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Site: Web Technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet
Tailoring Web technology to a bespoke dress shirt business
Publish Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:00:40 -0700
It's not easy to mix up the monotony of putting on a shirt and a tie every day for work, but what if the shirt was made-to-order, with details of your own choosing? Fashion startup ShirtsMyWay allows you to spruce up your tired work uniform and customize... Nielsen: Average Apple.com visit lasts 74 minutes
Publish Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:38:37 -0700
A recent report from Nielsen PDF reveals that Apple.com was the number 1 hardware manufacturer Web site destination with 55.7 million unique visitors in May 2009. This more than doubles the number two Web site, HP.com, which received 21.3 million unique visitors during the same period.... Overstock dumps affiliates, rants about tax-happy states
Publish Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:47:29 -0700
Overstock is joining Amazon and Blue Nile in the parade of e-commerce companies dumping affiliates in states that aim to slap a tax on Internet referrals. On Wednesday, Overstock said that it will drop its affiliate advertisers in California, Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island---four states looking... Analyst: Kindle to reach 10 percent of Amazon's customer base; Ending Target deal a risk
Publish Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:23:31 -0700
The great Kindle sales guessing game continues. Cowen and Co. analyst Jim Friedland upgraded Amazon to outperform from neutral on Tuesday and his case depends heavily on future Kindle sales---along with the power of Amazon Prime subscriptions and new businesses like Amazon Web Services. However, Friedland also... IBM's latest campaign against paper
Publish Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:03:32 -0700
You've got to love all the statistics that high-tech companies use to express the return on investment of their green IT offering du jour. Here is a new-ish one from IBM: the average office worker uses roughly 10,000 sheets of copy paper year. (Notice that does not mention printer output,... Cybercrime doesn't pay: well it does, and very well
Publish Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:24:36 -0700
A large part of me is worried about writing this post because in some way, I could be considered as promoting the idea or inciting people to commit cybercrime. Well, that's not my intention as such - instead I'm taking a more back seat approach to denounce why people commit... Qik rolls out live video streaming for Google Android
Publish Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:03:32 -0700
My T-Mobile G1 is my preferred T-Mobile device and it just gets better and better all the time with more developers supporting the Google Android platform. The latest software/service available for the Android devices is Qik mobile video streaming application. iPhone users cannot say, "There's an app for that." since... 'Golden Cash' network - rent a botnet
Publish Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:09:08 -0700
Finjan said that they have uncovered an underground botnet-leasing network where cyber criminals can pay $5 to $100 to install malware on 1,000 PCs for things like stealing data and sending spam. Researchers at security firm Finjan said on Wednesday that they have uncovered an underground botnet-leasing network where... Some pre-ordered iPhone 3GS' delayed
Publish Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:03:49 -0700
I received an email from an irate reader who placed a pre-order for a new iPhone 3GS on launch day who's delivery date has been pushed back from Friday to Tuesday, 23 June 2009. delivers by the 23rd? I was told I’d have it by... Iranian protesters take to the tweets
Publish Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:19:51 -0700
With Iranian authorities essentially locking foreign journalists in their hotels, shutting down websites and blocking text messaging, Iranian protesters have taken to Twitter, YouTube and Facebook with a passion -- both to get the word out about what's happening in the country and to communicate logistics, says a CBS/AP report.... LG begins shipping first HDTVs with built-in Netflix capabilities
Publish Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:12:31 -0700
Streaming media devices are a good idea, but a better idea is baking those features straight into your TV. While TV manufacturers have been pretty slow about integrating online services with their sets, they've finally started figuring out it's not too tough to add an Ethernet... Apple Safari jumbo patch: 50+ vulnerabilities fixed
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:17:43 -0700
Apple has shipped a whopper of a Safari browser update to fix more than 50 vulnerabilities, some rated extremely critical. The latest fixes, available in the new Safari 4.0, corrects a wide range of code execution and denial-of-service vulnerabilities and even comes with a fix for the... Rumor: Leaked pictures of the new iPhone
Publish Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:20:46 -0700
Italian iPhone blog iSpazio has posted pictures of what they're calling the next iPhone (English translations: here and here). The shots are reportedly from an "unpublished update to the iPhone page on Apple's website." The site claims that the website also... Businesses gain access to Google data through Local Business Center
Publish Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:24:18 -0700
