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Following AT&T’s move earlier this year, Verizon Wireless will begin offering a capped data plan. The $15 monthly plan allows users 150 megabytes of data usage, which is approximately 900 webpage views per month, and will charge for any additional data used. Unlike AT&T, Verizon will still offer it’s unlimited data plan for $29.99 per Continue Reading →

Facebook Gets Stern With Developers A recent Wall Street Journal report revealed that many of Facebook’s most popular apps, like FarmVille, are leaking users’ personal information to third parties. Facebook has a very clear policy prohibiting developers from sharing user information, and warned developers that those who violate the policy would be suspended or disabled Continue Reading →

A study from Oxford University showed that broadband quality around the world has improved by 50 percent in the last three years. The average global download speed rose from 3.27 Mbps in 2008 to 5.92Mbps in 2010. South Korea has the highest broadband quality in the world, with download speeds of 33.5Mbps. Read the full Continue Reading →

According to the risk consulting company Kroll, for the first time firms are losing more through electronic theft than the stealing of physical assets. Kroll reported that the financial service industry has the highest incidents of electronic theft and also revealed that fraud is most often an “inside job,” perpetrated by junior employees and senior Continue Reading →

A professor in Sweden had his laptop stolen, but the thief mailed him a USB drive with all of the data from his computer. The professor left his bag in the hallway of his apartment building for a few minutes when he went to check on his laundry. When he returned the bag was missing. Continue Reading →

A recent Wall Street Journal report revealed that many of Facebook’s most popular apps, like FarmVille, are leaking users’ personal information to third parties. Facebook has a very clear policy prohibiting developers from sharing user information, and warned developers that those who violate the policy would be suspended or disabled from the site. Read the Continue Reading →

Father & Son Launch iPhone Into Outer Space Luke Geissbuhler and his 7-year-old son used a weather balloon to launch an iPhone and HD camera into space. Their mission was to “film the blackness beyond our earth.” The balloon burst after 70 minutes and fell back to earth. Father and son used the iPhone’s GPS Continue Reading →

There was an announcement this week, that Bing and Facebook are going to team up to create their version of social search. The interweb is in overtweet with pejorative, condescending and downright ugly posts portending absolute failure. I hope they are wrong. Social search may or may not be a good idea. We all use Continue Reading →

Where does most of email spam originate? The United States. A new report from Sophos revealed that the U.S. is responsible for 19 percent of the world’s spam, which is twice as much as India who came in 2nd place. The report also notes the significant growth of spam on social networking sites like Facebook Continue Reading →

A new study from the U.N. identifies mobile phones as an important tool for improving the lives of the poorest people in developing countries. Mobile phones can play a role in creating new jobs for people with little education or resources. While mobile penetration is only 58 percent in developing countries, the subscription rate is Continue Reading →