Bulk of browsers found to be at risk of attack

This article discusses a browser “vulnerability” that results when updates for browser plug-ins are not applied. It includes a link to BrowserScan, which looks at your browser to test for your machine’s vulnerability.

Posted on: February 17, 2011 9:00 am

Libyan dictator warns against use of Facebook

Libya’s dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, has watched the events in Tunisia and Egypt and decided similar events should not happen in Libya. To prevent an uprising, he’s warning people against using Facebook.

Posted on: February 17, 2011 9:00 am

No Windows Phones Until 2012

Nokia’s chairman says it will be sometime next year before Nokia is ready to release a WinPhone7 device. Until then phones will be sold with the “old” Symbian OS.

Posted on: February 17, 2011 9:00 am

SWAT team cuffs masked Dell flack for ‘deadly’ tablet promo

Maybe someone in marketing should have taken a deep breath before authorizing this “promotional stunt”. It seems an “attendee” panicked, thinking the masked intruder was really taking hostages, and called the police.

Posted on: February 17, 2011 9:00 am

Oxygen Forensic Suite 2011

Oxygen Software has released Oxygen Forensic Suite 2011. The release adds support for a number of new mobile devices and offers some new features.

Posted on: February 16, 2011 9:00 am

Quickoffice Mobile Office Solution

Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite is now available for Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) as well as Android 2.2 (Froyo) and several other mobile operating systems. Quickoffice lets you edit Microsoft Office files on your mobile devices.

Posted on: February 16, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft-Nokia Hookup Leaves Symbian Devs Hanging

Nokia spent years developing a community of developers to write for Symbian. Now all those developers have been dumped in favor of Microsoft, creating a lot of bad feelings.

Posted on: February 16, 2011 9:00 am

Android Trojan Is Bundled in Repackaged Apps

This new Trojan for Android, known as HongTouTou, has been found in apps that have been re-packaged for some of the alternative app markets in China. The malware has been discovered in games and wallpaper apps.

Posted on: February 16, 2011 9:00 am

Wirefly Launches Samsung Galaxy Tab Sweepstakes

Wirefly is giving away free stuff! In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Wirefly’s Facebook friends are eligible for daily giveaways for the rest of February. Wirefly is hosting a sweepstakes where one fan per day will win a Bluetooth headset and one lucky grand prize winner will be awarded with a brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab for Verizon Wireless.

Posted on: February 15, 2011 9:00 am

Samsung, Motorola to take on Android’s enterprise weaknesses

Android is a Google product. But Google hasn’t built in the kind of security enterprises like to see. Samsung and Motorola have decided to build security systems for the Android devices they make in hopes of gaining greater enterprise adoption.

Posted on: February 15, 2011 9:00 am