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Finally, it's Apple Watch time
It's almost time. Apple Watch pre-orders begin at midnight tonight, Pacific time (that's 3 a.m. ET Friday), with the Watch arriving in stores and from the delivery man on April 24. It also means that on Monday morning, April 27, a lot of early adopters -- having spent the weekend figuring out how their new wearable works -- will stroll into the office without waiting for approval from IT. The good news: Given Apple's history and the fact that it kick-started the BYOD movement with the iPhone and iPad, embracing the Apple Watch shouldn't be a big deal. Sure, early reviewers complained this week that it can be confusing and sluggish -- even as they acknowledged that it represents a paradigm shift in how people relate to technology.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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Apple Watch reviews roundup
Reviews of the Apple WatchWe're two days away from preorders for the Apple Watch, and many people are wondering if it's worth buying. Fortunately, a slew of Apple Watch reviews have arrived from various sites. So read on if you want to know if the Apple Watch is worth your hard earned dollar.Farhad Manjoo at the NY Times notes that the Apple Watch requires a steep learning curve: It took three days — three long, often confusing and frustrating days — for me to fall for the Apple Watch. But once I fell, I fell hard.First there was a day to learn the device’s initially complex user interface. Then another to determine how it could best fit it into my life. And still one more to figure out exactly what Apple’s first major new product in five years is trying to do — and, crucially, what it isn’t.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
LG's split screen software allegedly undermines your PC's security
Does LG's Split Screen software “destroy” your PC’s security? It does according to Christopher Bachner’s write-up on Developer’s Couch.He purchased an ultra-wide LG monitor and installed LG’s split screen software. While he likes the hardware, Bachner is “utterly disappointed" with "how LG treats security." The TL;DR version is that instead of writing software properly, they just disable your security in order to make their software work.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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Four Key Strategies to Kickstart Your IoT Revolution
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Dell's Venue 10 7000 vs Microsoft Surface 3: Same price, different appeal
The Venue 10 7000 from Dell and the Surface 3 from Microsoft share a few things in common: they will ship in a few weeks, are marketed as tablets that can be used as laptops, and start at $499. But they offer different advantages.To determine which one provides better value, buyers must decide whether they’ll use the device mostly as a tablet or as a laptop. Here’s how the products stack up on features.Screen size and resolutionThe Dell Venue 10 7000 has a slight edge on resolution, while the Surface 3 provides more screen size. Dell’s tablet has a 10.5-inch screen that can display images at a 2560 x 1600-pixel resolution, while the Surface 3 has a 10.8-inch screen with a 1920 x 1280-pixel resolution. The Venue uses the emerging OLED technology, while the Surface 3’s more conventional screen is based on LCD technology.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Apple updates Yosemite, ditches iPhoto for new Photos app
Apple today updated OS X Yosemite to 10.10.3, a build most notable for Photos, a new application that replaces the aged iPhoto. The third update to Yosemite since the OS's debut last October, 10.10.3's release followed a public beta by just over a month. That beta was offered to users who had registered with the preview program Apple launched to test updates for the then-current OS X Mavericks, and in mid-2014 to do the same for Yosemite, Mavericks' replacement. Computerworld staffers downloaded and installed the 1.5GB 10.10.3 update without problems. The biggest addition to 10.10.3 is Photos, the successor to the 13-year-old iPhoto, which has been criticized for its awkward interface and confusing connection to the cloud. Like many of the changes Apple has introduced to OS X, Photos resembles the same-named app on iOS.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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LG wants your help to hype its G4 smartphone
LG Electronics is recruiting an army of social media users to test and talk up the company’s new G4 smartphone ahead of its official launch on April 28.By offering 4,000 people a G4 for 30 days, the company hopes to create some buzz around its new device as flagship devices from its rivals Samsung Electronics and HTC go on sale.The Consumer Experience Campaign kicks off in South Korea on Wednesday, and will then expand to Turkey, Indonesia, Singapore, U.S., China, India, Brazil, Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Mexico, Japan and Hong Kong, LG said.Exactly how the company will choose the testers is unclear, but interested users are encouraged to check local LG webpages and social media sites in the coming days for more details on how to participate. The chosen will be given a G4 for up to 30 days, it said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
4K monitors: Everything you need to know about UltraHD PC displays
It's finally time to get serious about 4K displays. Let's be honest, the first wave left much to be desired. Some had painfully low refresh rates while others were difficult to configure and get working properly. Prices were all over the map. The situation is much better today, thankfully, but moving up to a 4K display still involves some planning. Everything from the cable type to which applications you use most often can ultimately have a huge impact on your experience. Here’s all you need to know before you splurge on a 4K monitor.UltraHD resolution First things first: UltraHD 4K PC displays, sometimes referred to as “4K2K” displays, pack a ton of pixels.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Stupid human security tricks
I have been at this for a long time now. Roughly two decades of working for all sorts of companies, clients and now as a vendor. It has been an an interesting ride. One thing that I did over the years was keep journals. Notebooks where I scribbled down my day to day tasks, thoughts as well as solutions. Picking through some of these notebooks I was struck by, what I can only refer to as, stupid human security tricks. Naturally I will give a hat tip to David Letterman.One of my all time favorites was when I was working for a company almost 10 years ago. I was in the process of having a network vulnerability scanning system deployed across the enterprise. No small feat when you consider how many business groups fought like hell to block it. There was a fear that any scanning would break systems left and right.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
This Starship Enterprise replica can help your home network hit warp speeds
Do you need to crank your home network to warp speed? This model of Star Trek's original Starship Enterprise hides a surprisingly practical secret: It's a functioning Wi-Fi access point. Even better, this nerdy DIY creation by Germany-based Trekkies Christoph Kauch and Rol Schwarz uses mostly off-the-shelf parts. So if you're in the market for a way to extend your home network and are willing to shell out a few more Federation credits than usual, you too can create a Starship Enterprise that doubles as your door to the World Wide Web. To put it together, the pair used a Revell model kit of the original NCC-1701 and the innards of a Ubiquiti UAP-Pro access point. Kauch and Schwarz chose the UAP-Pro for its round shape, which fit neatly within the saucer section of the Enterprise.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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