Browser plug-in and website warn about data harvesting by Facebook apps
Secure.me has developed a website and a browser plug-in designed to make Facebook users aware of the personal information that gets harvested by third-party applications. The App Advisor Security Network website has profiles on more than 500,000 third-party Facebook applications that describe the user data they collect, what actions they can take and whether they are considered unsafe. The application profiles also display user...
RIM details BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10: IT guys get a single web console for their various tools
By Dana Wollman posted Aug 31st 2012 4:55PM We already knew that RIM was readying a new version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server to ship alongside the first BB10 devices in early 2013. Today, the company detailed the package, formally known as BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. The big story here is that already-existing IT tools like BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, BlackBerry Device Service and Universal Device Service will be accessible...
Apps Now Key to Small-Business Savings
Small businesses are using technology to help them operate more efficiently and cost-effectively in an increasingly competitive environment. Each Monday, USA TODAY looks at new ways companies are gaining an innovative edge in a tough economy. Photos by Maxine Park,, USA TODAY Real estate brokerage owner: Krisstina Wise likes the app DocuSign, which enables digital signatures: “It’s rare that we need an ink signature...
Western Digital My Passport for Mac portable hard drives get stamped for USB 3.0 and 2TB capacity
By Billy Steele posted Aug 30th 2012 8:00AM If you prefer your Passports to sport the same Mac sensibilities as your go-to work machines, Western Digital has upgraded said portable hard drives for the aforementioned laptop variety. The My Passport for Mac family of external HDDs have received the same USB 3.0 boost and increased 2TB capacity that the regular ol’ My Passport got cozy with back in the spring. However, the Apple...
Panasonic’s 103-inch glasses-less 3D plasma panel arrives at IFA (eyes-on)
By Mat Smith posted Aug 30th 2012 8:01AM While it might not be as huge as the Super Hi Vision panel lingering in the same darkened theater, Panasonic’s new 103-inch demonstration display has the ability to offer up a 3D view to five different viewers — as long as they’re in the right visual sweet spot. The effect is subtle, natural, although colors felt little bit muted compared to the 145-inch prototype, with the...
