Chromebooks just got good for business, with VPN and secure WiFi support

Google hasannounceda new update to its Chrome OS operating system which should make Chromebooks more appealing to the enterprise market. A Chromebook, in a nutshell, is a mobile device that runs Google’s Chrome OS. It follows a browser-based approach to personal computing, meaning that all your files are managed in the cloud. Googleannouncedits new line of Chromebooks back in May, and whilst the market for consumers was obvious, whether they would ever be entirely viable for businesses wasn’t quite so obvious....

3 min · 554 words · Margaret Smith

Chrome’s new ‘follow’ button test has serious Google Reader vibes

Google killed its much-lovedReader product in 2013, but has hardly made any solid attempt to replace it. However, a new test in Chrome gives up a glimmer of hope. Ina blog post, Google said that it’s experimentingwith a ‘follow’ button in the browser that will subscribe you to a site’s RSS feed, so you get its latest content delivered to you as it’s published.. All websites you follow will show up in a separate tab in the Google Search app, besides the For You section....

2 min · 326 words · Barbara Villa

ChungHwa launches BlackBerry smartphones and services in Taiwan

Research in Motion, together with Chungwa Telecom, officially launchesBlackBerrysmartphones and services in Taiwan to offer comprehensive mobile solutions for both enterprise customers and consumers. ChungHwa Telecom is offering customers the new BlackBerry Torch smartphone as well as BlackBerry service plans both for enterprise and individuals on its 3G network.Chunghwa Telecomis also offering subscribers monthly International Roaming for BlackBerry data service covering 23 countries. “Chunghwa Telecom sees great demand for the highly efficient push-based BlackBerry solution in Taiwan, especially in the enterprise market....

2 min · 228 words · Pamela Cooper

CIA chief: The next Pearl Harbor could involve cyberwarfare

In light of the recent series ofcyberattackshappening around the globe, Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta warned U.S. senators that the next great battle America faces is likely to involve cyberwarfare, reports theCSMonitor. In his confirmation hearing for the post of secretary of defense, Mr. Panetta, told the Senate Armed Services Committee: “The next Pearl Harbor that we confront could very well be a cyberattack that cripples” America’s electrical grid and its security and financial systems....

2 min · 321 words · Sara Castro

Cielo Breez Eco brings smart home control to dumb ductless air conditioning units

TLDR:The Cielo Breez Eco Smart AC Controller turns any ductless, IR-controlled air conditioner into a web-enabled smart cooler controllable through your phone or tablet. Summer is fast approaching. And the same way we anticipate shorts weather, backyard cookouts, and other rites of the season, many are also bracing for another inevitability of the summer months — trying to adequately cool their home without the benefit of a central air conditioning system....

3 min · 576 words · Pamela Bailey
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