Archive for May, 2011
It’s fight or flight for Twitter
Dick Costolo was in full flow. The chief executive of Twitter – installed after a brief power struggle in the autumn of 2010 – was outlining his unifying vision for the company’s product at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. “Our mission,” he said, “is to instantly connect people everywhere to what’s most [...]
Read moreCUPP PunkThis hands-on (video)
It’s not the first time we’re run into CUPP Computing‘s unique ability to blend the x86 and ARM platforms into one device — at least in prototype form — and just before the start of Computex 2011 here in Taipei we got a chance to experience the company’s latest iteration called PunkThis. The product is [...]
Read moreSamsung teases 4G tablet for 2011, Galaxy S III in first half of 2012
Don’t expect a lawsuit or two to keep a good chaebol down. Not if J.K. Shin has his way. The president of Samsung’s mobile communication division is telling us to expect an “enhanced” 4G Galaxy Tab (without providing any detail) sometime later this year, following the launch of the company’s 8.9- and 10.1-inch Tabs next [...]
Read morePentagon IT supplier Lockheed Martin suffers cyber-attack
Lockheed Martin, the US government’s top IT provider, has thwarted a “significant and tenacious” cyber-attack made on its information systems network. A spokeswoman said no personal data had been compromised, thanks to “almost immediate” protective action taken after the attack was detected on 21 May. She said the company, the world’s biggest aerospace company and [...]
Read moreTweeting advice for Lord Sugar
There is no place for second-best in the cutthroat world of Twitter, Lord Sugar (@lord_sugar). And your dull tweets about Apprentice viewing figures or the latest product from Amscreen are just the tip of the iceberg. Step into my boardroom and be my Twitter apprentice. Feuding with Piers Morgan As the old proverb goes: “There [...]
Read moreAlexis Petridis on pop’s worst year
It doesn’t carry quite the same import as the busting of the Trafigura superinjunction, or the on-the-spot reporting from the heart of the Arab spring, but it was a great Twitter moment nonetheless: Ben Goldacre, writer of the Guardian’s Bad Science column, recently announced to an aghast cyber-audience that his mum was Noosha Fox, the Goldfrapp-influencing [...]
Read moreRSA SecureID hackers may have accessed Lockheed Martin trade secrets, cafeteria menus (update: no data compromised)
RSA SecureID dongles add a layer of protection to everything from office pilates class schedules to corporate email accounts, with banks, tech companies, and even U.S. defense contractors using hardware security tokens to protect their networks. Following a breach at RSA in March, however, the company urged clients to boost other security methods, such as [...]
Read moreAndroid Market’s most popular emulators disappear without a trace (update)
If you’re an Android gamer, chances are you’ve heard of Nesoid, Snesoid, Gensoid, N64oid, Ataroid, Gearoid and Gameboid: they’re all video game console emulators developed by yongzh, and many ranked among the most popular paid apps on the Android Market. This week, they’ve got something else in common, too — they’ve all been abruptly removed. [...]
Read moreDirt 3 – review
Dirt 3 is the latest iteration in the Colin McRae Rally series and, although the late, great driver’s name has now been removed from its title, it feels like he’s still behind the wheel. Unlike Colin McRae: Dirt 2, there is less focus on customisation and, instead, a return to its roots as a no-nonsense, [...]
Read moreFungi; On the Grill – review
The weather may be variable, but that doesn’t mean summer isn’t coming – the final May bank holiday offering an excellent reminder that it’s time to start frolicking in the great outdoors. Which is not to forget, of course, that nature is a dangerous thing. No one should be caught mixing with greenery and beasties [...]
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