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Scammers using fake copyright infringement notices for profit
Submitted Thursday, September 02, 2010 @ 11:19 AM
arstechnica.com -- HADOPI, meet the internautes. The French "high authority" that oversees the country's three strikes anti-P2P file-sharing campaign is now being used by spammers and scammers who attempt to trick people out of their cash by accusing them of copyright violations. See the complete story here.
Memristor revolution backed by HP
Submitted Thursday, September 02, 2010 @ 11:12 AM
HP company information - ( HP News )
bbc.co.uk -- Electronics giant HP has joined the world's second-largest memory chip maker Hynix to manufacture a novel member of the electronics family.
The deal will see "memristors" - first demonstrated by HP in 2006 - mass produced for the first time. See the complete story here.
New Remote Flaw in Apple QuickTime Bypasses ASLR and DEP
Submitted Thursday, September 02, 2010 @ 11:01 AM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
threatpost.com -- A Spanish security researcher has discovered a new vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime software that can be used to bypass both ASLR and DEP on current versions of Windows and give an attacker control of a remote PC. The flaw apparently results from a parameter from an older version of QuickTime that was left in the code by mistake. See the complete story here.
Advances Offer Path to Further Shrink Computer Chips
Submitted Thursday, September 02, 2010 @ 10:57 AM
nytimes.com -- Scientists at Rice University and Hewlett-Packard are reporting this week that they can overcome a fundamental barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory that has been the basis for the consumer electronics revolution.
In recent years the limits of physics and finance faced by chip makers had loomed so large that experts feared a slowdown in the pace of miniaturization that would act like a brake on the ability to pack ever more power into ever smaller devices like laptops, smartphones and digital cameras. See the complete story here.
Snoop Dogg Joins the War on Cybercrime
Submitted Thursday, September 02, 2010 @ 10:51 AM
Norton company information - ( Norton News )
securityweek.com -- Think you can bust out some silly fresh rhymes on the subjects of hacking, identity theft and computer viruses?
In a somewhat untraditional partnership, Snoop Dogg and Symantec’s Norton want you to show off your lyrical skills on the subject of cybercrime and enter the "Hack is Wack" cybercrime rap contest.Snoop Dogg and Norton
The contest, which runs through Sept. 30, 2010, asks participants to create and upload a two-minute rap video at www.HackIsWack.com. See the complete story here.
India now targeting Google & Skype
Submitted Thursday, September 02, 2010 @ 10:47 AM
Google company information - ( Google News )
skunkpost.com -- India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
"People who operate communication services in India should (install a) server in India as well as make available access to law enforcement agencies," Home Secretary G.K. Pillai told reporters. "That has been made clear to RIM of BlackBerry but also to other companies.". See the complete story here.
Cisco buys Arch Rock in smart-grid push
Submitted Thursday, September 02, 2010 @ 10:40 AM
Cisco company information - ( Cisco News )
news.cnet.com -- Cisco Systems on Thursday said it intends to acquire wireless sensor maker Arch Rock, a move that beefs up Cisco's smart-grid and data center businesses.
San Francisco-based Arch Rock makes a system for collecting information from mesh networks of IP-based wireless sensors, routers, and servers. Its sensors are placed in data centers and buildings to monitor heat and other environmental conditions to optimize cooling and improve the overall energy efficiency. See the complete story here.
AMD says goodbye to the ATI brand
Submitted Wednesday, September 01, 2010 @ 02:33 PM
AMD company information - ( AMD News )
ATI company information - ( ATI News )
businessweek.com -- Advanced Micro Devices on Monday said it will remove the ATI name from its products by the end of the year, killing a brand name synonymous with graphics enthusiasts for 25 years. See the complete story here.
Facebook 'Places' Service Adds Location-Based Features
Submitted Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 01:39 AM
pcworld.com -- Palo Alto, CA--Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced the company's latest creation, a foray into the world of location-based services called Facebook Places.
