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From web design to marketing, IoT to bitcoin – there’s a meetup for almost everyone in the Triangle

Scores of organizations hold regular meetups across the Triangle. Here is the latest list. While you’re at it, be sure to check our interactive calendar and this week’s preview of upcoming events. The column is split into multiple parts: January events in the Triangle. January events in other regions

Popular PDF software developer suffers major data breach – reset your password now

Foxit Software, the company behind PDF reader Foxit Reader and PDF editor PhantomPDF, is forcing users to reset their password after it suffered a data breach. The software developer has not revealed a great deal about the nature of the security incident, and has been somewhat vague about when it took

Bitdefender BOX – Must have protection for your smart gadgets

Gone are the days where we used antivirus and it provided protection only to the device it was installed on. Its scope is very limited. Today we use a number of internet connected devices such as laptops, smartphones, smart TVs, smart locks, webcams, and gaming consoles. Bitdefender

An Ode to Mobile Preference – Operating Systems

Thanks to the penetration of data across Indian borders, cheaper smartphones availability and mobile internet plans, the nation’s mobile market has been on a constant rise. According to an EY report, the number of smartphone users in India will reach 650 million whereas the monthly data consumption

10 Topmost Web Design & Development Companies in Chennai – 2019 [Updated List!]

Have you a demand in designing a Website that is economical in cost and high-end in technology? Then we have an enumerated list of companies that produces some of the visually appealing websites for businesses. These companies are located in Chennai and are equipped with the right

‘I was hacked’ – feeble excuse or real threat on social media?

Every so often somebody embroiled in a firestorm over a jarring social media post responds with three words – “I was hacked.” But how easy is it to “hack” a social media account? Take‚ for example‚ a recent racist and homophobic tweet directed at Somizi‚ which unleashed

Five gadgets and bits of gear for work and play – start pestering your boss for them now

Whatever people say about the importance of work-life balance, most of us living in big cities spend a significant part of our lives at our jobs. But all work and no play may actually reduce productivity, so here are five gadgets and items of gear that not

This Chinese journalist’s priceless eye-roll has taken the Internet by storm – and now she’s social media’s latest accidental celebrity

An exasperated journalist unknowingly stole the show when her eye-rolling at a fellow reporter was broadcasted live and went viral on social media. A seemingly trivial moment during a media conference of the 13th National People’s Congress has shown that actions indeed speak louder than words after

Social media can be the workers’ voice – but is it loud enough?

Coming as it did the day after the governor of the Reserve Bank, Philip Lowe, told an audience of economists that average earnings for Australian workers were growing at the lowest level since the 1960s, the win by the AMWU against the company behind Streets ice-creams this week was a good

5 Android apps you shouldn’t miss this week! – Android Apps Weekly

Welcome to the 201st edition of Android Apps Weekly! Here are your headlines from the last week: Google Duo passed the 100 million downloads mark this week. Google announced that the app has doubled its user base as well. We know it’s not the most popular video chat