Starting today, Google is putting valuable information in the hands of local business owners, giving them access to Google query data that led a customer - or potential customer - to the company's online listing. Google's Local Business Center is the place where local businesses have been able to... Xenocode - Making Windows Applications Web Applications
Publish Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:00:56 -0700
From time to time, I have the chance to speak with Kenji Obata, CEO and Founder of Xenocode. This time Kenji showed me a demonstration in which several versions of Internet Explorer appeared to be running simultaneously on the same client system. As we all know, new versions of Internet... Canon offering workshops to new, current EOS users
Publish Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 06:00:16 -0700
If you're looking for a summer hobby, getting to know your camera better is definitely worth your time. While many local colleges and art schools often offer photography classes for all skill levels, Canon is getting in on the action nationwide this summer with a series of workshops for both... Judge issues TRO in Craigslist case against South Carolina
Publish Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 21:21:38 -0700
A South Carolina judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state's Attorney General from pursuing criminal charges against Craigslist, according to press reports. Until the court rules on the merits of craigslist's claims, defendants and their attorneys and staffs shall refrain from initiating or pursuing... Wrong, blogger, there IS A SOLAR PLANE!
Publish Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 14:57:16 -0700
Sunseeker II, courtesy Solar Flight website. I was so wrong...again. I mentioned nobody was proposing solar planes. Hell, there is a solar plane already. And it flies. It's called Sunseeker II. The plane is based in Switzerland. Solar Flight, Bachstrasse... Inside Dell's command center
Publish Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 03:00:16 -0700
If there’s a hurricane forming in the Caribbean, a major freeway closure in Los Angeles or flight delays out of Chicago, chances are that Jason Allen knows about it. Allen is in charge of Dell’s five worldwide Global Command Centers, around-the-clock operational centers where technicians are constantly... Craigslist sues South Carolina AG, who backs off sort of; Download the complaint
Publish Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 10:31:18 -0700
Craigslist said Wednesday that it is suing South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster for his "direct and public threats to criminally prosecute Craigslist and its management." As noted on the Craigslist blog, the classified ad site is seeking declaratory relief and a restraining order. For background, McMaster...
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Site: Security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet
iPhone executes SMS binary code as root
Publish Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:58:54 -0700
A security flaw has been discovered in the iPhone OS that could allow attackers to gain root access to the iPhone OS and allow them to install and execute malicious programs at will. Charlie Miller announced the discovery of the vulnerability during a presentation at the SyScan... Facebook - Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory?
Publish Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:18:15 -0700
What on earth are Facebook doing? Imagine going into a stationery store and buying a Filofax personal organizer and then over time filling it with personal contacts info, photos and notes. You come home one night and it's no longer... Will security paranoia kill wireless health IT?
Publish Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:56:39 -0700
Frost & Sullivan's wireless analysts can come up with all the scary scenarios they want, but where is the real danger? The danger is you're raising the cost of care. by Dana Blankenhorn Apple files patents on haptic feedback, biometrics and RFID detection
Publish Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:30:21 -0700
A patent application filed by Apple in February 2008 for multi-touch display screen with localized tactile feedback indicates that the company is researching haptic feedback for possible inclusion in the iPhone and iPod touch. Most telling is a line in the application about the competitive advantages of... Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costs
Publish Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:22:26 -0700
How severe can the impact of the Conficker worm be on a single city council that has apparently not implemented basic security solutions in place? Pretty severe according to a recently released a report entitled "Service interruption resulting from ICT disruption in February 2009" which details the... Asus Wireless-N RT-N16 router offers 300Mbps throughput
Publish Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:28:23 -0700
ASUS on Tuesday announced the RT-N16 router, touting speed for data transfers, simplicity for usage and security. The RT-N16 offers a maximum wireless speed throughput of 300Mbps and enables 24/7 downloads to wireless clients, even when PCs are off. The router comes with... Apple makes it official: Steve Jobs is back to work
Publish Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:27:27 -0700
The word out of Cupertino this morning is that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to work, following a six-month medical leave announced in January. We kind of knew that already last week after reports of Jobs being spotted around the Cupertino campus - but now, it's... Do security and privacy make health IT reform impossible?
