Consumer Electronics

PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- PARC, a Xerox company today announced PARC Research Fellow Van Jacobson's inaugural induction to the Internet Society's Internet Hall of Fame. Jacobson joined PARC in 2006 to lead the Content-Centric Networking (CCN) program. The Internet Society, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, honored Jacobson as one of the landmark "Innovators" who made outstanding technological, commercial, or policy advances and helped expand the Internet's reach. Others honored in the first annual Internet Hall of Fame include Vint Cerf and Tim Berners-Lee. "It's a great honor to be recognized by the Internet Society, and I'm humbled to be included with such distinguished company," Jacobson said. "We're proud of Van's incredible contributions to the development of the Internet, and are especially pleased to have his leadership a... (more)

Samsung Unveils Three SMART Camera NX Models for U.S. Market – For Spectacular Image Quality and Instant Photo Sharing at Any Skill Level

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, announced the pricing and U.S. retail availability of three SMART compact system cameras (CSC) with built-in Wi-Fi – the eye catching NX1000, the versatile NX210 and the top-of-the-line NX20. With SMART features, the NX1000, NX210 and NX20 can connect to wireless networks without any additional cards or devices, making it seamless to share and store photos directly from the camera. All three new Samsung NX cameras offer exceptional image quality and are designed for users with ... (more)

Mobile Marketing News Weekly

The Mobile Marketing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile marketing that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Global mobile location-based advertising and marketing revenues will soar to almost €5 billion ($6.47 billion) by 2016 and account for close to 3... (more)

Silicon Image to Present at the 13th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference

Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIMG), a leading provider of wireless and wired HD connectivity solutions, today announced that Camillo Martino, chief executive officer, and Noland Granberry, chief financial officer, will present at the 13th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California. The Silicon Image presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 p.m. EDT) and will be webcast live. Interested parties can access the webcast on the Silicon Image investor relations website at http://ir... (more)

Why You DO Need a Firewall

Why You DO Need a Firewall By: Tom Kopchak This week, our office came across an article by Roger A. Grimes entitled “Why you don’t need a firewall”. As a security professional working for a company whose responsibilities include firewall management, I found the article to be extremely shortsighted, and borderline offensive. Normally, I’d encourage you to read the article in question, but your time is most certainly better spent doing nearly anything else. I would highly recommend learning home dentistry as a suitable alternative activity. Grimes argues that firewalls are becoming... (more)