Archive for November, 2009
Just two weeks after Apple iPhone users in Australia reported jailbroken iPhones came under siege by attackers, a new version of the iPhone worm is posing a threat. Symantec reports the new worm targets jailbroken iPhones running SSH that are still using the default password. The worm can reportedly steal data 
stored on the iPhone as well as connect back to the attacker, giving them control of the phone.
“Unlike the first iPhone worm, this one appears to cover a much broader range of IP addresses, including UPC in the Netherlands, Optus in Australia, possibly a Hungarian and a Portuguese provider, T-Mobile and potentially many others,” said Symantec’s John McDonald. “And although this particular incarnation seems to be very similar in functionality to the hack tool we blogged about, this one supposedly runs and spreads directly from an infected iPhone, not from a computer.”
Read the rest of my story on NewsFactor.
November 24th, 2009
On Monday, Google announced it plans to acquire yet another advertising company. The search giant has targeted Teracent, a San Mateo, Calif., startup that customizes display ads for different situations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Teracent’s trademarked Intelligent Display Advertising makes ads fully customizable to specific consumers and sites. The technology relies on machine-learning algorithms to decipher and select the optimal creative elements for each ad impression.
“As you know, we’ve been busy releasing new features and products to help improve display advertising on the web for everyone. We believe that Teracent’s technology fits neatly into these efforts,” Neal Mohan, Google’s vice president of product management, and Joerg Heilig, Google’s engineering director, wrote on the company blog.
Read the rest of my story on NewsFactor.
November 24th, 2009
Dell confirmed Friday that it plans to enter the smartphone market with wireless carriers in China and Brazil for its new Mini 3 device. Dell has inked deals with China Mobile, the world’s largest telecommunications company with more than 500 million customers, and Claro, which serves more than 42 million consumers in Brazil.
Dell said its entrance into the smartphone market reflects its ongoing expansion into mobile Internet products and services through value-added relationships with operators. The company pointed to its move to embed China Mobile’s 3G technology and services into its netbooks earlier this year, giving Dell a stronghold in the Asian netbook market.
“Our entry into the smartphone category is a logical extension of Dell’s consumer product evolution over the past two years,” said Ron Garriques, president of the Dell Global Consumer Group. “We are developing smaller and smarter mobile products that enable our customers to take their Internet experience out of the home and do the things they want to do whenever and wherever they want.”
Read the rest of my story on NewsFactor.
November 14th, 2009
Windows 7 escaped the monthly patching process earlier this week, but it didn’t escape the notice of hackers. What some security researchers are calling the first zero-day exploit in Windows 7 has been identified and Microsoft is investigating the issue.
Security researcher Laurent Gaffié called Microsoft on the carpet for its Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) process on Wednesday. Gaffié also published proof-of-concept exploit code that he says will crash both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
“This bug is a real proof that SDL #FAIL,” Gaffié wrote in his blog post. “The bug is so noob, it should have been spotted two years ago by the SDL if the SDL had ever existed.”
Read the rest of my story on TopTechNews.
November 14th, 2009
Windows 7 escaped the monthly patching process earlier this week, but it didn’t escape the notice of hackers. What some security researchers are calling the first zero-day exploit in Windows 7 has been identified and Microsoft is investigating the issue.
Read the rest of my story on TopTechNews.
November 13th, 2009
There is no lack of serviced office space in Manhattan, but what if you could have the security that comes with knowing you are inking a short-term lease deal with New York City’s largest landlord? You can, when you work with PowerSpace & Services.
Operated by Vornado Realty Trust, PowerSpace has four serviced office facilities in New York and one office space in Washington, D.C., as well as virtual office packages. The company offers executive suites at 1 Penn Plaza, 330 Madison Avenue, 909 Third Avenue, 770 Broadway in New York, all prime locations.
Read the rest of my story at aBetterOffice.com.
November 13th, 2009
On Tuesday, Clicker Media officially launched a programming guide to Internet television. Clicker.com is billed as an unbiased resource for navigating all broadcast and broadcast-quality programming online.
Clicker Media said Clicker.com offers a hub where consumers can discover what programming is available online and where to watch it. In all, Clicker.com indexes more than 400,000 full episodes from more than 1,200 sources and in more than 1,200 categories.
Clicker also catalogs more than 30,000 movies from Netflix Instant Streaming and Amazon Video On Demand and more than 50,000 music videos from more than 20,000 artists. All this represents a 33 percent increase in content coverage since the site made its beta launch in September.
Read the rest of my story on NewsFactor.
November 13th, 2009
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