Mobile data traffic, generated by smart phones, feature phones and tablets will approach almost 197,000 PB (Petabytes) by 2019, equivalent to over 10 billion Blu-ray movies, according to Juniper Research (www.juniperrsearch.com).
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Apple has updated the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display with the new Force Touch trackpad, faster flash storage, longer battery life and faster discrete graphics. The company also introduced a new $1,999 configuration of the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, quad-core processors and AMD graphics, and lowered the price of the top-end iMac with Retina 5K display to $2,299.
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PowerSkin’s (www.power-skin.com) US$49.99 PoP’n is a hybrid case and battery pack that provides power, style and protection for an iPhone (5, 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus).
Press the PoP’n right onto the back of a smooth surfaced smartphone or case, charge the phone up, pull PoP’n off and you’re ready to go. It boasts patented dual suction adhering technology to stick right onto the back of smartphones.
Read MoreA survey by Absolute Software Corp. (www.absolute.com) — which specializes in endpoint security and management solutions for computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones — says Millennials prove to be a greater risk to data security as compared to other user categories.
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Spike Software (www.spikesoft.net) has updated Audio Switcher 2.5.5, a maintenance update to its menubar applet utility for Mac OS X.
Audio Switcher allows you to control your input and output devices from login until shutdown. The app supports a wide range of devices, including USB audio devices, Apple’s Thunderbolt monitors, AirPlay devices, along with Firewire devices as well as the built-in audio hardware of your Mac desktop or laptop. Version 2.5.5 sports a resized menu bar icon.
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