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Category Archives: Internet

26Aug/20

Elementor Launches the First Centralized ‘Mission Control’ for Pro Website Design On WordPress

August 26, 2020InternetAutomattic, Blog software, Elementor, Favicon, Free software, Software, Typography, Web design, Web development, WordPress, World Wide Websmbale

Elementor, the leading WordPress website building platform, announced today that with their new version 3.0 release, website designers can, for the first time, implement an advanced and comprehensive design system on WordPress sites.

Elementor’s new functionality gives web design professionals the ability to view and control any web element on their sites from a centralized hub, thus streamlining the implementation of a design system. With it, users can now apply sitewide changes to overall layout, typography, color, style, images, logos, favicons, buttons, and form fields. Read more

25May/20

BGL Consumer Insider — eCommerce is Thriving Amid a COVID-Induced “New World”

May 25, 2020InternetBrown Gibbons Lang & Company, business to business, Business/Finance, Company: BGLsmbale

Digital commerce is capturing a growing share of consumer and business-to-business sales, and COVID-19 is accelerating that trend, according to the Consumer Insider, an industry report released by Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL). Read more

13May/20

Move over Zoom, this encryption company just released the first fully end to end encrypted conferencing solution

May 13, 2020InternetComputer security, Computer-mediated communication, Cryptography, encryption, End-to-end encryption, GoToMeetingsmbale

Tauria, a Waterloo-based software encryption company, is excited to announce that today it is launching its secure video conferencing and business suite. This will protect businesses confidential information by providing end-to-end encryption, at a time where other video conferencing solutions have had massive security breaches and have sold sensitive user information with third parties. Read more

14Dec/17

Federal Communications Commission set to reverse net neutrality rules

December 14, 2017InternetAjit Pai, Alphabet Inc., AT&T Inc, Barack Obama, Comcast Corp, Communication, Ed Markey, FACEBOOK INC., Federal Communications Commission, Federal government of the United States, Google, Government, Hollywood, Internet access, Internet service provider, Mark Hamill, Mass media, Michael Powell, Mitch McConnell, Net neutrality, Net neutrality by country, Net neutrality in the United States, New York, Politics, Telecommunications, Tom Wheeler, U . S . Federal, United States, Verizon Communications Inc, Washingtonsmbale

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected on Thursday (December 14) to rescind net neutrality rules championed by Democratic former President Barack Obama that barred the blocking or slowing of internet traffic. Continue reading →

13Nov/17

In China, facial recognition advances lets big brother watch ever more closely

November 13, 2017InternetArticles, Automatic identification and data capture, Beijing, China, Closed-circuit television, Crime prevention, Facial recognition software, Facial recognition system, Huang Yongzhen, Internet privacy, law enforcement, Learning, National security, Prevention, Safety, Security, SenseTime, Surveillance, Technology/Internet, Video surveillance, Wang Shengjin, Xu Chihengsmbale

BEIJING, CHINA (REUTERS) – If you cross the street in urban China these days, chances are you’re being watched. The country has built the world’s largest video surveillance network with tens of millions of cameras, and they are now increasingly capable of automatically identifying people’s basic information thanks to technological advances and big data. Continue reading →

10Nov/17

Unexpected things that can slow down your WiFi

November 10, 2017InternetComputer networking, Computing, Data transmission, Fon, Huffington Post, Mass media, Networking hardware, NEXT MEDIA, Radio, Radio receiver, Router, Routing, Server appliance, Technology, Technology/Internet, Telecommunications, United Kingdom, Wi-Fi, Wireless networkingsmbale

A UK survey of 2,000 people has found that more than half are positioning routers near objects that can weaken wifi signals.
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03Nov/17

Facebook investigating WhatsApp outage

November 3, 2017InternetBrazil, Computing, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook, Fred Katayama, Germany, India, Myanmar, Operating systems, Pakistan, Reception and criticism of WhatsApp security and privacy features, Russia, Singapore, social media, Social networking services, Software, Technology/Internet, Tor hidden services, Twitter, United Kingdom, Universal Windows Platform apps, Vietnam, WhatsApp, World Wide Websmbale

Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger suffered a temporary outage in India and many other countries, according to reports from multiple users on Facebook and Twitter on Friday. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

30Oct/17

Siberian entrepreneurs mine bitcoins to heat private house

October 30, 2017InternetArticles, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Attackers, bitcoin mining farm, Blockchain, City: Irkutsk, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency and security, Decentralization, Digital currencies, Dmitry Tolmachyov, eco-friendly bitcoin mining, Economy, Geography, Geography of Asia, Ilya Frolov, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Money, Russia, Siberia, Vladimir Putinsmbale

IRKUTSK, RUSSIA (REUTERS) – Cheap energy prices and a long winter season could make the Russian Siberian town of Irkutsk an ideal spot for eco-friendly bitcoin mining.
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08Oct/17

Google relaxes its ad rules

October 8, 2017InternetAlphabet Inc., Artificial intelligence, Business/Finance, Companies, Company: Apple, Company: DIGITAL CONTENT, Company: Facebook, Company: Google, Computing, Criticism of Google, Entertainment/Culture, Fred Katayama, Google, Google News, Google Search, Google Trends, Internet search engines, JASON KINT, News Corp, Online advertising, Paywall, Personalized search, Technology, Technology/Internet, Web search engine, Websites, World Wide Websmbale

Google said news websites no longer have to provide users with three free articles per day or face less prominence in search results. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

06Oct/17

Tech giants in Silicon Valley crack down on hate speech

October 6, 2017InternetArticles, Chemistry, China Central Television, Chris Yeh, Closed-circuit television, Company: PayPal Hldg, Cracking, Crowdfunding, Diversity in computing, Economy, Geography of California, Google, Google's Ideological Echo Chamber, Jack Conte, James Damore, Larry Greenfield, Manifestos, Patreon, PAYPAL, Richard Spencer, Security, Sexism in the United States, Silicon, Silicon Valley, Southern, Stamping, United States, Women in computingsmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – Tech giants in Silicon Valley are cracking down on what they have deemed “hate speech”, but experts warned the dangers of stamping out voices not in line with that in the tech industry. Continue reading →