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Smartphones Outnumber “Dumb” Phones for the First Time Ever 29 Apr 2013 | 03:28 am
The sales numbers of the first quarter of 2013 show that of all mobile phones shipped out by manufacturers, 51.6% were smartphones. For the first time in history more smartphones were shipped than fea...
Bad News for Android (Malware) 21 Apr 2013 | 10:38 pm
A new malware was discovered by a security firm Lookout which has already infected millions of user phones via compromosed apps. The malware called BadNews has spread through apps by pretending to be ...
Microsoft’s Two-step Authentication 20 Apr 2013 | 07:23 pm
Microsoft has been rolling out a two step authentication process for their products starting April 17th. A two step authentication process already employed by companies like PayPal, Facbook, Google, A...
Oracle Released 128 Security Patches 17 Apr 2013 | 09:03 pm
Oracle has released 128 security patches to a number of their products, including Java for web browsers. Most of the fixes relate to remote exploitation. A few months ago Java web browser plugin has b...
Windows 8.1 Will Have a Boot to Desktop Option 17 Apr 2013 | 08:54 pm
Microsoft has been under the pressure of criticism regarding the Start Screen in Windows 8. The Start Screen has proved to be quite an annoyance to desktop users who have been pestering Microsoft to b...
Massive Botnet Attack on WordPress Websites 15 Apr 2013 | 01:22 am
There’s been a massive attack originating from a botnet of about 90,000 IPs that targets WordPress installations all over the internet, regardless of the host being used. The attack brute forces the a...
Skype Malware Mines Bitcoin 7 Apr 2013 | 02:24 am
There’s been an outbreak in malware that once infected a computer uses its resources to mine bitcoin. Bitcoin is a digital currency based on a P2P network that uses user machines to solve transactions...
Will Microsoft Compete with Google Glass in 2014? 7 Apr 2013 | 02:11 am
While the bars and restaurants begin banning Google Glass before it’s even released, rumor has it Microsoft is going to compete with a similar project in next year. Named “Fortaleza” Microsoft’s augme...
AT&T Bans Obscene Passwords 31 Mar 2013 | 07:36 pm
Besides the usual password complexity requirements AT&T now won’t also accept passwords that contain obscene language (as first noted by @janinda). This seems funny enough while harmless, however, is ...
Facebook to Announce a New Smartphone? 31 Mar 2013 | 06:36 pm
To be exact Facebook is to hold an event on April 4th where they will reveal their “New Home On Android”. Rumor has it, it will be a modified Android OS version on an HTC phone. This poses an interest...
