Five ways Windows vindicates Steve Jobs
The influence of the recently stepped-down Steve Jobs remains palpable—not only for Apple products and fanboys. Jobs’ vision is now also being affirmed by PC giant Microsoft. Five times Windows proves Jobs right. Flash ban Apple’s archrival M…
Google is working on MySQL support in App Engine
Google’s cloud computing service App Engine will give developers the ability to set up a relational database. The database software is based on, and compatible with, the widely used MySQL database. At the moment, a small number of developers c…
BMW plans to integrate an NFC chip into car keys
BMW plans to integrate an NFC chip into car keys. These could then be used for payments and could also serve as a hotel room key. BMW reasons that everyone always has their car key at hand and is used to keeping an eye on it. That is why it wo…
Apple disables iPhone jailbreak detection
Apple has quietly disabled the detection API for iPhone jailbreaks. iOS 4 now appears to tolerate jailbreaking. Apple introduced the jailbreak detection API (application programming interface) last summer in iOS 4.0. The reasons for its remova…
Arrested Mastercard DDoS’er Identified
The 16-year-old boy detained for a DDoS attack on Mastercard and Visa goes by the online handle “Jeroenz0r.” His online associates are now taking revenge on the Public Prosecution Service’s website. The suspect “Jeroenz0r” is a 16-year-old fro…
Mobile internet peaks in developing countries
Smartphone sales are rising worldwide, and mobile internet usage is increasing as a result. Yet most developed countries lag behind in terms of the share of mobile internet users. That emerges from research by market analyst Royal Pingdom. The…
Majority of iPhone apps leak personal data
Two-thirds of the most widely used iPhone applications transmit personal data to external servers. App developers and advertisers can monitor users. About 68 percent of the most popular iPhone apps send personal data such as device IDs, as wel…
Microsoft encryption flaw exposes web apps
Security researchers have discovered a flaw in the encryption used for Microsoft’s ASP.NET web applications. The vulnerability can be successfully exploited to, for example, steal online banking data. The issue lies in how Microsoft’s ASP.NET …
IP Addresses Will Run Out Within a Year
Due to the slow transition to IPv6, the internet will have no IP addresses left within a year. This is caused by an explosion in the number of devices, all of which need their own IP address. This is what John Curran, head of the American Regi…