News tagged with computer user

Yahoo! ditches digital newsstand for iPads

Yahoo! shuttered its fledgling digital newsstand for iPads on Friday in what it said was the start of a product purge intended to make the floundering Internet pioneer more nimble.

Technology / Internet

created May 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists design indoor navigation system for blind

University of Nevada, Reno computer science engineering team Kostas Bekris and Eelke Folmer presented their indoor navigation system for people with visual impairments at two national conferences in the past ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Individual typing style gives key to user authentication

Your typing style is as individual as your fingerprints. Being able to use typing style to identify a change in users could be a vital security and forensic support for organisations such as banks, the military ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Software piracy costs record $63.4 billion in 2011: study

Software piracy cost the industry a record $63.4 billion globally in 2011 with emerging economies listed as the main culprits, an annual study said Tuesday.

Technology / Business

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (5) | comments 9

Smartphone users develop new concepts of privacy in public spaces: study

With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Email 'vacations' decrease stress, increase concentration, researchers say

Being cut off from work email significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus far better, according to a new study by UC Irvine and U.S. Army researchers.

Technology / Internet

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July

(AP) -- For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 21, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 14

Microsoft counting down to the end of Windows XP

Microsoft is counting down the days until it is through with the Windows XP operating system for personal computers.

Technology / Software

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (17) | comments 68

Wikipedia founder: Public needs online references

(AP) -- The man who helped create the online reference Wikipedia said Tuesday that the end of Encyclopaedia Britannica's print run shows the world's growing reliance on the Internet as a base for knowledge.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

To combat identity theft, protect computer

Having a triple-threat combination of protective software on your computer greatly reduces your chances of identity theft, according to a study led by a Michigan State University criminologist.

Technology / Software

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Firm warns of hacker threat to mobile gadgets

Cyber security veterans behind startup CrowdStrike will demonstrate at the RSA conference on Wednesday that the types of attacks used against computers are heading for smartphones.

Technology / Software

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Georgia Tech develops braille-like texting app (w/ video)

Imagine if smartphone and tablet users could text a note under the table during a meeting without anyone being the wiser. Mobile gadget users might also be enabled to text while walking, watching TV or socializing ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover cell phone hackers can track your location without your knowledge

Cellular networks leak the locations of cell phone users, allowing a third party to easily track the location of the cell phone user without the user's knowledge, according to new research by computer scientists in the University ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

'App Economy' is huge US job creator: study

The explosion of software applications for smartphones, tablet computers and Facebook has created nearly 500,000 jobs in the United States since 2007, according to a study published on Tuesday.

Technology / Software

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google revising privacy policies, data use

Google said it is revising its privacy policies and changing how it uses data from users of its services to provide more personalized search results and advertisements.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0