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FTC has privacy concerns over background checking apps

The US Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a consumer credit protection law. read more »

Apple warns iPhone developers against manipulating App Store

Apple has warned iOS developers not to use services that manipulate App Store rankings to make their iPhone and iPad apps seem more popular than they really are. read more »

Europe versus Facebook: students plan to press Irish data commissioner

Europe versus Facebook, a group of students concerned over the social networking site's privacy practices, plans to continue to press the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) for action following a meeting on February 6 in Vienna with representatives from Facebook. read more »

Adobe debuts sandboxed version of Flash Player for Firefox

Adobe has released a beta version of Flash Player for Firefox, which has better protection against vulnerability exploits because of a new sandboxed architecture. read more »

Java tops C in language popularity charts

Java is hanging on to its ranking as the most popular programming language, but only by a thin margin. It edged out C in this month's Tiobe index of programming language popularity. read more »

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Understanding web hosting providers - Seven terms to know

If you’re new to web hosting, the bevy of plans available from many providers may confuse you. Here’s a quick primer on what’s what in the world of web hosting. read more »

7 points to consider when developing an app

Smartphones and tablets are dominating technology, and apps are among the top selling points for each mobile OS. With Apple’s and Google’s app stores each having over 500,000 apps and tens of billions of downloads, the desire to be a part of this growing market is strong. read more »

Can Facebook replace traditional business websites?

Integrating your website with social media sites is typically the best approach to online marketing and ecommerce, but are there times when it makes sense to use Facebook instead of a traditional business website? read more »

How to manage a company Twitter account as a team

If multiple users staff your company's Twitter account, coordinating updates can s become complicated and confusing. Twitter thankfully allows you to stay logged in at more than one location so that multiple employees can manage your Twitter feed at the same time. read more »

Deal with the firehose of enterprise data

It goes without saying that big data is, well, big. But it's not just the size that's an obstacle when dealing with big data: it's the rate at which that data can be coming into your data storage infrastructure. read more »

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6 tips to mobilise your existing ERP

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