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 Who's watching you? Everyone!

If you are not paranoid, perhaps you should be. A new study by mobile security firm Lookout, Inc. shows that there are a number of smart phone applications, for both Android based and the iPhone OS, that extracts sensitive data from your smart device and sends it off to others without your knowledge let alone your permission. Being just careful to load applications you trust may not be enough. You may not know who you can trust and who you should not. Facebook recently acknowledged that they have exposed the information of more than 100 million subscribers, and the total may be far more.

iPad Making Inroads with Corporate America

For a long as I can remember, which is a very long time, Apple has been the step-child of corporate technology. Often relegated to those "strange people" in marketing or engineering, Apple products where never seen as business tools.  But, it seems the iPad may be changing that. From banks to retail, iPad's are entering the business world with a bank. I think there are a number of applications, besides just having fun, where the iPad can be useful. First, understand that it is NOT a PC, and it is not a Smartphone. It is something else. If you are considering purchasing an iPad, or have one and want to know what great business apps are available, read the rest of my article.

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