[Medianews] Review: Apple Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server

Apple Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server by Samara Lynn 06/28/2010 With the Apple Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server ($999, list), the sort of flawless design and ease of use we expect from Apple comes to a space that usually offers neither: the server market. Apple's home/SMB server is strong on

[Medianews] Can Girls Be Overweight and Not Be Overwrought?

TELEVISION REVIEW | 'HUGE' Can Girls Be Overweight and Not Be Overwrought? By GINIA BELLAFANTE June 28, 2010 Gitbigger.com, a chronicle of a recent college graduate in Kentucky who is trying to get fat, is an example of one of the Internet's proliferating gainer blogs. Writing this month,

[Medianews] You Say God Is Dead? There's an App for That

You Say God Is Dead? There's an App for That By PAUL VITELLO July 2, 2010 An explosion of smart-phone software has placed an arsenal of trivia at the fingertips of every corner-bar debater, with talking points on sports, politics and how to kill a zombie. Now it is taking on the least

[Medianews] Apple Hopes to Re-enter the Living Room

Apple Hopes to Re-enter the Living Room By NICK BILTON JULY 2, 2010, 7:30 AM Knock, Knock. Who's there? Apple TV? Apple TV who? In September 2006, Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, announced news of the company's latest offering: the Apple TV. Mr. Jobs had high hopes for his latest

[Medianews] Apple Acknowledges Flaw in iPhone Signal Meter

Apple Acknowledges Flaw in iPhone Signal Meter By MIGUEL HELFT July 2, 2010 Apple customers love to complain about the reception on their iPhones. And the problem may be worse than it looks. Apple said on Friday that for years its phones had been exaggerating signal strength by displaying

[Medianews] Garmin nüMaps Lifetime Map Update fo r North America - $87

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Q2TTIO/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] Thinner, Faster, Smarter iPhone Raises the Stakes

PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY Thinner, Faster, Smarter iPhone Raises the Stakes By WALTER S. MOSSBERG JUNE 20, 2010 Just three years ago, Apple wasn't in the mobile-phone business at all. Since then, its game-changing iPhone has become the most influential smartphone in the world. Now, on June 24, the

[Medianews] Carriers Go to Battle Over Faster Networks

Carriers Go to Battle Over Faster Networks June 30, 2010 by Walter S. Mossberg Most media attention in the cellphone arena is focused on the battle between sexy super-smartphones like Apple's new iPhone 4 or the latest models based on Google's (GOOG) Android software. But there is a parallel

[Medianews] Microsoft Calling. Anyone There?

Microsoft Calling. Anyone There? By ASHLEE VANCE July 4, 2010 Microsoft's engineers and executives spent two years creating a new line of smartphones with playful names that sounded like creatures straight out of The Cat in the Hat - Kin One and Kin Two. Stylish designs, an emphasis on

[Medianews] A Market Forecast That Says 'Take Cover'

A Market Forecast That Says 'Take Cover' By JEFF SOMMER July 2, 2010 WITH the stock market lurching again, plenty of investors are nervous, and some are downright bearish. Then there's Robert Prechter, the market forecaster and social theorist, who is in another league entirely. Mr.

[Medianews] Apple to replace false iPhone reception reading with another clever exaggeration

Technology THE BUSINESS AND CULTURE OF OUR DIGITAL LIVES, FROM THE L.A. TIMES Apple to replace false iPhone reception reading with another clever exaggeration Mark Milian July 2, 2010 Months after an Apple employee left a pre-release iPhone in a pub, a different kind of bar is giving Apple

[Medianews] Special Report: The end of Apple's iPod era part II

Special Report: The end of Apple's iPod era part II By Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The other side of the debate -- I recently published an article arguing that the iPod's importance to Apple's overall quarterly revenue has diminished to the

[Medianews] Apple's iTunes store bans developer, claiming he engaged in fraudulent activity

Apple's iTunes store bans developer, claiming he engaged in fraudulent activity July 6, 2010 | 3:32 pm Apple Inc. said Tuesday it has banned a Vietnamese developer from its popular applications store after he allegedly engaged in fraudulent activity. The company also removed an undisclosed

[Medianews] To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn Their Trickery

