There’s one shortcoming that iPads and other tablets will always have: they’re not pen and paper. For many people, there just is no substitute for a good old-fashioned notebook, but Wacom’s new Bamboo Spark can digitize your notes automatically. At a price of $160, the Spark comes with a folio, paper, notebook, and a special […]
Month: September 2015
Could Your Brand-New Smartphone Come With Malware?
When we purchase a new phone, we often view our new devices as a clean slate — a fresh start. However, don’t be so sure that brand-new smartphone you just bought is as clean as you think. According to a Sept. 1 ComputerWorld.com article, a recent study has found that more than 20 types of […]
Mobile App Allows College Students to Track Flu on Campus
A newly created mobile app allows students to monitor the spread of the flu around campus, says researchers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. This app provides students with a personalized, daily forecast for each patient. Flu season starts to ramp up as early as October, and college students are one […]
Etsy Brings Retails Even Closer to Online Shoppers With Mobile Etsy Local Search Feature
Etsy first gained success for being an online marketplace for small business owners to sell their one-of-a-kind goods to anyone at any time; location was never an issue, so long as the post office was running. Now, it appears that Etsy has made a complete 180 and is now operating exactly opposite of its original […]
Top Security Firm: New Malware is “Largest Known” Threat to Apple Devices
Security firm Palo Alto Networks announced over the weekend that a new form of malware, dubbed “KeyRaider,” has allowed hackers to steal account information from more than 225,000 Apple account holders. “We believe this to be the largest known Apple account theft caused by malware,” read a statement posted by the company on Aug. 30. Malware is […]
Students Don’t Use the Internet to Cheat as Much as You Might Think, Says New Study
With about 4.49 billion web pages on the Internet, finding academic material to plagiarize is easier than ever, allowing students to take shortcuts. A 2010 survey of 24,000 students from 70 different high schools found that 58% admitted they’d plagiarized, while a staggering 95% said that they had cheated in some form or another. However, […]
The Latest Weapon in the Fight Against Superbugs: Robots
It sounds like something out of science fiction: a robot that rolls into a hospital room and zaps germs using ultraviolet light. But that’s precisely what biotechnology startup Xenex has created — and CEO Morris Miller says there’s a huge market for it. “On a daily basis we are cleaning 5,000 to 7,000 rooms,” he […]