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Full length Channel 4 shows available for UK Youtube users
Channel 4's 4oD shows are now available for UK users of Youtube. Following the deal that was brought up a while ago, Youtube is now starting to
host full-length episodes of top Channel 4 series, such as Peep Show and Gordon Ramsay's F Word, according to The Guardian. Youtube has posted
5,000 videos on the Channel 4 Youtube channel, 4,000 of which are full-length shows. The number is going to increase though, as sometime in early 2010
the full range of Channel 4's shows is expected to be available to UK users.
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19.11.2009Firefox 3.6 blocks sneaky addons
Computerworld is reporting that the forthcoming version of Firefox 3.6 will include a feature which disables the ability for other applications to
"sneakily" install add-ons without the users knowledge. One can assume this is in response to Microsoft's sneaky move which installed an add-on
without notifying users at all - and exposed users to malware. In an email to Computerworld, Johnathan Nightingale, manager of the Firefox front-end
development team said "We're doing this for stability and user control, Dropping raw components in this way was never an officially supported
way of doing things, which means it lacks things like a way to specify compatibility.
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19.11.2009From the Cloud to the Crowd: NASA and Microsoft Ask Citizen Scientists to Be a Martian
Built on Microsoft cloud services technologies, NASAs interactive citizen-science Web service lets anyone explore the Red Planet up close, while
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17.11.2009Firefox Reaches Five, Tops Vulnerabilities List
This week marks five years since the public release of Mozilla Firefox 1.0. First available in beta form as "Phoenix" the browser was an open-source
evolution of the rendering framework designed for Netscape Communicator and extended with the Mozilla Suite; an all-in-one web communications package
that failed to gain the mindshare developers had hoped for. The idea behind Firefox was to create a browsing experience that was faster, more user
friendly, and more standards compliant in comparison to Internet Explorer, which had seen few improvements in quality or feature changes since it had
become a de facto monopoly within the segment.
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10.11.2009First iPhone worm, iRickRoll'd Jailbroken iPhones
Some Jailbroken iPhone users in Australia have been the first to be infected by the very first iPhone worm. The origins of the worm appear to be from
Australia, as they're the first to report problems, getting rickrolled, a famous Internet meme, except this changes the wallpaper to Rick Astley.
Any Jailbroken iPhone that have not changed their default password from ‘alpine' once installing SSH, are vulnerable to the worm. The worm
is so far harmless, but after one user held an iPhone ransom for 5, the possibilities for a full wide spread attack against SSH Jailbroken
iPhone's could be at serious risk.
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09.11.2009Fortune names Steve Jobs 'CEO of the decade'
Fortune magazine has named Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, as "CEO of the decade". In an article confirming the title, Fortune wrote: "How's this for
a gripping corporate story line: Youthful founder gets booted from his company in the 1980s, returns in the 1990s, and in the following decade
survives two brushes with death, one securities-law scandal, an also-ran product lineup, and his own often unpleasant demeanor to become the dominant
personality in four distinct industries, a billionaire many times over, and CEO of the most valuable company in Silicon Valley." Jobs has certainly
turned Apple around.
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06.11.2009Facebook users targeted by botnet spam
Facebook users have been targeted by a large-scale spam attack that informs them that their password has been reset, and that the attached zip archive
contains their new password. Instead of a new password, users will find a trojan downloader, dubbed "Bredlab" or "Bredolab" by anti-virus
companies. The downloader then downloads additional malware from two servers, including fake anti-virus software, and joins the Bredolab botnet. This
gives attackers full control of the PC, allowing them to steal user information or use the PC to send spam emails. One of the servers is based in the
Netherlands, with the other in Kazakhstan, according to an alert on Websense, a security research company.
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30.10.2009FCC wants to expand mobile broadband services
The FCC is currently looking at ways to open up more airwaves so that mobile providers will be able to increase the availability of wireless broadband
services. The reasoning for this is because the FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowski , has warned that the US does not have enough spectrum set aside for
mobile broadband. The idea is to take back some of the spectrum currently held by television stations and auction it off to mobile providers (much
like it recently did with the analog frequencies). The plan, while not finalized, does make one extreme suggestion that some users may be forced to
switch to a paid for services if parts of the spectrum are taken back by the government.
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28.10.2009Facebook announce memorial profiles for deceased members
Friends and families of deceased users on Facebook will soon be given the option to turn their profiles into memorials. The new feature will be
introduced as a result of several complaints regarding status updates and suggestions from deceased users, according to The Guardian. Information
that may be sensitive to relatives or friends of the deceased user, as well as status updates and contacts will be removed by Facebook after the
person is confirmed to be dead (either through news articles, obituaries or other proof of death). The newly introduced "Suggestions" feature will
no longer remind people to help their dead friend or relative either.
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28.10.2009Frankfurt Book Fair: e-book readers gaining a foothold.
The e-book is on the rise. Last week everyone who cares about books went to the Frankfurt book fair. Three devices in particular seemed the most
interesting. Here are some impressions, including snippets from two interviews. Lawrent Picard, co-founder of Bookeen, is confident that e-book
technology will continue to gain momentum over the next few years. Long before Amazon launched the greatly successful Kindle, Bookeen brought out
their first device in 2000. Seven years later, just three weeks before Amazon, they released another device, the Cybook Gen3. Now at the book fair
they presented their latest model, the Cybook Opus. It's significantly smaller, sporting a shiny white housing with rounded edges. Mr.
