Call it the cyber-attack that never happened. A false alarm that sent the Economic Development Agency scrambling. When the dust settled, the EDA had spent half of its information technology budget - or nearly $3 million - destroying hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of perfectly functioning computer equipment. Talk about using up your resources...literally.

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This publication describes the various applications and the future possibilities of Near Field Communication in the mobile market.

This publication discusses the necessary factors involved in making the mass use of NFC technology a reality.

This publication focuses on the security risks of NFC technology. Also discussed are the methods being developed to mitigate these risks.

The authors of this publication describe the technology behind NFC, the various applications for NFC, and the devices that are currently, or have the potential to be, NFC enabled.

This publication outlines the various companies that are offering "mobile wallets" as a payment option. The authors describe Google and Visa as leading the industry as companies who are leading the way with NFC technology implementation. Also discussed is state of acquisitions between the major credit companies and competing mobile wallet platforms.

Theodore Berger, a biomedical engineer and neuroscientist at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, envisions a day in the not too distant future when a patient with severe memory loss can get help from an electronic implant. In people whose brains have suffered damage from Alzheimer's, stroke, or injury, disrupted neuronal networks often prevent long-term memories from forming.

Here's a cool new wearable tech gadget called the FitBit Flex. Designed for personal fitness tracking. It's a wristband that's tracks your steps and monitors sleep. You can sync your daily stats with an Android or iOS app. There are a lot of rumors about Apple's development of an iWatch, so more wrist gadgets could be released soon.