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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

BitTorrent site Demonoid shut down

WEDNESDAY, 08 AUGUST 2012 18:06

Ukrainian authorities have taken down Demonoid.com, one of the world's largest torrent file-sharing sites.
Investigators from the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs raided the data centre that was hosting the website's servers.

YouTube app vanishes from Apple's next version of iOS

WEDNESDAY, 08 AUGUST 2012 18:00

The app for video clip service YouTube is missing from the next version of Apple's iOS6 operating system.
Apple said the app had been removed because its licence to produce the program had expired.

Google tackles rogue Android app problem with new rules

THURSDAY, 02 AUGUST 2012 23:56

Google is attempting to crack down on rogue mobile apps on its Android platform with stricter guidelines for developers.
The measures include a ban on using icons that are "confusingly similar" to that of existing products.

Facebook has more than 83 million illegitimate accounts

THURSDAY, 02 AUGUST 2012 23:46

Facebook has said it believes there are now more than 83 million illegitimate accounts on the social network.
In company filings published this week, it said 8.7% of its 955 million active accounts broke its rules.

Indie video games get help from a 'big brother'

THURSDAY, 02 AUGUST 2012 22:05

Every year, big name video game titles extend their franchise footprint across the gaming landscape with more explosions, deeper storylines or increasingly outrageous gameplay.

iPhone 5 to be unveiled Sept. 12

THURSDAY, 02 AUGUST 2012 21:18

Gadget fans waiting anxiously for the next iPhone to be released may be reaching the home stretch.
Apple, which has made no official announcement, is planning a September 12 event at which the next generation of the iconic smartphone will presumably be announced, according to multiple reports.

NSA wants to hire hackers

SUNDAY, 29 JULY 2012 19:18

Wearing a t-shirt and jeans, America's top spymaster -- National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander, also the head of the U.S. Cyber Command -- took the stage Friday at the nation's largest hacker convention to deliver a recruiting pitch.

Ouya, OnLive Shaking Up Video Game World

SATURDAY, 28 JULY 2012 19:44

Ouya, the recently unveiled video game system, on Friday announced a content deal that will make OnLive's cloud gaming service available on the console when it launches next year.

The Persistence of the Facebook Smartphone Myth

SATURDAY, 28 JULY 2012 19:37

On Facebook's earnings call Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg seemed to deny that the company would be developing its own branded smartphone, presumably an effort to put to rest growing speculation -- mostly attributed to unnamed sources -- about a Facebook phone under development at HTC.

Jism 2 song - different feeling with Sunny Leone

SATURDAY, 28 JULY 2012 10:46

Jism 2 Movie Song - different music feeling with Sunny Leone

SATURDAY, 28 JULY 2012 10:46

Amazon CEO Bezos donates $2.5 million for same-sex marriage

SATURDAY, 28 JULY 2012 10:19

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is backing same-sex marriage.

Google 'in breach' of UK data privacy agreement

SATURDAY, 28 JULY 2012 10:10

Google has admitted that it had not deleted users' personal data gathered during surveys for its Street View service.
The data should have been wiped almost 18 months ago as part of a deal signed by the firm in November 2010.

American Olympic Team & Christian Athletes to be Fed with Halal Meat

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 21:40

The 2012 Olympics is leaving a bad taste in many Athletes mouths since they found out the British assured food standard meat is 100% Halal! This is the deceit and hypocrisy of UK supermarket chains and slaughter houses which, whilst trumpeting the ‘Britishness’ of their products, surreptitiously purvey Halal meat to the general public and the Olympic teams.

Five Websites To Watch The 2012 Olympic Games Online

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 21:21

It’s the end of another four-year wait. After China’s spectacular opening ceremony back in 2008 (which raised so many bars in so many categories) we move to London for the 2012 Olympic Games. Once again, we get to watch the human spirit break barriers, renew records, inspire team work, and push us to go further than our bodies would possibly let us. And with the help of technology, we can actually catch all this and more from the comforts of our living room.
Here we are featuring 5 channels to catch videos, photos, news and highlights of your favorite Olympic events. While some are region-restricted, you will probably find at least the one channel that works for your region. Also included in all of them are event schedules, recaps of what happened in past Olympics, news and updates that affect the biggest sports event in 2012 and how you, the viewers can benefit from staying on their channel. Without further ado, let’s start keeping tabs of our favorite teams and athletes!

How all your iPhone apps could be hacked at once

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 20:31

The iPhone's baked-in security has improved dramatically over the past few years, which is great for Apple fans.
In a weird way, it's good for hackers too.

Skype denies police surveillance policy change

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 20:17

Microsoft's online message, phone and video chat service Skype has denied making changes to its system "in order to provide law officers greater access" to its members' conversations.
It follows reports suggesting infrastructure upgrades had made it easier to hand on users' chat data.
Skype has now posted a blog saying the changes were made solely to improve user experience and reliability.

Android phones hijacked via wallet tech

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 20:11

A skilled hacker has shown how to hijack a smartphone via a short-range radio technology known as Near Field Communication (NFC).
Charlie Miller created tools that forced phones to visit websites seeded with attack software.

