Articles Posted on 09 February 2009
Here comes the Ask Toolbar again
News Security
In a trend that is increasingly popular, Symantec will be bundling a version of the Ask Toolbar with the upcoming release of Norton 360. This will add to the plethora of toolbars already on...
Amazon Launches Slimmer Kindle 2 eBook Reader
News Mobile & Telco
E-tailer Amazon has released an updated version of its eBook reader, called the Kindle 2, for a rather expensive $359; a price justified, apparently, by a number of upgrades and an exclusive novella from thriller demigod, Stephen...
Botnet controllers for sale
News Security
I recently blogged about was a design agency promoting its work on malware. Now, we see a development shop boasting about its work on malware.Sniffing around an iframedollars trojan, we saw a GET request to promake.me. This...
Kaspersky responds
News Security
We confirm that the vulnerability existed in the new version of usa.kaspersky.com/support. We analyzed the log files and found requests with SQL injection. There were several attackers with IP addresses from Romanian ISPs. The...
ITN Launches Free Video iPhone App
News Mobile & Telco
News production company ITN has released a video application for the Apple iPhone and the iPod touch which will allow news, sport and entertainment snippets to be viewed on Apple's multimedia devices for free; it can be...
BT Provides Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Service To Businesses
News Hardware
Telecommunications behemoth BT has announced that it will allow its business customers to offer free Wi-Fi to their visitors simply by updating their BT Business Total Broadband Hub, something that should take only a few...
3 And Vodafone Merge Telecoms' Operations Down Under, UK Next?
News Mobile & Telco
Hutchinson Whampoa, the parent company of 3, and Vodafone, have announced that they will combine their business in Australia to compete more effectively with rivals Optus and Telstra which have grown up to become major threats...
Recession Could Be Causing Upsurge In UK Data Losses
News Security
While recession is taking its toll over almost every part of the industry these days, there has been a notable surge in data losses by both private and public companies, with an average one data breach a day been brought to the...
Kasperky's US Website Hacked Thanks To SQL Flaw
News Security
In what seems to be an embarrassing incident, hackers purported to have exposed a crucial flaw in the website of the renowned security provider Kaspersky that could have resulted in customers’ crucial information being...
Samsung Releases The S8300 Tocco Ultra Smartphone
News Mobile & Telco
Korean phone manufacturer Samsung has pushed the new Tocco Ultra Edition smartphone live in a bid to get a successful follow up phone for last year's Tocco handset. This year's model, which is expected to be launched at next...
Microsoft My Phone Service To Take On Apple's Mobileme
News Mobile & Telco
In a bid to take on Apple’s MobileMe service, Microsoft seems to be poised to launch a web-based service that will enable users to store, share, and backup information from their mobile handsets. The new service,...
Nokia's Preparing Roll Out Of App-Store Like Marketplace
News Hardware
Rumours are abound that Nokia will be soon joining the league of the device makers which have their own online mobile applications store, according to market sources. Reports suggest that the Finnish mobile handset giant...
Amazon Ready To Release Kindle 2 eReader
News Software
As Amazon seems all set to unveil the second iteration of its widely popular ebook reader, rumour merchants are hitting the blogosphere with their predictions about probable specifications of the new device. Keeping all...
AMD Releases Five DDR3-Capable Phenom II Processors
News Hardware
Chip manufacturer AMD has pushed out new Phenom II processors that it hopes will reduce the performance gap with competing Intel Core 2 and Core i7 processors. The Phenom II "Dragon" line of desktop processors consists only of...
