AOL has announced on Monday that it is currently investigating a security breach that affects several thousand AOL users. Hackers have gained access to several thousand email addresses, passwords, security questions, addresses and other highly personal information.
It is yet unknown if the passwords obtained were encrypted or not. AOL does let MarketWatch know that financial…
With so many of today’s consumers using technology to inform buying decisions and make purchases, businesses need to be more tech-savvy than ever to stay competitive. According to a survey from iVend Retail, 72 percent of consumers shop at home on their smartphones and 60 percent use their smartphones to make buying decisions in brick-and-mortar stores.…
Why the price of healthcare is rising, and what you can do to lower you costs
The cost of specialty drugs is becoming a major challenge to the healthcare industry and to consumers. The average annual cost of a specialty drug for a chronic condition is now more than $53,000 , more than twice…
The world around us is becoming increasingly automated. The invention of computers kicked off the age of many tasks being replaced by machines. These machines have changed and are changing everything, from the way we purchase things to the way we entertain ourselves.
Technological advancements only increase the amount of tasks that computers can be used…
Microsoft recently announced Windows 8.1 in which it has made many modification and improvements on how the operation system is being used with a mice and keyboard, adding the start menu again and much more. But how do i upgrade to Windows 8.1 if i am using Windows 8? First lets get some basic frequently…
Many football fans may not know but there is more than one league taking place when every Premier League game is being played. Alongside gaining points to win the trophy and qualify for Europe, teams are also gaining points from some of their games for the LED Hut’s Footy Under Floodlights League.
What is the league?…
Samsung has renamed and redesigned the Samsung App Store which is now called "Galaxy Apps" the new store features a redesigned UI and hundreds of new apps. The app store which is available on all Galaxy Devices and has been around since 2009. The last data available was from 2011 where the store saw more…
Cyanogen Inc has just released a beta app for Mac OSX that allows Mac users to install the worlds most popular custom Android ROM on your Android device. Previously only available on Windows users were able to install the CyanogenMod on their Android device, with this Mac users can now do so with a few simple…
Android 5.1 has started rolling on the Nexus 7 and while this is great, many users are reporting issues with the update. While it is yet unknown what Google exactly fixed with Android 5.1 on the Nexus 7 we do know what the most common issues are, bellow is a guide that will help you…
It is a small business owner’s prerogative to save money whenever they can. You may not have known this, but POS systems can be obtained at no cost whatsoever. POS software is used in combination with point of sale hardware to track inventory, process and monitor sales, store customer data, integrate with systems and databases,…
Microsoft has just released an update to its Microsoft Security Essentials anti-malware software (Engine 1.1.10701.0) The update will fix a vulnerability which was detected by Google Engineer Tavis Ormandy which works at Google Project Zero, the vulnerability would prevent the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine from monitoring your system if it scanned a specially crafted file on your computer,…
The digital era brings globalization to another level. Almost every service or product is available online which makes them available to consumers anytime and anywhere. The impact of globalization on the economy is huge and it will likely increase in the future. When businesses aren’t bound to borders the economy will grow and globalization will…