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Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks

No trolls yet? OK, Let me start.If this software was open source, geeks like me could patch it ourselves without needing to wait for some company to do it or not. So at least we would be safer. Windows is a abomination of a 32-bit DOS clone, and OS X...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, flaw, Mac Windows, hacker attack, Apple iTunes, window, Apple Macintosh, iTunes flaw

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks

Apple has shipped iTunes 9.0.1to fix a critical security hole that puts Mac and Windows users at risk of computer takeover attacks. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Hacker Attack, Apple Macintosh, Flaw, Apple iTunes, Computer, iTunes Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-09-22

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Microsoft delivers new Zune HD games; Twitter and Facebook still to come

RE: Microsoft delivers new Zune HD games; Twitter and Facebook still to comOH BOYY!! CHECKERS??!! OMFG AWESOME!!Message has been deleted.can't you sample tonnes of music for free on radio?broadcast or on internet radio if you want to listen to very specific song.. or just sample for free via internet downloads.....

Tags: Twitter Inc., Facebook, pickup truck, Microsoft Zune, flaw, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., radio, Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple Inc., game

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Intel investigating Windows 7 iPhone sync flaw

Ditched Intel Long Ago...AMD is superior.So let me get this straightSo how is it the chipset can sync to every device but the iPhone? Or are there other devices? What makes the iPhone different?Just a guessI just wonder if the iTunes DRM is involved in this problem, using...

Tags: Chipsets, Smart phones, Digital media, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Intel investigating Windows 7 iPhone sync flaw

Intel is investigating a flaw that affects people trying to sync their iPhone with a PC that has an Intel P55-based motherboard and the 64-bit version of Windows 7. Intel is investigating a flaw that affects people trying to sync their iPhone with a PC that has an Intel...

Tags: Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Intel, flaw, Windows 7, iPhone, David Meyer ZDNet UK

News items 2009-11-03

Snow Leopard bug deletes all user data (Updated)

Proves Apple is not perfectI know many ABMers that bashed Microsoft when a bug that only affected a very small user base came on in Windows 7 Release Candidate and said that Microsoft should pay and how can they release software with bugs. All software has bugs I don't...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, S**t, Snow Leopard, user data

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

News to know: IDF; Skype; New neutrality; HP; Palm; Madoff

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. John Morris: Intel: 32nm is just the beginning Sam Diaz: Intel on laptop chips: Speed kills Mary Jo...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-24

News to know: Intel's IDF; Google; Microsoft; Yahoo

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks Sam Diaz: Otellini at...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Cloud Computing, Data Centers, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Linux, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-23

RealNetworks: It can get worse

It couldn't happen to a more deserving company. ntntReal is paying a price for not open sourcing its codeTrying to be like M$ harmed Real.They must GPL their code immediately, in order to survive.Real should also shoud push for M$ removing media player from windoze, and embrace Linux as the...

Tags: Digital media, OPEN SOURCE, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

News to know: Apple; AT&T; Google Books; Palm Pixi; Verizon; Best Buy-Microsoft

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Live blog from Apple's "It's only Rock n Roll" event Apple afterthoughts: The real news is what...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple iPod, Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Linux, Digital Music, Digital Media, Government, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Blog posts 2009-09-10

SimpRip iPod Ripper 1.0 (Windows)

SimpRip iPod Ripper will take the music from your Apple iPod or iPhone device and transfer it onto your computer with just a simple click! It bypasses a flaw in the iTunes programming which won't allow you to put music off your iPod and onto your computer, so you and...

Tags: Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows, Music, Millennium Softworks, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-08-15

Apple patches Black Hat SMS attack flaw

On the heels of a Black Hat conference demo of an iPhone hijack via text messages, Apple has shipped an iPhone update with patches for the security flaw. The iPhone OS 3.0.1 update, available only via iTunes, addresses a memory corruption issue in the way the device...

Tags: Phone, Flaw, Apple Inc., SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-03

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Green tech; Laptop deals

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. FT: Apple joins forces with record labels Robin Harris: The Wintel blue light special John Morris: Sunday...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Green Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Blu-Ray, Web Browsers, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Digital Storm 950Si (Intel Core i7)

The $3,636 950Si is the first PC we've reviewed from Digital Storm, and for the most part we've come away impressed. The system itself came with an overclocked, but more importantly stable Intel CPU, and but for a minor design flaw it seems competently built. Digital Storm could have pushed...

Tags: Storm 950Si, Intel Core Microarchitecture

Product reviews 2009-07-02

iPhone executes SMS binary code as root

iPhone executes SMS binary code as rootNo, iPhone is NOT UNIX basedWe all know that OS X [b]is[/b] UNIX certified.We also know that iPhone OS [b]is[/b] OS X.Therefore, iPhone OS isn't just UNIX based, it [b]is[/b] UNIX.Therefore, it is immune to all malware.At least I think that is how the...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Smart phones, Operating systems, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Unix, SMS, binary code, iPhone OS, Miller

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions

Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millionsAnotherIt seems everytime I turn around now Adobe is having a critical flaw in one program or another. If it weren't for PDF files I think even acrobat would be gone.Windows Update...Microsoft should be working with Adobe to get this crap patched via Windows...

Tags: SECURITY, Patches, Adobe Shockwave flaw, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Shockwave, Shockwave, flaw

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

News to know: Google Wave; Bing; Palm webOS; Verizon Wireless CEO; AOL

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Meet Google Wave: a new way to communicate and collaborate Google Wave: It's still a work in...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, America Online Inc., Palm Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Verizon Wireless, Semiconductors, Social Networking, H-1B, Strategy, Hardware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-29

News to know: Botnets; Adobe patch day; NetApp; Craigslist

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: Inside the botnets that never make the news - a gallery Images: Inside the botnets that never make the news right ...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., NetApp Inc., Craigslist, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., Robots, GPS, Document Management, Storage, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-21

Rigged podcasts can leak your iTunes username/password

Rigged podcasts can leak your iTunes username/passwordThen I guess......it's a good thing I don't use the iTunes Music Store. Imagine Limewire and Vuze actually protecting your ID!what about iTunes on the iPhone?iTunes on iphone is constantly asking me to validate my login credentials (even when just running in the background!)...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, Apple iPhone, podcast

Discussion threads 2009-03-12

Rigged podcasts can leak your iTunes username/password

Hackers can create malicious podcasts to hijack usernames and passwords from Apple's iTunes software. According to a warning from Apple, a "design issue" in the iTunes podcast feature can be abused via rigged audio files to cause an authentication dialog to be presented to the user.  From...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Authentication, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-11