Archive for November 2011
November 1, 2011
· Apple fixes security flaws in Windows version of QuickTime
· When passwords attack: the problem with aggressive password policies
· iPhone 4S battery life problems: bug in location services suspected
· Outsmarted: Captcha security not much of a gotcha
· NokiaÂ’s under-whelming debut of Windows based Smartphones
· Siri Successfully Ported to iPhone 4, iPod touch
· Japan's Toyota unveils nursing robots
· Zuckerberg, Kutcher share startup wisdom
· EA: 'Battlefield 3' sells 5 million in first week
November 2, 2011
· Update: Duqu exploits zero-day flaw in Windows kernel
· Courier: The Windows Tablet That Might Have Been
· Apple iPhone 4S 'drains battery' too quickly complaints
· Apple CEO Tim Cook makes some changes
· The end of an era: Internet Explorer drops below 50% of Web usage
· Leading PC makers confirm: no Windows 8 plot to lock out Linux
· Norton pumps out enhanced security for Android tablets
November 3, 2011
· Windows 8: Updating live tiles without draining your battery
· How to Opt Out of Cell Phone Company Data Collection
· iOS 5.0.1 beta fixes battery woes, enables iPad gestures
· Motorola confirms two Xoom 2 tablets
· ASUS: 'We run out of hard disks at the end of the month'
· Angry Birds downloads pass half-million mark
· Legoland Now in Street View
· Fedora 16 is Coming With Big Changes
· Anonymous retreats from Mexico drug cartel confrontation. Didn't think this one out, did you?
· Phishing Campaign Fake Legitimate Apple Emails, Steals Victims ID And Password
· Old image resize script leaves 1 million Web pages compromised
· Duqu Virus Exploits Microsoft Windows Software Flaw
November 4, 2011
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2011
· openSUSE 12.1 RC2 released
· Microsoft offering free stuff with Internet Explorer 9 holiday downloads
· Barnes & Noble to sell Nook Tablet for $249, report says
· Apple won't comment on Siri outage
· Twitter Adds Top People, News Search Feature
· Groupon ready for IPO at highest valuation since Google
· $1.1bn 6-week Sales Predicted for 'Modern Warfare 3'
· Apple makes IOS 5.0.1 available to developers
· Google Search Gets Fresher for 35% of Results
· 3.5 Million People Are Still Using AOL Dialup
November 5, 2011
· Wine 1.3.32 released
· Fry's to start selling Nook devices this month
· Showdown Looms Between 'Anonymous' Hackers and Mexico's Zeta Cartel
· Angry Birds Comes to Life on MIT Quad (Win)
· Microsoft defends against espionage virus
November 6, 2011
· Windows 8 Pre-Beta Build Screenshots Leaked
· Kloxo 6.1.7 Beta 5 released
· You gotta have friends? Most have just 2 true pals
November 7, 2011
· Microsoft Quietly Changes WP7 Specs to Allow Phones without Cameras
· Best Buy buys out US mobile partner for $1.3 bln
· Verizon Promotion Doubles Data Cap for 4G LTE Users
· 600 Copies of MW3 Stolen in Delivery Truck Robbery
· HTC Details First Round of Android 4.0 Upgrades
· Google: Microsoft uses patents when products "stop succeeding"
· Best Buy UK withdrawal confirmed
· Enable, Use, and Disable Safe Mode in Windows 8
· Analyst predicts Windows 8 running 'Ultrabook Touch'
November 8, 2011
· Fedora 16 released
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Updates 11/08/11
November 9, 2011
· iPhone 4S speakers don't play stereo right, tests show
· Supreme Court ponders constitutionality of 24/7 GPS tracking
· Adobe reportedly planning to gut mobile Flash player strategy
· Google Offers makes bid for L.A. market
· Apple Reportedly Says Siri Won't Be Coming to Older Devices
· Operating a 30-megawatt solar farm from one PC
November 10, 2011
· 36 CentOS Updates
· Adobe kills mobile Flash, giving Steve Jobs the last laugh
· iPhone Security Bug Lets Innocent-Looking Apps Go Bad
· Man Behind Siri's U.K. Voice Revealed
· Update for Certificate Revocation List
· CompatDB Updates 11/11/11
November 11, 2011
· iPhone 4S iOS 5.0.1 battery fix falls short
· Google Acquires Katango, The Automatic Friend Sorter
November 12, 2011
· iOS 5.0.1 update causing contact, WiFi headaches for some users (Updated)
· Microsoft breaks with tradition, no cake for Firefox 8
· Kloxo 6.1.7 (Final) released
· Unofficial Windows 8 Language Packs
· Yet Another Windows 8 Pre Beta Screenshot Reveals Start Screen Background Changer
November 13, 2011
· Logitech CEO: Google TV 'cost us dearly,' no Revue replacement coming
· iPod People Problems: Apple Recalls Some First Generation iPod Nanos
· Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Unveiled and Detailed
· iPhone autocorrect victims rejoice: hacker posts DIY to use secret spell-checker hidden in Apple's iOS 5 code
· RIAA: Google Refused to Remove MP3 Download App
· Smartphone and Tablet Adoption Expected to Drive 350% Increase in Global Wi-Fi Hotspots by 2015
· CompatDB Updates 11/14/11
November 14, 2011
· The Relationship Status Update
· AMD Goes After Server Market With New Chips, Price Cuts
· Google X, a Secret Product Lab, Revealed for First Time
· Kindle Fire: What the Critics are Saying
· Iran says it has 'controlled' Duqu malware attack
· Review: Latest Intel Core i7 Gives New Meaning To 'Extreme'
· Leaked Screenshots Show Off Rumored Google Music Service
· Saints Row 3 is the GTA-clone that worships at the altar of fun
· Corsair Announces Full Line of Quad Channel DRAM Kits
· Apple launches iTunes Match, can't handle demand
November 15, 2011
· Kloxo 6.1.8 and 6.1.9 released
· Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Source Available
· RIM launches two new BlackBerry 7 smartphones
· Schools, universities snap up .xxx domain names
· LinkedIn CEO, other insiders prepare to sell stock
· YouTube Gets a Google+ Overhaul
· Facebook confirms images of porn and violence, is investigating
· Gearbox is hiring
November 16, 2011
· CompatDB Updates 11/16/11
· DOJ: Lying on Match.com needs to be a crime (Government still clueless about the internet. Sad)
· Google's Android Passes 50% of Smartphone Sales, Gartner Says
· Windows 8 security updates said to be less intrusive
· 7 reasons the Kindle Fire is better than the iPad
· Half of adults believe social media sites hurt young people?
