Monday
Mar162015

The Apple Beat: ResearchKit can revolutionize medical research

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It's been a week since Apple held a special event to reintroduce Apple Watch and launch new MacBooks. One game-changing revelation during that event was the introduction of the ResearchKit framework, which can help researchers gather and process information for clinical studies and cast a wider net using iPhones as research terminals.

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Monday
Mar162015

IBM X-Force: 1 billion records of personally identifiable information leaked in 2014

IBM’s X-Force Research and Development team just released its IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly, which found at least 1 billion records of personally identifiable information (PII) were leaked in 2014. The 2015 report, which highlights findings from the last quarter of 2014, cataloged more than 9,200 new security vulnerabilities affecting over 2,600 unique vendors, which represents a 9.8% increase over 2013 and is the highest single year total in the 18-year history of X-Force reporting.   

 

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Monday
Mar162015

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge coming to Canada in Gold Platinum

The latest Samsung Galaxy smartphones will be made available in gold platinum as well as black sapphire and pearl white colours. The Galaxy S6 line is available for preorder from various Canadian carriers.

Monday
Mar162015

BlackBerry Care Protection Plan gives BB10 users extended warranty

BlackBerry Care Protection Plan is a new affordable hardware protection plan offering extended coverage, including accidental damage from handling, on the BlackBerry Leap, BlackBerry Classic and BlackBerry Passport for customers in North America. 

"We know our BlackBerry users are productive mobile professionals who rely heavily on their smartphones to power them through the day," said Ron Louks, President of Devices and Emerging Solutions at BlackBerry.

"The BlackBerry Care Protection Plan gives our customers that extra confidence in knowing that repair costs are covered should they experience a mechanical or electrical failure or damage from a liquid spill or accidental drop. With convenient monthly payments, covering a device has never been easier, giving users peace of mind so that they can focus on what matters most - doing and achieving more." 

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