To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn Their Trickery By TRIP GABRIEL The New York Times July 5, 2010 ORLANDO, Fla. - The frontier in the battle to defeat student cheating may be here at the testing center of the University of Central Florida. No gum is allowed during an exam: chewing could disguise

[Medianews] New traffic information system continues to befuddle drivers who miss the old 511

STARTS STOPS New traffic information system continues to befuddle drivers who miss the old 511 By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff | July 4, 2010 The Boston Globe Just as the e-mails from people pining for the old 511 traffic information system were starting to subside, I found myself stuck in

[Medianews] A smartphone worth lining up for

TECH LAB A smartphone worth lining up for By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | July 8, 2010 The people at Verizon Wireless expect lines at their stores next Thursday, like the ones Apple Inc. had last month when it debuted the new iPhone. It seems hard to believe; most people don't get that

[Medianews] Engineer Claims Consumer Reports iPhone 4 Reception Problem Study Is Flawed

Engineer Claims Consumer Reports iPhone 4 Reception Problem Study Is Flawed http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/07/radio-engineer-claims-consumer-reports-iphone-4-reception-problem-study-is-flawed.html Radio engineer: Consumer Reports iPhone 4 testing flawed (u)

[Medianews] In Apple's iPhone 4 Blunder, Form Trumped Function

In Apple's iPhone 4 Blunder, Form Trumped Function Did Steve Jobs's pursuit of clever design push him into an engineering blunder? http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/15/in-apple-s-iphone-4-blunder-form-trumped-function.html ___ Medianews mailing list

[Medianews] What's in Financial Reform Bill? Most Americans Don't Know

What's in Financial Reform Bill? Most Americans Don't Know Thursday, 15 Jul 2010 By: Reuters With CNBC.com The broadest overhaul of U.S. financial rules since the Great Depression won final approval in the Senate on Thursday. Yet over 70 percent of Americans know nothing about the

[Medianews] Apple Knew of iPhone Antenna Glitch

GADGETS GAMES JULY 15, 2010, 6:40 P.M. ET Apple Knew of iPhone Antenna Glitch By YUKARI IWATANI KANE And NIRAJ SHETH Chief Executive Steve Jobs's insistence on strict control of Apple Inc.'s product-design process appears to have backfired with his new iPhone 4, leading the company to

[Medianews] Google Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Google Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - July 15, 2010 - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Google had a strong second quarter, said Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. Solid growth in our core

[Medianews] Apple July 16 Press Conference video

http://www.apple.com/apple-events/july-2010/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] Tweet Less, Kiss More

Tweet Less, Kiss More By BOB HERBERT The New York Times July 16, 2010 I was driving from Washington to New York one afternoon on Interstate 95 when a car came zooming up behind me, really flying. I could see in the rearview mirror that the driver was talking on her cellphone. I was about to

[Medianews] MacPaint and QuickDraw Source Code

http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/macpaint/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] Apple Reports Third Quarter Results

Apple Reports Third Quarter Results All-Time Record Revenue Earnings Increase 78 Percent CUPERTINO, California-July 20, 2010-Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter ended June 26, 2010. The Company posted record revenue of $15.7 billion and net quarterly

[Medianews] Apple FY 10 Third Quarter Results Conference Call

Media Alert FY 10 Third Quarter Results Conference Call WHAT: Apple FY 10 Third Quarter Results Conference Call WHERE: Via conference call. The dial-in number for press is (888) 208-1386 (toll-free) or (913) 312-0415 WHEN: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 2:00 p.m. PDT/5:00 p.m. EDT REBROADCAST: The

[Medianews] iPad Available in Nine More Countries This Friday

iPad Available in Nine More Countries This Friday CUPERTINO, California-July 19, 2010-Apple today announced that iPad will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23. iPad allows users to connect with

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2010-07-19-1 iTunes 9.2.1

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2010-07-19-1 iTunes 9.2.1 iTunes 9.2.1 is now available and addresses the following: iTunes CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1777 Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected

[Medianews] Apple: iPut a rubber band on it

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/07/20/apple_iput_a_rubber_band_on_it/ The Boston Globe GLOBE EDITORIAL Apple: iPut a rubber band on it July 20, 2010 Soon after Apple released the latest iPhone last month, consumers found that holding the phone in

[Medianews] Chuck Geschke interview

Executive Profile: Chuck Geschke , Cofounder/Chairman of Adobe Interview by Bruce A. Percelay Dr. Charles Geschke, with Dr. John Warnock, co-founded Adobe in 1982. The company with its 7,000 employees has revolutionized visual media on a global scale. ...

