The Samsung Gear VR gets strapped to your face to show a 96-degree field of view, if you can get over how weird you look to others. This infographic details the controls and different components on the Gear VR. (Credit: Samsung Mobile Press) … [Read more...]
Yahoo data quantifies Android usage
This infographic from Yahoo is tiny but shows some interesting data that they have learned from users of their Android app Yahoo Aviate Launcher. The app automatically adjusts with the time of day to provide shortcuts to the apps you are likely to want. A side benefit of having that information, they can aggregate it across users to find trends such as people launching the … [Read more...]
APIs in the world around you
APIs, or Application Program Interfaces, provide the means for different systems to communicate with each other. The API can limit the number of connections or queries and access to the data, which is good for the person hosting the data, and provide a standard means of communication for the developers trying to make something interesting out of the data. This only makes sense … [Read more...]
Symantec describes cyber-threats to SMBs
Symantec shared an infographic to summarize some of the risks presented to small and mid-size businesses when it comes to cyber-crime. It covers business risk, BYOD, and protecting websites and business data. (Credit: Symantec, via Inc.com) If you are interested in this kind of information, you may also be interested in Symantec's 2014 Internet Security Threat Report, … [Read more...]
How Facebook advertisers can target you [infographic]
Updated 06/21/17 This infographic might have been built to assist advertisers find their target audience but I think it also helps the everyday person understand how they are targeted and what privacy they could be giving up. I like to think of Facebook not as a "social advertising platform", but rather as the world's largest media channel married to the world's largest … [Read more...]