In 2010, the standard was set at 4 Mbps download speed and 1 Mbps upload speed to define broadband. Yesterday, the FCC voted to update that definition in order to keep up with the times and reflect consumer demand. The new standard sets broadband equivalent or greater than 25 megabits per second download and 3 megabits per second upload. Now, having broadband should allow one … [Read more...]
Amazon rolls out enterprise email and calendars with WorkMail
Amazon has opened another front in its battle with Microsoft and Google. Looking to take on Google Apps and Microsoft's Office 365/Exchange, Amazon Web Services introduced Amazon WorkMail. It is currently in a preview stage but the service allows secured, managed email and calendaring. Amazon WorkMail is a secure, managed business email and calendaring service with support for … [Read more...]
Technology in President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address
President Obama gave his 2015 State of the Union address last night. In it, there were a few specific mentions of technology that could provide a look at the direction the country is moving. The technology topics that I noticed receiving nods last night included cyber security and broadband Internet access. Cybersecurity The recent Sony hack is still fresh in everyone's minds … [Read more...]
Watching CES 2015 on January 6-9
The 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show starts tomorrow, January 6th, and runs through January 9th. The topic this year promises to show the largest "Internet of Things" showcase. Of course, there will be tons of products from all other categories too. If the turn-out for the 2015 International CES is anything like last year's conference, over 160,000 attendees will … [Read more...]
BrowserStack hacked over the weekend
BrowserStack is a cloud service to allow developers to test their web applications across a variety of desktop and mobile browsers. Over the weekend, customers of the service were sent an email claiming that the site was shutting down. The email also disclosed a variety of bad security practices, which one would believe related to the site compromise. The email is below. Dear … [Read more...]