Discovered by Joshua Rubin of Zvelo an Android hack which exposes Google Wallet. This hack allows access to credit card data and purchase history and could, in theory, allow a hacker to use a Google Wallet freely. However, it does require the hacker to have unfettered root access to the phone. Rubin recommends: #1 Do Not “Root” the Cell Phone – Doing so will be one less step for a thief. #2 Enable Lock Screens – “Face Unlock,” “Pattern,” “PIN” and “Password” all increase physical security to the device. “Slide,” however, does not. #3 Disable USB Debugging – When enabled, the data on mobile
Read MoreThe infographic below, created Online Teaching Degree, details the costs associated with iPad textbooks versus traditional paper editions. iPad versions come with numerous tangible benefits that can’t be matched by paper books — they’re interactive, they can access the web, they’re better for a student’s health (carrying one iPad instead of multiple heavy books) and they can be kept up-to-date in real time. However, unless Apple and textbook publishers can come up with ways to greatly reduce the cost — via things like drastically cheaper iPad hardware, innovative trade-in programs and discount volume licensing for textbooks — it is unlikely
Read MoreA new study by Millennial Branding, of 4 million Gen-Y Facebook profiles from Identified.com‘s database of 50 million, uncovers that Gen-Y (ages 18 to 29) is inadvertently using their profiles as an extension of their professional personality, even though they are socializing with family and friends. 64% of Gen-Y fails to list their employer on their profiles, yet they add an average of 16 co-workers each to their ‘friend’ group. Major findings in the study of Generation Y and Facebook include: - 80% of Gen-Y list at least one school entry on their Facebook profiles, while only 36% list a job entry.
Read MoreThe folks at BestVendor.com interviewed 500 developers and compiled this profile of the tools that they actually use. A few stalwarts predominate, such as Git, Eclipse, AWS, Dropbox, MySQL, and Google Analytics. But there were a few surprises too, including 23% using Notepad++ as their text editor and 8% using Heroku to host their apps. Many of the categories are wide open. All of those surveyed are from companies of less than 100 people from around the world. Thanks ReadWriteWeb
Liquipel is a new revolutionary technology that will protect your electronic device inside and out, including charging port and headphone jack and there is NO case required. Liquipel covers devices inside and out with a transparent coating thinner than a human hair that causes water to bead right off their previously moisture-sensitive elements. Properly sealed up with Liquipel, the company claims a smartphone can survive full submergence in water. And just to prove the point, you can see a new Liquipel-treated iPhone 4S back up that claim in the video below. Apple iPhone 4S Water Test With Liquipel - NO CASE Tt handle's
Read MoreWhat can you accomplish in 360 hours? The Chinese sustainable building company, Broad Group, has yet attempted another impossible feat, building a 30-story tall hotel prototype in 360 hours, after building a 15-story building in a week earlier in 2011. You may ask why in a hurry, and is it safe? The statistics in the video can put you in good faith. Prefabricated modular buildings has many advantages over conventional buildings. - Higher precision in fabrication (+/- 0.2mm). - More coordinated on-site construction management. - Shorter construction time span. - Lower construction waste. - Also many other health and energy features are included in Broad
Read More#1 Finance & Insurance – $4.0 Billion (example keywords in this industry include: “self employed health insurance”, “cheap car insurance”, “credit cards for bad credit”) #2 Retailers & General Merchandise – $2.8 Billion (example keywords in this industry include “zumba dance dvd”, “proform treadmill”, “weber grill accessories”) #3 Travel & Tourism – $2.4 Billion (e.g. “new york hotels”, “plane tickets”, “rental car deals”) #4 Jobs & Education - $2.2 Billion (e.g. “accredited online college degrees”, “online certificate programs”, “unemployment benefits”) #5 Home & Garden - $2.1 Billion (e.g. “replacement windows cost”, “appliance repair”, “cabinet refacing”) #6 Computer & Consumer Electronics – $2.0 Billion (“ink cartridges
Read MoreThe Better Business Bureau is 100 years old this year, and to celebrate, they’ve made an infographic of their accomplishments.
Cartridge Save, the online ink cartridge retailer who compiled the facts that, it would take 573 million hours to read every Facebook status posted in a year, which is how long it would take to fly around the globe 8.5 million times. The UK company surveyed 2,102 UK Facebook users by email to calculate numbers for the infographic. Of those surveyed, the average UK Facebook user spends 32 minutes per day reading on Facebook, and 62% of respondents write one status about two lines in length per day.
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