We are obviously getting into an age where print couponing will become completely obsolete as they are replaced by deals offered over the web. AnyLeaf which is backed by Y Combinator recently launched its intelligent grocery deal aggregator to the public. By entering your Zip Code and email address AnyLeaf will send you an e-mail [...]
Looks like the dust from the Groupon hype is finally settling down. There has been so much buzz generated by Groupon’s rejection of an offer from Google followed later by news about a Groupon IPO which was giving the company a valuation of around $15 billion. It now seems like the company is trying to [...]
This year’s Edelman Trust Barometer had some interesting findings. The survey shows that there has been a big shift in terms of who we trust to give us credible news. In the 2009 report, experts and academics got the biggest share of trust having 70 and 62 percent respectively. These figures are repeated in the [...]
Carberp is an information stealing malware that was discovered in October 2010. According to a number of security researchers, the banking malware has been changing very rapidly adding more capabilities that make it easier for it to remain hidden in a PC. Carberp disguises itself as a legitimate Windows file and steals a range of [...]
The Apps Store has a new game that was launched by the Apps Genius, Angry Turds. The concept in the new game is similar to that of Angry Birds as you get a chance to throw stuff around. In Angry Turds you get to fight evil explorers who have stolen all the monkey babies. Various [...]
This year the tablets and smartphones will grow so much in popularity so much that they will account for more than 50 percent of the computing devices sales. This is according to a forecast made by the Deloitte firm. They also added that while PCs will continue to be used by a good percentage of [...]
Yuri Milner came into the spotlight some two years ago when he started investing in some startups at high valuations and easy deal terms through his company DST. Some of the startups have in the past year risen to become some of the most successful companies in their fields. Wondering which ones they were? Groupon, [...]
Desktop video conferencing may by a technology widely loved by business executives because of the prospects of cutting costs while increasing employee productivity. Unfortunately their enthusiasm for the technology is not shared by most of their employees. A report by Forrester Research shows at least 72 percent of individual workers are not interested in having [...]
The Mandiant released its latest “M-Trends” report on January 27. According to the report more and more sophisticated cyber criminals are using social sites like Facebook and Twitter to manage targeted attacks. More “Advanced Persistent Threats” are relying on social services in the Internet to host malware as well as command and control targeted attacks. [...]
Egypt has been engulfed in chaos for the better part of this week. Anti-government demonstrations have swept the country with the aim of ousting the president Hosni Mubarak. Reports continue to flood in about the country being cut off from Internet connection. The citizens have been denied access to social media services like Twitter and [...]
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