Don’t leave your wallet on that table… or your smartphone….
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/08/20/trial.to.begin.next.month/
Archive for 2010/08/20
Bank of America, Visa team on smartphone payments
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Mobile tech, New Business ModelsDemand for tablets like the iPad has reached the point where it’s more popular than just about all other categories of device, Forrester discovered discovered in a research note put out late Thursday.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/08/20/forrester.sees.14pc.of.us.wanting.ipads/
Spanish police detains 32 in child pornography bust
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Education / Awareness, EnforcementIn a total of 46 searches, authorities confiscated 14 computers, 118 hard discs and 911 DVDs containing thousands of child porn materials.
Telstra and Optus will impose a filter on child pornography and abuse websites for all internet subscribers from halfway through 2011. Primus Telecom, however, remains non-committal to its implementation.
The filter will apply to the 450 child abuse websites identified by the Classification Board in a list maintained by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The filter will not apply to all refused classification (RC) material, as originally intended under the Labor party’s filter proposal.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/357580/child_porn_filter_coming_mid-2011/
Level 3 to Provide IP Network Services to Nexon America – Will allow you to play games
Posted: 2010/08/20 in New Business Models, Tech EvolutionThe solutions from Level 3 will help Nexon America support the fast growing massive multiplayer online games business
Asia’s telecommunication operators lag behind their European and American counterparts in understanding how subscribers are consuming data, and this is hindering them from better coping with increasing data flowing through their broadband networks, an executive noted.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/asia-telcos-lack-insight-into-subscribers-data-usage-62202247.htm
UK: Information Commissioner calls in tech experts
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Education / Awareness, Privacy / Data Protection, Public Policyfollowing criticism it has been caught off-guard by emerging privacy threats
Procera Networks (Deep Packet Inspection vendor) Signs 31 New Customers
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Bandwidth Management, Network Security, Tech EvolutionTo maximize the utilization and the life-time of the network, these universities share a common need to accurately manage and control their network traffic. From academic research to leisure traffic, these and other university networks around the world act as service providers that support multiple applications and users.
http://dns.tmcnet.com/topics/dns/articles/95661-procera-networks-signs-31-new-customers.htm
Google TV: why Hollywood isn’t running scared
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Education / Awareness, Google, New Business Models“These are not the same moguls of the past who had deep emotional commitments to the old ways,” he says adding, “they are in tune with what’s going on and are consumers themselves.”
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0819/Google-TV-why-Hollywood-isn-t-running-scared
Doubling Street View opt-out term
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=87182&catid=155
Unions fight movie piracy
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Illegal File Sharing, Public PolicyThey want the FCC to start targeting people who steal copies via the Internet.
Working PlayStation 3 Modchip Is ‘Not A Hoax,’ Australian Retailer Says
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Tech EvolutionWhy You Should Keep Your Facebook Profile Private
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Education / Awareness, Privacy / Data ProtectionYou know that potential employers check your Facebook profile, right? Here’s the absolute worst-case scenario if that were to happen.
http://gizmodo.com/5617142/why-you-should-keep-your-facebook-private
First iPad Magazine to be Offered Free to Print Subscribers is People
Posted: 2010/08/20 in New Business ModelsSatellite Optimization Techniques Deliver Cost-Effective Internet
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Stats / reports, Tech EvolutionAccording to a XipLink white paper, “these technologies deliver a superior DSL-like user experience while making more efficient and effective use of available bandwidth.”
Avaya And Corporate Telephony Are The Leaders In Unified Communications
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Stats / reports, Tech EvolutionCellular South Debuts State-of-the-Art Emerge: Mobilize Your Music Program
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Mobile tech, New Business ModelsLooking to give music fans a new way to discover and share original music from some of the best rising artists
Facebook and Tata Communications to Fight Online Messaging Abuse from MAAWG Board of Directors
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Network Security, New Business Models, Privacy / Data ProtectionThe Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) is the answer to all kinds of messaging abuses on existing networks and new emerging services. The San Francisco based MAAWG is an open forum, which runs on the support from major network operators and messaging providers. MAAGW provides the ideal platform for world’s messaging experts to unite and work to curb spam and online abuse from around the world, from all aspects of the industry, and on all types of devices. World’s premier networking platform Facebook and Global telecom service provider, Tata Communications have recently joined MAAWG to show their commitment to consumer protection.
Everybody’s Phone Company to Capture $32 Billion U.S. Public Prepaid Card Sector
Posted: 2010/08/20 in New Business Modelsthe market is characterized by lower priced purchases at a higher volume
Mobile Smartloading: Improve the Quality of Video Content Delivery to Multiple Devices
Posted: 2010/08/20 in New Business Models, Tech EvolutionMulti-screen video is an end-to-end media retail offering designed to extend fixed TV services to any connected device, including smartphones, tablets, netbooks and PCs.
Will Google be a Unified Communications Provider?
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Future Developments?, Google, Tech EvolutionMasterCard Opens its Digital Wallet with $520M DataCash Purchase
Posted: 2010/08/20 in New Business ModelsThe move is just the latest indication of how hot the e-commerce space has become.
Verizon Foundation Partners With Boston Public Schools
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data ProtectionVerizon Foundation has teamed up with Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Public Schools to create awareness among the students about proper computer usage in the city’s schools.
FREE SeeSaw UK Broadband TV Site Expands via Paid NBC Universal Content
Posted: 2010/08/20 in New Business ModelsArqiva’s largely free UK broadband internet TV and video-on-demand website, SeeSaw, has signed a major new multi-year licensing agreement with NBC Universal that will bring popular USA programmes (e.g. “Heroes“, “House“, “Battlestar Galactica“, “The Office” and “30 Rock“) to the service. Existing partners include the BBC, Channel 4, Channel FIVE, MTV and Disney.
Could The Legality Of Google’s Cache Kill Righthaven’s Copyright Claims?
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Copyright, GoogleCourt Says It’s Okay To Secretly Record Conversation If Done For Legitimate Reasons
Posted: 2010/08/20 in Education / Awareness, Litigation, Privacy / Data Protection“The defendant must have the intent to use the illicit recording to commit a tort of crime beyond the act of recording itself.”
