Thursday 29 March 2018

Editor's Pick: Smart Homes: The Power, the Pleasure and the Pain, Part 2

Smart Homes: The Power, the Pleasure and the Pain, Part 2

Richard Adhikari
Mar 29, 2018 5:00 AM PT

Smart homes are here. Although not every home is tricked out with the latest technologies, they're no longer a rarity. For example, a hefty 41 percent of the respondents to an online survey conducted last year said they already owned smart home devices. Sales of smart refrigerators and washing machines more than doubled in 2017, and they will constitute more than half the global market by 2021. [More...]

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New Firefox Extension Builds a Wall Around Facebook
Mozilla has announced Facebook Container, a Firefox browser extension that is designed to segregate users' activity on Facebook from their other Web activity, limiting Facebook's ability to track them and gather personal data. The extension is the culmination of more than two years of research into developing a more private browsing experience, Mozilla said. [More...]

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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- March 29, 2018

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FTC Signals Tougher Stance on Mobile Privacy Protection
How to Safeguard Your Firm's Online Reputation
US Charges 9 Iranians in Massive Academic Research Theft
It's Getting Lonely at Quota Club
Women-Owned Firms More Active on Social Nets

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FTC Signals Tougher Stance on Mobile Privacy Protection

Mobile device makers and telecom service providers need to make
significant privacy protection improvements for their customers, says
the FTC. Its recent report could become the basis for agency enforcement
actions -- not only for smartphones, but also for other mobile devices.
"The report is a clear signal to the industry to focus on this issue,"
said Gerard Stegmaier, a partner at Reed Smith.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85235.html

How to Safeguard Your Firm's Online Reputation

When it comes to business, you're only as good as your reputation.
Indeed, your reputation is your brand. It is the substance your logo
represents; it is the glue in customer brand loyalty. In a word,
reputation is everything. Yet it's not entirely under your control. That
doesn't mean you are helpless as a victim of false accusations, ratings,
or wrongful attacks on your company's character, however.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85232.html

US Charges 9 Iranians in Massive Academic Research Theft

The DoJ has charged nine Iranian nationals for engaging in a massive
phishing campaign on behalf of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The
allegations include the theft of $3.4 billion in research and
intellectual property from 320 colleges and universities in the U.S. and
abroad, as well as from 47 foreign and domestic companies, plus several
federal agencies, state governments, and the UN.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85228.html

It's Getting Lonely at Quota Club

Sales people and their managers should be celebrating the economic gains
of the last few years but for many of them the gains may be illusory.
Sixty-three percent of sales reps made quota in 2012, but five years
later -- despite an improving economy -- that number dropped to 53
percent, according to CSO Insights' continuing research, which stretches
over more than two decades.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85229.html

Women-Owned Firms More Active on Social Nets

Small businesses use social media extensively, suggest the results of a
recent Clutch survey of 351 U.S. firms with fewer than 500 employees.
Overall, 71 percent of the respondents used social media for business
purposes, and those affiliated with firms owned by women reported
heavier use. "By nature, women tend to be more social," observed Rob
Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85226.html

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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- March 29, 2018

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Smart Homes: The Power, the Pleasure and the Pain, Part 2
Mobility Steers Apple's New Education Strategy
New Firefox Extension Builds a Wall Around Facebook
Smart Homes: The Power, the Pleasure and the Pain

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Smart Homes: The Power, the Pleasure and the Pain, Part 2

Smart homes are here. Although not every home is tricked out with the
latest technologies, they're no longer a rarity. For example, a hefty 41
percent of the respondents to an online survey conducted last year said
they already owned smart home devices. Sales of smart refrigerators and
washing machines more than doubled in 2017, and they will constitute
more than half the global market by 2021.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85234.html

Mobility Steers Apple's New Education Strategy

Apple on Tuesday announced a refresh of its iPad as part of a new
approach to the education market. CEO Tim Cook and other Apple officials
also outlined a number of new education initiatives at an event held at
Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago. The new 32-gigabyte, 9.7-
inch iPad, which will sell to consumers for $329 and to students for
$299, has a more powerful processor -- Apple's Fusion A10 chip.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85230.html

New Firefox Extension Builds a Wall Around Facebook

Mozilla has announced Facebook Container, a Firefox browser extension
that is designed to segregate users' activity on Facebook from their
other Web activity, limiting Facebook's ability to track them and gather
personal data. The extension is the culmination of more than two years
of research into developing a more private browsing experience, Mozilla
said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85233.html

Smart Homes: The Power, the Pleasure and the Pain

You've seen the ad: A family is vacationing out of town and the parents
suddenly wonder if the house is locked up properly. They use their
smartphone to remotely activate the smart locks and security system. Or
this one: Someone rings the doorbell or merely approaches a home, and
the homeowner uses a smartphone to speak through the video doorbell
system, even when not at home.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85231.html

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The Morning After: Pandora's new playlists and a PSVR price cut

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Blizzard took a risk, and raised some eyebrows when it decided to model OWL on traditional sports, complete with city-based teams. But only three months into its inaugural season, OWL boasts above-average Twitch ratings (even beating NA LCS in average concurrent viewers for the first time in late February) and -- if the Five Deadly Venoms Crew is any indication -- has attracted a broader audience than its competitors.

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Due in 2019.

SF Motors reveals two electric SUVs with 300 miles of range

SF Motors, the US arm of Chinese company Sokon, has just announced two cars -- the SF5 and the SF7 -- as part of a whole new line of electric vehicles. It also developed its own proprietary battery cells that apparently have a range of more than 300 miles (500 km) per charge. The cars will also have "protective autonomy" -- basically Level 3 autonomy -- which are cars that can handle most driving tasks with "limited input" from humans.

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Pandora goes full Spotify with personalized playlists

"We combined our human curation with personalized algorithms to automatically serve up new artists and songs, anticipating the perfect balance of discovery and steady favorites."

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SpaceX and Boeing inch closer toward crewed space missions

The race between the two companies to be the first to provide commercial transportation services in space appears to be neck-and-neck. Boeing has a crewless orbital flight test scheduled for August this year, and SpaceX plans to complete a crewless flight to the International Space Station in the same month.

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How the 38 Studios scandal shaped 'Life is Strange: Before the Storm'

In February 2012, 38 Studios' first title, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, came out and was met with moderate success. By June, it was bankrupt, leaving Rhode Island taxpayers on the hook for a massive loan. Deck Nine narrative director Zak Garriss explains how he’s carried the lessons of that experience with him, and how they impacted the development of Life is Strange: Before the Storm.

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