"This is going to be a really fun and interesting summer," said Zuckerberg at the start of the evening. "We've got a lot of new products coming out." The first of these new products--Places--is a smartphone-based service that takes on much of the functionality provided by existing services such as Foursquare and Yelp. See the complete story here.
Asian Computer Shipments Signal Extended Consumer Spending Sl...
Submitted Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 01:36 AM
bloomberg.com -- For signs of the flagging health of U.S. consumer spending, look no further than Taiwan.
At Taipei-based Acer Inc., the world’s second-largest maker of computers, sales plunged 38 percent in July from a year earlier. Micro-Star International Co., a maker of boards that connect computer components, recorded a 15 percent drop. See the complete story here.
Facebook loophole reveals names, pictures with sign-on errors
Submitted Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 01:19 AM
zdnet.com -- It looks like there’s yet another little bug that compromises the privacy of Facebook users - all 500 million of them - and it doesn’t matter how a user has set the account’s privacy settings.
The bug can be found in the error page that comes when a user attempts to sign in but types in the wrong password. The system automatically populates the error page with that user’s first and last names, along with the profile picture, and gives the user the chance to re-enter the password. See the complete story here.
World record data density for ferroelectric recording
Submitted Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 01:18 AM
physorg.com -- Scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have recorded data at a density of 4 trillion bits per square inch, which is a world record for the experimental "ferroelectric" data storage method. As described the journal Applied Physics Letters, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, this density is about eight times the density of today's most advanced magnetic hard-disk drives.
The data-recording device scans a tiny cantilever tip that rides in contact with the surface of a ferroelectric material. To write data, an electric pulse is sent through the tip, changing the electric polarization and nonlinear dielectric constant of a tiny circular spot in the substrate beneath. To read data, the same tip detects the variations in nonlinear dielectric constant in the altered regions. See the complete story here.
Five billionth device about to plug into Internet
Submitted Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 01:15 AM
networkworld.com -- Sometime this month, the 5 billionth device will plug into the Internet. And in 10 years, that number will grow by more than a factor of four, according to IMS Research, which tracks the installed base of equipment that can access the Internet. See the complete story here.
Google To Acquire Like.com After Leaving Them At The Altar In...
Submitted Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 01:11 AM
Google company information - ( Google News )
techcrunch.com -- In late 2005 Google was on the verge of acquiring a company called Riya – the first real attempt at image facial recognition and tagging for consumers. Google eventually walked away from Riya, and the company trudged on.
In 2009 the Riya product was shut down, but the company had already refocused its efforts on ecommerce – using the Riya core technology to let people search visually by seeing images that are similar to other images. Like.com was born. And they raised nearly $50 million in venture capital since 2006 and has revenue in the $50 million/year range. See the complete story here.
'Most Dangerous Trojan Virus Ever' Steals Over $1 Million
Submitted Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 01:08 AM
digitaltrends.com -- The Zeus Trojan, called the “most dangerous virus ever created” has stolen £675,000 from a British financial institution, and it isn’t done yet.
It is like the plot of a Hollywood movie, only the bad guys are definitely winning so far. Earlier this week, the internet security group M86 uncovered a Trojan virus targeting an unnamed financial institution in the UK. The “Zeus Trojan” has already siphoned off over $1 million from over 3,000 British customers between July 5 and August 4, and it shows no signs of stopping. See the complete story here.
Apple starts first-gen iPod nano swap program in Japan
Submitted Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 01:05 AM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
ipodnn.com -- Apple in following regulator orders has started an iPod nano replacement program in Japan. Those who bought the first-generation MP3 player between its launch in September 2005 and its exit in September 2006 can get the device replaced if it overheats. The issue is blamed on possible problems with battery manufacturers. See the complete story here.
Millions of routers vulnerable to new version of old attack
Submitted Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 03:02 PM
Belkin company information - ( Belkin News )
arstechnica.com -- A presentation due to be shown at the Black Hat security conference at the end of the month will show that many of the routers used for residential internet connections are vulnerable to attack by hackers. The attacks would allow traffic to be redirected and intercepted, in addition to giving hackers access to victims' local networks.
