Beware “James Baker” online faker’s job offers
An online scam syndicate namely “James Baker” is suspected conning victims by offering non-existent job via its fake websites. As reported by The Star, “Baker” using names and real information of few hospitals including but not limited to Columbia Asia Hospital Setapak, Damai Service Hospital (HQ), Dutamas Hospital and Hartamas Medical Center to create fake hospital websites and advertising job posts with lucrative salary such as...
NFC payment is the future mobile payment in Europe
According to Frost & Sullivan, NFC payments will account for 42.3 per cent of all mobile payments made in Europe in 2015 and it will reach 49.6 per cent in 2018 when 38 per cent of mobile phones shipped in Europe are expected come with NFC. by Terry Brown
Survey found almost half of businesses implementing encryption technology
According to the survey conducted by B2B International and Kaspersky Lab in July 2012 among 3,300 senior IT professionals from 22 countries, 44 per cent of companies have implemented encryption technology to protect their critical data. However, most companies have still not fully introduced encryption. 36 per cent of them use full disk encryption (also known as encryption of information arrays) and 32 per cent use data encryption on...
Never let your credit card unattended during sport activities
Credit card can be as good as cash for your shopping convenience but it can be subjected to fraud and misused by criminals. You must safe guard your credit card against theft by keeping them in a safe place and never leave your cards unattended during sport activities such as swimming, jogging and gym training. Credit card holders are not advised to leave their credit cards as well as other valuable items in the car which will be...
Evernote 5 released for Apple products
Evernote, a cloud-based application makes people to remember things using computer, phone, tablet and the web, has released Evernote 5 for Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The new Evernote 5 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch featuring New Home Screen, better design, Page Camera and Places. The new Places view lets the users explore all their notes visually on a beautiful map. On other hand, Evernote 5 for Mac comes with shortcuts,...
Usage of pirated software still high in the country
An online survey conducted among 405 computer users from February to March this year found 78 per cent of the survey respondents are using pirated software, BERNAMA reported. 48 per cent of them admitted they are acquiring software illegally ‘all the time’, ‘most of the time’ or ‘occasionally’ in the survey. by Terry Brown
Google sells Motorola Mobility Home to ARRIS
Motorola Mobility Home was acquired by Internet giant Google at US$12.5 billion (RM38.2 billion) early this year. Recently, Google announced that they will sell this business unit to ARRIS, a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. This acquisition will bring US$2.05 billion (RM6.27 billion) cash and...
Visa: 73% of consumers will buy Christmas gifts at last minutes
Visa’s recent survey conducted via telephone interviews with 1,007 correspondents has revealed that 73 per cent of consumers still haven’t finished shopping for Christmas gifts and these last-minute shoppers are expected to spend an average of US$304 (RM930.32) for gifts. The survey also shows 16 per cent of them have yet to purchase a single gift and only plan to do all of their shopping at the last-minute. by Terry...
Wirecard acquires IndoChina’s leading payment service provider
The leading international full-service providers of products and services for E-Commerce Businesses, Wirecard announced that they have acquired Trans Infotech Pte. Ltd. (Trans Infotech), the leading payment service providers in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Trans Infotech was founded in 1997 and has deployed over 60,000 terminals in IndoChina region. Trans Infotech acts as a technology partner in the area of payment and technology...
Exabytes organizes ISVs Journey To The Cloud seminar
Malaysia’s leading web hosting company, Exabytes Network Sdn Bhd will organize a seminar for Independent Software Vendors (ISV) on 16 Jan 2013 at Cititel Mid Valley Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The event namely “ISVs Journey To The Cloud” aims to assist at least 100 ISVs in the country to market and sell their Software As A Service (SaaS) over the Internet with solid and practical skills such as SEO, SEM, Lead Conversion, ISV Cloud, Data and...
