They’re called “servers that lie.” Mendacious machines controlled by hackers that reroute Internet traffic from infected computers to fraudulent Web sites are increasingly being used to launch attacks, according to a paper published this week by researchers with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Google Inc.
For many Windows users, Apple’s iTunes is a mixed bag. It offers many of the music and video jukebox services we all want, but it’s often sluggish and the polar opposite of customizable. A new freeware plug-in called iTunes Control gives us all a chance to remedy at least part of that situation.
We’re not exactly sure what’s going on in Toshiba land, but shortly after not-exactly-believable whispers made the rounds of the firm suddenly deciding to try its hand at making a Blu-ray player, we’re now seeing reports stating that it will pull the plug on its beloved format “in the coming weeks.”
The 360 seems to be failing at an alarming rate! What’s up with that, Microsoft?
But its still only for Europe
Google on Wednesday said it has seen 50 times more search requests coming from Apple iPhones than any other mobile handset — a revelation so astonishing that the company originally suspected it had made an error culling its own data.
Wii sell through (consoles in homes) has passed Gamecube sell through on February 10, 2008 reversing a trend of declining Nintendo console sales since the NES.
Some gray-market iPhones for sale in China may have been STOLEN FROM THE CHINESE FACTORY where iPhones are made for Apple. A distributor claims his source for stolen iPhones showed him stolen internal Apple documents that include iPhone schematics.
The “Battle for Breakfast” between McDonald’s and Starbucks intensifies: Boingo Wireless Inc. and Wayport have inked a deal that enables Boingo subscribers to access all of Wayport’s hotspots, including 9,000 WiFi-enabled McDonald’s restaurants.
Cross-platform, multi-protocol instant messaging application Pidgin is very functional, but by default it’s not what most people would call sexy. But like many great software projects, the looks and extra functionality are there
—you just have to know where to find them. Today we’re taking a look at 10 of the best Pidgin plug-ins
BitTorrent
’s popularity is still growing, and new sites are launched every day. Unfortunately it is impossible to feature all the new sites here, so we decided to post a selection of BitTorrent sites that look promising, or offer something new
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) regularly conducts studies of 30 nations to measure broadband penetration. Broadband penetration refers to the number of broadband Internet subscribers compared to the overall population.