The title of the presentation, "How to Hack Millions of Routers," gives a clear indication of the scale of the potential issues. Popular router models from Netgear, Linksys, and Belkin were found to be vulnerable, including models used for Verizon's FIOS and DSL services, as were widely-used third-party firmwares such as DD-WRT and OpenWrt. About half the routers tested did not appear to be vulnerable. See the complete story here.
Lost Crown: Apple No Longer Worth More Than Microsoft
Submitted Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 03:01 PM
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
thenextweb.com -- Investors are listening to the ongoing iPhone 4 signal debacle, and are trading accordingly. For the first time since late May, Apple is worth less than Microsoft on the public market.
When Apple’s market capitalization surged past Microsoft’s earlier this year, many heralded it as the second coming of Jobs and the end of the Microsoft era. Instead, with the company’s recent problems combined with this slip in share price, Apple’s dependence on the continued strength of a small handful of products has been laid bare. See the complete story here.
Windows token kidnapping returns to haunt Microsoft
Submitted Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 02:57 PM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
zdnet.com -- Microsoft’s problems with Token Kidnapping on the Windows platform aren’t going away anytime soon.
More than a year after Microsoft issued a patch to cover privilege escalation issues that could lead to complete system takeover, a security researcher plans to use the Black Hat conference spotlight to expose new design mistakes and security issues that can be exploited to elevate privileges on all Windows versions including the brand new Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7. See the complete story here.
RIM, HTC, Nokia want no part of Apple's "self-made debacle"
Submitted Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 02:55 PM
Nokia company information - ( Nokia News )
Apple company information - ( Apple News )
arstechnica.com -- Are antenna grip problems universal among smartphones? Even if they are, handset makers RIM, Nokia, and HTC are not happy with Apple for insinuating that the iPhone 4 isn't alone in suffering from signal loss when gripped in a certain way. See the complete story here.
Nokia Siemens To Buy Motorola Unit For $1.2B
Submitted Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 02:53 PM
Nokia company information - ( Nokia News )
Siemens company information - ( Siemens News )
informationweek.com -- After several months of failing to break itself up, Motorola finally succeeded Monday as it sold off most of its mobile network infrastructure unit for $1.2 billion to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN).
The deal gives Nokia -- the world's leading supplier of mobile handsets -- an invigorated entrance to the U.S. market where it has lagged far behind other handset suppliers. See the complete story here.
HP files for “Palmpad” trademark
Submitted Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 02:52 PM
HP company information - ( HP News )
crunchgear.com -- A short time ago, HP applied to the USPTO for a trademark. “Palmpad.” I can’t be the only one who just gets a good feeling from this.
We knew that HP was going to get their money’s worth from Palm when they nixed their Android plans and downplayed their Windows 7 tablet. While reports still have them making the latter in at least some form, statements from HP and Palm indicate that webOS is going to be the focus for HP’s portable computer business. See the complete story here.
Amazon: Kindle Books Now Outselling Hardcovers
Submitted Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 02:51 PM
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E-books have hit a significant milestone. In each of the last three months, Amazon reports that sales of books for Kindle have outpaced the sale of hardcover books, and that growth is only accelerating.
In a statement, Amazon says that, “over the past three months, for every 100 hardcover books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 143 Kindle books. Over the past month, for every 100 hardcover books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 180 Kindle books.”. See the complete story here.
PC Rebound Continues With Growth Over 22% Despite Mixed Econo...
Submitted Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 02:26 AM
idc.com -- Despite rising worries over sovereign debt and the pace of economic recovery, the global PC market grew 22.4% in the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10), in-line with forecasted growth of 22.9%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The market in EMEA remained remarkably strong – benefiting from some recovery as well as commercial replacements – while growth in the United States and Asia/Pacific was slightly behind projections.
On a worldwide basis, Desktop PC shipments exceeded expectations, helping to confirm signs that businesses are moving ahead with replacements, while Portable PC sales trailed forecast estimates, reflecting the effects of a thus-far jobless recovery on consumer spending. See the complete story here.
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