You may want to read this: http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/09/apple-is-automatically-pushing-out-ios-7-to-holdout-devices This is what I am basing my post on. The actual upgrade was not forced, but if you...
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I'd be curious to know how much time you spend dealing with running data and configuring gear to deal with it? And what meaningful change has resulted from having such data? I've run for years on a treadmill and I just don't...
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Let's remember that a couple of years ago, both Gartner and IDC were predicting that Win Phone would have a marketshare of 21% in 2017. Now, that's down to 10%.
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I'll play devil's advocate here: What about the good that can come from companies tracking your data: personalization, etc.? I wonder where people draw the line. How much is too much?
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Cyberattack Tuesday?
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The flow of the site has been improved. I echo the sentiment of simplifying the user experience so the tech team can focus on security and stability. However, beyond that, we're still not addressing the fact that health...
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But to be more than a distant third option in the mobile race, it needs support from enterprises and consumers.
^^Hit the nail on the head.
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I'm reminded of when Google withdrew from the Chinese search market.
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That's a show I'd watch.
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Drone Dynasty. I smell a reality show already.
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Agreed, Wyatt. Not only is it so easy to shop using your mobile phone now, but it's just as easy to price-compare using your phone while you're shopping in person.
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@Gary... It wont become unusable but with no suppoirt means no updates. As security flaws open up there will be no fixes. You are taking a big risk if you continue to run XP.
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In the past year or so, I've subscribed to a number of news pages on Facebook and do use it -- particularly in the morning -- to catch up. Though I do agree with Lorna: I always use the "newest first" option when I sort...
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Wow is all I can say for all the PCs that still run windows XP. That is going to be a big security hole for organizations that don't upgrade.
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Great point made in this post. There are a number of IT projects that are not finished or mishandled. The government is not immune to such issues. That is not an excuse but to Ric's point its not surprising. Hopefully the...
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You're not making any sense, I have a number of iOS devices and not one was FORCED to upgrade to the next OS. I got a message that said an upgrade was available and after choosing not to, that was that. Nothing...
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We need more all-out efforts, and this is a good one, to produce digital forensic evidence that can be used in national and international courts against cyber criminals. It's a daunting task that requires major investments...
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@Doug but wouldn't they also know precisely where in NJ you are at particular times? I wonder if they will start some kind of promotional tie-in that alerts you to the presence of stores along your route.
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@Mathew Originally, the only way to acquire bitcoins was to mine them. Back in the early days, Im told that was a simple enough computational operation. But as the number of bitcoins diminishes, the mining gets that much...
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