Entertaining and important tech industry news
First, what is VOIP? It’s very simple. VOIP is an acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol, which means that you use the Internet for phone calls, rather than a telephone line. This eliminates the need for carrier phone lines. Because of this, you could connect distant and remote offices and workers, no matter where they are located, efficiently and affordably. So for the real question, how can this system save your company money?
Millennial customers will soon be the major spending power in the US. Born approximately between 1980 and 2000, they make up the largest generation in the US. More than ever before, this generation is imprinting their moral and ethical beliefs upon the decisions they make regarding purchases, employment opportunities, and professional relationships. Millennials choose to support businesses only when those businesses share their common values. Many have seen the benefit (Toms, Warby Parker, Better World Books, etc.), while many have suffered as a result of their differing practices. Now, companies can be pro-environment or pro-people on paper, but the opposite in action. Millennials don't take long to discover the validity of a company's charitable claims.
Maybe a sign to update your internet services.
Chances are if you're reading this you have an internet connection. Good. Chances are also high that you're looking to improve how your business communicates with the outside world, or even internally. We want you to know that investing in VoIP for your business is:
As technology races ever faster into the future, so does the terminology used to describe it. Many, we know implicitly, firewall, virus, open source. Many are often vaguely defined. Many are hot topics at dinner parties and nobody's really sure what they're talking about. Now you can know what you're talking about with a list of 5 essential terms in information and technology. This list is nonexhaustive. [For convenience, we've abbreviated the definitions for skimming].
The Internet of Things varies from a personal plant assistant to innovations in the restaurant industry, and everything in between. Your phone links to your thermostat, your refrigerator, and your car. We are embarking on a wild ride into an increasingly collaborative world. So, what is coming next? What do people think about the Internet of Things?
via Essential
Andy Rubin, creator of Android, unveiled the PH-1, the first phone from his new company, Essential.
Essential is a "New Type of Company" designed for living in the 21st century. Their new phone offers impressive specs: 128GB HD, 4GB RAM, and a QualComm SnapDragon 835 processor. The screen and phone are larger than the standard iPhone 7, and offers a 13 megapixel camera and front facing 8 megapixel camera, both offering 4k video. The phone is impressive.
The phone sans contract will run you $749 for advanced orders, and is unavailable outside the US at the current time. It comes unlocked, which means it can be used with any provider. The available colors are glossy black, matte dark grey, glossy white, and glossy dark green with bronze.
In addition to Android powered mobile devices, Essential is working on an assortment of home devices to compete with Google, apple, and amazon's IoT offerings. The Ambient OS that runs these devices will be open source, just like Android.
The advancements over the past 5 years in mobile device technology is racing at a breakneck pace, and with every new device, the capacity for new collaborations grows. The improvements to smartphones further improve our ability to work from anywhere, anytime. It is a very exciting time in the technology sector.
“Some of the apps (that were infected) we discovered resided on Google Play for several years, but all were recently updated. It is unclear how long the malicious code existed inside the apps, hence the actual spread of the malware remains unknown,” Check Point added further.
The malware generates revenue for the perpetrators by automating large amounts of clicks on advertisements. The Android user is unaware of these automated clicks.
Check Point notified Google of the 41 infected apps, which were promptly removed from the Google Play store.
Judy arrived on the heels of the WannaCry attacks that focused on outdated versions of Windows, locking users out of their computers and holding their files and details for ransom. The US, Russia, the UK, and India were all targeted by this malicious software.
VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) is the capacity to use the Internet to make phone calls, video calls, and more. It is reliable, affordable, and higher quality than traditional phone networks and services. Now, enough with the grandstanding. VoIP is useful, but there are some things that you should have in order before moving forward with a VoIP service.
The Cloud is a nebulous phrase that since it's naming in 2006 by Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, has lead to many head scratches and blank stares. "What is the cloud" gives over 3 million search results, and every single one is a different definition. For our followers, we will risk the potential witchhunt and define the 'cloud' in a reasonable, common sense way. So what who cares? Cloud business is expanding so rapidly that market projections show a shift in over $1 trillion in spending. It's a big deal.
So why should you not postpone those patches and updates. We have one word. It’s not a real word, but it’s well known: WannaCry
Despite the chaos caused by the recent ransomware attack, the criminals behind it have netted a relatively small amount of cash.
In this report, Ovum looks at the various digital assistants currently available and discusses their past and future.
