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Postings

The New Google Drive

The new Google Drive – another global cloud service that causes us to carefully consider what the rights and confidentiality of the data are when we utilize the global cloud. The link below includes feedback from an intellectual property lawyer on the contract with Google for Google Drive…

AT&T offers Windows Phone at half the cost of iPhone.

The Nokia Lumina 900 smartphone will be sold by AT&T for $100, starting April 8^th. Read more…

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morning_call/2012/03/att-to-sell-nokia-windows-phone-for.html?ana=e_stl_rdup

iPad charging issue

New iPad generates concern over its battery life.

Microsoft officially owns Skype, what next?

With its recent purchase of Skype, will Microsoft be able to make Skype more secure for business users, and yet keep growing its attraction and usage among non-business users? “

http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2011/10/microsoft-officially-owns-skype.html?ana=e_pft

Apple mobile security flaw

iPhone and iPad users - Do not open PDFs from unknown sources… read more about the flaw...

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/07/06/germany-warns-of-apple-security-hole.html?ana=e_pft

More on Google+

Is it for geeks only? Perhaps for now, but it will be interesting to see if it can gain some market share from Facebook once the early adopters give way to the regular folks. Read more at: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-yo-momma-wont-use-google-and-why-that-thrills-me-to-no-end-2011-7.

Will Google Finally Get Social Right?

Search Engine Land has a review up on Google+. Will it be the Facebook killer, or just another Google Wave? See: http://searchengineland.com/googles-facebook-competitor-the-google-social-network-finally-arrives-83401 for the complete article.

When custom might not be such a good idea - Beware Online Filter Bubbles, Eli Pariser on TED.com

Think you're getting all of the information you need, just because you've created customized content delivery systems for yourself? Maybe not.

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Bank not liable for company's loss due to hacking ... why security is important

Think your bank will protect you, or will cover your losses if your account gets hacked? Perhaps not. Read the Wired article about how a company lost 300,000 due to hackers transferring funds from their bank account.

Read the original article.

A little more privacy with Windows Phone 7

Microsoft is addressing the growing concern that mobile phone vendors are gathering too much information about its customers…

http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2011/05/microsoft-to-congress.html?ana=e_pft