Archive for February 2012
February 1, 2012
· 29 Apple Tips
· NASA, Pentagon hacker fails
· Auto Hacking Seen as Growing Risk With Electronics Frenzy: Cars
· Getac B300 rugged mobile computer added to Air Force QEB program
· Facebook Is Said to Pick Morgan Stanley for Initial Offering
· 13 Windows 8 Features Worth Knowing About.
· Does compliance equal security?
· Can Homeland Security Prevent a Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Disaster?
February 2, 2012
· Windows 8 build 8222 compiled, belongs to Beta branch
· Hacked Companies Still Not Telling Investors
· Nano quadrotors: Watch a Swarm of Tiny Robots Fly in Formation
· Hak5 Creates Even More Lethal Wi-Fi Hot Spot Honeypot Hacking Tool
· Google Barks Back at Microsoft for Peddling Privacy Myths
· Hackers Attacking Department of Motor Vehicles Computers
· Hackers Outwit Online Banking Identity Security Systems
February 3, 2012
· CompatDB Updates 02/03/12
· Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 2 released
· KISS Frontman Gene Simmons Confirms Angry Birds Game, In Talks with PlayStation
· Facebook ripe for ridicule as it suffers outage a day after IPO filing
· Top Scams of 2011 (PDF)
· Massive Compromise of WordPress-based Sites but ‘Everything will be FineÂ’
· Understanding Google's new privacy policy: your YouTube activity will now be linked to your searches
· U.S. seizes 307 websites during Super Bowl crackdown
· Plane crash claims life of Micron CEO Steve Appleton
February 4, 2012
· Hackers claim to have intercepted call between FBI, Scotland Yard
· Microsoft Windows 8 Unification Plan: Grand, But Risky
· World of Warcraft patch 4.3.2 64-bit client download and information [Updated x4]
February 5, 2012
· Debian Edu 6.0.4 Beta 3 released
· Bing prepares for the Windows Consumer Preview, betta fish lands on homepage
February 6, 2012
· More Windows 8 consumer preview screenshots leaked
· BT to offer 300 Mbps fibre optic broadband 'on demand' in 2013
· How to Hide From Google
· Facebook, Twitter Are Harder to Resist Than Cigarettes, Alcohol
· Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online
February 7, 2012
· Windows 8 consumer preview build 8220 new screenshots leaked
· Hackers: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
· Apple's Foxconn Plant Workers Complain of "Militant Culture"
· Smartphone Market Hits All-Time Quarterly High Due To Seasonal Strength and Wider Variety of Offerings, According to IDC
· Anonymity bites Anonymous in attempt to extort Symantec
February 8, 2012
· CompatDB Updates 02/08/12
· Trendnet security cam flaw exposes video feeds on net
February 9, 2012
· Another survey that shows vendors think you're stupid
· Anonymous claims to have released source code of Symantec's pcAnywhere
· ‘AnonymousÂ’ hacks Syrian presidentÂ’s email with Â’12345′ password
· Utilities Facing Brute-Force Attack Threat
· ‘TriblerÂ’ software makes Internet piracy impossible to stop
February 10, 2012
· Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012
· Security Support for Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 terminated on February 6th
· A closer look at the new AMD
February 11, 2012
· Chrome 18 Beta offers speedier browsing, graphics boost for Windows XP
· Anonymous Takes Down CIA Web Site
· Report: Google Wallet's PIN fails to fully protect
· Users of Citibank Bill-Pay App Charged Twice
· Hard Drive Prices Soar 28 Percent After Thai Floods
February 12, 2012
· Wine 1.4 Release Candidate 3 released
February 13, 2012
· CSF 5.46 (Linux Firewall) released
· Microsoft redesigns its logo for Windows 8
· Hacker says he nabbed data about porn site's users
· Online dating sites: Looking for love, finding violations of privacy
February 14, 2012
· Consumer Confidential: V-Day stats, FarmVille grows, Angry Birds
February 15, 2012
· 38 Microsoft Updates
· Google gets U.S., EU nod to buy Motorola Mobility
· New Arrival: AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition and 7750 Graphics Cards
· Hackers claim to take down U.S. tear gas maker site
· Websites of exchanges Nasdaq, BATS hit in online attack
February 16, 2012
· Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps take your data
· Comcast Reports 4th Quarter and Year End 2011 Results
· Nvidia's 1st-quarter outlook misses Street view
· Megaupload Co-Founder Released On Bail
· Apple Asks for Court Approval to Sue Bankrupt Kodak in N.Y. Over Patents
· Police: download a file, go to jail for 10 years and pay an "unlimited" fine
February 17, 2012
· Intellectual Ventures sues AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile
February 18, 2012
· Microsoft makes new Windows 8 logo official, will be Metro styled
· Angry Birds Soaring Into Space on March 22
· iOS, Android and developers not doing enough to protect kid's privacy
· BlackBerry faces new challenge from U.S. agency
February 19, 2012
· An update that postpones the expiration date of Windows 8 Developer Preview
February 20, 2012
· More Windows 8 Consumer Preview build numbers revealed?
