Re-engineering crowdsourcing for video production
Video is quickly becoming a must-have marketing tool for businesses on the web. As individuals view more and more video content on their PC, tablet, smartphone and even their TV, businesses are scrambling to keep up. The Aberdeen Group reported earlier this year that 92 percent of larger US companies are including video in their content marketing efforts. While a recent survey of video production professionals at mostly smaller companies, by the Web Video Marketing Council, reported 85 percent of respondents expected the volume of video production to increase this year with 37 percent seeing it at least doubling.
Sourcing reliable video production that meets business quality standards has quickly become a significant and expensive issue that companies large and small are being forced to deal with.
Google Glass now on sale in the US
Google Glass has gone on widespread sale over in the States again, although only richer gadget fans will want to get a piece of the action, as the device is still priced at $1,500 which represents quite a premium.
In mid-April, Google made Glass available to anyone, but just for a one day sale -- and by all accounts units sold out swiftly.
GCHQ to be sued for infecting smartphones with malware
The first legal battle against the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has begun, as a suit was brought against the spy agency by privacy pressure groups.
The suit, brought against the GCHQ by UK-based NGO Privacy International, accuses GCHQ of infecting "potentially millions" of computers and smartphones around the world with malicious software, that could be used to do anything from extracting photos and text messages, switching on the phone's microphone or camera, or tracking locations or listening in to calls.
Latest iPhone lock screen bypass uses Siri to gain access to Contacts
Apple iPhone owners have a new lock screen bypass to combat after a security researcher discovered a flaw in the newest version of iOS.
It’s reported that the latest exploit, which is inside iOS 7.1.1, allows someone to reach the iPhone’s Contacts screen without unlocking the device and works across all iPhones that have the Siri personal assistant.
Microsoft Azure to get extra security and disaster recovery features
Microsoft Azure is adding a number of new features to its public cloud offering that provide customers with extra security protection and disaster recovery improvements.
The firm told attendees at its TechEd conference in Houston that a glut of new features will include enhanced malware protection, performance protection for virtual machines as well as various parts of the product being refreshed, according to Cloud Pro.
Sophisticated phishing scam targets Google accounts
Google account holders are warned to be vigilant after an enhanced phishing attack was spotted that can give hackers full access to any user’s account.
Bitdefender, the antivirus security firm, detailed that a hard to spot email is being sent out to customers explaining that they need to increase the email storage quota of the account involved and the threat has so far bypassed Google Chrome’s uniform resource identifiers (URIs).
Share your life with a total stranger
Anyone who has ever wanted to know more about the lives of others is in the luck as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed an iPhone app that pairs strangers together for a period of a little under three weeks.
20 Day Stranger, which has been engineered by MIT’s Media Lab, works by pairing up two complete strangers and then sharing random information to each person for a period of 20 days, and the best part is you’ll never have to know the identity of the person on the other end.
Oracle wins $1bn appeal against Google over unauthorised Java use in Android
Oracle has won a significant court battle against Google’s Android OS in relation to unauthorized use of its Java programming language that could mean Google paying $1 billion in damages.
The copyright case was decided by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington and stemmed from a 2010 case brought by Oracle that claimed that Google had illegally incorporated elements of Java into Android.
Motorola Moto E hands-on
On November 13 2013, Motorola showed the world that it was possible to make a powerful smartphone that runs the latest version of Android and sell it for under $200 without a contract. Unsurprisingly, Motorola had a huge hit on its hands with the Moto G (top selling phone in Brazil and Mexico).
Six months later, Motorola is showing once again that it is very serious about capturing an even bigger share of the budget smartphone market by announcing a 4G version of the Moto G (selling for GBP 149 in the UK in the coming weeks) and, more importantly, introducing an even more inexpensive smartphone, the Moto E.
No KitKat for Samsung Galaxy S3 owners in the UK
We've got some disappointing news for those S3 owners who've been holding out with their fingers crossed for an update to Android 4.4, as KitKat is simply not going to happen on the international version of the Galaxy S3 (and the S3 Mini).
Previous rumours had indicated that UK owners of the S3 were going to get KitKat, speculation which was underlined by the fact that over in the US, the upgrade has been confirmed and is indeed about to roll out.
BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 top for cost effectiveness
BlackBerry has some long-waited good news to announce in the shape of a high dose of praise for its enterprise mobility management solution.
The company’s BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES10) scored highest when it came to cost effectiveness in a report from market research company Strategic Analytics.
UK parliament calls for overhaul of the way intelligence agencies handle data
MPs want a complete overhaul of the way that UK intelligence agencies handle data after the "embarrassing" way in which Edward Snowden’s revelations have brought to bear the weak oversight and legal accountability of the country’s security and intelligence agencies.
The reforms, which have been proposed by the parliamentary cross-party home affairs select committee, would involve immediate changes to the way intelligence agencies handle data in the future and the oversight that comes with MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.
Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy owners won’t switch brands
Samsung and Apple don’t have to worry about users defecting to each other after a new survey suggested that other manufacturers like HTC and Huawei could take advantage of the gap.
Qriously, a London-based startup, surveyed a sample of 2,440 existing iPhone owners and the same number that own Samsung smartphones in order to ascertain how loyal the two sets of consumers are to the respective brands.
Windows XP end-of-life boosts PC shipments
PC shipments have been boosted by the demise of Windows XP with shipments up by five percent compared to the previous year.
Figures from Canalys showed that 123.7 million PCs were shipped worldwide in Q1 2014 and Lenovo was one of the biggest beneficiaries of this growth as its PC shipments totaled 15 million and increased its market share from 10 percent to 12 percent.
Huawei Ascend P7 vs Apple iPhone 5s -- which is the better smartphone?
Less than a year after the launch of the Ascend P6, Huawei has revealed its latest flagship, the Ascend P7. The Chinese company, which is a massive force in the telecommunications sector, is desperate to make a similar impact in the smartphone arena.
Many in the industry had already written off Huawei's attempts well before the P7's launch, simply because they feel that the competition is far too strong. One of these rivals is the Apple iPhone 5s. So how do the devices measure up to each other?
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