Monthly Archives: July 2011
Apple’s PDF Flaw, DOE Attack, Rustock Lead Week’s Security News
All anyone could talk this past week was Google+, the new social networking platform from Google that rolled out to a limited audience. The...
Apple, Microsoft Patent Consortium Trying to Kill Android
The ad-hoc patent group that offered $4.5 billion for bankrupt Nortel Networks' 6,000 patents is facing antitrust scrutiny for possibly conspiring to keep the...
Facebook, Google Differ on Video Chat Approach
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched video chat powered by Skype July 6, pundits immediately took to shaming and flaming the company for launching...
Final Shuttle Launch Portends Bleak Future for U.S. Manned Space Program
I watched the final space shuttle launch just as I did the first one-on television. There were differences. When Columbia launched, I was watching...
WebOS Cross-Scripting Exploit Uses Malicious Code Injected in LinkedIn
A security researcher has released a cross-site scripting proof-of-concept illustrating some flaws in the webOS tablet operating system.Security researcher Orlando Barrera published a proof-of-concept...
Google’s Schmidt to Testify at Senate Antitrust Hearing
Former Google CEO and current Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee in September, a move...
Google Maps for Android Gets Transit Navigation, Offline Maps
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) July 6 rolled out Google Maps 5.7 for Android with Transit Navigation and other features geared to help searchers on the go...
Motorola Droid Bionic Spied in Best Buy Promo
Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI) drummed up the wrong kind of interest when it said it would delay its much-anticipated, dual-core-strapped Droid Bionic smartphone.Apparently, the device...
VA Likely to Endorse Use of iPhones, iPads, Android Devices
The Department of Veterans Affairs has revealed plans to allow clinicians in the department's health facilities to use additional mobile devices such as iPhones,...
What’s in a Name?
Although many organizations have a standard template for naming servers, it wasn't always that way. One of the few perks of being admin was...