Bribespot: Reporting Corruption Via Mobile App and Map

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Bribespot: Reporting Corruption Via Mobile App and Map

Bribespot is a mobile app for Android that allows people to submit reports of corruption and bribes. People can also submit reports on a website and instances are plotted on a map using Google maps API.

In March 2011, Artas Bartas and a team of people from Estonia, Finland, and Lithuania developed the app at Garage48, an event where participants try to pitch and develop an app within 48 hours. Bartas is familiar with issues of corruption; prior to Bribespot, he worked for the UN development program coordinating anti-corruption projects. And, unfortunately, there is demand for an app like Bribespot. Read more...

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Mobile Learning Toolkit

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Author:

Parker, Jenni

Publication Date:

Jul 2011

Publication Type:

Report/White paper

Abstract:

The mobile learning toolkit is the result of research into mobile phone use and user needs within the African context, however it has been developed for use in all developing contexts. It is intended as a “trainer’s toolkit” that can help deliver a wide range of training activities both inside and outside of the classroom.

INCREDIBLE iPhone 5 concept video

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Check out this truly amazing iPhone 5 concept video from the Aatma Studio team.

Now unfortunately it’s NOT REAL, but what an incredible phone it would be, holographic display, laser keyboard AND super sleek and thin to boot.

Let’s just hope this is what the iPhone 9 will look like…

Via Aatma Studio.

Discrete USB drive disguises as a bag charm

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We love this small USB drive, which is discrete enough to be confused for a bag charm, making it ideal for hiding away important documents. Its gold clip also means it’s never going to get misplaced, which is often how many of these incredibly small devices lose their lives!

Usually I’m not too keen on studded accessories, but I’ll make an exception for this subtle, multi-functional little gadget from Cameo Nouveau.

Available for $45. Read more...

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Next to cyberattacks, well-meaning insiders pose greatest security risk

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Businesses are concerned about security, but which are the biggest and what are their strategies. Symantec explores these questions in their 2011 State of Security Survey.

Symantec commissioned Applied Research to conduct the survey in April and May of 2011. Thirty-three hundred organizations worldwide, across a range of industries and sized from 5 employees to many thousands were surveyed. Sixty-five percent of the organizations had 500 or more employees, weighing the survey heavily towards large organizations in terms of total seats. Read more...

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Finally, Samsung Galaxy S II is here

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For months Apple has been firing off patent lawsuits against Samsung’s newest smartphone and tablet. Despite this barrage of mortar fire, early this evening Samsung landed the Galaxy S II on these shores.

The smartphone many reviewers are calling the “iPhone 5 killer” debuts ahead of Apple’s next-gen handset. If you’re on AT&T, Samsung’s beaut can be yours on September 18. Sprint subscribers can grab the smartphone two days earlier. Read more...

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Dell wants to find ‘America’s favorite small business’ [sponsored]

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There are nearly 27.3 million small business in the United States — the majority farms or sole-proprietorships, which have no payroll employees, according to the US Census Bureau. There are 5.9 million small businesses with payrolls, and 3.62 million employ fewer than five people. Are you one of them? Read more...

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Bathboard saves a LOT of space

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Your bath is probably the thing you’d least expect to be able to squash away and make more compact, but the Bathboard has been specially designed to save you a lot of space as it folds away neatly onto your wall.

Inker Linker helps you find the right printer

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Unless you’re a designer you might not ever need a specialist printer, but if you have a certain project in mind, maybe an invite to an event or a photo book for a birthday present, then you’ll probably turn to the internet to find the service you need.

However, it can be really hard to find a printer that’s going to get the results you want, which is why illustrator Jessica Hische set up a very handy website called Inker Linker, an online service which finds the right kind of printer for your specific needs. Read more...

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Anti-Malware 6 beta is 450% faster

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Austrian security company Emsisoft has launched a public beta test of Anti-Malware 6, its flagship antivirus tool. And the focus this time around has clearly been performance, with the company claiming a new multi-core optimised scanning engine is on average 450-percent faster than the previous version.

The next benefit comes from a new scheme for identifying trustworthy files. These then don’t have to be scanned in the future unless they’ve changed, providing another speed boost. And, the company claims, further optimizations have “drastically” reduced Anti-Malware’s impact on the boot process. Read more...

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