More People Spend Via Their Phones as World Goes “Mobile First” A 2014 Mobile Media Consumption Report conducted by Mobile advertising company InMobi reveals that 60 percent of mobile users are using their cell phones as the primary or only means of going online. The report found that 68 percent have spent money via their […]
Tech Sightings, February 18, 2014
Posted February 18th, 2014 at 4:12 pm (UTC-5)
Africa: Toilets, Trash and Social Status – the Top 10 Emergency Hygiene Challenges A 2013 survey features the most urgent needs in emergency water, sanitation and hygiene promotion services in Africa presented by more than 900 beneficiaries. Food Tech Startup Gobbles Up $23 million in Funding Up to $30 million has been invested in Hampton […]
Tech Sightings, February 13, 2014
Posted February 13th, 2014 at 2:21 pm (UTC-5)
Humans Account for Less Than 40% of Global Web Traffic A recent report from cloud-based application delivery platform Incapsula says less than 40% of global web traffic comes from humans. And 31% of traffic comes from search engines and bots. Apple Says Supplies Don’t Come From War Zones Apple’s annual audit of contract workers who […]
Tech Sightings, February 12, 2014
Posted February 12th, 2014 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Microsoft Denies Accusations of Censorship on Bing Outside China According to a China-based freedom of speech advocacy blog, Bing has been filtering out English and Chinese search results for politically-sensitive terms – a charge Microsoft denies. Japan Sees Record 12.8 Billion Cyberattacks Japan’s state-run National Institute of Information and Communications Technology reports that cyberattacks originating […]
Tech Sightings, February 11, 2014
Posted February 11th, 2014 at 4:17 pm (UTC-5)
Online Clues Located North Korea’s Missile-Launcher Factories It’s not really a spy job .A team of researchers using freely available open-source information have been able to pinpoint two North Korean factories where some of the country’s mobile missile launchers are assembled. Mobile World Children? Camp Brings Kids to MWC 2014 Forty kids between the ages […]
Tech Sightings, February 6, 2014
Posted February 6th, 2014 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
New lawsuit Against Bitcoin Miner Manufacturer Alleges Fraud, Negligence Butterfly Labs, a Bitcoin-related company, is facing its first civil lawsuit in the United States. More will will likely follow. Report: Nearly All Visitors to Sochi Winter Olympics Will Be Hacked The State Department has already cautioned that travelers should have no expectations of privacy in […]
Tech Sightings, February 5, 2014
Posted February 5th, 2014 at 5:01 pm (UTC-5)
Calling the Bluff on India’s Internet Penetration Hype India’s mobile phone business is rapidly growing. But despite claims by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) that Internet access is becoming more inclusive, a closer look reveals more hype than reality in these claims. Tech Start-Ups in Singapore – Cultural Challenges You’ll Face Singapore […]
Tech Sightings, February 4, 2014
Posted February 4th, 2014 at 3:14 pm (UTC-5)
Just Who is Microsoft’s Satya Nadella? Until 2013, Nadella ran Microsoft’s server and tools business, and gained internal and external credibility for his success. Before that, he ran the company’s Bing search engine. Tech Founders: What I Learned From Mark Zuckerberg Facebook celebrates its 10-year anniversary today. What started a decade ago as one of […]
Tech Sightings, February 3, 2014
Posted February 3rd, 2014 at 4:34 pm (UTC-5)
How Social Media Changed the World Ten years after Facebook was launched, social media continues to transform the world. Who knows what the future of technology will bring to a connected world? Mentally Ill Man Launches Massive Social Media Campaign to Find the Person Who Saved His Life in 2008 Londoner Jonny Benjamin, who was […]