A number of Linux distributors have issued patches for fixing a widely used program that fetches Web pages, called Wget, so it can not be misused by attackers. Canonical and Mandriva have both released advisories of this vulnerability, as well as updated their software to a fixed version. Red Hat has not updated this flaw, according to the company website. Included in most Linux distributions, the GNU Wget is a program that can retrieve Web pages and other Internet [...] Continue Reading…
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Racing games may be encouraging ‘fast and furious’ adolescent drivers, suggests a new study that gauges teenager gamers’ attitudes to road risks. And it may not be just racing games like Grand Theft Auto or Carmageddon, where accomplishing goals often requires driving recklessly–or in the latter case, targeting pedestrians for points.
The study was conducted by Kathleen Beullens at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Beullens wanted to determine if racing games and what she calls “drive-’em-ups” (games like [...] Continue Reading…
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Wondering why you can’t use Facebook to find your friends on Ping–Apple’s new iTunes-based social network that supposedly connects to the social networking site? Turns out Apple and Facebook were unable to reach a business agreement that would have integrated Facebook with Ping, according to reports. But the failure to reach an agreement apparently didn’t stop Apple from trying to offer the functionality anyway–until Facebook pulled the plug. Here’s what’s going [...] Continue Reading…
Sorry, geeks, but Apple’s new iPod Touch is not quite ready to become your contract-free, data-only iPhone.
The smartphone without a voice plan is a fantasy that a lot of people share, at least judging from blog and website comments that I’ve read over the last year or two. At Apple’s press event on Wednesday, Chief Executive Steve Jobs hinted that iPod Touch could get the job done, saying that “a lot of people call it an iPhone without the [...] Continue Reading…
Armin Van Buuren is one of the world’s most well-known trance music DJs. He also apparently has had his credit card details stolen.Investigators with Ultrascan, a company that investigates credit card fraud and other kinds of online crime, were doing research on forums and systems used to sell credit card numbers, said Frank Engelsman of Ultrascan.One analyst was using the ICQ instant messaging system where cybercriminals had set up an automated account to sell credit card numbers. Their [...] Continue Reading…
Consumer Watchdog, an anti-Google group, invaded Times Square with a 540-square-foot video cartoon of Google CEO Eric Schmidt frightening children — and me — with threats of infiltrating their online lives. Watch it with the lights on.
The video is part of Consumer Watchdog’s “Do Not Track Me” campaign (the efforts of InsideGoogle.com) and plays on the Times Square jumbotron 36 times per day. Ironically, the video is on YouTube, which is owned by Google.
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Music sleuths have some new tools waiting in the App Store. On Friday, Shazam Entertainment released a major 3.0 upgrade to the free and paid versions of its music discovery app for iPhone and iPod touch.Shazam and Shazam Encore 3.0 offer more access to media-more related YouTube videos for each song you tag, more artist information, plus new features like album reviews, biographies, and the ability to search for iTunes ringtones and videos.A new Discover tab now provides access [...] Continue Reading…