Your cell phone is out of your control

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Here's the takeaway from the Carrier IQ fiasco: Mobile phone owners have no clue what data-gathering tools are running on their devices, and little ability to control them.
Tiny Carrier IQ's sudden jump into the national spotlight ignited widespread confusion and anger. The flap began late last month after Android developer Trevor Eckhart released a 17-minute YouTube video indicating that the little-known application was sending everything you do on your phone back to your carrier -- including what websites you visit, what your texts say and what keys you press.

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Carrier IQ and the carriers amplified the anxiety by staying relatively mum.

To continue reading click here: http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/28/technology/carrier_iq/index.htm

Dropbox adds auto-import from your camera

(WIRED) -- Dropbox is trying out a neat new feature that will give it magical Photo Stream-like abilities. Everybody's favorite cloud-storage app has added photo and video import.
In a new "Experimental Forum Build" of the app for Windows, Mac and Linux, photos and videos will be slurped up from any memory card or camera connected to the computer. These will then be sent spinning off to the DropBox servers, ready for access by all your other Dropbox-connected devices.
There have already been some well reasoned complaints over in the Dropbox forums. For instance, some people might take so many photos that they don't want them all clogging up their limited cloud storage. This feature also adds complexity to the Dropbox application itself, when it's already pretty easy to have a third-party app store selected photos inside your Dropbox folder.

To continue reading click here: http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/tech/mobile/dropbox-camera-auto-import/index.html

TUA Signs Agreement With Ministry of Production of Peru

Facebook vs. Google: The battle for the future of the Web

FORTUNE -- Paul Adams is one of Silicon Valley's most wanted. He's an intellectually minded product designer with square-framed glasses, a thick Irish accent, and a cult following of passionate techies. As one of Google's lead social researchers, he helped dream up the big idea behind the company's new social network, Google+: those flexible circles that let you group friends easily under monikers like "real friends" or "college buddies." He never got to help bring his concept to consumers, though. In a master talent grab last December, Facebook lured him 10 miles east to Palo Alto to help design social advertisements. On his blog, Adams explained, "Google values technology, not social science."

Click to continue reading: http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/03/technology/facebook_google_fight.fortune/index.htm

Obama announces help for student loan borrowers

By JIM KUHNHENN and KIMBERLY HEFLING

 

 

By JIM KUHNHENN and KIMBERLY HEFLING

Associated Press Writers

DENVER -- President Barack Obama recalled his struggles with student loan debt as he unveiled a plan Wednesday that could give millions of young people some relief on their payments. Speaking at the University of Colorado Denver, Obama said that he and his wife, Michelle, together owed more than $120,000 in law school debt that took nearly a decade to pay off. He said that sometimes he'd have to make monthly payments to multiple lenders, and the debt meant they were not only paying for their own degrees but saving for their daughters' college funds simultaneously.
"I've been in your shoes. We did not come from a wealthy family," Obama said to cheers.
Obama said it's never been more important to get a college education, but it's also never been more expensive. Obama said his plan will help not just individuals, but the nation, because graduates will have more money to spend on things like buying homes.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/26/2473466/obama-announces-help-for-student.html#ixzz1cMhHdw5V

Top 15 Highest Paying Certifications in the Technology Industry

According to recent salary surveys by ZDNET's Tech Republic organization, the following are the highest paying certifications to have in the technology industry.
Following each certification is the average annual salary being paid to individual responders that hold the certification. I have also listed training resources to learn more information about how to acquire each of the highest paying certifications.

1. PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)

With an average annual salary of $101,695, the PMP certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) organization tops the list of highest paying certifications for the current year.

2. PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Next highest on the list of highest paying certifications is PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). The average annual salary for CAPM holders that were surveyed is $101,103.

3. ITIL v2 - Foundations

With an annual average salary of $95,415 the ITIL v2 Foundations certification came up third on the list of highest paying certifications. ITIL stands for the IT Infrastructure Library. The ITIL certification is designed to show expertise in ITIL service support and service delivery.

4. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Coming in at a close 4th on the list of highest paying certifications is the Certified Information Systems Security Professional or CISSP certification from (ISC)2. The average annual reported salary was $94,018.

Click here for the complete list and article:
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/educationfortechcareers/tp/HighestCerts.htm

Reference: jobsearchtech

Energy innovation: From a garage to the Pentagon

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (CNNMoney) -- Spurred by a desire to save money and lives by reducing the number of vulnerable fuel convoys they depend on, the Marines last month invited 13 companies to their desert base to pitch them the latest in battlefield solar and fuel efficiency technology.

On display were contraptions in various stages of development -- everything from an advanced concentrated solar array that tracks the sun's movements to a box-like solar hot water heater and power generator.

With its deep pockets and penchant for cutting edge technology, the military is seen as a key customer in this space.
But looking around the proving ground, 150 miles east of Los Angeles, one element was noticeably missing: the big players in renewable energy. No Sharp, no General Electric, no SunPower.

Click to keep reading: http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/06/technology/military_renewables_companies/index.htm?hpt=te_bn2

Your phone bill can be a credit card -- but with some risks

Editor's note: Amy Gahran writes about mobile tech for CNN.com. She is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and media consultant whose blog, Contentious.com, explores how people communicate in the online age.

(CNN) -- Could your phone bill act like your credit card -- and should it?
Wireless carriers have begun offering that very option, expanding beyond already existing donations-via-text-message programs. But the consumer advocacy group Consumers Union is voicing serious concerns about the practice.
This month T-Mobile is rolling out its plan to let its customers buy digital content and services (such as games, magazines and more) through their mobile Web browser and charging them on their phone bill.
T-Mobile has offered this service, called direct carrier billing, since 2009 for apps purchased through Google's Android Market. But by expanding it to browser-based purchases, it's now becoming available to T-Mobile users on any type of Web-enabled mobile device -- potentially even feature phones.