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20.10.2009Finland makes broadband a legal right
Many people consider having broadband access a privilege but if you live in Finland, its become a legal right. Starting in July 2010 it will be a
legal right for every person to have a broadband connection of at least 1MB and by 2015 everyone will have access to a 100MB connection. While not
the first country to make broadband a legal right, that title goes to the Swiss, it does show a growing trend of how integrated broadband technologies
are into our lives. Not much else is known about the new law that will make broadband a legal right.
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14.10.2009Facebook mobile gets an update
Facebook have once again updated their website design, this time making changes to the mobile browsing part of the website. The new layout better
matches full desktop version of the website, but also improves browsing through friend's photos, updates, and even includes Facebook's
"Like" feature for status updates and pictures. The new updated design comes with better compatibility for mobiles devices for viewing friends and
families pictures. Facebook have also changed their notification feed and indications for mobile browser users when they receive requests, updates
and messages. Facebook also has more plans to update the full version of the website in the coming weeks, including an updated content layout for the
home page and some other minor tweaks.
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09.10.2009Facebook testing redesigned home page
You may be feeling a bit of déja vu from this headline; no, we're not talking about the Lite version of Facebook that was released
recently, but instead, a redesign of the main page. The Next Web has received screenshots of the new page, showing the changes being made. The
redesigned news feed isn't much of a change from the one you'll see currently, but it's missing the Publisher box that users of the site
will be accustomed with. As a replacement, you'll notice an alternating title and a new 'Update Status' button which brings up the
aforementioned Publisher box when clicked.
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07.10.2009Firefox 3.6 beta set to ship next week
Mozilla tentatively plans to release the first beta of Firefox 3.6 on 13 October.
The open source browser maker is expected to
spin out the next iteration of Firefox in November, and next weeks upcoming beta is understood to be the only test build released by Mozilla before
3.6 - codenamed Namoroka and based on Gecko 1.9.2 - lands.
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07.10.2009FCC filings for new Apple mouse and keyboard revealed
The past month or so has seen a fair few rumors flying about regarding new Apple computers (iMacs, MacBooks and even Mac minis), some of which
supposed to be packing redesigned peripherals. Engadget has just earlier revealed the FCC filings for said input devices, confirming the existence of
both the mouse and keyboard. The revamped mouse and keyboard are touting the model numbers of A1296 and A1314 respectively, compared to the old A1197
and A1255; unfortunately, that's as juicy as details get, as Jobs and the gang will want to make their usual launch event as surprising as
possible.
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03.10.2009First pictures of Microsoft's 'Pink' phones revealed
Microsoft's secret project, dubbed 'Pink', is quite a big deal amongst the rumor community. We talked about it a little while ago, and
things have certainly developed since then. Just earlier, Gizmodo revealed the first pictures of two 'Pink' phones which Microsoft hasn't
officially acknowledged yet. The two phones are called 'Turtle' and 'Pure', and are going to be produced by Sharp, who will share
branding with Microsoft on the devices. Please note that in the photos included below, the first one is 'Turtle' and the latter is
'Pure'. They're quite interesting devices, very rounded and sleek, with the 'Turtle' looking similar to the Palm Pre.
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24.09.2009Facebook grows and may generate income
News is being reported on the BBC Technology website regarding several aspects of Facebook's growth into a much greater entity. An announcement at
TechCrunch 50 in San Francisco, a conference for start ups, reveals another leap in 'active' monthly users of Facebook. The site now has over
300 million users and recently celebrated its 250 million user milestone back in July; it is is being estimated to be gaining around 5 million new
users, weekly. Facebook is also reporting that it has begun to generate income, ahead of its schedule, and is expected to begin turning a profit
sometime next year. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the site, commented on this news on a blog post.
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17.09.2009Fuzz testing, binary analysis tools for SDL are offered from Microsoft
Microsoft is offering free tools for binary analysis and fuzz testing as part of todays rollout of resources for the verification stage of its
Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) initiative.
The
SDL is the software security assurance process that Microsoft follows internally. The company requires that its developers use
the SDL for all of its software products, and it has begun offering its tools and documentation for outside developers.
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16.09.2009Facebook gets an update, becoming similar to Twitter
Today, Facebook rolled out an update to their platform which allows users to "@" reply to their friends, in a very similar fashion to that of
Twitter. Over the last year, Facebook has appeared to be trying to copy Twitter, the ridiculously fast growing social network service. Twitter
allows users to post "status messages" that are 140 characters in length, and let others know what is on your mind, and Facebook is imitating this
action more and more - mainly using the Twitter styled "stream".
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15.09.2009Facebook ordered to hand over source code
Facebook has been ordered to hand over its source code, yet again, after an apparent patent infringement by Facebook on Leader Technologies'
patent for "associating a piece of data with multiple categories". Facebook was ordered last month to hand over all its source code by August 21,
to Leader Technologies, after the latter won a court case for patent infringement in the Delaware District Court. According to Realgeek, Facebook
objected on the orders to release its source code, which has just stalled this case for a while.
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11.09.2009Facebook Lite available now for users in the U.S. and India
A while ago, it was discovered that Facebook, the popular social networking site, had started testing out a new version of its service dubbed
'Facebook Lite'. At the time, it was unclear as to when the choice to have the Lite version would become publicly available, though as public
testing was already underway, it was expected that it wouldn't be long. Today, according to TechCrunch, it seems the site has suddenly gone live
for both the United States and India. What exactly is so appealing about a stripped-down version of Facebook?
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