[Medianews] ATT Delivers Double-Digit Earnings Growth in Second Quarter, Raises Full-Year Outlook

ATT Delivers Double-Digit Earnings Growth in Second Quarter, Raises Full-Year Outlook Consolidated Revenues Increase, Margins Expand and Cash Flow Remains Strong Dallas, Texas, July 22, 2010 $0.68 diluted EPS compares with $0.54 diluted EPS in the second quarter of 2009, up 25.9 percent; up

[Medianews] Apple responds to US congressmen's query about iOS privacy

Apple responds to US congressmen's query about iOS privacy By Neil Hughes Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Published: 09:55 AM EST Apple has given a detailed summary its iOS privacy policy to two members of the U.S. House of Representatives who inquired about changes that were implemented in June.

[Medianews] Steve Jobs Is Houdini

Leadership Steve Jobs Is Houdini Richard S. Levick, 07.22.10, 12:06 PM ET On Friday, July 16, Apple's chief executive, Steve Jobs, found himself in a kind of situation many public figures have faced before him. A crisis had built and wouldn't go away. As the world waited in hyped expectancy,

[Medianews] Wal-Mart Radio Tags to Track Clothing

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY Wal-Mart Radio Tags to Track Clothing By MIGUEL BUSTILLO JULY 23, 2010 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to roll out sophisticated electronic ID tags to track individual pairs of jeans and underwear, the first step in a system that advocates say better controls inventory but

[Medianews] Ringing up sales

Ringing up sales Phones are retailers' latest route to back-to-school shoppers' wallets By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff | July 23, 2010 Merchants looking to boost sales during the critical back-to-school season are courting students where they spend most of their time - on their phones. Kmart

[Medianews] Apple iPhone 4 Case Program

http://www.apple.com/iphone/case-program/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] WPA2 vulnerability found

WPA2 vulnerability found 'Hole 196' means malicious insiders could spoof WI-Fi packets, compromise WLAN Wireless Alert By Joanie Wexler, Network World July 23, 2010 12:59 PM ET Perhaps it was only a matter of time. But wireless security researchers say they have uncovered a vulnerability in

[Medianews] Verizon: Apple's iPhone made us think different about mobile apps, data

Verizon: Apple's iPhone made us think different about mobile apps, data By Daniel Eran Dilger July 22, 2010 Years after Verizon Wireless shunned Apple's iPhone because it wanted more control over the device, a company representative has acknowledged that the iPhone App Store was a watershed

[Medianews] One nation, online / The push to make broadband access a civil right

One nation, online The push to make broadband access a civil right By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow | June 20, 2010 If you're one of the millions of Americans who use broadband Internet at home, you probably take for granted how deeply it's woven into your life. It has transformed the way we pay our

[Medianews] The Web Means the End of Forgetting

The Web Means the End of Forgetting By JEFFREY ROSEN The New York Times July 19, 2010 Four years ago, Stacy Snyder, then a 25-year-old teacher in training at Conestoga Valley High School in Lancaster, Pa., posted a photo on her MySpace page that showed her at a party wearing a pirate hat and

[Medianews] A Joke iPhone Sticker Turns Into a Business

A Joke iPhone Sticker Turns Into a Business By NICK BILTON July 21, 2010 After Apple's iPhone 4 press conference last week, Szymon Weglarski and Jon Dorfman, two designers from Brooklyn, decided they would have a little fun with the iPhone 4's antenna problem. They designed tiny bandages

[Medianews] Kicking back with a good e-reader

Kicking back with a good e-reader They're portable and give you access to thousands of titles, but which is the best for beach days? Or should you just go old school? By Scott Kirsner, Globe Correspondent | July 25, 2010 The Boston Globe Fifteen years ago, I visited a windowless MIT lab

[Medianews] Afghanistan war logs: Story behind biggest leak in intelligence history

Afghanistan war logs: Story behind biggest leak in intelligence history From US military computers to a cafe in Brussels, how thousands of classified papers found their way to online activists US authorities have known for weeks that they have suffered a haemorrhage of secret information on

