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Betraying Your Community’s Trust: A Lesson from the WhatsApp Controversy

For better or for worse, WhatsApp has utterly redefined the way its community communicate using their smartphones. Since its inception in 2010, the intuitively-designed messaging app has exploded in popularity — bursting its way into popular culture and cultivating a formidable user base of over a billion people worldwide. But with great power comes great responsibility. And after announcing a ... Read More »

Can Twitter Become the Next Big Customer Service Channel?

Twitter Inc is seeking revenue outside traditional advertising sales by helping companies develop customer service channels on its platform, according to its most senior executive in Latin America, a testing ground for the new strategy. Guilherme Ribenboim said in an interview on Friday that features launched this week give businesses more ways to automate customer service through direct Twitter messages ... Read More »

Can Anything Prevent Another Internet Shutdown in the U.S.?

An internet shutdown in the Northeastern U.S. happened roughly a week ago, and the experts are looking for ways to prevent this attack from ever happening again. Websites like Twitter and Spotify were inaccessible for thousands of people following the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Dyn, a major domain name system (DNS) host. DNS, the technical network that ... Read More »

Impact of Wireless Technology in the Workplace

Business processes have changed dramatically over the years. Owing to the evolution of technology and changing customer expectations, businesses have devised and revised strategies to meet the requirements. Nowadays, businesses are equipped with the best technologies to make the processes smoother and easier. Emerging technologies are substantially altering the business and social environment. Wireless technology has become a crucial component ... Read More »

Review: InFocus Epic 1 has all the makings of a budget stalwart

InFocus Epic 1 poses serious competition to the likes of Moto G4 and Yu Yunicorn The recent run of ‘powerful specs at a low cost’ smartphones followed by lucrative deal and discounts during the recently concluded online festive sales by Chinese phonemakers, has overshadowed almost every major brand in the budget segment. US based InFocus’ latest phone Epic 1 is ... Read More »

Get Cooking Accurately With the Meld Knob + Clip

0 Many people enjoy making a home cooked meal. Unfortunately, the joys of cooking can quickly turn to frustration. Your family or a phone call distracts you and now the food’s burnt. You find a recipe that looks promising but vague directions or differences in cookware ruin your efforts. Lazy cooks or those that value accuracy might find a possible ... Read More »

Xiongmai Says Its Cameras Were Used to Take Down the Internet

HIGHLIGHTS Attackers hijacked CCTV cameras made by Xiongmai using malware Mirai All cameras made before September 2015 were potentially vulnerable The attack took down sites including Twitter, Spotify and CNN A Chinese security camera maker said its products were used to launch a cyber-attack that severed internet access for millions of users, highlighting the threat posed by the global proliferation ... Read More »

To Woo the Chinese, Samsung Turns to Product Placement in Online Videos

Advertising technology company Mirriad says it is working with Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and China’s video site Youku to market Samsung products to Chinese viewers who are gravitating toward streaming video content. Mirriad’s technology inserts products or signage, from things like a branded beverage bottle on a table to a billboard with brand imagery in the background, into streaming video content. ... Read More »

Scientists Create Detailed Map of the Milky Way

Scientists have created a detailed map of the Milky Way using two large fully steerable radio telescopes in Germany and Australia. The study reveals fine details of structures between stars in the Milky Way for the first time, said Professor Lister Staveley-Smith from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research in Australia.The research looked at neutral atomic hydrogen – the ... Read More »

Scientists May Have Finally Cracked the Curious Case of Sun’s Tilt

Planet Nine – the undiscovered one at the edge of our solar system — appears to be responsible for the unusual tilt of the Sun, say researchers. Planet Nine was predicted by Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown from California Institute of Technology’s (Caltech) in January this year. The large and distant planet may be adding a wobble to the solar system, ... Read More »