Thursday, March 8, 2012

It's Business as Usual for Anonymous as Panda Takes a Hit

It's Business as Usual for Anonymous as Panda Takes a Hit

It's Business as Usual for Anonymous as Panda Takes a Hit

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 02:59 PM PST

The hacktivists known as "Anonymous" have retaliated following Tuesday's news of the arrests of LulzSec hackers exposed by their former leader, Hector Xavier Monsegur. Overnight, Anonymous hackers took down more than 25 websites belonging to Panda Security. They also posted email addresses, usernames and passwords of more than a hundred of the firm's employees and defaced a number of marketing-related sites. Members claiming to be part of Anonymous posted numerous messages aimed at both Panda Security and at Monsegur, also known as "Sabu." In one post, the group noted "Yeah, yeah, we know... Sabu snitched on us."

Samsung Makes TV a Little More PC

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 11:05 AM PST

Samsung's ES8000 -- a so-called smart TV complete with gesture and voice controls as well as a touchpad remote -- is ready to hit shelves. Attendants at January's Consumer Electronics Show got a first glimpse at the new line of smart TVs, but the sets weren't available until Tuesday, when Samsung announced pricing and shipping details for the interactive devices. Personalization and control are two of the features that Samsung's touting in its new line. The TVs will have built-in cameras and microphones that can be used for applications such as Skype.

iPad Emerges With Sharper Image and Zippier Chips

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 02:32 PM PST

Apple on Wednesday introduced the world to the latest version of its iPad, equipped with 4G LTE technology, a quad-core processor and a Retina display. Apple also unveiled an updated Apple TV product. It will support 1080p viewing and sport a new interface. It will be tied into iCloud so that users can also access their music library or other content. The main focus of today's event, though, was the new addition to the iPad family. The device, which is being referred to as simply "iPad" instead of iPad 3 or iPad HD, has a variety of new features.

The Privacy Shell Game, Part 1

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PST

With much fanfare, the Obama administration recently unveiled a blueprint to improve consumer privacy protections online in the United States. This consists of four parts: An online consumer privacy bill of rights, a stakeholder-driven process to specify how those rights apply in specific business contexts, enforcement by the United States Federal Trade Commission, and greater interoperability between the privacy frameworks of the U.S. and its partners overseas.

LXDE: This Lightweight Distro Isn't Missing Much

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PST

It's no wonder that the Linux desktop operating system is not attracting hordes of new users from Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS X platforms. Linux has almost too many desktop choices, and most of them are far from good. One clear exception is the Lightweight X Desktop Environment, or LXDE. I am becoming increasingly enamored with it as the near ideal Linux OS desktop environment. Consider the other choices. Developers continue to monkey around with the functionality of Gnome 3 and KDE 4 desktops.
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