November 17, 2011
· Best Buy Black Friday ad
· Modern Warfare 3 Breaks Every Sales Record Known to Man
· Google: 200 million Android devices now active worldwide
· Intel teraflop chip matches supercomputer performance
· Weak wifi? Use a baking tray
November 18, 2011
· The 25 Worst Passwords of 2011
· Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1
· SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 Available
· TargetÂ’s biggest Black Friday 2011 deals
· Microsoft's table-sized tablet Surfaces for pre-order
· Facebook-to-Facebook Calling From Within Skype
· Google overtakes Microsoft in reported security vulnerabilities
· Verizon Wireless Will Watch Everything You Do If You Don't Opt Out
November 19, 2011
· GNOME 3.2.2 released
· Wine 1.3.33 released
· Kingston Digital Launches its Fastest USB Flash Drive
· Cracking the shell: Inside NeweggÂ’s east coast distribution center
· Google Fixes High-Risk Flaw in Chrome
· DevilRobber Trojan returns, masquerades as PixelMator
November 21, 2011
· Kloxo 6.1.10 Beta released
· Bug silences Samsung Galaxy Nexus
· 4-inch iPhone 5 and thicker iPad 3 tipped for 2012
· 1,600 Modern Warfare 3 cheaters banned, fix coming
· Mac platform reaches 15-year high with 5% worldwide market share
· Mozilla to implement background updates in Firefox 10
· Add December 8 to the Galaxy Nexus Launch List (Updated)
· Inmates harass victims via Facebook
· Gates testifies in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft
November 22, 2011
· Windows 8 can now be installed from the web, no longer requires physical media
· Facebook 'shrinks' six degrees of separation theory
· Google Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
· Apple cleared of violating HTC patents
· 'Anti-virus' apps for infected Androids are from 'charlatans and scammers' says Google - and may harm your phone
· AT&T discloses "organized" hacking attempt
November 23, 2011
· CompatDB Updates 11/23/11
· Apple 2011 Black Friday ads surface (couple bucks off already bloated prices)
· Doom 3 source code released
· Google kills off seven more products including Wave
· Samsung "Next Big Thing" Galaxy S II Commercial
· Adobe: Flash will not be supported on Android 5.0
· FCC threatens merger of AT&T and T-Mobile, AT&T cries foul
· Corsair Breaks Memory Frequency World Record
November 24, 2011
· Daily Reviews Summary 11/24/11 @ NT Compatible
· Kloxo 6.1.10 Beta 2 released
· 'Tis The Season for Another Comcast Rate Hike
· Time Warner Informs Users of 4% Rate Hike
· A lie detector for the internet
· Price War on Black Friday — Kindle, Nook, and iPad
· Android's a malware magnet, says McAfee
November 25, 2011
· GNOME 3.3.2 Development Release
· CompatDB Updates 11/25/11
November 26, 2011
· Netflix will lose money for all of 2012
· Spotify hits 2.5 million paying subscribers
· You Know It's an Old Website IfÂ…
· Google Chrome Adding Gamepad Support Next Year
· Microsoft to release Office 15 beta in January
November 27, 2011
· 37 Linux Tutorials
November 28, 2011
· Black Friday weekend: Record $52.4 billion spent
· $2m AT&T hack funded terrorists
· Motorola Droid 4 Specifications Leak Out
· CompatDB Updates 11/28/11
November 29, 2011
· Google highlights evolution of search in short video, teases whats next
· Parents Hold Kids From School to Protest Wi-Fi
· Technology once protected our privacy, now erodes it
· SMS Trojans: all around the world
· Facebook IPO, Cyber Monday Figures, AT&T Tries to Rescue Merger: TodayÂ’s Top Stories
· BlackBerry Maker RIM Planning E-Mail Support for AppleÂ’s IPhones, Android
· UPS Phishing Scam Targets Cyber Monday Shoppers
· Samsung Galaxy Nexus review: The one to beat
· Apple Joins Google in Skipping New Mobile-App Ratings for Sex, Violence
November 30, 2011
· Google's maps go indoors with new mobile feature
· Groupon shares fall off a cliff, down 42 percent since IPO (Duh)
· Facebook Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers By Failing To Keep Privacy Promises
· Millions of printers open to devastating hack attack, researchers say
· US judge orders hundreds of sites "de-indexed" from Google, Facebook
