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3 Ways Mobile Banking Can Make Your Life Neato

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Not so long ago, a person who didn’t exactly clock in at 8:00 and out at 5:00 was said to be working banker’s hours. A comedian even once joked that banks determined their hours by asking customers, “When CAN’T you come?”

But just as they have revolutionized so many other areas of life, smartphones have invaded banking and become a game changer.

Mobile banking hasn’t caused bankers to work any extra hours, but it sure has the bank at your fingertips any time of any day. Learn about the benefits of mobile banking and how it can change your world. [Read more…] about 3 Ways Mobile Banking Can Make Your Life Neato

Keep Your Data Backups Organized in the Cloud

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Online CDN networks have grown in popularity because demand from webmasters has also grown. The need to serve large bouts of image/video media to millions of visitors in a day has become normal. Even smaller websites garnering hundreds-of-thousands of page views might still find this cloud delivery service helpful.

When talking about data backups, the cloud takes on a whole new role. The ability to quickly download and move files between computers comes at a tremendous advantage. Especially if you are working on different computers throughout the day. But how do you know that your data is kept securely on the server, or how will you know where to find everything?
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Tencent to launch international version of free 10TB storage service

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Tencent to launch international version of free 10TB storage service. New photo-sharing app coming soon to US (via Pando Daily)

By Hamish McKenzie On November 18, 2013Tencent, China’s largest Internet company, will release an international version of its 10TB cloud storage product next year, and within the coming weeks it’ll launch a new photo-sharing app in the US, according…

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The PlayStation 4 reliability complaints are skyrocketing

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The PlayStation 4 reliability complaints are skyrocketing (via Lazy Gamer)

So those lucky guys in America are coming up to their first week that the PlayStation 4 has been in retail and the early complaints about the systems lack of reliability don’t seem to be going away, in fact they appear to be gaining traction. There…

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Google prevails in long-running book digitization case

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Google prevails in long-running book digitization case (via AFP)

A US judge Thursday threw out a long-running challenge to Google’s massive book-scanning project in a decision that could transform copyright law in the digital age. Federal Judge Denny Chin dismissed the case which dates back to 2005, saying Google…

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Enterprise Software Market Accelerates

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Over the last few years, the global enterprise software market has experienced significant uncertainty, much of which has resulted from the ongoing turmoil in the Eurozone. However, it seems that there may now be some light on the horizon. According to a recent report by industry analyst IDC, there was an encouraging uptick in enterprise software sales globally in the first half of 2013 – with the analyst firm calling out a fledgling recovery in the Eurozone as a major contributing factor to the rise. [Read more…] about Enterprise Software Market Accelerates