Thursday, October 2, 2014

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Chinese snoop on iPhone protesters

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 01:51 AM PDT

apple fanboysThe Chinese government appears to be cracking down on Hong Kong protesters who use an iPhone or iPad.

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a computer virus that spies on Apple Inc’s iOS operating system for the iPhone and iPad, and they believe it is targeting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. more»

Backdoors save children, claims US

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 01:24 AM PDT

back doorUS Attorney General Eric Holder has backed police who fear that a client-side encryption in consumer devices will make their job difficult.

But Holder has a novel argument for this gross invasion of privacy – he is trying to convince people that it will save childrens’  lives. more»

Lotus 1-2-3 is dead as a dodo

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 01:22 AM PDT

ex-parrotLotus 1-2-3 officially ended its existence yesterday as IBM's previously announced execution date passed with barely any attention from the tech press.

Big Blue only stopped selling Lotus 1-2-3 last year after more than 30 years of stirling work.

Lotus 1-2-3 was a spreadsheet program developed by Lotus Software, which is now part of IBM. more»

Internet Explorer still popular, shock

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 01:19 AM PDT

shockData gathered by Net Applications has revealed that despite the domination of press by its rivals, Microsoft Internet Explorer is still the world's most popular browser.

Microsoft's product accounts for almost 60 percent of the market and it does not appear to be going away anytime soon. more»

Beer improves your memory, claim mice

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 01:17 AM PDT

4-mouse-in-beer-alternative-uses-for-beer-things-beer-is-good-for-besides-drinkingThirsty boffins at Oregon State University have discovered that doses of xanthohumol, a flavonoid found in beer improved memory and thinking.

True, the experiment was conducted on a group of mice who were not knocking back pints in the snug at the Rat and Handgun. more»

Boffins design rat brain for robots

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 07:11 AM PDT

Rat - Wikimedia CommonsScientists at the QUT say that modelling a human eye, a rat's brain and combining them with robots could well lead to new technology.

Dr Michael Milford, lead researcher,  said: "This is a very Frankenstein type of project."  The study uses newly designed computer algorithms to let robots navigate intelligence. more»

DVLA website crashes

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:59 AM PDT

Wikimedia CommonsWorried UK motorists have bombarded the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) website causing it to crush as they rushed to pay their car tax online..

From this Wednesday, drivers don't have to display the paper discs familiar to all in the windscreen. more»

Lenovo, IBM deal sealed

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:42 AM PDT

ibm-officeBig Blue and Lenovo confirmed they have completed the sales of IBM's X86 server business, as expected.

Under the terms of the deal, Lenovo will buy System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, X86 based Flex integrated systems, NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers as well as software, blade networking and maintenance operations. more»

3D printer could build a house in a day

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:33 AM PDT

Contour CraftingA company called Contour Crafting that offers a method of 3D printing large structures direct from CAD packages, has won a prize in a design competition.

Contour Crafting claims it automates building whole structures and cuts down the time and cost of construction. more»

Samsung tablets up, Apple iPads down

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:20 AM PDT

cheap-tabletsA report from ABI Research said that sales of branded tabets such as those from Samsung and Apple only grew by 2.5 percent in the first half of this year.

The report said that sales of Apple iPads fell by 13 percent while sales of Samsung tablets grew by 26 percent year on year. more»

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