It’s a painful fact of life, Computer drives fail. We’ve been taught since the early days of personal computing that saving and backups are imperative to saving data from loss. However, in this age of larger and larger storage devices, being taxed harder and harder with volumes of research and historical data, more physical drives
Verizon announced last week they will be ending the unlimited data plan option for smartphones, following AT&T’s end to the same option last year.. With an impending acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T 80% of the cellular network will be dominated by these two heavyweights. While they have touted the new pricing structure as a cost
Despite the cool factor and initial sales boom for tablet devices such as the iPad and it’s competitors, sales have slowed in recent months, as the economy continues to trickle along, supply chain has slowed delivery, and tablet portability is seen to be cumbersome compared to a smartphone device. It is still early to declare
In a vague warning to congress from the Department of Homeland Security some PC components may come preloaded with malware. Apparently, some hardware coming from countries with less controls on their manufacturing process, have had malware installed prior to delivery and assembly, allowing hackers access to machines without having to compromise them randomly through internet
Facebook launched a new video service last week while Google launched it’s “Plus” social networking alternative in beta which features video chat and conferencing. In a world more and more connected through the internet, adding face to face communications through social networking was a logical next step… Facebook’s video chat is powered by skype, while