White House Launches Coordinated Effort to Battle Botnets
Posted by PCWorld
The U.S. government has launched a coordinated effort with several trade groups and private companies to combat botnets and educate affected computer users, the White House announced Wednesday.
The new effort to fight the large networks of compromised computers will involve a range of activities, including plans to share information about botnets among government and private organizations and a nationwide consumer education campaign, members of President Barack Obama's administration announced.
Improved cooperation is needed to combat botnets, groups of infected computers that can be controlled by third parties, officials said. Botnets are often used to spread malware and to launch large-sca[...]
Continue ReadingThe new effort to fight the large networks of compromised computers will involve a range of activities, including plans to share information about botnets among government and private organizations and a nationwide consumer education campaign, members of President Barack Obama's administration announced.
Improved cooperation is needed to combat botnets, groups of infected computers that can be controlled by third parties, officials said. Botnets are often used to spread malware and to launch large-sca[...]
Google Brings ChromeOS To The Desktop, Launches Its First Chromebox
Posted by TechCrunch
Google, together with its partner Samsung, launched a new Chromebook and its first desktop Chromebox today. The most important change to the new Samsung Series 5 Chromebook is that it is significantly faster. While earlier versions featured a battery-friendly Intel Atom chip, these first Chromebooks often felt underpowered. This new version features an Intel Core chip, as well as 4GB of RAM, an HD camera, two USB 2.0 ports and a 1280×800 display. Pricing starts at $449 for the WiFi-only version. While this is a nice update, what’s more interesting here is the launch of Google’s first Chromebox ($329), a Mac Mini-like desktop version of the Chromebook that features more ports[...]
Continue ReadingWhy Facebook Is Still The Perfect Startup (Slides)
Posted by TechCrunch
Facebook had another tough day today in the public markets, with shares now trading at around $28 after debuting less than two weeks ago at $42.05. Good timing, then, for a new slideshow report out today from the boutique French consulting firm faberNovel, which encourages us to look at the bigger picture, and why, in its words, Facebook is “the perfect startup.”
The mammoth slideshow (after the break) is an annual thing for faberNovel, which picks one company to tackle each year — others have included how Amazon controls e-commerce, how Apple dominates, and what could go wrong with Google. Like those before, the one out today on Facebook is a deep-dive into the company, an[...]
Continue ReadingThe mammoth slideshow (after the break) is an annual thing for faberNovel, which picks one company to tackle each year — others have included how Amazon controls e-commerce, how Apple dominates, and what could go wrong with Google. Like those before, the one out today on Facebook is a deep-dive into the company, an[...]
Leaked iPhone 5 case images show longer body, smaller dock port
Posted by VentureBeat
It looks like the rumors of a longer iPhone 5 may be true, at least according to leaked case images from this morning.
Several photos of the alleged next iPhone’s rear case hit the web today, some from the repair company iFixyouri and 9to5Mac, and others from uBreakiFix.
While the images are somewhat grainy, they look legit enough to warrant our interest, especially since they sport both the longer screen and smaller dock connector of the most reason iPhone 5 rumor. The metal portion of the rear cases also aligns with rumors we’ve been hearing since last year.
9to5Mac claims the Chinese supplier of its image is reliable and is already selling the part. The supplier also claims to[...]
Continue ReadingSeveral photos of the alleged next iPhone’s rear case hit the web today, some from the repair company iFixyouri and 9to5Mac, and others from uBreakiFix.
While the images are somewhat grainy, they look legit enough to warrant our interest, especially since they sport both the longer screen and smaller dock connector of the most reason iPhone 5 rumor. The metal portion of the rear cases also aligns with rumors we’ve been hearing since last year.
9to5Mac claims the Chinese supplier of its image is reliable and is already selling the part. The supplier also claims to[...]
You think terms of service are tricky? Check out this Chinese ‘code of conduct’
Posted by VentureBeat
The Chinese equivalent of Twitter has just issued a “code of conduct” for its users in an attempt to put a stop to political criticism, rumors, and the spread of social unrest.
Weibo.com, an online property run by Sina Corp, is a microblogging platform not unlike Twitter. It allows information — well, some information — to spread rapidly through brief messages and images.
And like Twitter, it’s peppered with the same mundanity, the same inspirational cliches, the same celebrity-related chatter. But it also brings its fair share of political and social commentary, not unlike the Arab Spring and Occupy movements’ presence on Twitter.
Now, however, users will[...]
Continue ReadingWeibo.com, an online property run by Sina Corp, is a microblogging platform not unlike Twitter. It allows information — well, some information — to spread rapidly through brief messages and images.
And like Twitter, it’s peppered with the same mundanity, the same inspirational cliches, the same celebrity-related chatter. But it also brings its fair share of political and social commentary, not unlike the Arab Spring and Occupy movements’ presence on Twitter.
Now, however, users will[...]
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