Archive for June 2011
June 1, 2011
· Microsoft promises Windows 8 details tomorrow? @ NT Compatible
· Mac OS X Now Updates Malware Definitions Daily @ Mac OS Compatible
· GoogleÂ’s Eric Schmidt opens his mouth again @ Winrumors
· Apple reveals iCloud service and appearance of Steve Jobs @ USA Today
· Louvre-inspired Apple Store is most photographed attraction in NYC @ MN
· One out of eight people now use Chrome @ NetMarket
June 2, 2011
· Windows 8 Microsoft Partner Preview @ NT Compatible
· Roundup: Windows 8 Event Coverages @ NT Compatible
· New Apple antivirus signatures bypassed within hours by malware authors @ ZDnet
· Facebook video scam puts malware on Mac and Windows @ NetworkWorld
· Apple said to be more strictly enforcing guidelines that outlaw promoting free iPads, iPhones
June 3, 2011
· Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 1 Released @ Linux Compatible
· Microsoft Lync 2010 Updates @ NT Compatible
· How the world will use the internet in 2015 @ The Economist
· Groupon IPO filing generates more jeers than cheers @ Network World
· Facebook Finally Blocks Malware Attack @ F-Secure
· ‘TorrentÂ’ Becomes A Dirty Word As Site Admin Fined $29,000 @ TorrentFreak
· Sony investigating another hack @ BBC
· Phones Put a Bargaining Chip in the Car BuyerÂ’s Hand @ NYTimes
June 4, 2011
· Threats and Countermeasures Guide: Security Settings in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 @ NT Compatible
· Microsoft Has Acquisition Deal With Nvidia @ NT Compatible
· Microsoft to launch Office 365 on June 28 @ ZDnet
· Anonymous leaks 10,000 ‘top secretÂ’ Iranian govÂ’t emails
· Why Hackers Hate Sony @ PCWorld
· What Should I Do with My Phone Before I Sell It? @ Lifehacker
June 5, 2011
· 22 Linux Tutorials @ W2S
· Mageia 1 (Mandriva fork) released @ Linux Compatible
· Adobe CEO Says Apple/Flash Battle Is Over @ HotHardware
· Android This Week: HTC Sensation Here; Quad-Core Tablets; Small Slates Soon @ Gigaom
· Protestors Target Apple Tax Practices In Saturday 'Dance-In' Demonstrations @ Huffington
June 6, 2011
· ASUS VW266H Widescreen LCD Monitor @ Benchmark Reviews
· Zalman ZM-VE200 External HDD Case Review @ Madshrimps
· Microsoft Hardware Rules ‘TroublesomeÂ’ for Makers, Acer Says @ Bloomberg
· Why personal data is at risk on unsecured public wi-fi @ The BBC
· 10 Ways to Boost Your Smartphone's Battery Life @ PCWorld
· The Solar Powered Bikini. Pure. Awesome @ BannedInHollywood
· Why Windows users should care about malware on Macs @ ZDnet
June 7, 2011
· iOS 5 previewed at WWDC, arriving this Fall @ Mac OS Compatible
· Leaked Motorola Droid 3 videos show new 8MP camera, keyboard @ ARS
· Verizon Offers More FiOS Bundle Options @ DSLReports
· iOS 5: The Top 10 New Features @ Gizmodo
· One in four US hackers 'is an FBI informer' @ Guardian
· AMD FX is Back! @ HardOCP
June 8, 2011
· Office 2010 Developer Training Kit - June 2011 @ NT Compatible
· Best Buy Offering iTunes Gift Cards For 15% Off @ Nerd Approved
· Another reminder that Microsoft isn't all that evil ;) @ Gizmag
· How to get around Facebook's new face recognition @ New.com.au
· Apple vs. Facebook: The battle lines are drawn @ TheWeek
· Official: Apple to reject apps that include DUI checkpoints @ Autoblog
· The World IPv6 Day report card @ ZDnet
June 9, 2011
· AMD and ViVu Join Forces to Bring Vivid, Next-Generation PC Video Experiences to Life @ AMD
· Intel Capital Invests in Robots @ Intel
· Hackers target Citibank @ MCV
· Computer Tech Planted Spyware to Watch Women Undress @ KTLA
June 10, 2011
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for June 2011 @ NT Compatible
· New NVIDIA Linux/Unix Drivers @ nVidia
· Apple accused of 'ripping off' student's iPhone app @ Telegraph
· Spain arrests 3 allegedly linked to hacking Sony PlayStation sites @ USAToday
· Anonymous warns NATO not to challenge it @ Cnet
· Steve Jobs Blinks! Apple Backs Down on App Subscription Rules @ Allthingsd
· OS X Lion vs. Windows 8: Feature by Feature @ PCMag
June 11, 2011
· Fake UPS email has scareware attachment @ MSNBC
· Computer glitch grounds US Airways flights @ AJC
· NASA Voyager Craft Discover Magnetic 'Bubbles' At Solar System's Edge @ Huffpost
· Anti-Piracy Lawyers Found Guilty of Professional Misconduct @ TorrentFreak