· Debian Edu 6.0.4 Release Candidate 1
· Tech 'firsts' that made a President's day
· Apple workers in China get 25 per cent pay rise
February 21, 2012
· Using the language you want in Windows 8
· Connecting your apps, files, PCs and devices to the cloud with SkyDrive and Windows 8
· The Pirate Bay infringes copyright, High Court decides
· 5 free Android security apps: Keep your smartphone safe
February 22, 2012
· PDF Malware Writers Keep Targeting Vulnerability
· Apple's 30th birthday salute to Steve Jobs knocked off YouTube
February 23, 2012
· Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
· Rise in Identity Fraud Tied to Smartphone Use
· Web privacy standards: easy to break, hard to enforce
· Intel Z77 chipset based motherboards to go on sale in early April
· Flickr Gets a Makeover, Looks Like Pinterest
· White House announces new privacy "Bill of Rights," Do Not Track agreement
February 24, 2012
· Google Agrees to Allow ‘Do-Not-TrackÂ’ Button in Browser
· Migrants elbow for Foxconn jobs despite labor probe
· Google Music not living up to expectations
· Auction of teleportation device proves there's no place like home
· Congrats, US Government: You're Scaring Web Businesses Into Moving Out Of The US
· Wine 1.4 Release Candidate 5
· Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion #2
February 25, 2012
· Adobe takes in customer suggestions for upcoming Photoshop CS6
· Dish Network to close 500 Blockbuster stores
· Google Sells Clearwire Stake at a Big Loss
· Apple has more cash than it needs, CEO says
· Free Video Game Rentals This Week at Redbox
February 26, 2012
· CSF 5.47 Linux Firewall released
· Google search now shows upcoming concerts, helps you find the next gig
· Adobe briefly posts Photoshop Touch for iPad
· FBI Turns Off Thousands of GPS Devices After Supreme Court Ruling
· US Appeals court upholds Fifth Amendment right to not decrypt hard drives
· Microsoft plans to ditch Live, Zune branding in Windows 8
· Details about HP's Windows 8 tablet hardware leaks
· Facebook Accused Of Reading UsersÂ’ Text Messages (Update)
· Debian Edu Squeeze 6.0.4 Release Candidate 2
February 27, 2012
· Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview: What We Know So Far
· Microsoft Likely to Limit Windows 8 Edition Selections
· Pogue on Foxconn: hey, at least it's not rice farming or prostitution!
· WikiLeaks: Stratfor Confidential Emails To Be Published By The Millions
· Adobe releases Photoshop Touch for iPad
· Dell CEO: we're 'not really a PC company'
· Skype beta for Windows Phone released
· Amazon Offers $30 Discount on Kindle Fire
February 28, 2012
· Microsoft, Apple set to rejoin OS battle
· Google offers $1 million reward to hackers who exploit Chrome
· NASCAR driver tweets from car, gains 100,000 followers
· Fedora 17 Alpha released
February 29, 2012
· Kim Dotcom remains on bail
· Facebook tweaks app reporting options
· Improve Your Privacy On Twitter
