Park rangers in Virunga National Park, home to some of the world’s last mountain gorillas, are on the front lines of Congo’s war. More than 120 rangers have been killed in this lush sanctuary over the last decade.
Archive for January 12th, 2008
Jan12
Macworld: Last Year’s iPhone Announcement Is a Tough Act to Follow
Apple’s stock has doubled since the introduction of the iPhone and the Apple TV set-top box at last year’s Macworld. How can Steve Jobs top that at Macworld 2008?
Filed in: Personal Tech
Jan12
iGoogle for iPhone released, and it’s pretty good
Google has been launching stuff for iPhone like mad these days, and now they have finally released a version of iGoogle for the iPhone. Google also recently launched an updated interface that acts as a “Google Control Panel”, making it easy to switch between their popular services. Unfortunately, this new interface doesn’t yet […]
Filed in: Google
Jan12
Malware variants giving anti-virus firms a tough time
Anti-virus companies are finding it hard to keep up with the new variant of malicious applications sprucing up over the web. An excerpt from Ars Technica: The explosive growth in variant detection is another example of how the Storm worm and other copycat viruses wreaked havoc…
Filed in: Security
Jan12
Sites spewing trojans, stump security researchers
The Register reports on a large scale outbreak of malicious attacks originating from several hundreds of sites. An excerpt from Register: Over the past four days, 15 per cent of the blocked malicious traffic has come from just a few hundred sites, which appear to be…
Filed in: Security
Jan12
Sites spewing Trojans stump security researchers
The Register reports on a large scale outbreak of malicious attacks originating from several hundred sites. An excerpt from Register: Over the past four days, 15 per cent of the blocked malicious traffic has come from just a few hundred sites, which appear to be legitimate…
Filed in: Security
Jan12
Net Rides Shotgun: Web Toys Making Inroads to Autos
The deep bass sound vibrates your breastbone as you meander through a corner of the massive International Consumer Electronics Show. Someone is simply showing off car audio systems, but it feels like the vehicles themselves are announcing their beefy presence. Why not? Cars and automotive technologies from startups and established aftermarket makers are abundant at this gadget show.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Jan12
Cybersex and the Married Man
In real life, he is a successful 35-year-old business owner and husband-to-be. However, on Second Life, the virtual fantasy world with 11 million “residents,” his avatar, Lugh Dragonash, is a cyborg, or human machine, which can make it difficult to meet women, he says. Not that he’s looking. However, he could, because in Second Life, you build your perfect pretend life, down to property, skin tone and a dream spouse.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Jan12
How iPhone Touched the Gadget Industry
The consumer electronics industry came unbuttoned in Las Vegas this past week. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show, which kicked off Jan. 7, companies from around the world unveiled myriad devices boasting touch-sensitive technology, rather than traditional push-button controls. Motorola, Sony and LG Electronics all showed off touch-screen phones this week.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Jan12
Macworld Expo Forecast: What’s Up Steve Jobs’ Sleeve? (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Our Apple expert John C. Welch is eyeing new iPhones, upgraded laptops, and possible announcements regarding the Mac Mini and Apple TV.
Filed in: Apple/Mac
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