Articles Posted on 11 August 2008
Hot property in Russia - the iPhone
News Security
It seems that people in Russia are no longer asking their Western colleagues to bring branded jeans, rock CDs and other items of decadence with them on their visits - the hot property is, now, according to Fox News, the Apple...
EFF to appeal over Defcon subway presentation legal block
News Security
Quite interested to read over the weekend that the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is to appeal an injunction against its planned Defcon convention presentation late last week, which would have published "detailed...
Steve Jobs Confirms App Store Kill Switch, 60 Million Apps barrier shattered
News Mobile & Telco
The Wall Street Journal bestowed a few interesting tid-bits about the success of Apple's iPhone App Store which is a virtual marketplace for iPhone-only applications Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, confirmed that Apple has been...
Russia Takes To Cyberspace in War Against Georgia
News Security
The ex Soviet republic of Georgia has accused its former ruler, Russia, of launching an all-out attack on the country's most important web properties including its government websites. In a scenario that looks chillingly similar...
Oracle Introduces Virtual Machine Templates To Speed Up Deployment
News Hardware
Last week's Linuxworld saw the launch of oracle's Virtual Machine Templating technology which a time-saving approach to deploying a fully configured software stack. This provides pre-installed and pre-configured images of...
Jointech's £50 Windows Laptop Copies Asus EEE PC notebook
News Software
£50 is the right price for a laptop according to Hongkong base Jointech as it prepares to release the JL7100 for USD 99; however, price is not its only highlight. The JL7100 also comes loaded with Windows CE 5.0 operating...
Video of Android Powered HTC Dream Appears on Youtube
News Hardware
A video has been posted on Google's owned Youtube which apparently shows the forthcoming HTC (High Tech Computer) Dream which has been pre-announced in November last year. The 42 second video is quite blurry and appears to be out...
Beware of Facebook's Jester Malware Warns Security Firm
News Security
Users of popular social networking website Facebook are facing yet another malware attack as security firm Sophos exposed video downloads message as potential vectors of infection. The video prompt pops on the user's Facebook...
BBC Apologies Profusely Over Loss Of Children's Personal Data
News Security
The loss of a tiny memory stick forced the BBC to issue an embarrassing apology to 250 children whose personal details were on the storage device. The group was part of a food programme, called Gastronauts, and aimed at young...
New rogue security product: Internet-antivirus
News Security
Typical fake scan page (and notice the fake system tray message, actually in the browser). Almost non-existent detection by existing antivirus engines on this one…Supporting sites: ia-scanner comia-license com...
Information design
News Hardware
Information design has been defined as the art and science of preparing information so that it can be used by human beings with efficiency and effectiveness. Information design has its origins as a subset of, or synonym for...
Google's Billon Dollar Stake In AOL Loses Value
News Security
Google struck what appears to be a sensible deal back in 2006 when it purchased a 5 percent stake in AOL for one billion dollar valuing ISP and content publisher AOL at USD 20 billion. Now in a filing with the SEC, Google has...
Information architecture (IA)
News Hardware
It is the art of expressing a model or concept of information used in activities that require explicit details of complex systems. Among these activities are library systems, web development, user interactions, database...
New iPods and Macbooks To Appear In September Posits Analyst
News Hardware
Rumour mills are agog with speculation that Apple’s is preparing to unveil a new product this fall. Apple is to remodel its iPod line, and to bring upon modifications in its notebook series MacBook and MacBook Pro, an...
Teenager gets damages reduced after copyright ignorance claim
News Security
A 16-year-old girl has successfully argued that she was too young to understand that her copyright-infringing downloading of music was unlawful. A US court said she will only have to pay $200 per song downloaded instead of the...
Sony Ericsson's Mid-range T700 Phone Ups Camera Resolution, Targets Fashionistas
News Mobile & Telco
Sony is all set to roll out its trendy mobile handset, T700, for UK market, somewhere in the first quarter of the next year, replacing the T610. Unsurprisingly, T700 is 10 mm thin, and comes with a 3.0 megapixel camera and...
Apple Patent Reveals Future Remote iTunes Application
News Mobile & Telco
Apple has filed a patent application for a way that will facilitate content streaming to its iTunes applications remotely. This move would allow its users to access their video and audio contents anywhere using internet; as of...
Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 Smartphone Lands in UK; Available At A Price
News Mobile & Telco
UK customers can now order the fully loaded Xperia X1 from Sony Ericsson, on a pre pay basis, and the phone will be delivered free on launch day.The chunky slider phone from Sony has all the ingredients to entice mobile freaks;...
Nikon's new P6000 Marks Debut of Photo Geo-Tagging Onboard
News Hardware
Nikon has launched the successor to its P5000 camera in form of P6000The new 13.5 megapixel snapper consists of built-in GPS, which help its users in locating the place where the photograph was actually taken, through Geo-tagging...
Desktop security does not equal data security
News Security
I tend to associate Consumer Reports more with great consumer product reviews that include nice Harvey Ball charts than I do with security stats. But this month's issue includes their annual State of the Net survey with...
Business Continuity Commitment – Top Down, Bottom Up!
News Hardware
There are two things that are almost guaranteed to scupper the business continuity Planning process from the outset. The first is a lack of senior management commitment. The second is a lack of commitment from the business users....
Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor, £149.99 delivered
News Hardware
Deeper dark tones and brighter light tones are achieved by the 8000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, creating lifelike images with precision and clarity. Images are displayed with an intensity that enhances both enjoyment and emotional...
Apple Certified Refurbished MacBook Air, £999
News Hardware
MacBook Air is ultrathin, ultraportable, and ultra unlike anything else. But you don’t lose inches and pounds overnight. It’s the result of rethinking conventions. Of multiple wireless innovations. And of...
