Earlier today we posted a screenshot on our iPhone section that claimed to depict an new On/Off option to enable 3G speeds. This new preference was found in the latest iPhone 2.0 Beta 5 distributed to developers. Be default, the preference is hidden, but one developer claims to have activated i…
You know SELinux is built to be virtually attack-proof, but do you know how the National Security Agency (NSA) accomplish it? Take a closer look at the SELinux kernel architecture, why this is important, and what makes SELinux one of the most secure implementations of Linux available.
Sometimes it’s best not to ask “what if”…
A newfound flaw in Google’s Gmail allows would-be spammers to treat the service as an open-relay server. Compounding the issue is the fact that services such as Hotmail and Yahoo “trust” Gmail. This may facilitate e-mail delivery, but it also makes it easier for spammers to reach their intended targets.
1983. The year of the IBM PC XT, the Apple Lisa, Pioneer 10 leaving the solar system, and Hooters opening up shop in Florida. It’s also the birthyear of a 25 year old UNIX bug, squashed only a few days ago.
In this in-depth opinion piece, Gamasutra and Game Developer publisher Simon Carless takes a look at Sony’s PlayStation Network for the PS3 - and the surprising positive and negatives of how it works for independent and third-party downloadable games.
After urging from the MPAA and RIAA, Los Angeles County agrees that piracy is a “public nuisance” and that buildings and equipment used to store or manufacture counterfeit discs can be seized.
Often seen as the last reliable sources for iPhones, Apple’s online stores in the US and UK have stopped taking orders for any model of the device.
At first I thought it was just me. But then I googled for it and found a forum where people were experiencing the same problem. On MSN, type www.youtube.com and the message won’t pass.The curious thing is that if you alter any of the letters in the domain (i.e. changing it to youtuve.com ) the message gets effectively passed.
WTF, Microsoft?
“Despite some hand-wringing by fans, EA today announced that their hugely anticipated Will Wright game Spore will not make use of SecuROM’s 10-day periodic re-authentication and instead use a modified version to require online authentication.”
Hurray!
Microsoft is launching a programme to promote the use of its Windows OS in ultra low-cost PCs but only tose with limited hardware capabilities. In its effort to undermine Linux it is condemning people to machines with poorer functionality and performance than the open source alternative
the first in-game footage of the cover-heavy action game sequel Gears of War 2 (X360).
