Friday, June 3, 2011

Spotlight falls on Sony's troubled cybersecurity (AP)

Spotlight falls on Sony's troubled cybersecurity (AP)

Spotlight falls on Sony's troubled cybersecurity (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:39 PM PDT

FILE - This is a Thursday, May 26, 2011 file photo of people walking by Sony Building in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. Another massive data breach at Sony has left hackers exulting, customers steaming and security experts questioning why basic fixes haven't been made to the company's stricken cybersecurity program. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)AP - Another massive data breach at Sony has left hackers exulting, customers steaming and security experts questioning why basic fixes haven't been made to the company's stricken cybersecurity program.

China calls US culprit in global 'Internet war' (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:01 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2006 file photo, Google workers walk by a Google sign at company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google says computer hackers in China broke into the Gmail accounts of several hundred people, including senior government officials in the U.S. and political activists. The attacks announced Wednesday, June 1, 2011 on Google's blog aren't believed to be tied to a more sophisticated assault originating from China in late 2009 and early last year. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - The Chinese military accused the U.S. on Friday of launching a global "Internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments, redirecting the spotlight away from allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China.

Police could figure out Weiner guilt or innocence (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:01 PM PDT

AP - There's one way Rep. Anthony Weiner could show that he didn't send a salacious photo to a female college student from his Twitter account: Ask law enforcement to investigate.

How to get started with your Kindle (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 06:22 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - The Amazon Kindle is one of the most popular e-readers on the market. Marketing boasts of its usability both indoors and out, courtesy of the E Ink technology. Combined with a long battery charge life, the Kindle's the top choice …

TechLife on superhero taser gloves, robot presidents, iPhone apps for the unborn and more (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Welcome everyone to TechLife on Tecca TV, where we give you the top 5 technology-meets-lifestyle news stories in only 5 minutes. We want to bring a little Friday Fun to you every week! If you missed last week's edition, be …

Cyberattacks also targeted Gmail rivals: Trend Micro (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:37 PM PDT

The Trend Micro logo is pictured at the RSA Conference 2007. Internet security firm Trend Micro warned that cyber attackers have attempted to infiltrate Web-based email services run by Microsoft and Yahoo! as well as Google.(Trend Micro)AFP - Internet security firm Trend Micro warned on Friday that cyber attackers have attempted to infiltrate Web-based email services run by Microsoft and Yahoo! as well as Google.

$15 Program Tracks Stolen MacBook, Nabs Thief (NewsFactor)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:21 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Call it digital sleuthing in the high-tech age. A man's MacBook is stolen. He activates a $15 application, snaps photos of the alleged thief, posts them on a blog, and, two months later, the computer is retrieved and the suspect is arrested by the cops.

Imagining the next-generation gaming experience (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 04:57 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Both Sony and Nintendo are finally talking about their next-generation gaming consoles, and next week’s E3 show promises to reveal even more details. Over the last few months, I’ve been playing with OnLive, which is being built into some of the next-generation of PCs. We’ve seen the social aspects of gaming drift out of MMOs like World of Warcraft into first-person shooters, and most of the game console makers have started exploring the various aspects of community gaming. But where is this all going? With the E3 gaming conference coming up fast; let’s explore the next generation of gaming.

Nokia shares continue slide after outlook downgrade (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Nokia's N8 smartphone is displayed at the Finnish company's flagship store in Helsinki. The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia saw its share price slump again Friday, three days after it dramatically downgraded its second quarter outlook and said it could no longer provide a full-year forecast.(AFP/LEHTIKUVA/File/Markku Ulander)AFP - The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia saw its share price slump again Friday, three days after it dramatically downgraded its second quarter outlook and said it could no longer provide a full-year forecast.

Syrian government enacts countrywide internet black out (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Digital Trends - Information is power, and based on the recent social media-aided revolutions, controlling that information is the way to stay in power. Syria has decided that the internet dangerous and is the latest government to levy oppressive measure’s again their people’s communication and internet use. Earlier today the Syrian government has been reported to have blacked out internet service across the country.

Noisy box at Okla. airport causes evacuations (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 04:33 PM PDT

AP - The suspicious and noisy package that caused evacuations at an Oklahoma City airport Friday contained a bullhorn that played Christmas music, some wiring and part of a cell phone, officials said.

Xperia Play to receive 20 new optimized titles (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Appolicious - When I got to spend some time playing with Sony Ericsson's Playstation-branded Xperia Play in March at Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, I was more than a little impressed.

American Tower taxes probed (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - The cellular operator said it's received a subpoena from the SEC seeking documents related to its tax practices. American Tower said it will cooperate with the request for documents since 2007. Last month, the company's board OK'd steps to reorganize as a real estate investment trust in 2012. At the time, it said converting to a REIT was the best cash distribution and tax strategy. It fell 5.8% to 51.21.

Judge won't stop Dish airing free Disney movies (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Reuters - A federal judge has denied Walt Disney Co's attempt to block Dish Network Corp from distributing popular movies including Disney's "Toy Story 3" and "Alice in Wonderland" for free as part of a year-long promotional giveaway of its Starz channels.

Paramount brings Star Trek reboot to video games (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:43 AM PDT

Digital Trends - The shadow of the Star Trek franchise is enormous, not just in film and television (where it has generated nearly a dozen feature films and half a dozen TV series) but in technology and gaming as well. Star Trek’s original flip-open communicators were an inspiration for the mobile phone; the ubiquitous “pads” that littered Trek series from the 80s and 90s are in some ways the predecessors of today’s iPad and Android tablets. And Star Trek has an enormous history in computer gaming: some of the first true computer games were actually Star Trek games designed to run on time-sharing mainframe computers, and innumerable Trek titles have littered the shelves, hard drives, and game consoles of gamers for generations.

Phone 7 Developers Limited To 20 Apps Per Day (NewsFactor)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:20 PM PDT

NewsFactor - Microsoft is restricting the certification of new mobile apps for Windows Phone Marketplace to no more than 20 a day per developer. The move is the latest sign that Microsoft's mobile-app strategy continues to be about positioning the marketplace as a source of high-quality mobile software.

Free and easy security scanner for IIS, ASP.Net, SQL, and Windows servers (InfoWorld)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:00 AM PDT

InfoWorld - Microsoft has just released version 2.0 of its Web Application Configuration Analyzer.
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