Articles for October 2014

Articles for October 2014

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Backup Malware Infects 395 Dairy Queen Stores With Card Data Stolen
Backup Malware Infects 395 Dairy Queen Stores With Card Data Stolen
by Pete Daniel on 11 October 2014 · 1681 views
Point of sale equipment continues to be hit by malware targeting it like Backoff which it is now confirmed has infected 395 Dairy Queen ice cream stores across America. Payment card data has been stolen from Dairy Queen for many of its customers. ... Read more
Android SMS worm Selfmite Returns and Is More Scary Than Before
Android SMS worm Selfmite Returns and Is More Scary Than Before
by Pete Daniel on 11 October 2014 · 1944 views
The Selfmite SMS Worm that previously affected mobile devices using the Android OS has come roaring back with a vengeance in a second selfmite.b version which is 100 times more communicative. ... Read more
Will Username and Password Security Be Old Hat Soon?
Will Username and Password Security Be Old Hat Soon?
by Pete Daniel on 11 October 2014 · 1939 views
With the increased incidence of cyber threats and hacking going on with major corporations across America, the days of the username and password combination may be coming to an end sooner than you thought. ... Read more
Chrome 39 Beta Delivers New Animation Features for Developers
Chrome 39 Beta Delivers New Animation Features for Developers
by Pete Daniel on 11 October 2014 · 1889 views
Hot on the heels of the Chrome 38 Stable release for Windows, Mac and Linux, Google has released the beta version of Chrome 39 for testing & early adopters. Their most current version of Chrome web browser includes some nice features for developers. ... Read more
Symantec, the Anti-Virus Leader is Splitting Into Two Companies
Symantec, the Anti-Virus Leader is Splitting Into Two Companies
by Pete Daniel on 11 October 2014 · 1672 views
Symantec has decided to divide their business into two operating businesses. The first will be focused on the Norton antivirus security packages and the second will be targeting other security concerns and management of information. ... Read more
Google pays $75,000 in bounties to fix 159 security issues with Chrome 38
Google pays $75,000 in bounties to fix 159 security issues with Chrome 38
by Pete Daniel on 11 October 2014 · 1754 views
The latest combined Windows, Mac and Linux release of Google Chrome 38 web browser comes with a mighty 159 security fixes (113 of which are considered fairly small). The update feeds through the updater that is built into every version of Chrome. ... Read more
Google Nexus Smart Phone With 5.9-inch Display Expected Soon
Google Nexus Smart Phone With 5.9-inch Display Expected Soon
by Pete Daniel on 9 October 2014 · 1686 views
The latest Nexus smart phone release from Google is expected to have a 5.9-inch display, probably be called the Nexus 6 and be made by Motorola. The market for phablets has grown from a 1 percent market share 3 years ago to over 25 percent today. ... Read more
12.9-inch iPad Pro Delayed Due To Success of iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus
12.9-inch iPad Pro Delayed Due To Success of iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus
by Pete Daniel on 9 October 2014 · 1777 views
According to reports Apple is experiencing a problem as a victim of their own success. Whilst at the upcoming Apple event on October 16 interested parties are expecting to hear about the 12.9-inch iPad Pro tablet but it may not appear until 2015. ... Read more
Enterprise-focused Box Acquires MedXT Medical Cloud Storage Provider
Enterprise-focused Box Acquires MedXT Medical Cloud Storage Provider
by Pete Daniel on 9 October 2014 · 1572 views
Box, the enterprise-focused cloud storage provider is taking aim at what it terms “industry verticals” in its goal to grab as much of the commercial cloud storage market as possible. To that end it just acquired MedXT, a medical cloud storage fir ... Read more
One in 3 UK Children Have Access To A Tablet In The Home
One in 3 UK Children Have Access To A Tablet In The Home
by Pete Daniel on 9 October 2014 · 1755 views
Annual research from the UK telecoms regulator Ofcom indicates that tablets are gaining increasing acceptance in UK homes with 1 in three children using tablets in their home environment. The penetration of tablet use in UK homes continues to grow. ... Read more
OceanLeap Launches Platform For Building Wearable Apps in the Cloud
OceanLeap Launches Platform For Building Wearable Apps in the Cloud
by Pete Daniel on 9 October 2014 · 1486 views
With the focus on wearable technology from the likes of Samsung, Apple and Motorola, it is not too surprising that new startup OceanLeap has appeared with a cloud based service to help developers create apps for wearable hardware. ... Read more
Apple Has Its Banks Take On The Apple Pay Fraud Liability
Apple Has Its Banks Take On The Apple Pay Fraud Liability
by Pete Daniel on 9 October 2014 · 1993 views
Despite assurances at the September 9 Event announcement covering the Apple Pay system it is still down to the individual payment processors and banks involved to cover any fraud or losses incurred for both physical and online transactions. ... Read more
Apple Files For Patent For Its Apple Pay e-Payment System
Apple Files For Patent For Its Apple Pay e-Payment System
by Pete Daniel on 9 October 2014 · 2066 views
Apple has filed for a detailed patent covering its Apple Pay processes that use Near Field Communication (NFC) technology and secure tokens in order to assist in the processing of digital payments using their new e-payment system. ... Read more
Amazon Developing More Hardware, Wearables and Home Gadgets
Amazon Developing More Hardware, Wearables and Home Gadgets
by Pete Daniel on 9 October 2014 · 1575 views
Amazon with its Fire Phone running a modified version of Android, Fire & Kindle tablets and other hardware is mostly a success. Home Wi-Fi products to help with reordering products is expected from their Lab126 development unit to compete with Nest. ... Read more
Stream Photoshop to Chromebook: A real coop for Google
Stream Photoshop to Chromebook: A real coop for Google
by Pete Daniel on 9 October 2014 · 2528 views
In what is being seen as a real benefit and selling point for their lower price point Chromebook laptop, Google has partnered with Adobe to bring Photoshop to the Chromebook environment. A streaming version of Photoshop is now in beta. ... Read more
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