AN alarming number of Port Elizabeth motorists are guilty of talking on their cellphones while driving – which is almost as dangerous as drinking and driving. And the worst offenders are women.In a survey over a five-day period in the city last month, more than 7000 drivers were spotted tapping out messages or chatting on…
Some smartphone apps collect and transmit sensitive information stored on a phone, including location, contacts, and Web browsing histories, even when the apps are not being used by the phone’s owner, according to two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It seems like people are no longer in control of their own privacy,” said…
Cloud storage services startup Inktank today announced that Mark Shuttleworth, the entrepreneur behind Ubuntu Linux and the first African in space, has invested a million dollars in the company. Inktank provides support and services to enterprises who want to deploy the Ceph open source distributed file system, which is designed to run spread out across multiple servers—like the arms of…
Cloud storage services startup Inktank today announced that Mark Shuttleworth, the entrepeneur behind Ubuntu Linux and the first African in space, has invested a million dollars in the company. Inktank provides support and services to enterprises who want to deploy the Ceph open source distributed file system, which is designed to run spread out across multiple servers—like the arms of…
The yearly Norton Cybercrime report (.pdf) analyses how cybercrime affects consumers, and how emerging technology — including mobile and cloud computing — impacts security. As mobile technology and bring your own device (BYOD) schemes insinuate themselves into the corporate sphere — blending personal and professional communication — businesses need to take note. This year’s release comprises of…