· Codemasters hit by hacker attack @ Guardian
June 12, 2011
· 13 Linux Tutorials @ W2S
· Mac OS X Lion Can Run in Chrome OS-Like Browser Only Mode @ Mac OS Compatible
· Richard Dreyfuss Reads the iTunes EULA @ YouTube
· Apple Halts Verizon iPad 2 Sales; Duplicate MEIDs Could be the Reason @ DeviceMag
June 13, 2011
· Microsoft Windows 8: 3 More Hidden Features @ NT Compatible
· Kloxo 6.1.6 released @ Linux Compatible
· minus launches. Share your photos and more
· Netflix users fly into a blind rage at new interface; company stands by the change @ Popwatch
· Fake Antivirus Targets Firefox @ PCWorld
· Acer Says Names, Emails Hacked in Europe @ PCWorld
· 10 Personal Details Revealed by Bill Gates — Including 1 Secret @ Mashable
June 14, 2011
· Comcast wants to bring Skype to your living room later this year @ ZDNet
· Apple sells unlocked iPhones in U.S. @ Zdnet
· Facebook IPO Valuation Could Top $100 Billion @ MSNBC
· Notorious Hacker Group Breaks Into Senate Server @ FoxNews
· Top 10 Computer Malware Programs @ ITBusinessEdge
June 15, 2011
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Updates 06/14/11 @ NT Compatible
· Microsoft Updates 06/14/11 @ NT Compatible
· Apple surrenders to Nokia in patent fight, others may follow @ NetworkWorld
· 'iPad 3 with Retina Display coming in 2012' rumors won't die @ Zdnet
· Searching Gets Easier on Google Maps @ GoogleMapsMania Blog
· Revealed: How Citigroup hackers broke in 'through the front door' using bank's website @ MailOnline
· Ashton Kutcher's Surprisingly Successful Tech Investments @ The Atlantic
June 16, 2011
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Updates 06/15/11 @ NT Compatible
· Pandora sings happy tune: IPO fetches $16 a share @ Vegas Sun
· Intel SSD 710 and 720 Series Specifications Revealed @ ARS
· Apple Store Employees ArenÂ’t Allowed to Say ‘UnfortunatelyÂ’ @ Gawker
· Apple now sued over use of iBooks name @ TekGoblin
· Google's Web mapping can track your phone @ Cnet
· Cable Companies Finally Realizing They Might Have Priced Themselves Into A Corner @ Consumerist
· Last week, the world spent 10.7 million hours playing with Les Paul's doodle @ News.com.au
· Asus K53SV: Sandy Bridge for the Masses @ InsideHW
June 17, 2011
· CompatDB Updates 06/17/11 @ NT Compatible
· 30 Apple Tips @ Mac OS Compatible
· Angry Birds Moves Into Magic, Cookbooks, And More @ TechCrunch
· Fox taking Family Guy Online @ Fox
· Support.com acquires SUPERAntiSpyware @ DSLReports
· Virgin alerts infected customers @ BBC
· Special report: Government in cyber fight but can't keep up @ Yahoo
June 18, 2011
· Windows 8 Milestone 3 build 7989 leaks @ NT Compatible
June 19, 2011
· Windows 8: Microsofts new Windows Phone-like keyboard @ NT Compatible
· 20 Linux Tutorials @ W2S
· How to access 2 ISP's at once @ Lockergnome
· Microsoft calls graphics technology in Chrome and Firefox "harmful" @ ZDNet
· Hacker Mulls Banning Pirate Apps With iOS 5 Apple Jailbreak @ TorrentFreak
· Find Out if Your Passwords Were Leaked by LulzSec @ Gizmodo
· Autorun-abusing malware (Where are they now?) @ Microsoft
June 20, 2011
· Windows 8 News @ NT Compatible
· Icann increases web domain suffixes.
· 3D like you've never seen it before (photos)
· iBamboo Speaker. (Video)
· NY Post blocks access to its website on iPads to drive app purchases
· Mobile Data Usage Nearly Doubles
· Japan Criminalizes Cybercrime: Make a Virus, Get Three Years in Jail
· MySpace 'will sell for at least $100m'
· Google Tests a New Interface
· Revealed: 10 big Apple Store secrets
· Skype Axes Senior Execs Before Microsoft Deal Closes
· Dating website for beautiful people dumps 30,000 members
June 21, 2011
· 24 Microsoft Updates @ NT Compatible
· Dropbox bug allowed users into accounts without a password
· Which Smartphone Works Best For You?
· The Next Release of Windows Phone, codenamed Mango
· My Side of the Duke Nukem Twitter ‘Brain FartÂ’
· New Video Released of Mars' Mystery Moon, Phobos
· Play Angry Birds in the Chrome browser
June 22, 2011
· Microsoft sends congratulations cake to Mozilla
· Security Advisories for Firefox 3.6
· Apple iPhone 5 to be major update after all; announcement and availability in August?
· Firefox 5 fixes security and improves browsing
· Is Your Mac Safe?
