Big Data insights is like shooting fish in a barrel
Big Data as a concept has the potential to provide so many useful insights into our daily lives and business processes, but often organizations can get caught up in the hype.
Having access to tons and tons of data is not the only step to coming up with useful insights, but organizations can use it effectively if they know how. It has been estimated that for every day in 2012, 2.5 Exabytes of data were created -- today the same figure is produced every few minutes, meaning that companies have to be more aware than ever before which data is useful and which is not.
How to protect your children from cyber-bullies and other online dangers
The research claiming that depression and anxiety among teenagers is higher than other generations fueled by sexting and online bullying clearly indicates the dangers facing young people in today’s digital world.
Yet the true extent of the problem is likely to be even worse as more and more children start engaging online from a younger age.
UK teenagers are spending longer than ever online
Internet use in the UK has doubled in the past decade, thanks mostly to teenagers and young adults who access the internet on tablets and smartphones, new research has shown.
The research, called 'Media use and attitude' was carried out by communications watchdog Ofcom and found that people in the UK have spent in average of 20 hours and 30 minutes online each week in 2014.
The reasons why Apple Watch will succeed
Only the most fortunate among us will ever be able to afford $15,000 for the 18k gold Apple Watch, yet millions around the world recently watched as Tim Cook -- in his first new product launch as CEO -- unveiled Apple’s first major push into the wearables market.
According to The Wearable Future report, adoption rates of wearables parallels that of tablets. After two years, adoption of tablets was 20 percent and today, and 21 percent of American adults already own a wearable device -- so it’s safe to assume that wearables will begin to take off. There are several reasons that Apple’s launch of the Watch will be the beginning of the wearable breakout period.
Safety is an essential concern for the future of wearables
Wearables, from smart wristbands to smart clothing, hold vast potential to enhance everyday life, from a person’s health to workplace productivity.
Their potential is vast as demonstrated by predictions of the market growth for wearables, anticipated to exceed more than $100 billion (£64 billion) in annual sales by 2018, according to Generator Research. The recently launched Apple Watch only adds momentum to this promising new technology category.
The ILoveYou legacy -- how malware has changed in the past 15 years
Where were you when the 'ILoveYou' bug started spreading on 4 May 2000? Was your computer one of the tens of millions of PCs the Love Letter attacked?
Fifteen years ago, email messages with the subject line 'ILoveYou' and the message 'Kindly check the attached LOVELETTER coming from me' started propagating to millions of inboxes. The malware-laced attachment was named LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.txt.vbs. Since the vbs extension was hidden by default, it seemed to recipients that the attachment was a harmless txt file. Once the attachment was opened, a VBS script would overwrite image files and send the LoveLetter email to all contacts in the victim’s Outlook address book.
So just how accurate is Apple Watch's heart rate sensor?
Can you trust the Apple Watch heart rate sensor? Well, it’s pretty darn accurate it seems, going by some testing performed by a Wisconsin-based engineer who's into Mac and iPhone development.
That would be Brad Larson, who tested the Apple Watch on a run alongside the Mio Alpha. Slashgear spotted Larson’s experiment and the resulting graph on Twitter (see above), with the engineer tweeting: "Extracted the raw Apple Watch HealthKit heartrate samples after a run and compared it to an HR monitor I had on".
Vatican believes that open source is the way to preserve history
Vatican wants to save the human history in a digital form, and the best way to do so is to use open-source, non-proprietary software that will still be easily accessible and usable in 50 years, it says.
During the EMC World conference in Las Vegas, Vatican Library CIO Luciano Ammenti argued his case. A total of 82,000 manuscripts were digitized, as there was never enough room in the reading rooms.
An end to financial compromise in business?
As with many aspects of finance, the budget is a balancing act. The same can be said of the financial period-end close at many companies. It's a process that's full of compromises. But does it have to be that way?
Many politicians use dramatic financial compromises to drive public relations initiatives. This is certainly not the case for corporate finance leaders; they rarely openly discuss any financial compromises. However, corporate finance leaders do accept the grim reality that compromises have to be made -- or at least many think there is no other option. It’s not uncommon for accounting and finance professionals to spend hours passing emails, spreadsheets and explanations back and forth in order to keep the close moving along.
Microsoft jokingly reveals what happened to Windows 9
When Windows 10 was first announced, everyone immediately had one burning question to ask Microsoft concerning the freshly rejigged OS. And that question was: "Uhh, what the hell happened to Windows 9?"
Windows 8 followed sequentially on from Windows 7, but somehow, Windows 9 got skipped -- and it seems that’s something Redmond isn’t afraid to joke about, via Joe Belfiore’s and other Microsoft staff members' T-shirts.
Tesla Powerwall already sold out for 2015
Just a few days after it was announced, the Tesla Powerwall battery has already been sold-out for the next year. Now that’s what I call a good business deal.
The company received more than 38,000 reservations for the Powerwall, said Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk during its first quarter earnings call. The reservations include some 2,800 businesses looking to buy the Powerpack, which is a commercial version of the battery.
More people now searching Google on mobile than desktop in some countries
Google has revealed it has more traffic on mobile in 10 countries for search, showing the large amount of growth in the past few years.
Even though desktop revenue still trumps mobile, Google is surging towards a mobile future. The most recent change to the search engine focused on pushing mobile friendly websites higher up the search rankings.
The future of wearables and monitoring in business
Although they are currently getting the most consumer attention, smart watches are but one of many devices in wearable tech. The integration of sensors and accessories, ranging from wristbands to garments, will provide self-tracking enthusiasts consistent monitoring with little to no conscious effort on their part. Monitoring personal health and wellness will be as effortless as buttoning your shirt or tying your shoes.
The technology is growing and maturing while the sensors are getting smaller, which is creating freedom to build smart consumer electronics straight out of sci-fi fantasies. There is already a promising future for wearables in business, and as monitoring becomes increasingly seamless, it opens the door for innovative integration in a variety of industries.
Ebuyer to sell HP laptops running Ubuntu
Canonical has partnered up with online retailer Ebuyer to sell a range of AMD-powered HP laptops that run Ubuntu.
There are three different 15.6in laptops available, the HP 255, 355 and ProBook 455, which are priced at £200, £250 and £300 respectively.
The UK could face 'internet rationing' in years to come
The UK’s internet infrastructure is in danger of beginning to seriously creak under the sheer weight of the bandwidth demands put on it -- and the power demands of keeping the net running are also set to cause big strains on the country’s suppliers, with the possible outcome of 'internet rationing'.
The warning that dire straits are looming for the UK’s comms networks will be given to The Royal Society this week, with Professors Andrew Ellis, Sir David Payne and David Saad having organized a meeting to discuss the evidently considerable problems our online expansion is causing.
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