Second hand gadget sales figures will continue to increase over 2013. Historic data shows that the UK had around £762 Million ($1.2 Billion) worth of mobile phones in 2011 being hoarded in their homes. Now in 2013 these figures have dropped to £686 Million ($1.08 Billion), showing that despite the increase in smartphone sales, more and more people are becoming aware that they can use many different methods to trade in their old phones and tech.
How to Be More Productive with Mobile in 2013
Smartphone apps can offer more than brief periods of entertainment and helpful ways to find parking spots. They can also make you more productive. Check out these mobile apps to make you a more productive person in 2013.
What New Windows 8 Features Pose Potential Internet Security Risks?
Windows 8 was developed and released to meet two goals. The first is to make the Windows operating system a legitimate contender on mobile devices. The second is to create a more consistent user interface and experience across all Windows devices. There have been a variety of improvements which will enhance the overall level of security provided to users; however there are still serious internet security risks which must be taken into consideration.
Beware Of The Scam!
Beware scammers from all directions! Criminal elements will try and trick you into handing over your money by telephone, email, post and via the web. Remember the following tips to avoid being caught out.
Firefox OS’ Developer Handsets – First Look
Firefox OS is a new mobile OS from Mozilla and it has been built completely on open source web standards. The HTML5 apps in Firefox OS can make calls, send texts and even make the phone vibrate.
Mozilla recently announced that it was releasing two prototypes of the Firefox OS phones to developers for app testing; in fact they are calling them the developer preview phones. These are expected to be made available next month, but there is no word on when the same would be made available to the public. The specifications are pretty basic but as the apps for these phones will be written in HTML 5 they are basically like web apps that will run just like native apps; so the specifications don’t really matter too much here. The company is keen to ‘bring the power of the web’ to mobile devices.
Common Etiquette Found in Successful Bloggers
A successful blogger is not a person who is earning millions of dollars. He is a person who has gained a large number of real followers via his blog. All successful bloggers have something common in between them, and that thing is etiquette. If you just analyze the stories of successful bloggers along with their blogs, you can find out the common things with ease. Each and every blogger blog has a different reason and a different aim. But to reach their aim, they follow some etiquette.
Vimeo Videos Downloading on Mac
As you know, Vimeo is a popular video sharing website which has over 16,000 videos uploaded daily. There are many reasons millions use Vimeo. It is interesting to know the fact that Time Magazine voted Vimeo.com. as a Top 50 Website for the last two years running.
Also, Vimeo is a respectful community of creative people who make their own videos and share them with the world. Now everyone can upload Vimeo video as long as you can see the Download button below the video.
Server Security, The Ten Commandments
In many organizations, they’re the most unsung of heroes. Quietly whirring away in their rack, hosting your web site, running your email, storing your data. Yet please spare a thought for your servers. Without them, your business would not be a business. And it’s not as if they’re living in the safest of worlds these days.