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Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year’s End

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:16:00 MST

People who constantly reach into a pocket to check a smartphone for bits of information will soon have another option: a pair of Google-made glasses that will be able to stream information to the wearer’s eyeballs in real time.

Adobe and Google Partnering for Flash Player on Linux

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:14:00 MST

As discussed in the just released Adobe roadmap for the Flash runtimes, Adobe has been working closely with Google to develop a single modern API for hosting plugins within the browser (one which could replace the current Netscape plugin API being used by the Flash Player). The PPAPI, code-named “Pepper” aims to provide a layer between the plugin and browser that abstracts away differences between browser and operating system implementations.

Greek teen arrested over ministry cyber attack

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:01:00 MST

Greek police said Monday they had arrested an 18-year-old suspected of hacking into the justice ministry's website earlier this month, an attack claimed on behalf of online hackers group Anonymous.

Mobile Malware On The Move, McAfee Report Says

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:01:00 MST

The number of new malware samples hit 75 million worldwide last year even as PC malware counts declined, with mobile malware rapidly emerging, according to new data from McAfee Adam Wosotowsky, McAfee, senior anti-spam research analyst and an author of McAfee's new Fourth Quarter 2011 Threat Report, says there was a significant uptick in mobile malware -- mostly for Android platforms -- between the third and fourth quarters of last year. "We saw the rate of increase in mobile malware really take off compared with [the period] before," Wosotowsky says.

Trend Micro Migrates Security Tool HijackThis to Open Source

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:58:00 MST

Trend Micro today announced that is has open sourced the code to its popular free security tool, HijackThis. The tool scans systems to find settings that may have been modified by spyware, malware or other programs that have wiggled their way onto a system and caused problems.

Internet again disrupted in Iran ahead of election

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:56:00 MST

Iranians faced a second and more extensive disruption of Internet access Monday, just a week after email and social networking sites were blocked, raising concerns about state censorship ahead of parliamentary elections.

Google tricks Internet Explorer into accepting tracking cookies, Micros...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:54:00 MST

Google was caught last week bypassing default privacy settings in the Safari browser in order to serve up tracking cookies. The company claimed the situation was an accident and limited only to the Safari Web browser, but today Microsoft claimed Google is doing much the same thing with Internet Explorer.

Microsoft quietly extends consumer support for Windows 7, Vista

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:52:00 MST

This month, with almost no fanfare, Microsoft has revised its support policy for consumer versions of Windows. The two most recent releases, Vista and Windows 7, now qualify for a full 10 years of support.

Megaupload's Kim Dotcom granted bail, barred from Internet

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:31:00 MST

File-sharing magnate Kim Dotcom was granted bail Wednesday morning New Zealand time, after the judge hearing his application ruled that the Megaupload founder has no access to funds to help him flee the country.

Apache devs release version 2.4, first major update in six years

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:30:00 MST

The Apache Software Foundation has announced the availability of Apache 2.4, a major update of the popular open source HTTP server. The arrival of the new version, which is the first major release of Apache in six years, coincides with the software's 17th anniversary.