International Data Corporation (IDC) multi-client study, “CloudView 2016”, shows that 58% of all organizations surveyed are embracing cloud, using public or private cloud for more than one or two small applications or workloads, up from 24% 14 months ago. The top...
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VoIP Technology is surging in business deployment
Corporations are continually tightening budgets and searching for cost cutting and savings opportunities on operating expenses. Using hosted and cloud-based services is proving effective in meeting these goals. In addition to saving money, they also provide...
5 Ways to increase your iPhone storage you may not know
16GB of iPhone storage just isn’t enough these days. Photos, videos, apps, and music can quickly utilize all of your storage space. Most people tackle this problem by either deleting or splurging – two unpalatable choices. Deleting all the time is a chore, and...
Facebook is entering the telecom arena with it’s new Telecom Infra Project
Facebook has teamed up with Nokia, Intel, and several telcos to create an open source hardware and software platform for the telecommunication industry designed to make it easier and faster to build communications networks. The program is modeled after a similar...
Facebook’s new privacy update – don’t miss this one
Facebook is rolling out a notification to smartphone users that you shouldn't miss. If you use the company's official app, you may soon receive a reminder to do a "Privacy Checkup." Opt into the checkup and you'll go through a simple, three-step process that will help...
This bug can completely disable your iPhone
January 1, 1970: The day the iPhones died. Apple fans discovered last week that manually changing an iPhone or iPad's date to that specific day will "brick" the device, rendering it completely useless. Don't try this at home! There's reportedly no way to fix an...
Chief Data Office role growing
CDO - A chief data officer (CDO) is a corporate officer responsible for enterprisewide governance and utilization of information as an asset, viadata processing, analysis, data mining, information trading and other means. (Wikipedia) The race to drive competitive...
Facebook app still a battery hog, testing shows, but there is a solution
Though Facebook has been trying to address power usage concerns through software updates, its main iOS app is still a drain on the iPhone's daily battery life, a report claimed on Monday. During informal testing, an iPhone 6s Plus saw an average of 15 percent more...
How to Block Calls & Texts on Android & iPhone
No one enjoys cell phone spam, especially aggressive telemarketing calls and texts while you're on the go. Though you can list your cell phone number on the Do Not Call Registry, that doesn't stop telemarketing text messages or even all phone calls in our experience....
FreedomPop, Intel to launch “WiFi first” smartphone
Budget MVNO FreedomPop will continue to disrupt traditional operators' billing model with the launch of a "WiFi first" smartphone in collaboration with Intel. FreedomPop provides a free sim to its customers with 200 minutes, 200 texts and 200MB of 4G data each month,...
How to stay anonymous online
There are plenty of reasons why you'd want to stay anonymous online. Maybe you want to avoid those creepy targeted ads for things you Googled earlier in the week. Or perhaps you just don't want your previously visited websites turning up in your partner's browsing...
It Just Got Easier to Report Identity Theft
The Department of Justice estimates that in 2015, 17.6 million Americans were identity theft victims. Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the relaunch of its IdentityTheft.gov website, which allows victims of identity theft to create a free,...