Chinese hackers master art of lying low
- May
- 20
China’s remarkable success in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years shouldn’t be seen as a sign that the country is gaining on the U.S. lead in cybertechnology, security experts say. They’re just very persistent …
read moreYahoo Japan says 22 million user IDs may have been stolen
- May
- 20
Yahoo Japan, the country’s largest Web portal, said up to 22 million user IDs may have been leaked during a hack that was discovered last week.
Police arrest Anonymous suspects in Italy
- May
- 17
Italian police arrested four suspected hackers Friday, accusing them of having taken control of the Italian branch of the Anonymous network.
read moreResearchers uncover new global cyberespionage operation dubbed Safe
- May
- 17
Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyberespionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ministries, technology companies, media outlets, academic research institutions and nongovernmental or…
read moreMX Player Pro Lets You Bypass the Fiddling and Enjoy the Movie
- May
- 17
I often run into issues playing video media on mobile devices. It’s haunted me since the days of Windows Mobile on the Palm Treo — remember those early smartphones? Believe it or not, it’s still an issue years later with current tablets and smartphones. The problems that I’ve encountered have generally manifested themselves as either the file not playing or audio and video being out of sync.
Home, My Backup Data Center
- May
- 13
Ubuntu Strikes Out on Its Own Again
- May
- 13
If Canonical has shown anything over the past few years, it’s that it’s not afraid of doing things differently. Ever since the arrival of Unity in Ubuntu 10.10’s netbook edition back in 2010, it’s been clear the company is “marching to the beat of its own drum,” as they say, with a growing focus on mobile and convergence. Well, last week brought yet another example of Canonical’s independent-mindedness.
Linux, Freedom and Cold Cash
- May
- 09
Well it’s spring storm season in many parts of the world, so it should come as no great surprise that we’ve had some storms here in the Linux blogosphere as well. The latest example? None other than an intriguing poll about paying for Linux. Could you, would you, do you pay for Linux? the poll asked. The question had barely hit the airwaves when the stampede began.