That Fake App Just Stole Your ID

Ryan loved tweaking photos on his Android phone.

He’d heard rave reviews from his friends with iPhones about Prisma, a new iOS app for image editing.  So when he heard Prisma would soon be released for Android, he logged in to the Google Play Store to see if it was there yet.

To his surprise, he found one that looked just like what his friends were describing.  Delighted, he downloaded and started using it. Meanwhile, the app—a fake—was busy installing a Trojan horse on his phone.

Help Us Out And We’ll Give You A Brand-New Kindle Fire For Your Trouble 

We love having you as a customer and, quite honestly, wish we had more like you!  So instead of just wishing, we’ve decided to hold a special “refer a friend” event during the month of February.

Simply refer any company with 15 or more computers to our office to receive a FREE Computer Network Assessment (a $397 value).  Once we’ve completed our initial appointment with your referral, we’ll rush YOU a free Kindle Fire of your choice as a thank-you (or donate $100 to your favorite charity … your choice!).  Simply call us at 404-975-4030 or e-mail us at jack@zanacore.com with your referral’s name and contact information today!

Smart Closing Technique, Step 2

Let’s say you’re closing a deal and you’ve already taken the first step: you’ve summarized the client’s underlying need...

Now you’re ready for Step 2:  Say what you plan to do.

Describe exactly what you’ll do to help the client successfully satisfy their underlying need.  Even smart people worry about putting themselves out there by offering a plan.  

Your phone may be spying on you, warns Edward Snowden

While TV is a medium you watch, the Internet is a medium that watches you, as you watch... For example, intelligence agencies—or anyone else, for that matter—can run a nifty little piece of malware called “Nosey Smurf” on your phone to listen in on everything going on all around you.  And it’s not just phones.  Internet-enabled devices—from Amazon’s Echo to your new toaster—can have “ears,” waiting for your command…

This simple, 30-second breathing exercise wakes you up like a cup of coffee

Whether you skip caffeine to get a better night’s rest, or just wake up slowly, here’s a quick way to activate your brain and give yourself an energy boost.  It can help you beat that mid-afternoon slump, or to just get going in the morning.  If you’re doing it in the office, find a quiet place, like an unused corner or stairwell.  

Shiny New Gadget Of The Month: Mevo Puts You In The Director’s Chair

A single static video camera can make for some pretty boring storytelling...but who’s got multiple cameras, a crew to run them and a team of editors?

Well, now your videos can look like you have an entire crew behind the scenes, with Mevo. Mevo is a new type of video camera and app that lets you shoot and edit multiple video shots on the fly, all while recording and/or livestreaming.

No bigger than a water bottle when folded, this “personal drone” is packed with features

DJI’s new “pro-sumer” drone, the Mavic Pro, crams lots of excitement into its compact size. Unlike other, more confusing foldable drones, it’s a snap to fold or unfold.  Yet, at $999, including a light yet rugged remote, it’s not just a toy.  The Mavic Pro can climb at 16.4 feet per second up to 1,640 feet ...

Uh-oh…these AI machines just created their own secret language. And they’re probably talking about us right now…

Well, sort of.  And the last part is certainly not true.  As far as we know... Google’s AI team recently ran across something curious.  Back in September, Google announced its Neural Machine Translation system had gone live.  Using deep learning, it improves translation from one language to another.  But the AI guys decided to take it a step further.