Networking & Communications News

Prominent thinkers posit that social media reduces communications to the lowest common denominator. Facebook's founder has said that modern communications are informal, immediate, personal, simple, minimal, and short. Although these characteristics facilitate increased contact among people, some suggest that they also diminish the substance of the connections. According to this Los Angeles Times article, the communications revolution precipitated by Gutenberg's movable-type printing press broadened the world by proliferating ideas, making them the purview of the masses. By embracing a format that shies away from the complex and meaningful, social media may well make ideas the private reserve of the few.

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A joint venture of mobile carriers is developing a commerce network that will allow customers to purchase groceries and other retail items with a swipe of their cell phones (see video). PC World says the network will use near-field communications to enable the data exchange necessary to make the purchases.

GPS-enabled smartphones are pushing personal navigation devices toward extinction. But PC Magazine says stand-alone GPS device vendors are fighting back by offering more accurate maps, bigger screens, specific data points, such as speed cameras, and other value-added features. Also look for connected services such as augmented traffic information (see video).

The WikiLeaks controversy underscores the threat of disgruntled employees or malicious insiders passing sensitive information to unauthorized parties. eWeek says a robust defense includes effective access control, identity management, and employee activity monitoring (see video). It also examines the dangers posed by unrestricted use of removable media and storage devices.

A flaw in the Android browser allows malicious Web sites to access information stored on the smartphone's SD card, but a fix is in the works. The vulnerability comes into play when you download a file (see video). TechWorld outlines protective measures you can take until the gap is plugged.

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This is an 8-, 4-, or 2-port, asynchronous, serial communication board designed for use on the PC/104 bus. It supports RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 communications. The board may be installed in any standard PC/104 stack. Connections are made via two 40 pin IDC type right angle connectors. Learn more...

The Web is becoming multilingual. To be successful, online commerce must be conducted in the language of potential customers. Business.com sketches strategies to capitalize on rapidly expanding foreign markets, including tactics for online searches, Web site content, and social media to address the cultural and linguistic needs of target countries.

Native Google Voice is now available for the iPhone. The no-cost application allows you to access your Voice account from an iPhone, receive text and voicemail notifications, and send no-cost text messages to U.S. phone numbers. InformationWeek says Voice performs faster and is easier on the battery than similar third-party apps.

A computing platform's worth is often measured by the number of applications that support it. To evaluate the iPad, take a look at Network World's review of business apps that run on the tablet. They range from email and calendar, task management, and databases to conferencing, analytics, and business travel.

An update of Google Docs allows you to modify files anywhere, anytime from Android smartphones and Apple mobile devices using IOS 3.0 and above. According to TechShout.com, the new document editor enables you to edit files — including spreadsheets — from the mobile device's browser. Support for non-English languages is expected soon.

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Performance and perception shape your career. The way you conduct yourself at company meetings can cast you as a valuable asset or deadweight. Careerbuilder.com suggests you practice public speaking, concentrate on getting your message across succinctly, use abdominal breathing that gives strength to your voice, pay attention to body language, and pick up pointers from others.

A theoretical space-time cloak could allow scientists to conceal events or duplicate the illusion of Star Trek's transporter. The cloak would exploit artificial materials on the molecular level to manipulate electromagnetic waves. By engineering these metamaterials, scientists could render people or objects invisible by bending light. The technology might also advance quantum computing by permitting unprecedented signal processing.

Was Wikileaks Wrong to Publicize U.S. Government Communications?

Wikileaks made public hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and military logs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many leading proponents of free speech and press have attempted to shut down the offending Web sites and retaliate against Wikileaks' founder. Are they justified?