Click to keep reading: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/08/10/direct.carrier.billing.gahran/index.html?hpt=te_bn4

Track your every calorie and footstep

With a bit of hardware, your iPhone can become your personal sleep coach.
Users wear Lark's lightweight wristband throughout the night. It gathers intel on how long it takes you to fall asleep, how many times you wake up, and other details about how soundly you're sleeping. The data is sent to Lark's iPhone app for your perusal. The wristband also serves as a silent alarm clock.
To develop the technology behind the service, Lark founder Julia Hu worked with a Harvard sleep expert and a professional sleep coach who helps NBA and Olympic athletes optimize their rest. The wristband and sleep tracker sells for $130. An extra $60 gets you the Lark Pro package, which includes a "Sleep Coach" app.

Click to keep reading:
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/technology/1108/gallery.body_hacking/?iid=HP_River

Congress gathering debt-crisis feedback via Facebook

As members of Congress navigate the shifting political sands of the debt-ceiling crisis, many of them are turning to a digital platform more associated with sharing personal updates and funny videos about cats: Facebook.
In recent days, lawmakers have swarmed the popular social network to post videos outlining their positions, conduct opinion polls, reach new constituents and ask for feedback.
"Over the past week, our team has seen a marked increase in the number of members of Congress speaking directly to constituents through their official Facebook pages," said Andrew Noyes, manager of public policy communications for Facebook.
The number of posts including video or radio snippets also has increased over the past week as lawmakers seek to engage their followers in new ways, Noyes added. As more members speak in front of C-SPAN's cameras, he said, "we fully expect to see the pace of these postings pick up."

Click to continue reading: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/07/29/congress.debt.facebook/index.html?hpt=te_bn6

How Design Software Will Shape Manufacturing's Future

Autodesk, a multinational software company based in San Rafael, California, makes 3-D design software used by everyone from automotive manufacturing giants to Hollywood studios. Now it is betting that those digital tools will have an increasingly powerful role in what happens on factory floors, enabling manufacturers to embrace more flexible strategies that deliver more customized products.
Buzz Kross, who heads the company's manufacturing industry group, says the manufacturers he works with see an opportunity in new technology at a time when they sense that the boom in outsourcing to China has run its course. "There have always been companies that differentiate based on their ability to manufacture most efficiently, and others based on design and invention—it's the difference between GM and Tesla," says Kross. "Now a lot of manufacturers are leaning more to the design model."

Click to keep reading:  http://www.technologyreview.com/business/37951/?p1=BI

E-books taking over?

At the end of the week, I’ll be moving west and writing about technology from The New York Times’s San Francisco bureau.
I’ve lived in New York City for 15 years, and over that time have amassed a lot of stuff. My personal belongings are strewn about the city, piled up in my apartment, stuffed into drawers at my office and stacked in a storage space in Brooklyn.
When it came time to pack for the big move, I was forced to cull what I could afford to send out to San Francisco from what I would have to throw away or give to friends. Most decisions were pretty simple; pots and pans, my bicycle and my Apple iPad would all make the trip. Old and now useless electronics and large furniture would stay. CLICK LINK BELOW TO CONTINUE READING:

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/paper-books-should-they-stay-or-should-they-go/?ref=technology

Do you know how much an MBA in Business Administration could earn you today?

According to the website payscale this are some of the careers you can have with an MBA and their average salary in today's economy. Click here for more careers:

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Degree=Master_of_Business_Administration_(MBA)/Salary

Senior Financial Analyst  $48,165 - $89,396

Marketing Director          $67,563 - $146,901

Financial Analyst             $30,000 - $52,375     

Solar Power Increase

As the population rises more stress in being put on our electricity grids. A concern that is now old yet insufficient actions have been put forth to fix the problem. Lets take a look at how New York is taking a step forward by considering solar power. Click on the link.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/25/technology/solar-new-york/index.htm?hpt=te_bn3

It is obvious that we must find other ways to get electricity. Wind power and solar energy are two of them.
See this video for an affordable idea with solar power.

As Predicted: Video game technology on the rise!

As we all know Apple has taken the lead in many areas of technology leaving Windows a bit behind in the race.  Yes, we are all tired of the constant viruses brought about by the low security features of Windows; however, they have taken the video game industry by storm with the introduction of the Xbox 360 and the Kinect system.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/21/technology/microsoft_earnings/index.htm?hpt=te_bn4

Some call it the end of an era, others call it just the beginning...

Just before dawn this Thursday we will see NASA's final shuttle voyage come to an end as it approaches it's return home. It is quite an amazement what technology has brought us to. As we speak NASA's scientist and engineers dream of a world on another planet. Scientist search the universe for a planet that can sustain life, and engineers put together blue prints for a galactic city to be built some time in the future.  At Technological University of America we to dream of the many students we will prepare and graduate for careers that will continue to build a future for the rest of humanity.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43803573/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Top Jobs for 2011: And The Winner is!!!!???

The number one spot in today's economy has been taken by Software Architect in the Information Technology sector. With a potential to earn up to $126,000 annually it ranked at number 1 out 100 for the year of 2011.  This shows how much Information Technology has grown in the past decade. Technology itself has taken on a whole new level. Check out this link for a complete list:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2010/snapshots/1.html

See what statistics have to say about this increasing sector:
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Information_Technology_(IT)_Consultant/Salary