· Essex Teen Arrested In FBI Global Hacking Probe
· Mobile Apps Put the Web in Their Rear-view Mirror
· EXPOSED: The iMac disaster that almost was
· Righthaven Loss: Judge Rules Reposting Entire Article Is Fair Use
· How technology helped make the 4th Amendment obsolete
· openSUSE 12.1 Milestone 2 released
· Fired IT manager hacks into CEO's presentation, replaces it with porn
· Yahoo Is Trying To Buy Hulu
· Staples Caught Selling PCs with Old Customer Data
June 23, 2011
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Updates 06/22/11
· Contentteller 2.1.10 released
· Mozilla: Firefox 4 won't get security updates, just get Firefox 5
· Hands-on with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango technical preview
· WordPress.org Hacked, Plugin Repository Compromised 107
· Google: The First Web Company To Hit 1 Billion Users
· LulzSec under attack from hackers, law enforcement
· Apple to start making TVs (Or having them made, add Apple logo, bundle Apple TV)
· Netflix Quietly Helps Capped U.S. Broadband Users
· Citizen arrested for videotaping police from front yard
· FBI targets cyber security scammers
· Plasma vs. LCD vs. LED: Which HDTV Type is Best?
· Government Domain Name Seizures Violate First Amendment
· CompatDB Updates 06/24/11
· Debian moves to LibreOffice
June 24, 2011
· Facebook Loses Earliest Remaining Employee, Kevin Colleran
· For some reason, Hulu has agreed to let reddit edit its homepage on Friday.
· AMD's Dual Radeon Graphics for desktops unveiled
· LulzSec's first Operation Anti-Security release: Arizona DPS
· Finally, a video to send to your friends who like to forward crap to you
· Mozilla to Businesses: We're Not Interested
· Farmville Players Outnumber Real Farmers By a Ratio of 80 to 1!
· Oh Cyberthugs . . . Run, run as fast as you can. FBI on victorious roll
June 25, 2011
· Wine release 1.3.23
· Citi Hackers Made $2.7 Million
· GoDaddy sale set for $2.5 billion?
· SLI Performance: Core i5 Sandy Bridge vs Phenom II X6 1100T @ Bjorn3D
· Apple patches 36 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps OS for Lion upgrade
June 26, 2011
· Debian 6.0.2 released
· LulzSec quits, leaks data, urges support for Anonymous
· Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain That Runs Nonstop
· Google's top execs refuse to testify at Senate hearing
June 27, 2011
· Fix Windows system performance problems on slow Windows computers (Good bookmark)
· How anything you've EVER said on the internet could be seen by employers as Feds approve firm that dishes dirt on applicants
· Treadmill desks help you get fit, get the job done
· Five reasons Android can fail
· Users Clueless About Malware, Careless About Security Measures: Survey
· About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.8 and Security Update 2011-004
· Scam warning: Photographer commited SUICIDE 3 days after shooting THIS video!
· Woke up this morning and found that my wife finally found a use for the Apple Laptop
· Court strikes down California video games law
June 28, 2011
· Facebook for Android version 1.6 is out
· Alleged hacker Ryan Cleary out on bail
· BestBuy Online Halts Apple MacBook Air Shipping; Upgrade Rumors Turning True
· Microsoft patent may ruin Skype, may make VoIP spy and pry easy for gov't
· Small Asteroid to Whip Past Earth on June 27, 2011
· Film-makers seek injunction to block pirate site (Draws attention to site, duh)
· 500,000 Android Devices Are Activated Every Day
· How to Build a Hackintosh Mini for a Less Expensive, Faster Mac
· Apple Bid to Bar Amazon ‘AppstoreÂ’ Will ‘LikelyÂ’ Be Denied
June 29, 2011
· CompatDB Updates 06/29/11
· 5 Fun Android Apps for this Summer!
· Pope sends first tweet, does so using iPad 2
· Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg now third richest man in tech
· Security vendor applauds LulzSec attacks
· Hammacher Schlemmer releases $8000 Elliptical Machine Office Desk set
· Hackers pierce network with jerry-rigged mouse
· Anonymous Hits Universal Music And Viacom
· Review: 'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon' wraps up with the best of the franchise
· 7 Hackers Who Got Legit Jobs From Their Misdeeds
· Apple begins offering refunds for unhappy Final Cut Pro X customers
· Ballmer responds to calls for him to quit, reveals huge annual profits
June 30, 2011
· Microsoft Office 365 is here
· News Corporation Sells MySpace for $35 Million, no one cares
· Use your Android phone to control PC overclocking
· AMD loses sizable market share to Intel in quarter
· Hacker attack cripples al-Qaida Web communications
· With FBI Raid, Law Enforcement Circles LulzSec
· The Best 4G Phones
· Social media displaces porn as top online activity [video]
· World of Warcraft Goes Free To Play Until Characters Are Level 20
· How to Fly a Zeppelin Airship. O.M.G
· What Microsoft paid The Stones to help launch Windows 95
· Corsair Announces Shipment of Force Series GT SSDs
· Instant email: how we made Hotmail 10x faster
· HP TouchPad: the reviews roundup
