Sat 22 Nov 2008
Nokia has set its sights on Internet services, next-generation wireless technology and mobile application development.
Sat 22 Nov 2008
darthcamaro writes “Running IE and been hacked? Don’t blame Microsoft — at least that’s what their security types are now arguing. ‘One of the things we’ve seen in the last two years is that attackers aren’t even going after the browser itself anymore,’ Eric Lawrence, Security Program Manager on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team, said. ‘The browser is becoming a harder target and there are many more browsers. So attackers are targeting add-ons.’ This kinda makes sense since whether you’re running IE, Firefox, Safari or Chrome you could still be at risk if there is a vulnerability in Flash, PDF, QuickTime or another popular add-on. Or does it?”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Sat 22 Nov 2008
An anonymous reader writes “The Pentagon has suffered from a cyber attack so alarming that it has taken the unprecedented step of banning the use of external hardware devices, such as flash drives and DVDs [...] The attack came in the form of a global virus or worm that is spreading rapidly throughout a number of military networks.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Sat 22 Nov 2008
Nand Mulchandani, who headed VMware’s security group, is the latest executive to leave the virtualization vendor after the July ouster of its CEO, although Mulchandani says there’s no connection.
Sat 22 Nov 2008
Start-up Integrity Global Security is coming out with a version of technology used in the military that can provide the features of virtual machines but with built-in security.
Sat 22 Nov 2008
At our brother site Gizmodo, Jesus Diaz posts a ripping rant against what he calls “beta culture,” and consumers’ tolerance for half-baked software and hardware that breaks more often than it should….
Sat 22 Nov 2008
QuoteURLText Copies Highlighted Text and Source URL [Featured Firefox Extension]
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Firefox only: If you like to copy and paste snippets of web pages—but want to include the source URL and date and time in one shot—the QuoteURLText add-on’s for you. Once installed, just…
Sat 22 Nov 2008
We spend all day typing at you, so now it’s your turn to type back at us. This comment thread is officially open: post your cries for tech help, reader surveys, questions about the meaning of life,…
Sat 22 Nov 2008
Researchers at the University of Maryland found the one activity unhappy people do more than happy people is watch TV. The New York Times reports:
“We looked at 8 to 10 activities that happy people…
Sat 22 Nov 2008
Mmm Free Declutters Busy Context Menus [Featured Windows Download]
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Windows XP only: When you right-click on your desktop or on a file, do you have to go through two dozen useless menu items before you hit the one you want? Free utility Mmm offers an easy interface…