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2012-07-09T16:54:00.000-07:00

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Forget Apple: Oracle to bring Java security fixes directly to Mac users

2012-04-29T15:55:00.001-07:00

"Oracle released Java SE 7 Update 4 this week, which finally gives Mac owners the means to receive critical Java security patches at the same time they're available for users of Windows and Linux operating systems. The new release means that OS X should be receiving regular Java updates directly from the source—helping to prevent attacks like the recent Flashback infection—as well as a fully supported Java development environment."

Forget Apple: Oracle to bring Java security fixes directly to Mac users

Half-million Mac infection estimate backed by new analysis

2012-04-07T10:34:00.002-07:00

A second security firm took a shot at estimating how many Macs are infected by the Flashback malware and it arrived at the same conclusion as the first—more than half a million machines. That figure, documented in a Kaspersky Lab blog post published on Friday, would mean Flashback has infected slightly more than 1 percent of the 45 million Macs in existence.

Kaspersky Lab Expert Igor Soumenkov said researchers arrived at that number by registering a domain name used as a fallback command and control channel and logging the number of machines that reported to it. In less than 24 hours, a total of 600,000 unique bots connected to their server. Because Flashback shows the universally unique identifier of each bot, he said they're confidant they didn't count the same one multiple times, although they couldn't rule out the possibility that some of the machines were running FreeBSD, Linux, Windows, or other operating systems.

Continue reading: Half-million Mac infection estimate backed by new analysis

Russian Security Experts Analyze Backdoor.Flashback.39

2012-04-06T20:20:00.002-07:00

Backdoor.Flashback.39, the piece of malware designed to target computers running Mac OS X, caused a lot of headaches for Mac users, especially because one of the Java vulnerabilities it exploited remained unpatched by Apple.

Security experts have found that even after Apple patched the flaw, the cybercriminals behind the operation didn't seem to be discouraged.

Researchers from Russian security firm Doctor Web analyzed the malicious element and determined that the infection begins when users are redirected to shady sites from compromised domains.

A piece of JavaScript code, placed on websites such as godofwar3.rr.nu, ironmanvideo.rr.nu, killaoftime.rr.nu, or gangstasparadise.rr.nu, loads the Java applet that contains the exploit.

The exploit then saves an executable onto the infected Mac machine. This executable file connects to a remote server from which it downloads and executes the final payload.

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The Enthralling 'Steve Jobs' - Brilliance, Weirdness, Warts and All

2011-11-06T01:15:00.000-07:00

"If you are on the fence about whether to buy and read Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, I have an answer for you: Do it.

However, I should warn you, the book isn't for the faint of heart. It's 656 pages in the hardcover edition, which translates to a couple thousand on your iPhone if you buy it as an e-book. It covers a lot of ground, from the initial pairing of Jobs and Steve Wosniak in a garage to the rise and fall of Jobs at Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL), to Pixar (Nasdaq: PIXR) and "Toy Story" to the passive-aggressive takeover of Apple 12 years after he was shown the door. Of course, there's the iPod, iPhone and iPad, and the worldwide juggernaut that Apple has become, spawning astounding products, amazing ad campaigns and millionaires left and right.

But that's the best or worst of it. If you dive right into this bio, you might also learn that Steve Jobs was a mean, emotional train wreck of a man wrapped around an intense and focused genius capable of masterful manipulation of others and utter self-delusion. I've got to say, I had a hard time slogging through the "sh*t" -- and it is sh*t, as Jobs was so apparently fond of saying about anything and everything that didn't amaze him -- about his "abandonment" as a child when he was given up for adoption and his subsequent abandonment of his first daughter. As a young man, Jobs was pathetic and sad. Oh, and this whole notion that his fruitarian diet meant that he didn't have body odor or need to shower? Well, you might have some questions come up, like, "How can a guy be so intelligent, so amazingly insightful, and yet be such a freaking idiot?"

Of course, as a creative genius, Jobs was astounding. Mesmerizing."

Continue Reading: The Enthralling 'Steve Jobs' - Brilliance, Weirdness, Warts and All

Apple Is Getting In Touch With iPhone 4S Owners Who Complain About Poor Battery Life

2011-10-28T18:03:00.000-07:00

Lytro Comes Into Focus (AsiaD Demo)

2011-10-20T18:00:00.000-07:00

"For a generation now, camera development has been measured in megapixels, but Lytro, which demoed today at AsiaD, is hoping its new camera will constitute the biggest leap in imaging since we swapped film for digital.

The company, founded by Ren Ng in 2006, has built a whole new kind of camera capable of performing a number of tricks that standard digital cameras just can’t do. The technology works by capturing a whole scene and digitally recording all the light available, instead of bringing a specific element into focus.
Lytro calls the resulting images “living pictures,” because each one contains more data than the single visible frame can display. After taking the picture, users of the camera can choose what they want in focus, and even switch between 2D and a subtle 3D image."

Lytro Comes Into Focus (AsiaD Demo)

Everyone Is Freaking Out Over These Incredible, Adjustable Photos From The Ground-Breaking Lytro Camera

2011-10-20T17:40:00.000-07:00

How The New, Ground-Breaking Lytro Camera Works

https://www.lytro.com/camera

STEVE JOBS: "I Wanted My Kids To Know Me"

2011-10-07T07:14:00.000-07:00

GET READY: Here's Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Today's Huge Fed Announcement

2011-09-21T01:56:00.000-07:00

DealBook: The Survivor Who Saw the Future for Cantor Fitzgerald

2011-09-07T18:00:00.000-07:00

By By SUSANNE CRAIG

Published: September 3, 2011

"TEN years and a lifetime ago, Howard W. Lutnick was a prince of Wall Street. Forty years old, and already the head of a powerful financial house, he could peer down on rivals from his office on the 105th floor of One World Trade Center.

