Comment Problem (Score 1) 29
If they can't find the guy to serve the restraining order how are they going to arrest him after subsequent breaches of the order?
Submission + - CALLED IT! ANDROID PHONES MORE POPULAR THAN IPHONE (discovery.com)
terrortrain writes: Android phones are officially more popular with new smart phone consumers than iPhones, according to figures that have just been released by Nielsen Company. To which I say: Totally called it!
Back in June, I wrote a few blog posts about the many reasons why the Android would quickly move past the iPhone in market share. Google gives its app developers more freedom than Apple does, and the Android operating system is available from many more carriers and on many more phones than Apple's iPhone operating system. But most importantly, Android phones cost less, with some being given away for free with a two-year contract.
At the time, Apple fanboys in our comments section said the iPhones were still better than Android phones, and the reign of dominance would continue uninterrupted. Clearly, saavy consumers disagree.
In August, 32 percent of people who bought a smartphone chose one with an Android operating system. The same month, 26 percent bought Apple iPhones, just narrowly beating out Blackberrys, which nabbed 25 percent of the smartphone market. It was the second month in a row that Android beat out the iPhone and the Blackberry, but the whole chart for the operating system on new smart phones between January and August of this year is below.
Back in June, I wrote a few blog posts about the many reasons why the Android would quickly move past the iPhone in market share. Google gives its app developers more freedom than Apple does, and the Android operating system is available from many more carriers and on many more phones than Apple's iPhone operating system. But most importantly, Android phones cost less, with some being given away for free with a two-year contract.
At the time, Apple fanboys in our comments section said the iPhones were still better than Android phones, and the reign of dominance would continue uninterrupted. Clearly, saavy consumers disagree.
In August, 32 percent of people who bought a smartphone chose one with an Android operating system. The same month, 26 percent bought Apple iPhones, just narrowly beating out Blackberrys, which nabbed 25 percent of the smartphone market. It was the second month in a row that Android beat out the iPhone and the Blackberry, but the whole chart for the operating system on new smart phones between January and August of this year is below.
IRS Servers Down During Crucial Week 93
crimeandpunishment writes "A planned server outage turned into an unplanned glitch for the Internal Revenue Service, and it comes at a very bad time. The IRS planned the server outage for the holiday weekend ... but today they couldn't get the system back into operation. This week is the deadline for filing 2009 tax returns for taxpayers who got extensions. So far it's not having a huge impact since the shutdown only involves the updated version of the e-filing system, and most programs used by large tax companies like H&R Block will default to the older version. There's no estimate on when the system will be back up."
Submission + - Facebook introduces one-time passwords (goodgearguide.com.au) 4
angry tapir writes: "Worried about logging into Facebook from a strange computer? There's now a way to get into the popular social network without entering your regular Facebook password. It's called a temporary password. To use it, users must list their mobile phone numbers with their Facebook accounts. They can then text a number from their phones and Facebook sends back a temporary password that is good for 20 minutes. The service will be available worldwide in the next few weeks."
Submission + - MS Plugs Stuxnet Bug in Largest Patch Release (threatpost.com)
Trailrunner7 writes: Microsoft has released its largest-ever bundle of patches, pushing out 16 updates that fix a total of 49 individual vulnerabilities. The patches include updates for six critical vulnerabilities, most notably a huge fix for some remote code-execution bugs in various versions of Internet Explorer, as well as a patch for one of the flaws used by Stuxnet in the attacks on Windows desktops.
One of the other bugs that Microsoft patched is MS010-073, one of the vulnerabilities used in the Stuxnet attack.
"It’s great to see Microsoft release MS010-073, patching multiple vulnerabilities in win32k.sys on multiple operating systems. It’s interesting that it’s rated only 'Important', because CVE-2010-2743 is being exploited in the wild. Our research team found and reported the Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability to Microsoft when we discovered it exploited by Stuxnet early on in our research. It was one of the 0days used by Stuxnet to execute shellcode at system level privileges by abusing the NtUserSendInput function," said Kurt Baumgartner, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab.
One of the other bugs that Microsoft patched is MS010-073, one of the vulnerabilities used in the Stuxnet attack.
"It’s great to see Microsoft release MS010-073, patching multiple vulnerabilities in win32k.sys on multiple operating systems. It’s interesting that it’s rated only 'Important', because CVE-2010-2743 is being exploited in the wild. Our research team found and reported the Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability to Microsoft when we discovered it exploited by Stuxnet early on in our research. It was one of the 0days used by Stuxnet to execute shellcode at system level privileges by abusing the NtUserSendInput function," said Kurt Baumgartner, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab.
