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Connectivity Issues?
For anyone complaining about their Wi-Fi access… Cuba just approved the nation’s first Wi-Fi hub!
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, Cuba, Havana, Technology, Wi-Fi
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.com
Happy 30th Birthday to the (now) iconic domain that represented roughly 42% of all registered web addresses globally!
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged .com, Blogski, DoD, Domain, Internet, Technology, WWW
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Paying Up?
Just in time for Friday the 13th, Gamers who play such hits as Call of Duty and/or Warcraft are being hit with malicious code that locks the game unless a ransom is paid (to unlock it!)
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, Espionage, Gamers, Hacking, Technology
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‘S’watch Out!
Not to be left behind, one of the world’s largest watch-makers (Swatch) will be embedding Bluetooth and NFC technology into their products.
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, Swatch, Technology, Watches
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Alibaba…
Only time will tell if the PRC has actually made good on their pledge to cut-down on counterfeiting in China? After all, it was only one day after (not before) Apple’s Spring Forward Event that bogus iWatches began to appear!
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Tagged Alibaba, Blogski, China, Counterfeit, PRC, Technology
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Step Right Up!
On balance, Apple’s ‘Spring Forward’ event (and formal iWatch release announcement) looks to have been a success.
Watch Out…
Apple’s ‘Spring Forward’ event is expected to establish the parameters for the firm’s iWatch (amongst other announcements and offerings).
‘Strike-Week’
At least 56 people were arrested in the UK as a part of 25 separate operations against cybercrime. Hype-aside, it is still somewhat reassuring that the old adage, ‘crime doesn’t pay’ still might apply in the midst of seemingly ever-increasing, global cyber-related incidents.