Technology News Review

Q&A: Mitchell Baker on the Future of Firefox

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:50:13 +0000

Mozilla’s Firefox gave Microsoft a run for its money. What’s next?

Webcams Let Students Stay Connected to Their Classes Despite Serious Illnesses

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:50:07 +0000

Almost every day for the past six weeks, 7-year-old Becky Wilson has turned on her laptop, made sure the built-in webcam was working, and started a live video chat. Her bright blue eyes peer into the camera, and her face widens into a smile: Time for class!

Flaw in Conficker Worm May Aid Cleanup Effort

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:11:40 +0000

Conficker spreads mostly by exploiting a security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows systems, one that the software giant issued a patch to fix last October - just days before the first version of Conficker struck. Experts have known for some time now that Conficker applies its own version of that patch shortly after infecting a host system. This tactic not only prevents other malicious software from infiltrating the host via that vulnerability, but it also makes it difficult to for system administrators to find potentially infected systems simply by scanning their networks for PCs that are missing that critical software update.

3-D Movies: The ‘Monster’ That Will Save Hollywood?

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:50:08 +0000

“These are dark times,” growls the voice of Kiefer Sutherland as Gen. W.R. Monger in “Monsters vs. Aliens,” the heavily hyped 3-D animated kid flick from DreamWorks Animation arriving in theaters today. “The odds are against us. We need a Hail Mary pass.”

Skype announces service for iPhone, BlackBerry

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:40:07 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Skype, the Internet telephone unit of eBay Inc, is planning to launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday and for BlackBerry in May as part of its effort to expand beyond desktop computers.

Major cyber spy network uncovered

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:40:11 +0000

An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers from government offices around the world, Canadian researchers say.

Police Chief Shows Why Texting, Driving Don’t Mix (PC World)

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:30:25 +0000

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It’s almost too easy. Federal Way, Wash. Police Chief Brian Wilson rear-ended a car at an intersection when he was checking his BlackBerry. He received a reprimand (consistent with department policy when officers are in collisions that cause less than $700 in damage) and has apologized to his community. Federal Way is a city of about 90,000 south of Seattle.

Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers (AP)

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:30:15 +0000

TORONTO - A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said Saturday.

Hackers attack Classifications website

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:20:17 +0000

PRANK messages have appeared on the Classification Board’s official website in an apparent hacking attack.

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco Is Coming Soon

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:20:32 +0000

Web 2.0 Expo is at it again and this time they are back on the West coast in San Francisco on March 31st - April 3rd. I was invited to attend the semi-annual
conference and expo targeting all those involved with the development
of the next generation web: designers, developers, entrepreneurs,
marketers, business strategists, and venture capitalists from around
the globe. Some of the most innovative and successful industry people
and companies attend Web 2.0 Expo. This year at the Web 2.0 Expo there are 3 new components which include: