Human technology is an incredible phenomenon. It’s something that grows exponentially: for every advance we make, our next advances are more varied and easier to attain. Our inventions are all around us, every day, making every part of life easier. Some people say that’s a terrible thing. I’m a futurist — I think it’s...
Daily Archives: June 11, 2011
IMF Suffers “Major” Online Security Breach
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) appears to have fallen victim to a sophisticated hacking attempt, although it’s unclear if any data was exposed. The New York Times reports that the organisation, which oversees the global financial system, suffered a “large and sophisticated cyberattack” at some point in the past few months. While staff at...
Democratizing big data — is Hadoop our only hope?
There has been an absolute explosion in the data space recently. Devices, consumers and companies are not only producing data at a stellar pace, but also introducing amazing complexity into the data itself. It is a rare day without a freshly funded company, a new product launch or a front-page acquisition around data to...
iPad for Business Round-Up: Gantt Pro Adds Dropbox Integration and More
Visit the Qwest resource center for relevant briefs and reports to help you better manage your enterprise. Learn about five real-world tactics to enhance mobile security in this report from Qwest: Avoid the Mobile Blind Spot: Five Real-World Tactics to Protect Your Enterprise Networks. The iPad isn’t just a hot new consumer device, it’s...
ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, June 11, 2011
We’re always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Want to get your event included in the calendar? Let us know in the comments below or email us. Article source: RRW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/IhO_lSXZo8I/readwriteweb_events_guide_june_11_2011.php
For Your iOS Enjoyment: Portland Art Museum’s Place-Based App
This morning the museum launched its big Summer exhibit, a retrospective of historic automobiles. In one of the most vehemently bike-centric cities in the country, a Summer showcase of gas-guzzling but beautiful old automobiles is an interesting and bold choice to make. The same institution is engaged in a similar experiment with its new...
Here Are The Best iPhone And iPad Apps You Missed This Week (AAPL)
Image: Apple See Also: The 8 Easiest Ways To Clean Up Your Facebook News Feed The HTC Sensation 4G Is The Best Android Phone We’ve Ever Used The Truth About iOS 5: Apple Can’t Be Beat We found all the best apps you may’ve missed this week during your busy workdays. We have...
5 Free E-Books and Tutorials on Lua
This week Lua broke into the TIOBE Index top 10 for the first time. The TIOBE Index is a deeply flawed index, as a few of you have pointed out here before, and it’s hard to believe that Lua has suddenly surpassed JavaScript in popularity – though there are a lot of people out...
Finance how-to site Learnvest raises another $12 million round according to an SEC filing. That’s in addition to the…
Finance how-to site Learnvest raises another $12 million round according to an SEC filing. That’s in addition to the $4 million it raised last year from Accel Partners. Fail! Read » The Truth About iOS 5: Apple Can’t Be Beat Apple Gets Slapped With An iCloud Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Please follow SAI: Silicon Alley...
Apple Gets Slapped With An iCloud Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
Image: Associated Press See Also: Side-By-Side Photos Of Samsung’s MacBook Air Wannabe Is Apple Adding Panoramic Photography To Your iPhone? For Google, iCloud Is Annoying; For Microsoft, It’s A Humiliation iCloud Communications is suing Apple for trademark infringement. The Phoenix-based voice over IP service says it has been using the name since 2005. The...