Friday, September 26, 2014

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FBI worried about unsearchable phones

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:58 AM PDT

untouchablesThe Untouchables are worried about Apple and Google's smartphones which cannot be searched by the FBI.

James Comey, the Federal Bureau of Investigation director, said he was “concerned” over Apple and Google marketing smart phones that can’t be searched by law enforcement which would force them to investigate criminals like the old days. more»

US more likely to hack you than the Chinese

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:56 AM PDT

1220aTwo security experts, Jordan Robertson and Greg Martin set up an online honey pot to see which country was more  like to attack it and was surprised to discover that the US was more likely to be an aggressor than the Chinese. more»

Attackers quick to Bash Linux

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:55 AM PDT

linuxAttackers have been quick to exploit the Shellshock Bash command interpreter bug and a botnet that is currently trying to infect other servers.

Italian security consultancy Tiger Security's Emanuele Gentili said the “wopbot” botnet is active and scanning the internet for vulnerable systems, including at the United States Department of Defence. more»

Tablets and smartphones kill your brain

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:54 AM PDT

mybrianhurtsUsing mobile phones, laptops and other media devices at the same time could be changing the structure of our brains and not in a good way.

University of Sussex research reveals that people who frequently use several media devices at the same time have lower grey-matter density in one particular region of the brain compared to those who use just one device occasionally. more»

Apple faces the music on bendy, faulty iPhone 6

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:46 AM PDT

bendFruity cargo cult Apple has broken its silence on complaints about bending iPhones, hours after withdrawing a glitch-ridden software update.

Like most of Apple's statements in the middle of a crisis, the outfit insisted that the problem of bending iPhones was extremely rare. more»

Google tells News Corp to get lost

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 07:22 AM PDT

OgleA senior VP at Google has released a detailed rebuttal to an attack on its business practices by Rupert Murdoch of News Corp.

In her Dear Rupert letter, Rachel Whetstone said that Google is on the side of publishers "which used to be controlled by a relatively small number of media organisations". more»

BT: business doesn’t trust the cloud

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 07:09 AM PDT

Every silver has a cloudy liningA survey commissioned by BT showed that 70 percent of businesses worldwide are adopting storage and web apps in their organisations.

But they're far from confident about cloud security, the survey revealed.

Over three quarter of the IT decisions makers surveyed said security is the main problem about using cloud services.  more»

Blue LEDs life extended

Posted: 25 Sep 2014 06:48 AM PDT

blooScientists said they have made a breakthrough and extended the lifetime of blue organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) by 10 times.

The discovery, made by scientists at the University of Michigan, could lead to longer battery life for smartphones and lower power consumption for large screen TVs. more»

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