Submission + - Microsoft Releases Its Biggest-Ever Security Fix (foxnews.com)
Velcroman1 writes: Microsoft issued its biggest-ever security fix on Tuesday, including repairs to its ubiquitous Windows operating system and Internet browser for flaws that could let hackers take control of a PC. The new patches aim to fix a number of vulnerabilities including the notorious Stuxnet virus that attacked an Iranian nuclear power plant and other industrial control systems around the world.
Submission + - Dutch hotels must register as ISPs (webwereld.nl)
hankwang writes: The Dutch telecommunications authority OPTA has announced that Dutch hotels must register as internet providers (Original version in Dutch) because that is what they formally are according to Dutch laws. It is well possible that once hotels are officially internet providers, they will also have to abide the European regulations on data retention and make efforts to link email headers and other data traffic to individual hotel guests. Could this also happen in other European countries? This is probably not likely to lead to a more widespread adoption of free WiFi services in hotels.
Submission + - Researchers test WiFi access from moving vehicles (networkworld.com)
Julie188 writes: Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Massachusetts have been working on a technology that would let mobile phones and other 3G devices automatically switch to public WiFi even while the device is traveling in a vehicle. The technology is dubbed Wiffler and earlier this year its creators took it for a test drive with some interesting results. Although the researchers determined that a reliable public WiFi hotspot would be available to their test vehicles only 11% of the time, the Wiffler protocol was able to offload almost 50% of the data from 3G to WiFi.
Submission + - Google TV Could Be Your Next Game Console (industrygamers.com)
donniebaseball23 writes: You may not be aware of it but Google has been slowly ramping up its presence in the games space, and according to one prominent analyst, Google TV may be exactly what the company needs to dominate the living room (not just for TV and web). Speaking to IndustryGamers, Janco Partners' Mike Hickey noted, "We believe Google TV will have a meaningful impact on the video game industry, as a game console, enabling game play in your living room... Google has already announced a partnership with Zynga. It might make sense to have Gaikai / OnLive reach agreements with Google for placement on Google TV’s homepage."
Submission + - Trojan Forces Firefox to Secretly Store Passwords (h-online.com) 1
suraj.sun writes: A trojan recently analysed by Webroot is said to rely on retrieving web page passwords from a browser's password storage, rather than logging a user's keyboard inputs. To make sure it will find all the interesting passwords in Firefox, the malware, called PWS-Nslog, makes some changes to jog the browser's memory. A few manipulations in a JavaScript file prompt Firefox to store log-in information automatically and without requesting the user's consent.
The malware will, for instance, simply comment out Firefox's confirmation request in the nsLoginManagerPrompter.js file and add a line with automatic storage instructions. The H's associates at heise Security were able to reproduce the effect of the manipulations – manipulations which the malware author probably borrowed from a work around that has been in circulation since 2009.
The manipulation works on all platforms on which the Trojan has the rights to modify the nsLoginManagerPrompter.js file. In tests this worked on Windows XP, Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04.
H-online: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Trojan-forces-Firefox-to-secretly-store-passwords-1106100.html
The malware will, for instance, simply comment out Firefox's confirmation request in the nsLoginManagerPrompter.js file and add a line with automatic storage instructions. The H's associates at heise Security were able to reproduce the effect of the manipulations – manipulations which the malware author probably borrowed from a work around that has been in circulation since 2009.
The manipulation works on all platforms on which the Trojan has the rights to modify the nsLoginManagerPrompter.js file. In tests this worked on Windows XP, Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04.
H-online: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Trojan-forces-Firefox-to-secretly-store-passwords-1106100.html
Submission + - The flaw in the 'Internet of Things' (infoworld.com)
GMGruman writes: It's no secret that more and more devices are being connected to the Internet, which some say will transform the Net into the "Internet of Things." That's likely, but as InfoWorld's Galen Gruman points out, a flaw in some approaches to the Internet of Things could derail the concept, diverting attention away from the very useful promise of the Internet of Things in favor of naive concepts such as milk-ordering refrigerators.
Comment Prototype This (Score 1) 144
Prototype This! did something similar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPxrtVxqIgk
Comment Ancient Rome (Score 1) 2058
Correct me if im wrong but isnt this how they did it in Ancient Rome; going around setting fires and if the owners didnt pay up they would let the place burn to the ground?
Comment Boring (Score 1) 486
I dont see what all the fuss is about people have been putting ROT26 and above on coats of arms for years.
Submission + - Google Faces a Tough Fight Against iTunes (internetevolution.com)
rsmiller510 writes: With Android already on millions of devices, the upcoming Google Music service will have a waiting market. Should Apple be concerned?