Then — you know the rest.

American Airlines Flight 11 struck Tower One. Three out of every four people who worked in New York City for Mr. Lutnick at the brokerage firm Cantor Fitzgerald died that September morning, 658 in all. Among the dead was his younger brother, Gary.

That Howard Lutnick survived was, he concedes, blind luck. Some people died because they happened to be at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Mr. Lutnick lived because he happened to be taking his son, Kyle, to his first day of kindergarten."

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Apple Will Continue To Make Big Bets Under Tim Cook, And They'll Pay Off

2011-08-28T14:46:00.000-07:00

THE APPLE INVESTOR: A Downgrade, An iPhone 5 Release Date And iPad 3 Production Notes

2011-08-22T09:11:00.000-07:00

Is This Second-Grader The World's Youngest Entrepreneur And Investor?

2011-08-22T09:06:00.000-07:00

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2011-08-22T09:05:00.000-07:00

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Microsoft Is FINALLY Ready To Talk About Windows 8

2011-08-16T01:34:00.001-07:00

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2011-08-05T21:07:00.000-07:00

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Here's What Happened When This 25-Year-Old White American Appeared On A Chinese Game Show

2011-08-05T20:42:00.001-07:00

Russian market battered as global markets wilt

2011-08-05T20:37:00.000-07:00

"Russian markets have been caught up in the global selloff which has seen the Dow Jones close 4.3% lower overnight with the FTSE 100 in London down 3.4%. In Moscow, the MICEX was 3% lower at 11.00 AM after opening 4% down.

Friday trade has seen Asian markets continue to slide with Australia down more than 4%, Hong Kong down 4.7% and Tokyo down 3.6% with concerns over the global economy ranging from Eurozone sovereign debt fears, to weak U.S. growth figures, to inflation in China dogging investors who have seen sentiment reverse since spring.

In Moscow the MICEX has opened 4% down after taking a 2.1% hit on Thursday.Brent Crude is holding at around $107/bbl, with the WTI price in the saturated U.S. market falling further to $85.56/bbl at the close of U.S. trade – its lowest in 5 weeks.Most industrial metals are lower with gold trading at $1660/oz and beyond as far vas an all time high of $1684.90/oz.

The nerves weighing on investors globally after the U.S. debt ceiling negotiations of last weekend, were frayed further with ECB President Jean Claude Trichet revising his outlook for the Eurozone economy at the same time as European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called for a deepening of the Eurozone bailout mechanism, adding he had ‘deep concerns’ about Italy and Spain.The comments reverberated through Euro markets in Thursday trade and set the scene for heavy falls in the U.S. overnight."

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S&P DOWNGRADES US AAA Rating

2011-08-05T20:35:00.000-07:00

Have You Seen OS X Lion's Hidden Tribute To Steve Jobs Yet?

2011-08-05T20:33:00.000-07:00

A Deep Dive Into Today's "Good" Jobs Report

2011-08-05T20:10:00.001-07:00

THE TRUTH ABOUT CHINA: Horrible Smog, Rising Labor Costs, iPhones Everywhere

2011-08-05T20:09:00.000-07:00

Wall Street Bar Is Packed After Market Crash

2011-08-05T19:48:00.000-07:00

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Planning on Touring St. Petersburg?

Forget Apple: Oracle to bring Java security fixes directly to Mac users

Half-million Mac infection estimate backed by new analysis

Russian Security Experts Analyze Backdoor.Flashback.39

The Enthralling 'Steve Jobs' - Brilliance, Weirdness, Warts and All

Apple Is Getting In Touch With iPhone 4S Owners Who Complain About Poor Battery Life

Lytro Comes Into Focus (AsiaD Demo)

Everyone Is Freaking Out Over These Incredible, Adjustable Photos From The Ground-Breaking Lytro Camera

STEVE JOBS: "I Wanted My Kids To Know Me"

GET READY: Here's Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Today's Huge Fed Announcement

DealBook: The Survivor Who Saw the Future for Cantor Fitzgerald

Apple Will Continue To Make Big Bets Under Tim Cook, And They'll Pay Off

THE APPLE INVESTOR: A Downgrade, An iPhone 5 Release Date And iPad 3 Production Notes

Is This Second-Grader The World's Youngest Entrepreneur And Investor?

Are you UNEMPLOYED/UNDEREMPLOYED? (United States). Be Your Own Boss. Redlands City, CA Classified ads. Buy and sell today!

Microsoft Is FINALLY Ready To Talk About Windows 8

Make money while on vacation!

More Evidence Apple Is Readying An Inexpensive Pre-Paid iPhone

Here's What Happened When This 25-Year-Old White American Appeared On A Chinese Game Show

Russian market battered as global markets wilt

S&P DOWNGRADES US AAA Rating

Have You Seen OS X Lion's Hidden Tribute To Steve Jobs Yet?

A Deep Dive Into Today's "Good" Jobs Report

THE TRUTH ABOUT CHINA: Horrible Smog, Rising Labor Costs, iPhones Everywhere

Wall Street Bar Is Packed After Market Crash