ticket scams
Kaspersky Lab experts found the first spam emails mentioning the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in early 2015, a year before the event is set to take place. The majority of spam emails are in English, but some are also in Portuguese because of the location of this...
Painless Customer Service? Get Human
GetHuman can wrangle long waits, hold music and reps for you – or show you the best way to do it yourself. We all dread problems that send us to customer service. Phone calls drop while you're navigating an endless maze of menu options, none of which seem to help....
Free up space on your iPhone without deleting a thing, or buying more memory
Have you ever been annoyed by the fact that your iPhone's storage space keeps getting filled up? Are you constantly having to delete photos, videos, and apps that suck up space on your phone to make room for new ones? Well, there is a simple method to free up more...