CentOS 7 is on its way
Developers have already started work on CentOS 7, the next version of the popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone. For some companies, the first question after the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 was: "When will CentOS 7 be out?" The answer is soon. CentOS, the well-regarded RHEL clone, which recently became a Red Hat partner, is already working on CentOS 7, its RHEL 7 clone. As Karanb
Google Hangouts/GTalk glitch sends chats to wrong recipients
[UPDATE] Be careful what you say over Google's instant messenger, as they may be sent to the wrong person. Google has acknowledged an issue and is looking into it. [UPDATE] Google's Hangouts/GTalk messaging system is currently experiencing a glitch where messages are being incorrectly delivered to unintended recipients. Several users have found that since around 4pm AEST this afternoon, messages s
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New information indicates that Chinese hackers targeted Google's internal spy system which collects data on all its users. Computerworld has a very interesting story about the Google/China flap. Reporter Robert McMillan quotes an unnamed source: ...they [hackers] apparently were able to access a system used to help Google comply with search warrants by providing data on Google users, said a source
Microsoft's radical new business plan is hidden in plain sight
Microsoft's radical new business plan is hidden in plain sight Microsoft is reimagining its entire business model, and they’ve laid out the details for anyone to inspect. You just have to read between the boilerplate sections in the company's most recent 10-K. Every publicly held corporation whose stock trades in the United States is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to file a det
Former Pentagon analyst: China has backdoors to 80% of telecoms
Former Pentagon analyst: China has backdoors to 80% of telecoms A former Pentagon analyst reports the Chinese government has "pervasive access" to about 80 percent of the world's communications, and it is looking currently to nail down the remaining 20 percent. Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE Corporation are reportedly to blame for the industrial espionage. The Chinese government reportedly has "
Final thoughts on Windows 8: A design disaster
The biggest problem with Windows 8 is that it wasn't born out of a need or demand. Its design failures, particularly with 'Metro UI' will likely be its downfall. Here's why. A week ago, Microsoft delivered the Windows 8 Release Preview, the final pre-release of the platform before the forthcoming operating system hits the release-to-manufacturing stage. OEMs get their hands on the final code at th
North Korea ships malware-infected games to South Korean users, uses them to launch DDoS attacks
North Korea ships malware-infected games to South Korean users, uses them to launch DDoS attacks Seoul's Metropolitan Police Agency has intercepted a cyber attack plot orchestrated by North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau, which successfully shipped malware-infected games to South Korean users. According to an independent report published in Korea's JoongAng Daily, Seoul's Metropolitan Polic
How far do Google Drive's terms go in 'owning' your files? | ZDNet
Within hours of Google launching its new online storage service, the terms and service have come under heavy fire by the wider community for how it handles users’ copyright and intellectual property rights. After Dropbox and Microsoft’s SkyDrive — the two most popular online storage services on the web — Google was late to the party by a number of years. While Google needed no advertising to drum
The time displayed on most Android phones is wrong
The problem dates back to an Android bug first uncovered in December 2009. Did you know that the time displayed on most Android handsets is wrong? Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains why to Joshua Topolsky in the latest episode of On The Verge. Tyson talks about the issue at the 15m 20s mark. Most Android devices set the time based on the data they receive from GPS signals. While the clocks on the GP
Pwn2Own 2012: IE 9 hacked with two 0day vulnerabilities
The code execution attack, which required no user action beyond browsing to a rigged web site, also works on Internet Explorer v10 (consumer preview) running on Windows 8. VANCOUVER -- Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser has fallen. A team of French researchers exploited two different IE zero-day flaws to break into a fully patched Windows 7 SP1 machine and take an almost unassailable lead in
Apple's mind-bogglingly greedy and evil license agreement
Over the years, I have read hundreds of license agreements, looking for little gotchas and clear descriptions of rights. But I have never, ever seen a legal document like the one Apple has attached to its new iBooks Author program. Update: This post is part of a series. If you find this topic interesting, I recommend you read these follow-ups as well: How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for d
Exclusive: Adobe ceases development on mobile browser Flash, refocuses efforts on HTML5 (UPDATED)
Exclusive: Adobe ceases development on mobile browser Flash, refocuses efforts on HTML5 (UPDATED) Adobe has briefed developers on the impending cessation of mobile flash browser plugin development. Sources close to Adobe that have been briefed on the company's future development plans have revealed this forthcoming announcement to ZDNet: Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused
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