Qualcomm Offers Devs Fastest, Priciest Android Tablet

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 14:36

Android devs can now get their hands on the fastest, priciest tablet so far that runs that operating system.
Based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, the Mobile Development Platform/Tablet (MDP/T) can be pre-ordered from Bsquare for US$1,300.

Mitt Romney stumbles at London Olympics

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 14:29

What was meant to be booster for Mitt Romney’s carefully choreographed overseas trip turned dreadful when he inadvertently tripped by criticizing some operational weaknesses in the London Olympics.

New air traffic control system is hackable

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 14:21

Air traffic control technology is getting a major upgrade in the United States that is scheduled to be completed in 2014, but the new systems are susceptible to potentially dangerous manipulation, according to a security researcher.
The actual flaws might seem mild compared to everyone's worst fears and common Hollywood plot lines. Planes cannot be forced from the sky or dangerously redirected.

Google brings faster Internet to Kansas City

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 14:14

Forget what Dorothy said about not being in a certain state anymore. It looks like Google is in Kansas. And Missouri too.
Google launched its long-awaited Google Fiber, the search giant's ultra high-speed network, Thursday in Kansas City, Kansas while also making a surprise announcement: the introduction of Google Fiber TV.
The two services will be available to Kansas City, Kansas, which was chosen last year after more than 1,100 cities applied to get the faster Internet.

Twitter hit by technical fault on eve of Olympics

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 14:02

Parts of Twitter became inaccessible a day before thousands of fans are expected to start tweeting about the Olympic Games.
The Twitter.com site was unreachable for almost an hour, and continued to suffer intermittent faults thereafter.

Samsung quarterly profit surges amid smartphone boost

FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012 13:57

Samsung Electronics has reported a record quarterly profit, boosted by a surge in smartphone sales and improved margins in its TV business.
Operating profit was 6.72tn won ($5.9bn; £3.8bn) in the second quarter, a 79% jump from a year earlier.
Samsung, which makes the Galaxy range of smartphones, overtook Nokia as the world's biggest maker of mobile phones earlier this year.

Olympics puts mobile communications technology to the test

THURSDAY, 27 JULY 2012 13:47

Telecoms firms say their networks will cope with the strain of the hundreds of thousands of spectators, workers and athletes using mobile devices across London's Olympic Park in East London.
Thirty mobile phone masts have been fitted across the 500 acre (2,000 square metre) site, 14 of them for inside stadiums and other buildings.

Five Websites To Watch The 2012 Olympic Games Online

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 23:00

Athletes urged to think twice before they tweet

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 21:27

Athletes racing to share their views with fans at the London Olympics may think twice before hitting send following the first expulsion of an athlete for a racist Twitter remark.
Greek triple jumper Paraskevi Papachristou was withdrawn from the London Olympics on Wednesday after causing an uproar in her home nation for a tweet about West Nile mosquitoes and the number of Africans in Greece.

Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion system upgrade

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 18:32

Apple has released the latest version of its Mac operation system.
OS X Mountain Lion makes it easier to share material to social networks and also introduces a notification panel similar to that found on many smartphones.
The news was revealed in the company's third quarter earnings release.

Farmville company Zynga's results disappointing

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 18:27

Shares in Zynga, the social gaming company behind Farmville, have fallen as much as 40% in after-hours trading following disappointing results.
It reported a net loss of $108m (£70m) for the first six months of the year, compared with a profit of $18m for the first half of 2011.

Valve boss Gabe Newell calls Windows 8 a 'catastrophe'

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 18:20

Operating system Windows 8 will be a "catastrophe" for PC game makers, according to Valve Software's boss.
Speaking at the Casual Connect game conference in Seattle, Gabe Newell said the next version of Windows could mean big changes to the PC market.
Many took his comment as a criticism of the changed user interface in Windows 8 as well as its built-in Windows Store.

Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon join US lobby group

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 18:14

Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay are joining forces to create a powerful pro-internet lobbying group in the US.
The Internet Association, as the group will be known, will launch in September and operate out of Washington, handling political and regulatory issues.

Nokia scraps new mass-market phone software

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 15:12

Struggling Finnish cellphone maker Nokia has scrapped a software project which it had hoped would compete with mass-market Google Android phones, three sources with direct knowledge of the company's plans said.

Earthquake in Indian Ocean

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 14:38

5.8 Earthquake Hits near Mauritius
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit near the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey has reported. The quake was centered at a depth of 20.5 miles.

N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un is married

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 14:28

North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong Un is married, announcing it for the first time in a brief and routine state TV report Wednesday evening that ends weeks of speculation about a beautiful woman who accompanied him to recent public events.

Pranab Mukherjee sworn in as Indian President

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 14:23

Pranab Mukherjee was sworn in as India’s 13th President on Wednesday at a ceremony in the packed Central Hall of Parliament.