[Medianews] In Disclosing Secret Documents, WikiLeaks Seeks 'Transparency'

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/world/26wiki.html In Disclosing Secret Documents, WikiLeaks Seeks 'Transparency' By ERIC SCHMITT The New York Times July 25, 2010 WikiLeaks.org, the online organization that posted tens of thousands of classified military field reports about the Afghan war on

[Medianews] A Note to Readers - Piecing Together the Reports, and Deciding What to Publish

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/world/26editors-note.html Piecing Together the Reports, and Deciding What to Publish The New York Times July 25, 2010 The articles published today are based on thousands of United States military incident and intelligence reports - records of engagements,

[Medianews] Court Under Roberts Is Most Conservative in Decades

Court Under Roberts Is Most Conservative in Decades By ADAM LIPTAK The New York Times July 24, 2010 WASHINGTON - When Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and his colleagues on the Supreme Court left for their summer break at the end of June, they marked a milestone: the Roberts court had just

[Medianews] The Runaway General

The Runaway General Stanley McChrystal, Obama's top commander in Afghanistan, has seized control of the war by never taking his eye off the real enemy: The wimps in the White House By Michael Hastings Jun 22, 2010 10:00 AM EDT http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/119236

[Medianews] Federal judge won't block all of Arizona's immigration law

Federal judge won't block all of Arizona's immigration law by Alia Beard Rau, Michael Kiefer and Kevin Kiley July 23, 2010 The Arizona Republic The fate of Arizona's tough new immigration law now sits in the hands of U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton. Bolton held hearings Thursday on two of

[Medianews] Hospital files with data of 800,000 are missing

Hospital files with data of 800,000 are missing By Martin Finucane and Kay Lazar, Globe Staff | July 20, 2010 The Boston Globe Computer files from South Shore Hospital that contain personal information for about 800,000 people may have been lost when they were shipped to a contractor to be

[Medianews] The Afghanistan War Logs Released by Wikileaks, the World's First Stateless News Organization

The Afghanistan War Logs Released by Wikileaks, the World's First Stateless News Organization Jay Rosen PressThink July 26, 2010 In media history up to now, the press is free to report on what the powerful wish to keep secret because the laws of a given nation protect it. But Wikileaks is able

[Medianews] Top Secret America

Top Secret America Washington Post http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/ PART 1: JULY 19, 2010 A hidden world, growing beyond control July 19, 2010 http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/a-hidden-world-growing-beyond-control/ Photo gallery: An

[Medianews] The plan: westward the Net

The plan: westward the Net $71.6m project carries local boost By John Dyer, Globe Correspondent | July 18, 2010 The Boston Globe A $71.6 million plan by the White House and Beacon Hill to expand broadband Internet access in Western Massachusetts is a shot in the arm for the Westborough-based

Re: [Medianews] Top Secret America

Comment Open Secrets by Hendrik Hertzberg August 2, 2010 These are hard times for newspapers, and not just the Times. America's other iconic daily of the past half-century, the Washington Post, has been doing a long, slow fade, speeded up lately by the Great Recession. The Post's weekday

[Medianews] Climate Bill Blowout / It's a big deal. Where's the print coverage?

Campaign Desk, The Observatory - July 23, 2010 03:00 PM Climate Bill Blowout It's a big deal. Where's the print coverage? By Curtis Brainard Following Senator Harry Reid's decision to pull the plug on climate legislation Thursday, news sites lit up with lit up with analyses of who was to

[Medianews] CJR: How Three News Outlets Handled the WikiLeaks Dump

Campaign Desk - July 26, 2010 12:46 PM Same Docs, Different Stories The three outlets gifted by WikiLeaks take three different approaches By Joel Meares http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/same_docs_different_stories.php?page=all Campaign Desk, The News Frontier - July 26, 2010 01:43 PM How Three

[Medianews] The iPad Revolution

The iPad Revolution June 10, 2010 by Sue Halpern As just about every sentient being knows, Apple Computer launched its revolutionary,1 game changing,2 magical3 tablet computer, the iPad, on April 3. This was after years of rumors, dating back almost a decade,4 but starting in earnest in

[Medianews] EFF Wins New Legal Protections for Video Artists, Cell Phone Jailbreakers, and Unlockers

