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Nook Color Takes on iPad, Offers Flash
(Reuters) – Barnes & Noble on Monday introduced new features to its Nook Color e-reader designed to make the device more competitive with Apple’s iPad and to offer more functions that Amazon.com’s Kindle does not. Barnes & Noble said in a press briefing over the Internet that the updated Nook Color includes a store to…
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Green Tech Sells Despite Doubts of Efficacy
A new survey of more than 6,800 online U.S. adults aged 18 or older revealed that although a vast majority of respondents (89.4 percent) incorporate some level of greenness into their daily lives, there is an undercurrent of doubt when it comes to green advertising claims and product efficacy. Burst Media, a provider of targeted…
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More Than Half of Web Apps Fail Security Audits
More than half of Web applications have some kind of serious security flaw after development, according to a research report, suggesting that software developers need to improve their security coding skills. About 58 percent of Web applications generally fail a security audit the first time around, according to Veracode’s State of Software Security report, released…
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Companies Lost Billions on Lost, Stolen Laptops
The Ponemon Institute surveyed 275 European organizations in its latest lost laptop report to determine the economic consequences of having a laptop lost or stolen. Participating organizations lost more than 72,000 laptops during a 12-month period for a total economic impact of $1.79 billion, according to the “The Billion Euro Lost Laptop Problem” report, released…
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Apple COO Discusses Steve Jobs, Samsung Lawsuit
Apple COO Tim Cook used his company’s April 20 earnings call to shed a little light on the company’s upcoming legal battle against Samsung, and offered a brief update on CEO Steve Jobs, who is officially absent on medical leave. “We do see him on a regular basis,” he said, referring to Jobs. “He continues…
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Protecting Your Country While Protecting Your Clients
Recently I was surprised to learn how far espionage has moved from the traditional Cold War spying that focused on the Russians stealing our government secrets, to a new type of espionage designed to steal trade secrets and intellectual property. The targets aren’t all multi-national corporations, but include small businesses like the ones we service.…