During a four-month long cyberattack by Chinese hackers on the New York Times, the company’s antivirus software missed 44 of the 45 pieces of malware installed by attackers on the network. That’s a stunning wake-up call to people and businesses who think they are fully protected by their antivirus software. “Even the most modern version of […]
But Twitter’s new video-sharing app, Vine, is under scrutiny after early adopters started using it to flash six-second porn clips to the app’s users and to the larger Twitter community. READ: On Data Privacy Day, Twitter and Google focus on government requests It’s an issue that has Twitter scrambling to appease concerns. And it’s raising […]
Apple added a new member to its iPad line on Tuesday, offering a 9.7-inch Retina iPad with 128 gigabytes of storage — doubling the tablet’s previous max capacity. Everything else about Apple’s tablet is the same, including the dual-core A6X processor, 2 gigabtyes of RAM, and 10 hours of battery life. To account for […]
The first two handsets powered by the new Blackberry 10 operating system have been unveiled. The Z10 is controlled via a 4.2in (10.7cm) touchscreen while the Q10 has a smaller 3.1in (7.9cm) screen and physical keyboard. The UK will be the first to get the Z10 where it will launch on Thursday. Its appeal could […]
It said the attacks coincided with its report into claims that the family of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao had amassed a multi-billion dollar fortune. The hackers used methods which have been “associated with the Chinese military” to target the emails of the report’s writer, the paper said. China’s foreign ministry dismissed the accusations as “groundless”. […]
