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Pebble, a hardware company, made the announcement on their Kickstarter page that, “due to various factors,” the company “could no longer operate as an independent entity” and had “made the tough decision to shut down the company” after Fitbit completed the purchase of some of Pebble’s assets. Pebble went on to admit that they would no longer be building hardware and cutting production of their wearable products. Of course, you have to take into account all of the devices that have already been sold. Pebble has claimed that the devices will continue to operate as intended for now, but these devices will go without critical software updates, making them vulnerable to all manners of online thre...

What is the cloud?The cloud is a ubiquitous form of computing that enables you to access and store data in an online, hosted environment. In the simplest terms, you are storing your data on someone else’s computer. Ideally, this computer or server is thoroughly managed and secure. You can access your information from anywhere, and resources can scale without a major investment in hardware on your end. This approach has proven to be of great benefit to many businesses. Utilizing a cloud solution can increase cost savings and mobile productivity. It also improves internal collaboration by providing access to a virtually endless supply of shared storage space. In most cases, cloud computing all...

The first of these, referred to by eBay as “One Time Password,” takes the second factor of two-factor authentication and turns it into a single factor. Rather than requiring account holders to remember a password, eBay will send a confirmation code to a user via SMS, which will keep the user logged in indefinitely after using that code to log in, regardless of whether the code was entered on a mobile device or desktop solution. Additionally, eBay is hard at work to allow account authentication through the Touch ID sensor found in newer Apple devices--also replacing the need to remember a password for those who use Apple products. In response to questions regarding eBay’s motivations to imple...

For many workers, driving to and from the office is a way of life. In view of this, many have commuted for so long that they can’t imagine life without this daily drive. Despite commuting being the norm, employers and employees alike will gain substantial benefits by ditching the practice altogether. Today’s technology puts this goal within reach.

When money is tight and you start feeling down about your financial situation, it’s important to keep the big picture in mind. This can be done by reviewing your net worth. Plus, if you go so far as to track your net worth, then you’ll constantly have this big picture before you. This will help you to worry less and allow you to better focus on your goals.