Consumers wary of mobile banking
December 31, 2008
A recent report showed that less than 10 percent of U.S. consumers use their mobile phones for banking. The biggest factor: security concerns.
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Website security in question now VeriSign’s SSL hacked
December 31, 2008
A team of researchers hacked VeriSign’s RapidSSL.com certificate, demonstrating what they say is a means of launching nearly undetectable phishing attacks. The team achieved it with the help of 200 Sony Playstations.
Record companies plotting their own YouTube rival
December 30, 2008
Record labels are now thinking of competing with YouTube, instead of just using it as a preferred channel. But will their efforts succeed?
Wired blogged about the plans for the four major labels to either move to a Hulu-based site, start a premium section on YouTube or perhaps even a standalone service, according to the Financial Times.
Acer and Intel bring quad-core to the notebook
December 30, 2008
Acer’s launched a new notebook to showcase Intel’s latest mobile quad-core processor. The processor in question is the Intel© Core™2 Quad Mobile Processor Q9000.
Biggest telco scam – text messages cost nothing
December 29, 2008
Telcos are likely making money hand over fist judging by the revelation that text messages cost them next to nothing. Considering how much their consumers for the privilege – we’ve certainly been had.
Jobseekers now targets for spammers
December 28, 2008
Spammers are finding job hunters easy targets in these troubled times. So be wary about using the Internet – the spammers just might decide to drown you in their unsolicited emails.
Verizon wins judgment against cybersquatter
December 27, 2008
Verizon Communications has won a case against OnlineNIC for cybersquatting. Its $31.15 million judgment in damages might set a precedent for other names seeking justice against the same registrar -Microsoft and Yahoo.
Amazon reports best holiday season ever in 2008
December 26, 2008
Amazon.com Inc reported what it called its “best ever” holiday season this year. Despite the economic downturn, at least one retailer is enjoying some measure of success.
Facebook gives in to RIAA, bans Project Playlist
December 24, 2008
Following MySpace’s lead, Facebook’s caved in to RIAA pressure to remove the Project Playlist app. Project Playlist is already facing legal action from record companies, having only managed to come to an official agreement with Sony so far.
Microsoft’s mobile IE6 still a poor competitor to Opera
December 21, 2008
Microsoft’s released emulators for the new IE6 mobile. Early reviews have criticized the browser for its high technical requirements and missing features such as tabbed browsing.
Will Palm find a new lease of life at CES?
December 14, 2008
Palm has the gadgets blogs abuzz with news of it unveiling a surprise at CES. Will Palm finally be able to reclaim its status as a smartphone innovator?
Mobile Flickr site optimized for video
December 7, 2008
In a timely move, Flickr has finally made some adjustments to its mobile site. iPhone and iPod Touch users will get a snazzy new upgrade – viewable mobile video.
Local council posts MI5 spy center details online
November 30, 2008
One of Britain’s local councils published details of a highly sensitive spy center online. The premise, a covert MI5 operations center, now has potentially dangerous information about it available in the public domain.
Netbooks – Arrington misses the point, Intel the plot
November 29, 2008
Netbooks are in the news again, but for different reasons. Michael Arrington is proclaiming their insignificance, while Intel is having second thoughts about the machines they were touting as if they were the Second Coming.
Fedora 10 out – is it the best alternative to Ubuntu?
November 28, 2008
After the bad publicity of a security hole in its servers, Red Hat has better news to crow about. The latest version of its Fedora OS is out and from the rave reviews, Fedora 10 looks like it might give Ubuntu serious competition.
Google integrates video and voice into Gchat
November 12, 2008
Google’s added voice as well as video to its popular chat program, Gchat. Looks like popular Yahoo! Messenger and Microsoft’s Live Messenger have more to fear from the rival IM.
Sarah Palin derides bloggers as ‘kids in pajamas’
November 11, 2008
Sarah Palin lashed out as bloggers in a Fox interview, calling them “kids in pajamas sitting in the basement of their parents’ homes”. That statement’s already earned the ire of a Huffington Post blogger.
