The vulnerability of Java 6 has been the target for hackers recently, exploiting a bug in the platform and has been added to the commercially available Neutrino exploit kit. Qualys chief technology officer Wolfgang Kandek said the use of Java 6 is still prevalent, opening up a significant number of users to the threat. F-Secure senior analyst Timo Hirvonen Continue reading “Java 6 vulnerable to zero-day exploit”
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Apple may unveil new iPad on September 10, says Bloomberg
September 10 would be a big day for Apple. It is quite certain by now that it would be the release date for iPhone 5S, probably together with iPhone 5C and the recent news suggesting an iOS 7 release too. Bloomberg suggests a concurrent iPad release during the same event. Bloomberg reports : Continue reading “Apple may unveil new iPad on September 10, says Bloomberg”
Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear coming on Sept 4, Samsung Exec confirms
Executive vice president of Samsung’s Mobile Business, Lee Young-hee, in an exclusive interview with The Korea Times revealed that the launch would take place next week at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin. She cleared the air regarding the Galaxy Gear, “The Gear won’t have a flexible display. The new device will enhance and Continue reading “Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear coming on Sept 4, Samsung Exec confirms”
China hit by largest ever DDOS attack
Early Sunday morning, China was hit by the largest distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack in it’s history. The attack began at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, followed by a more intense attack at 4 a.m. It lasted up to four hours, disrupted China’s internet service and left many sites with the .cn extension down. Continue reading “China hit by largest ever DDOS attack”
Apple TV updated with Vevo, Disney, Weather Channel & Smithsonian apps
Apple TV added several new apps on Tuesday, including Vevo Music Video, Disney Channel and Disney XD, Weather Channel and content from the Smithsonian Channel. Vevo brings access to the site’s library of 75,000 high-definition music videos. The Vevo app will learn from your tastes and will begin playing content based on your previous viewing history. Continue reading “Apple TV updated with Vevo, Disney, Weather Channel & Smithsonian apps”
Minuum Keyboard : Next-gen of typing
After a successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, Whirlscape is finally making its Minuum Keyboard available to the public. At the moment, Minuum Keyboard is only offered to Android operating system. Minuum threw away the standard three-row QWERTY keyboard and came up with a single-line keyboard, while keeping the same general order of QWERTY, minimizing the need to re-learn how to Continue reading “Minuum Keyboard : Next-gen of typing”
Siri does not like Google Glass
If you ask Siri, she doesn’t seem to be in good terms with the Glass. Apple’s virtual personal assistant, Siri has a well-known reputation for offering witty remarks to unconventional requests. Try the Google Glass activation phrase, “Ok Glass”, on Siri and she’ll give you a piece of her mind. So far, we have had Continue reading “Siri does not like Google Glass”
Apple starts seeding iOS 7 to the public on September 10
Apple is expected to announce the next-gen iPhone on September 10, it was assumed that Apple would unleash iOS 7 on the same day. While previous information suggested that the Golden Master build would be seeded to internal groups and partners around September 5. Now, an email sent by Nuance, the company behind Siri, to Continue reading “Apple starts seeding iOS 7 to the public on September 10”
Video comparison of the champagne iPhone 5S, lower-cost iPhone 5C and iPhone 5
A new video has surfaced and gives a detailed look at iPhone 5, Gold iPhone 5S and the low-cost iPhone 5C. There’s been a steady flow of leaks over the past month. Just earlier today, we heard of a fourth iPhone 5S color might be introduced. Now, we get a closer look on how the Continue reading “Video comparison of the champagne iPhone 5S, lower-cost iPhone 5C and iPhone 5”
Google Palestine domain owned by Hackers and defaced
Google local domain for the Palestine (http://google.ps/) got hacked and defaced by hackers. The defaced page says, “Uncle Google we say hi from Palestine to remember you that the country in Google map not called Israel. its called Palestine # Question: what would happens if we changed the country title of Israel to Palestine in Google maps !!! Continue reading “Google Palestine domain owned by Hackers and defaced”