A team of researchers has created a proof-of-concept piece of malware that can give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected Windows computer over the Internet. The malware installs a special driver on the ...
Tags: malware, USB, smart card readers, infected Windows computer, Internet
Forget the fastest sail boat; next year's America's Cup could come down to who has the fastest computer. The boats competing on the San Francisco Bay next year will be kitted out from bow to stern with high-tech gear, including sensors ...
Tags: America's Cup, fastest computer, Oracle Team, High Tech Advantage
Centred around an ARM processor, Taiwanese motherboard maker Via has announced a $49 APC Android PC that can be connected to a TV or monitor. Like Raspberry PI, Via has chosen an ARM11 processor for its bargain computer. In this case, ...
Tags: Taiwan, ARM processor, VIA, SoC, Android
LONDON, ENGLAND, November 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- There is no Christmas or New Year without a Christmas tree, one of the main symbols of the holiday NewFreeScreensavers has selected the most beautiful Christmas Tree Screensavers from ...
Tags: Christmas Trees, Computer Desktop, Christmas holidays, screensaver
During a recent visit in Taiwan, Greater China President of Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), Markus Borchert, said NSN will enhance partnership with Taiwan’s manufacturers on the 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Time Division LTE ...
Tags: NSN, Taiwan, LTE, wireless market
Spammers have found a way to abuse a URL shortener service destined for U.S. government social media activities in order to craft rogue .gov URLs for work-at-home scams. Security researchers from Symantec have detected a new email spam ...
Tags: Spammers, URL shortener service, U.S.government, social media activities
Advanced analysis of the Morcut Mac OS X malware that targets computers running Apple’s Mac operating system (OS) or Microsoft’s Windows OS has revealed that it also targets virtual machines and Windows mobiles. The malware, ...
Tags: Morcut Malware, Virtual Machines, Symantec, Computer Products
A colleague who shall go unnamed is in the process or moving and has ed what he believes to be tainted treasure. He writes: I have a really old iBook that's still running 10.2.8 and iTunes 4. I am trying to deauthorize this computer, ...
Tags: old iBook, iTunes 4, computer, iTunes Store
The latest release of Google's Chrome browser can render webpages with the resolution of Apple's Retina display, the company said on Tuesday, making good on a commitment it made several weeks ago. This means that users of 15-inch MacBook ...
Tags: Google, Chrome browser, Apple, Retina display
Macworld - Following in the footsteps of Google and other services, Dropbox this weekend enabled two-factor authentication to bring enhanced security to its users. While Dropbox was not among the services compromised in the ...
Tags: Google, Dropbox, potential hacker, Two-Step Authentication
Computerworld - NASA programmers and engineers will begin upgrading the Mars Curiosity rover's software Saturday, increasing its ability to move and use its robotic arm. The software upgrade, dubbed R10, was uploaded to the rover during ...
Tags: NASA, Mars Curiosity, software, robotic arm
Google is already getting some stiff competition in the race to develop a wearable computer. Apple on Tuesday was awarded a U.S. patent for a head-mounted display device that's designed to project an image in front of a user's eyes, ...
Tags: Google, wearable computer, Apple, U.S.patent
From Google Maps, the U.S. National Security Agency's parking lot has a larger footprint than the building itself. And for the high secrecy surrounding what goes on inside, there is plenty of information flowing just outside. In a ...
Tags: NSA, U.S., parking lot
Forget the fastest yacht; the outcome of next year's America's Cup sailing competition could come down to which boat has the fastest computer. The boats competing on San Francisco Bay in 2013 will be kitted out bow to stern with high-tech ...
Tags: Oracle, USA, high tech, The High Seas
BALTIMORE, MD, June 13, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A 45-year-old tow truck operator, searching for adult pornography on the Internet, claimed to have accidentally stumbled on a site linked to child pornography. The man then made a big ...
Tags: software program, identify computers, software, Internet