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Contemporary e-commerce means selling through a variety of channels beyond traditional company-owned websites -- including a plethora of social media, mobile and other platforms. Multichannel selling quickly has become the norm, and consumers increasingly expect to be able to shop wherever they happen to be in the digital world "Today, retailers ha...

Consumers could suffer from sticker shock when it comes time to buy a 5G-enabled phone, suggests a new report from IHS Markit, based on a poll conducted in the United States Although consumers expect to pay more money for 5G smartphones, the prices may exceed their expectations dramatically, with some devices selling for as much as 29 times more th...

They say that the key to good security is constant vigilance. As a practical matter, this means that it's important for security and network pros to pay attention to two things: changes in the threat landscape, so they can be on the alert for how their systems might be attacked; and changes and developments in the technologies they employ. It's i...

Google, Mozilla and Apple on Wednesday blocked a fake root certificate issued by Kazakhstan's government to spy on its citizens' online activities The government instructed citizens to install the certificate on all of their devices, and it provided separate instructions for Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer Web browsers, accordi...

Cybersecurity and digital forensics are instrumental in creating effective defense, analysis and investigation of cybercrime. While both focus on the protection of digital assets, they come at it from two different angles Digital forensics deals with the aftermath of the incident in an investigatory role, whereas, cybersecurity is more focused on t...

Facebook on Tuesday announced the release of Off-Facebook Activity, a tool that will let members see which apps and websites supply information about their online activity, and clear that information from their Facebook accounts if they wish It will roll out initially to members in Ireland, South Korea and Spain....

Owners of iPhones looking for an extra measure of protection when using applications and logging into websites can get it with a new dongle from Yubico, a maker of hardware authentication security keys based in Palo Alto, California Its new YubiKey 5Ci, which retails for US$70, supports both USB-C and Apple's Lightning connectors on a single device...

The business-to-consumer shopper experience has undergone a seismic shift in the past few years, thanks in large part to new technology. Improved personalization enables consumers faced with a vast field of purchase options to select the brand that best meets their needs and desires. Business-to-business buyers rarely enjoy the same rich buying ex...

The US$11 billion export component of the business American companies do with Chinese electronics giant Huawei is safe for at least 90 days. The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security on Monday announced an extension of the Temporary General License for Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates so they can continue to buy goods from American companies...

Startup chip developer Cerebras on Monday announced a breakthrough in high-speed processor design that will hasten the development of artificial intelligence technologies Cerebras unveiled the largest computer processing chip ever built. The new chip, dubbed "Wafer-Scale Engine" (WSE) -- pronounced "wise" -- is the heartbeat of the company's deep l...

Many online businesses rely on Black Friday and Cyber Monday to drive their profit margins. During this four-day period, retailers will see traffic on their site skyrocket. How can retailers make sure their sites are robust and won't fail during this critical period? The answer lies in the application of intelligent testing....

I'm on the road about 50 percent of the time, and I'm often asked by those who don't travel much for advice on how to have a better trip -- what to carry with you, where to sit, how to manage frequent flier programs, and so forth. I figured I'd cover that now, given the kids are going back to school, and a lot of families are preparing to go on their last summer trip. ...

In a world where information is expected to be free, G2 just made its research reports available to the public gratis. Sure, you have to be a registered user, but how hard is that? From what I know so far, these are interesting reports, but they may not be the last word because they're primarily high-level overviews and indices based on G2's crowd...

The latest release of Slackel Linux renews and improves the mashup of Slackware and Salix built around an Openbox pseudo desktop environment Slackel 7.2 hit the download servers on July 20, eight months after the release of Slackel 7.1 Openbox edition. Slackel also is available in two much older versions running the KDE and Fluxbox environments. Al...

The T-Mobile-Sprint merger looked like it was pretty much a done deal a couple of weeks ago when the Department of Justice gave its approval. However, it now looks like there won't be a final answer until 2020. This will go down in history as one of the longest corporate merger attempts The delay will be the hardest on Sprint and Dish Network. Even...

YouTube, which operates as one of Google's subsidiaries, is under increased scrutiny after a New York Times report earlier this month highlighted the role it played in the recent presidential election in Brazil Among the concerns the paper highlighted is YouTube's installation of a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that can track user behavio...

Numerous driver design flaws by 20 different hardware vendors expose Microsoft Windows users to widespread security compromises that can cause persistent malware attacks A report titled "Screwed Drivers," which Eclypsium security researchers presented at DEF CON last weekend, urges Microsoft to support solutions to better protect against this class...

Researchers associated with vpnMentor, which provides virtual private network reviews, on Wednesday reported a data breach involving nearly 28 million records in a BioStar 2 biometric security database belonging to Suprema "BioStar 2's database was left open, unprotected and unencrypted," vpnMentor said in an email provided to TechNewsWorld by a co...

Getting familiar with Linux up close and personal is easy to do with a free service provided by DistroTest.net, a website that allows testing without ISO downloads or local installations Are you a wandering Linux distro hopper looking for a way to streamline the selection process? Are you a Windows or macOS user who wants to try Linux? ...

Spotify on Tuesday launched Spotify for Podcasters following a year-long beta involving more than 100,000 podcasts from 167 countries Spotify for Podcasters is a discovery and analytics dashboard designed to let podcasters track performance through data such as episode retention charts, aggregate demographics about listeners, and details on followe...