Verizon is finally catering to the call by its customers for a faster upload speed with its Internet service by announcing upgrades to the FiOS service, in which the upload speed will elevate to the level of the download speed for customers using the Internet, telephone and television services of the company.
China’s Xiaomi hopes to take on iPhone with Mi 4
Xiaomi, a Chinese electronics company that continues to gain ground, has launched its Mi 4 flagship smartphone with the accompanying wristband which will serve as an ID authenticator in an effort to challenge the current market dominance of Apple’s iPhone line of products.
Google removes free games as advertised following EU ruling
In the latest European policy compliance move, Google has decided to far exceed what has been required of the company to do in order to address parental concerns about its in-app purchase feature. The search giant has removed its advertising label “free” from mobile games that are not really free, or cannot be played without […]
Facebook introduces Save feature to save newsfeed items
Facebook has launched a new feature called ‘Save’ that allows people to save anything from their newsfeed, be it a music list or a movie share, a status or an article that they missed the first time or didn’t had time to read it, to later access it using the ‘Save’ feature.
Why HTTP should and should not be terminated?
There is a timely clarion call from the security community that reflects the need for encrypting almost everything that flows through the Web. Members of the Electronic Frontier Foundation are calling for the permanent end to connections using the HTTP protocol.
Poor security on Aloha system points to industry’s lax treatment of POS terminals
A malware researcher at HP has revealed quite incidentally a surprising reality on how companies, specifically in the hospitality industry, handle point-of-sale terminals with such weak security treatment even as it is fast becoming the norm for quick payments.