EFF Wins New Legal Protections for Video Artists, Cell Phone Jailbreakers, and Unlockers Rulemaking Fixes Critical DMCA Wrongs July 26, 2010 San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) won three critical exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

[Medianews] Firefox 3.6.8

Firefox v.3.6.8, released July 23, 2010 Release Notes http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.8/releasenotes/ Security Advisories http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

[Medianews] Apple Updates iMac Line / Introduces New Multi-Touch Magic Trackpad

Apple Updates iMac Line Introduces New Multi-Touch Magic Trackpad CUPERTINO, California-July 27, 2010-Apple today updated its all-in-one iMac line, widely praised as the world's best desktop computers, with the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and powerful new graphics.

[Medianews] Apple Unveils New Mac Pro With Up to 12 Processing Cores

Apple Unveils New Mac Pro With Up to 12 Processing Cores CUPERTINO, California-July 27, 2010-Apple today unveiled a new Mac Pro line with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation.* Featuring the latest quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon

[Medianews] Apple Unveils New 27-inch LED Cinema Display

Apple Unveils New 27-inch LED Cinema Display CUPERTINO, California-July 27, 2010-Apple today unveiled a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display with stunning 2560 x 1440 resolution and 60 percent more screen real estate than the 24-inch LED Cinema Display. Featuring a built-in iSight video camera,

[Medianews] Motorola Droid X: Thoroughly Reviewed

Motorola Droid X: Thoroughly Reviewed by Brian Klug Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/20/2010 4:27:00 PM You have to hand it to Motorola; as little as a year ago their future looked bleak. Android was still in its infancy and lacking polish, mainstream devices running it were few, and there weren't

[Medianews] Packing the Right Gadgets for a Trip

Packing the Right Gadgets to Go By FARHAD MANJOO The New York Times June 23, 2010 Traveling used to be easier back when you didn't have to worry about all your doodads. Now, before any trip, I seem to have to pack an electronic bazaar into my luggage just to avoid forgetting anything

[Medianews] Facebook privacy settings: Who cares?

Facebook privacy settings: Who cares? by danah boyd and Eszter Hargittai First Monday Volume 15, Number 8 2 August 2010 Abstract With over 500 million users, the decisions that Facebook makes about its privacy settings have the potential to influence many people. While its changes in this

[Medianews] The All-New Kindle is Smaller, Lighter, and Faster, with 50 Percent Better Contrast

Press Release Announcing a New Generation of Kindle: The All-New Kindle is Smaller, Lighter, and Faster, with 50 Percent Better Contrast Kindle's revolutionary wireless delivery and massive selection of content--now in a 21 percent smaller and 15 percent lighter design, with 50 percent

[Medianews] In iPhone, adult industry sees pocket porn market

In iPhone, adult industry sees pocket porn market By JOEL SCHECTMAN Associated Press Writer Jul 29, 6:43 AM EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in. So when Apple Inc. launched the iPhone 4 and its FaceTime

[Medianews] Avoiding a Large Phone Bill When Traveling

Avoiding a Large Phone Bill When Traveling By DAVID A. KELLY The New York Times July 27, 2010 UBIQUITOUS connectivity has its downside, especially when it comes to the price of using your cellphone abroad. The proliferation of smartphones and the increased use of data have made it easier than

Re: [Medianews] The Web Means the End of Forgetting

Ask the Experts Paul Ohm, a law professor at the University of Colorado, and Michael Fertik, founder of ReputationDefender, answer reader questions about Internet privacy. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/part-i-answers-to-questions-about-internet-privacy/

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2010-07-28-1 Safari 5.0.1 and Safari 4.1.1

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2010-07-28-1 Safari 5.0.1 and Safari 4.1.1 Safari 5.0.1 and Safari 4.1.1 are now available and address the following: Safari CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1778 Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X

[Medianews] JailbreakMe.com All iOS Device Jailbreak Released for iPhone 4/3GS/3G

JailbreakMe.com All iOS Device Jailbreak Released for iPhone 4/3GS/3G http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/unlocking/jailbreakme-com-all-ios-device-released-for-iphone-4-3gs-3g/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Software fix coming for iOS vulnerabilities

Software fix coming for iOS vulnerabilities http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/04/software_fix_coming_for_ios_vulnerabilities.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] WSJ: What Do Online Advertisers Know About You?