Publish Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:34:46 -0700
The hardest thing to be is simple. This is true in story-telling. It's true in science. It's also true in software. Any requirement that gets in the way of simplicity needs to be carefully considered, and pared down to its simplest form, before being tossed at an industry with a... Getting your hands on Microsoft Security Essentials ...
Publish Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:30:39 -0700
Microsoft allowed 75,000 people to download the beta of its new Microsoft Security Essentials, but all these places were snapped up in under 24 hours. However, you can still get your hands on the downloads ... if you know where to look! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh
Publish Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:10:29 -0700
Chip giant Intel urges small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession. Chip giant Intel has urged small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession, reiterating that security risk... Churchill Club podcast: The Cybersecurity Challenge
Publish Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:20:32 -0700
In this installment of the Churchill Club podcast series a panel of experts examine the cybersecurity conundrum and whether the U.S. can herd enough private---and public sector---cats to secure the Internet. With the world increasingly going "cyber," how is cybersecurity keeping up? Exponentially more data is stored... CLEAR: Your data will be properly disposed of
Publish Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:13:35 -0700
The defunct CLEAR service is attempting to re-assure its former customers that their biometric data will not be divulged or misused. The defunct registered traveler service CLEAR see previous post has recently sent out the following communication to its former subscribers,... Michael Jackson's death themed malware campaigns spreading
Publish Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:56:53 -0700
The sudden death of Michael Jackson quickly opened a window of opportunity for cybercriminals to capitalize on. With a malicious spam campaign, blackhat SEO search results poisoning which is serving scareware within the first 100 search results for Michael Jackson's death, and an opportunistic participant in Zango... Jackson death prompts malware alert at Google
Publish Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:34:53 -0700
The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack. The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack. As reports began to circulate, first of Jackson's... Cybercrime doesn't pay: well it does, and very well
Publish Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:24:36 -0700
A large part of me is worried about writing this post because in some way, I could be considered as promoting the idea or inciting people to commit cybercrime. Well, that's not my intention as such - instead I'm taking a more back seat approach to denounce why people commit... Secunia: Average insecure program per PC rate remains high
Publish Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:21:38 -0700
With the time frame for an exploit to become an inseparable part of a web malware exploitation kit shrinking, and with the average Internet user's over-confidence in an antivirus scanner's ability to detect and block exploits (Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits) it shouldn't come as a surprise... Britain hires hackers for intel squad
Publish Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:29:38 -0700
The hackers are coming, the hackers are coming. Britain is hiring ex-hackers as a security cadre to protect the country's computer systems from cyber attacks, AP reports. [Anti-terrorism minister] Alan West said the technology-savvy staff will join efforts to trace the source of â€"... China throttles Google, U.S. ratchets up trade war over Green Dam
Publish Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:05:57 -0700
With less than a week until July 1 - the deadline for PC makers to start intalling the spyware called Green Dam Youth Escort - China appears to be cutting off access to Google after a bitter campaign accusing the American company of spreading porn. Meanwhile, U.S. officials have escalated... Catch Yourself If You Can: A Con Artist Guide To Forging Checks
Publish Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:00:38 -0700
Frank Abagnale has spent 35 years helping the FBI fight forgery, embezzlement and identity theft. This is a guy who spent five years in prison after starting out in adulthood as a con artist. Now, he’s dedicated his professional life to figuring out the flaws in financial systems and... AV-Test calls Microsoft Security Essentials "very good"
Publish Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:54:02 -0700
I know that it's hard for some people to accept it, but Microsoft is capable of getting things right. One such example of "getting it right" is Microsoft Security Essentials beta. While some security vendors have been quick to dismiss this new tool, the independent testing company AV-Test ranked the...
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