Samsung's recall of the Galaxy Note7 was costly and damaging to the brand. Particularly because a fix was thought to be found and then a second recall was needed, the fire risk from the Samsung Galaxy Note7 became probably the tech story of 2016. Samsung has released a report to detail their findings and created an infographic to share the findings of the report. In the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Mozilla adopts new logo
Mozilla, the organization behind Firefox and other projects, has unveiled a new brand identity. This includes a new logo and an emphasis on their goal as "non-profit champions of the Internet". See the new logo in the video below and learn more about Mozilla from their site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuLWXHgyEVw … [Read more...]
Don’t forget printers in your IoT security
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of HP MPS. All opinions are 100% mine. Internet of Things security is garnering a lot of discussion after the Mirai botnet took down several popular websites by attacking their DNS providers. The Mirai botnet is composed of many IoT devices like security camera DVRs and routers that had default or hard-coded administrator … [Read more...]
32-bit Office is still recommended for 64-bit Windows
32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows seem to throw a lot of people for loops. 64-bit versions of software can only be installed on 64-bit versions of Windows but 32-bit software can be installed on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows (thanks to the WoW64 extensions that have really improved the experience since Windows XP 64). The "bit-ness" of Windows is actually summarizing a … [Read more...]
Tom Brady guaranteed to appear at Super Bowl LI thanks to Intel commercial
Whether or not Tom Brady and the New England Patriots play in the upcoming Super Bowl is still up to their performance in the playoffs. However, regardless of whether they become the AFC champions, Tom Brady will still be seen by the millions of Super Bowl viewers thanks to a commercial from Intel showcasing their Intel 360° … [Read more...]