200 Sony PS3s Harnessed To Crack Secure Site Certification
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008A research group finds a way to forge certain digital certificates and create fake versions of popular e-commerce and banking sites.
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A research group finds a way to forge certain digital certificates and create fake versions of popular e-commerce and banking sites.
Dell Unveils Massive Reorganization
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008To try to stem declining revenue and profits, the PC maker will change its business sales and marketing approach from a regional to a global strategy.
‘Curse Of Silence’ Exploit Found For Nokia Handsets
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008A single malformed SMS message can prevent some handsets from sending and receiving further SMS and MMS messages, security researchers warn.
Online Holiday Sales Fall 3%
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008Apple and Amazon.com were among the top traffic gainers in an overall bleak period, analysts with comScore said.
Motorola Speeds Up Layoffs, Adds To 4Q Charge
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008The mobile phone maker will cut 1,900 jobs in the fourth quarter, 400 more than originally planned.
Consumers Don’t See Mobile Banking As Secure
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008A research report recommends banks adopt a login method beyond user name and password, and provide e-mail alerts for particular conditions like a large withdrawal.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Prepped For Storage
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008Symwave is expected to show off the specification for transferring data to and from external storage devices at CES in January.
Sony PS3 Costs Less To Make, But Still A Money Loser
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008A teardown analysis by iSuppli finds that the latest PS3 costs $448.73 to make, or 35% less than the $690.23 for the first-generation model.
Home Networking: Next Big Thing For Consumer Devices
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008A Parks Associates survey suggests 2009 will center largely on connecting digital cameras, photo frames, and mobile phones.
Sprint Increases Payments To Virgin Mobile
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008At last count, Sprint had slightly more than 50 million subscribers.
Samsung Building Its Own 4G Chips
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008The company will bypass paying royalties to the likes of Qualcomm by manufacturing its own WiMax and LTE chips.
Amazon, Netflix Rated Highest In Holiday Customer Satisfaction
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008Home Shopping Network and the Gap suffered the steepest declines in the annual ForeSee online retailer customer satisfaction survey.
Verizon Wins $33 Million In Cybersquatting Case
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008The telecom said this is the largest-ever cybersquatting judgment, but it may have a hard time getting the money from OnlineNIC.
LG Display To Unveil Motion-Blur-Free LCD TV
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008The Trumotion 480Hz uses scanning backlight technology to eliminate the blur often seen when flat-panel displays show fast-moving images.
FCC Could Drop Filtering For Free Internet Plan
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008In hopes of getting free wireless broadband passed before he's replaced, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said the winner of the AWS-3 spectrum wouldn't have to filter adult content.