Category: Hardware Trends

May 14

Poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a fad

Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network’s initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network’s expected asking price is too high.

The company Mark Zuckerberg created as a Harvard student eight years ago is preparing for what looks to be the biggest Internet IPO ever. Expected later this week, Facebook’s Wall Street debut could value the company at $100 billion, making it worth more than Disney, Ford and Kraft Foods.

That’s testament to the impressive numbers Facebook has posted in its relatively brief history.

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May 10

CloudFlare, OpenDNS partner to provide protection from DNSChanger malware

The companies guide the Internet user to switch to OpenDNS from DNSChanger DNS server

CloudFlare and OpenDNS have partnered to protect internet users from DNSChanger malware who use DNS server for Internet access.

Both the companies said more than a half-million Internet users still connected to the DNS servers which was used by the malware to spread malware.

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Apr 15

Smoked by Windows Phone extended to April 5th

The current Smoked by Windows Phone marketing campaign at the various Microsoft Store retail locations in the US has been hit with cries of fraud by some participants. A few have complained that Microsoft Store managers have denied them the grand prize of a $1,000 HP Folio Ultrabook.

that Microsoft has attempted to solve these issues with at least some of these winners. Now it looks like Microsoft will continue to run the Smoked by Windows Phone campaign for a few more days.

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Apr 02

NASA Was Hacked 13 Times Last Year

It seems not even the high-tech NASA is safe from digital intruders: The space agencys computer systems were breached by hackers 13 times last year, according to Congressional testimony this week.

These incidents spanned a wide continuum from individuals testing their skill to break into NASA systems, to well-organized criminal enterprises hacking for profit, to intrusions that may have been sponsored by foreign intelligence services seeking to further their countries’ objectives, said Paul Martin, NASAs inspector general, in his Congressional testimony released on Wednesday. <

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Mar 29

Harry Potter breaks e-book lockdown

When the Harry Potter books finally went on sale in electronic form on Tuesday, it was as if Harry himself had cast the “Alohomora” spell on them — the one that unlocks doors.

In a break with industry practices, the books aren’t locked down by encryption, which means consumers can move them between devices and read them anywhere they like.

If “Pottermore,” J.K. Rowling’s new Web store, proves a success, it could provide a model for other authors and publishers and undermine the clout of Amazon.com Inc., which dominates e-book sales.

“I think it’s a very large crack in a dam that’s going to collapse in the next nine to twelve months,” says Matteo Berlucchi, the CEO of an independent British-based online bookstore, aNobii.

E-books from major publishers are sold in encrypted form today. T

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