Twitter to reveal identity of spoof newspaper boss account

THURSDAY, 26 JULY 2012 13:28

Twitter has warned the owner of an account spoofing a newspaper executive that they are to reveal his identity to the company.
Northcliffe Media, which is owned by the Daily Mail Group, issued a subpoena to the social network through a Californian court.

Architect designs 'world's smallest house'

WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY 2012 19:42

As the child of refugees growing up in Germany, architect Bo Le-Mentzal spent much of his life thinking about the meaning of the word "home."

Court bans Samsung tablet from sale in Europe

WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY 2012 19:25

Samsung has taken another hit from Apple in Europe, thanks to an appeals court in Germany.
The court ruled on Tuesday morning that the Galaxy Tab 7.7 indeed infringes upon Apple's design patent for the iPad, and banned it from sale across the EU. The Galaxy Tab 10.1N, however, managed to make its way through the cracks, with the court allowing it to be sold in Germany.

Samsung disables Galaxy S3 Google local search function

WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY 2012 19:05

Samsung has disabled an advanced search function in an update to the international version of its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone, following a patent dispute with Apple.
Once the software is installed the phones no longer search contacts, apps and other on-device material using software developed by Google.

Google stops taking orders for 16GB Nexus 7

TUESDAY, 24 JULY 2012 20:04

Demand for Google's 7-inch Nexus 7 tablet seems to have well exceeded the tech giant's expectations.
Last week, Google posted a message to its online store saying that shipments of the 16GB model were delayed one to two weeks. Now, the store has stopped taking orders altogether.

The iPhone 5 dock connector conundrum

TUESDAY, 24 JULY 2012 19:58

Evidence mounts that Apple will shrink the dock connector in the iPhone 5, a change that will obsolete a decade of accessories but allow Apple to retain the tight control over the broad and diverse ecosystem that iOS devices have created.

Can Skype 'wiretap' video calls?

TUESDAY, 24 JULY 2012 19:47

The video calling service Skype recently made a change to how it routes calls.
Yawn, right? But here's where it get a little juicier: Hackers and bloggers are saying the changes, which push some of the video calling process onto Skype's own computers instead of onto random machines on the Internet, could help the app spy on users' calls, presumably at the request of a court or government.

Stuxnet thwarted by control code update

TUESDAY, 24 JULY 2012 19:39

German engineering giant Siemens has issued a fix for the software loopholes used by the notorious Stuxnet worm.
Stuxnet was discovered in 2010 after investigations into malfunctions at many industrial plants and factories.
Iran's nuclear enrichment efforts were hit hard by Stuxnet which targeted the devices that control delicate industrial processes.

More than 2,000 O2 'porn pirates' to be sent letters

TUESDAY, 24 JULY 2012 19:33

The firm behind the films - Ben Dover Productions - had originally applied to the High Court to pursue 9,000 cases on behalf of a range of copyright owners.
The judge threw out all claims apart from those relating to Ben Dover and watered down the wording of letters.

Obama warns US on cyber-threats

MONDAY, 23 JULY 2012 22:20

Cyber-attacks pose the "most serious economic and national security" challenge America faces, said Barack Obama.
The US President spelled out the scale of the threat in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal.

Google EC settlement to 'include Android'

MONDAY, 23 JULY 2012 22:13

Google may have to make changes to its Android phones as part of a settlement deal brokered with Brussels over its alleged anti-competitive behaviour.
The European Commission has been investigating Google since 2010 following complaints from rivals.
Google has proposed making changes to the way it handles search to head off a lengthy court case and large fines.

Microsoft fixes 'big boobs' coding gaffe

MONDAY, 23 JULY 2012 22:10

Microsoft has swiftly fixed an embarrassing gaffe which saw a chunk of code labelled "big boobs".
The hexadecimal string 0xB16B00B5 was discovered lurking in code that helps a Microsoft program work with Linux open source software.

Samsung profits surge 79% boosted by smartphone sales

FRIDAY, 02 JULY 2012 22:10

Samsung Electronics has said that it expects its profits to surge 79% in the second quarter as sales of its smartphones continue to grow.
It has forecast an operating profit of 6.7tn won ($5.9bn; £3.8bn) for the period, its highest quarterly profit since 2008.
Its fortunes contrast with its Taiwanese rival HTC, which has reported a 58% fall in three-month profits.
Disappointing European sales and problems with US customs were blamed.

Google disputes Android botnet spam claim

FRIDAY, 02 JULY 2012 21:58

Google has disputed claims that many Android phones have been infected with a virus that makes them churn out spam.
On 4 July, Microsoft researcher Terry Zink claimed to have discovered evidence of Android phones being enrolled into a botnet.
Botnets typically use infected PCs as spam generators but Mr Zink said he found evidence that Android smartphones were being used in the same way.

Real-time flood map goes online in UK

FRIDAY, 06 JULY 2012 21:52

A live flood warning system has gone online as the UK experiences unseasonable amounts of heavy rain.
The system aims to allow people to track areas that are in danger of imminent flooding.
The FloodAlerts map offers people real-time updates on areas at risk.