What They Know http://online.wsj.com/wtk ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] The Wall Street Journal Asks: What Do Online Advertisers Know About You?

The Wall Street Journal Asks: What Do Online Advertisers Know About You? News Roundup by Tim Jones August 4, 2010 In a groundbreaking new series titled What They Know, the Wall Street Journal is taking a close look at the information that online advertisers collect about you as you browse the

[Medianews] Stalkers Exploit Cellphone GPS

What They Know Stalkers Exploit Cellphone GPS By JUSTIN SCHECK August 3, 2010 Phone companies know where their customers' cellphones are, often within a radius of less than 100 feet. That tracking technology has rescued lost drivers, helped authorities find kidnap victims and let parents

[Medianews] Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2010

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2010 Published: August 02, 2010 | Updated: August 10, 2010 ... http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-aug.mspx ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-056 - Critical

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-056 - Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269638) Published: August 10, 2010 Version: 1.0 General Information Executive Summary This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in

[Medianews] Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-057 - Important

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-057 - Important Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269707) Published: August 10, 2010 Version: 1.0 General Information Executive Summary This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft

[Medianews] Why the Verizon iPhone is already too late

Why the Verizon iPhone is already too late Apple should have gone to Verizon in 2009 - before Android took off By Wilson Rothman msnbc.com updated 8/10/2010 9:05:49 AM ET Verizon Wireless might get an iPhone this January? It's about time. Or is it too late? New reports show that Google's

[Medianews] H.264 GPU Decoding in Flash Player on Mac OS X is live

H.264 GPU Decoding in Flash Player on Mac OS X is live http://www.bytearray.org/?p=1957 H.264 hardware decoding in Mac OS X http://blog.kaourantin.net/?p=89 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2010-08-11-1 iOS 4.0.2 Update for iPhone and iPod touch

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2010-08-11-1 iOS 4.0.2 Update for iPhone and iPod touch iOS 4.0.2 Update for iPhone and iPod touch is now available and addresses the following: FreeType CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1797 Available for: iOS 2.0 through 4.0.1 for iPhone 3G and later,

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2010-08-11-2 iOS 3.2.2 Update for iPad

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2010-08-11-2 iOS 3.2.2 Update for iPad iOS 3.2.2 Update for iPad is now available and addresses the following: FreeType CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1797 Available for: iOS 3.2 and 3.2.1 for iPad Impact: Viewing a PDF document with maliciously

[Medianews] Smudge Attacks on Smartphone Touch Screens

Smudge Attacks on Smartphone Touch Screens Adam J. Aviv, Katherine Gibson, Evan Mossop, Matt Blaze, and Jonathan M. Smith Department of Computer and Information Science University of Pennsylvania Abstract Touch screens are an increasingly common feature on personal computing devices,

[Medianews] At the DeCordova, smart phone app is real conversation piece

AUDIO: At the DeCordova, smart phone app is real conversation piece By Chris Bergeron/DAILY NEWS STAFF GateHouse News Service Posted Aug 08, 2010 @ 08:54 PM Last update Aug 10, 2010 @ 10:59 AM LINCOLN - Getting an earful can sometimes make you see things more clearly. That's what makes audio

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2010-08-12-1 QuickTime 7.6.7

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2010-08-12-1 QuickTime 7.6.7 QuickTime 7.6.7 is now available and addresses the following: QuickTime CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1799 Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an

[Medianews] Calcium supplements versus myocardial infarction: What you need to know

Calcium supplements versus myocardial infarction: What you need to know 31/07/2010 15:53:00 Recently, researchers at of the University of Auckland in New Zealand released a study that shows that osteoporosis patients who take calcium supplements to combat the disease have a higher risk of

[Medianews] The Point of No Return

The Point of No Return By Jeffrey Goldberg The Atlantic Home September 2010 For the Obama administration, the prospect of a nuclearized Iran is dismal to contemplate- it would create major new national-security challenges and crush the president's dream of ending nuclear proliferation. But

[Medianews] Chosen / The toxin of anti-Semitism isn't a threat only to Jews.

