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Technology today and tomorrow according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the Mobile World Congress

03/02/201203/02/2012 Julie Campbell

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, was a keynote speaker at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, and though he focused on the new mobile Chrome browser app, and Android, he also spoke of the state of technology in the world today, and where he believes it will be going in the near and more distant future. Schmidt began his presentation almost immediately with a demo of the newly released Google Chrome for Android, with the assistance of Hugo Barra from Android. Barra explained that the mobile browser was designed…

New private cloud computing technology has potential for powerful results

06/23/2011 Sam Lambert

Cloud computing, which has skyrocketed over the past four years from its beginnings as strictly a public computing utility model, having now also reached the level of private clouds, as further innovation through open source technologies are increasing cloud potential. Cofounder and CTO Rich Wolski of Eucalyptus Systems said that while public clouds are still being considered a significant breakthrough in technology, “Private clouds have emerged as being almost equally as important.” Among the most notable recent innovations that are allowing this evolution to occur are from a research group…

Cloud based fraud detection flying high for mobile users safety

05/23/201105/21/2011 Sam Lambert

An emerging provider of fraud prevention solutions in cloud based services did a joint study to see how customers felt about sharing their mobile location with a company. Over half of the consumers interviewed stated they were willing to share the information, if it meant being better protected from online fraud activities. The majority preferred sharing their info with banks, and reputable third party security monitors came in second. ThreatMetrix is a growing business that provides cloud based fraud prevention platforms to help online companies to verify new accounts, authorize…

Water cooler talk hovering around Apple’s World Developers Conference 2011

05/04/2011 Jennifer Goula

Apple World Wide Developers Conference 2011

The World Wide Developers Conference is next month and all ready the assumptions are flying about what the Apple iOS 5 will have to offer. With so many improvements and additions over the last four years there isn’t much left to add. However, the speculation is that the iOS 5 will introduce file management systems. Revelation of the iCloud earlier this week hints that Apple may be looking at file management and sharing. Many have been puzzled as to why there are no means to attach, edit or share…