Monthly Archives: September 2011

New NFC Spec Makes It Easier To Swap Contacts, Save Data To Phones | TechCrunch “Mobile users with NFC-enabled devices will no longer need a special application in order to exchange contact details or other types of data between their … Continue reading →

Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? – NYTimes.com “THE “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes. I frequently read … Continue reading →

Microsoft confirms that UEFI ‘secure boot’ might lock out Linux and older versions of Windows from new PCs | ZDNet “A few days ago, Red Hat developer Matthew Garrett raised the possibility that Linux (not to mention earlier versions of … Continue reading →

2nd UPDATE: Samsung To Open Bada To External Developers – WSJ.com “Samsung “is planning to make Bada software an open source platform next year,” a person familiar with the situation said, adding the South Korean company has no plans to … Continue reading →

Online ID Verification Plan Carries Risks – NYTimes.com “Industry experts expect that each authentication technology would rely on at least two different ID confirmation methods. Those might include embedding an encryption chip in people’s phones, issuing smart cards or using … Continue reading →

Open sourcing the post-Irene Vermont flood relief effort “Two weeks ago, in the wake of tropical storm Irene’s devastating flooding in Vermont’s Mad River Valley, local residents organized a MRV Flood Relief initiative. What began as a self-organized volunteer effort … Continue reading →

Google Watch – Android Vs. iPhone – There’s Room for More Than Apple, Google in Mobile “The firm’s prediction is that by 2015 more U.S. Internet users will access the Internet through mobile devices than through PCs or other wireline … Continue reading →

Kaplan brings professional development to the mobile – ComputerworldUK.com “After downloading the Kaplan Mobile application users log-in with their Kaplan account and are shown relevant course materials available for download. Kaplan customers are able to sync their accounts with up … Continue reading →

Amazon Cloud SDKs for Android, IOS Exit Beta Testing | PCWorld Business Center “Using the SDKs developers can make API (application programming interface) requests directly from a mobile application to Amazon’s Web Services. Developers can integrate their applications with a … Continue reading →

New IDC Study Outlines Strategies and Opportunities in Mobile Application Development Life-cycle Services – MarketWatch “New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that service providers are reporting increasing enterprise and ISV activity in establishing mobile initiatives for a variety … Continue reading →

IBM WebSphere Application Server Migration Toolkit: Overview “The IBM® WebSphere® Application Server Migration Toolkit is a suite of tools and knowledge collections that enables your organization to quickly and cost-effectively migrate to WebSphere Application Server V7 or V8, whether from … Continue reading →