Chosen The toxin of anti-Semitism isn't a threat only to Jews. By Christopher Hitchens The Atlantic Home September 2010 Honored recently with an invitation from the family of Daniel Pearl to give the annual memorial lecture that bears his name, I tried to speak about the protean character of

[Medianews] Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Live

Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Live By KATE MURPHY The New York Times August 11, 2010 When Adam Savage, host of the popular science program MythBusters, posted a picture on Twitter of his automobile parked in front of his house, he let his fans know much more than that he

[Medianews] An Updated Guide for Low-Carb Dieters

An Updated Guide for Low-Carb Dieters By TARA PARKER-POPE August 13, 2010, 3:51 pm A recent study of low-fat versus low-carbohydrate diets confirmed what followers of the Atkins diet have long believed: a low-carb diet can be good for your heart. The study, reported in The Annals of Internal

[Medianews] Technologies Help Adult Children Monitor Aging Parents

Technologies Help Adult Children Monitor Aging Parents By HILARY STOUT July 28, 2010 IN the wee hours of July 14, Elizabeth Roach, a 70-year-old widow, got out of bed and went to the living room of her Virginia ranch home. She sat in her favorite chair for 15 minutes, then returned to bed.

[Medianews] In Price War, New Kindle Sells for $139

In Price War, New Kindle Sells for $139 By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER July 28, 2010 SEATTLE - Amazon.com will introduce two new versions of the Kindle e-reader on Thursday, one for $139, the lowest price yet for the device. Amazon is hoping to convince even casual readers that they need a digital

[Medianews] Need text therapy? / Some drivers will have trouble training antsy thumbs to be idle

Need text therapy? Some drivers will have trouble training antsy thumbs to be idle By Linda Matchan, Globe Staff | August 15, 2010 Ian Lathrop has given a lot of thought to how he will comply with the state law banning texting while driving, which takes effect Oct. 1. I won't lie,''

[Medianews] No-text law a tough call

No-text law a tough call By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist | August 15, 2010 MEDFIELD - Chief Robert E. Meaney Jr. is thrilled we finally have a law banning texting behind the wheel in Massachusetts. But, like a lot of police officers in this state, he's wondering: How is he going to

[Medianews] Internet firm owner tells of chagrin at FBI security letter

Internet firm owner tells of chagrin at FBI security letter By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post | August 15, 2010 WASHINGTON - For six years, Nicholas Merrill has lived in a surreal world of half-truths in which he could not tell his fiancee, his closest friends, or even his mother that he

[Medianews] 3D Patriots game is on Verizon FiOS TV schedule

3D Patriots game is on Verizon FiOS TV schedule August 11, 2010 12:02 PM Globe Staff Verizon Communications Inc. said its local FiOS TV customers will be able to watch a preseason National Football League game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants in 3D, provided that the

[Medianews] In the US, Android outsells iPhone

In the US, Android outsells iPhone By Bloomberg News | August 13, 2010 NEW YORK - Google Inc.'s Android platform is the most popular smartphone software in the United States, having overtaken Apple Inc.'s iPhone and the BlackBerry from Research In Motion Ltd., Gartner Inc. says.

[Medianews] Company behind magicJack to banish calling costs

Company behind magicJack to banish calling costs By Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | August 13, 2010 NEW YORK --The company behind the magicJack, the Internet phone gadget heavily advertised on television, has another trick up its sleeve: free phone calls from computers, smart phones

[Medianews] Telegram Gazette to charge for website starting Monday

Telegram Gazette to charge for website starting Monday August 15, 2010 08:00 AM By Johnny Diaz, Globe staff Beginning tomorrow, The Worcester Telegram Gazette will begin charging some online readers for locally-produced news content on its website, Telegram.com. Newspaper subscribers to the

[Medianews] Experts Warn of a Weak Link in the Security of Web Sites

Experts Warn of a Weak Link in the Security of Web Sites By MIGUEL HELFT August 13, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO - Computer security researchers are raising alarms about vulnerabilities in some of the Web's most secure corners: the banking, e-commerce and other sites that use encryption to communicate

[Medianews] MetroWest Medical offers ER wait times via texts

MetroWest Medical offers ER wait times via texts By Michael Morton/Daily News staff The MetroWest Daily News Posted Aug 15, 2010 @ 11:26 PM R U headed 2 the ER? Well, potential MetroWest Medical Center patients with cell phones and less urgent health problems can now find out wait times thanks

<    6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   >