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Tue January 31, 2012
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Cellular LTE technology will change the world

A Verizon LTE phone showing off its high bandwidth capability.
Myriam Joire / flickr.com

Do you love your smartphone but hate your service provider? LTE may change that.

This week on The Digital Future, Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson says new LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology will make a huge difference in our lives.

LTE should allow you to download data 30 times faster than current 3G technology. That's similar to the performance of wired Internet connections offered by cable or DSL.

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4:00am

Tue December 27, 2011
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Technology predictions for 2012

Amazon's first website, circa 1994. 2012 should be a great year for the Seattle-based company.
Amazon.com

2012 will be a big year for TV, voice recognition and Amazon.com.

Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson has issued his list of top 10 technology predictions for 2012.  He shares some of the highlights on The Digital Future with KPLU's Dave Meyer. 

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4:30am

Tue November 29, 2011
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Countering the cyber espionage threat from China and Russia

The cover of the cyber espionage report to Congress
Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive

It's official: China and Russia are the two biggest sources of cyber espionage attacks against the United States.

The Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive singled out those two nations in a recent report to Congress (coincidentally, it's been difficult to reach the counterintelligence website since the report came out and those links may not work).

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4:30am

Tue October 25, 2011
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A Merry Christmas for technology?

Apple's iPhone 4s will be one of the big hits of the holiday season.
Michael Nienaltowski / flickr.com

Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson is predicting the technology sector will end the year on a relatively high note. But, as he tells KPLU's Dave Meyer on The Digital Future, he's worried about the first quarter of 2012.

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4:30am

Tue September 27, 2011
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Tech-based security vs. liberty: The trade-offs in post-9/11 America

Security sign at the light rail station in Seattle's International District. 8/22/09
"sea turtle" / flickr.com

Although there were terrorism alerts, the 10th anniversary of 9/11 was a peaceful one, thanks in part to security measures developed by America’s high-tech companies.

Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson participated in the technology sector response to 9/11. This month on "The Digital Future," Mark and KPLU’s Dave Meyer talk about security technology and its impact on individual liberty.

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5:00am

Tue August 30, 2011
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Despite Apple's declarations, the PC is alive and well

Are smartphones, tablets and e-readers replacing the PC?
Jeremy Keith / flickr.com

Are we entering the "post PC era" envisioned by Apple's Steve Jobs? Or is it the "PC plus" era touted by Microsoft's Frank Shaw?

This month on "The Digital Future," Strategic News Service (SNS) publisher Mark Anderson tells KPLU's Dave Meyer that both sides are right ... and both sides are wrong.

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5:00am

Tue July 26, 2011
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Technology continues to lead the economy

PC sales growth may be slowing down, but sales of iPads and other tablets are booming.
Daniel Bogan / flickr.com

Economists say the recession ended in June, 2009, but for many of us, it’s hard to tell the difference. Unemployment remains high and the economy is growing slowly.

This month on "The Digital Future," Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson and KPLU’s Dave Meyer look at the bright spot of the economy:  the technology sector.

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5:30am

Tue June 28, 2011
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Cyber attacks are escalating

Mark Anderson (L) with Richard Marshall, the Department of Homeland Security's Director of Global Cyber Security Management, at the Future in Review conference in Laguna Beach, CA.  5/24/11
© 2011 Strategic News Service LLC

Remember when we used to call the Internet the "information superhighway"? Today, that highway is starting to resemble the route Mad Max traveled in The Road Warrior. You can't go out on it without inviting an attack. Hardly a week goes by without seeing news reports about another corporation being sabotaged by hackers ... Sony, Intel, Google, and Lockheed are some of the more high profile victims.

For consumers, the biggest cyber threat is identity theft and stolen credit card numbers. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. This month on The Digital Future, Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson looks at the huge increase in Advanced Persistent Threats: efforts by nation-states to steal information and technology.

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