Archive for August, 2011
Police fly to US to gather hacking evidence
British police officers have flown to the US to gather evidence of computer hacking that could be used in the prosecution of two UK teenagers suspected of carrying out online attacks on behalf of Anonymous and LulzSec. Jake Davis, 18, from the Shetland Islands, and Ryan Cleary, 19, from Wickford, in Essex, will appear in [...]
Read moreWorld of Warcraft: an addict tells his story
At the height of his addiction Ryan van Cleave had little time for his real life. World of Warcraft, a video game, had crowded out everything: his wife and children, his job as a university English professor. Before classes, or late at night while his family slept, he would squeeze in time at the computer. [...]
Read moreNetgear’s WNDR 3800 with ReadySHARE, the roll-your-own cloud service
NETGEAR Brings Business Class WiFi Reliability and Private Cloud File Sharing to Home Routers The new NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router – Premium Edition is the first home router with Clear Channel Selector for avoiding clogged WiFi channels, as well as NETGEAR ReadySHARE Cloud for easily and securely accessing personal files anywhere SAN [...]
Read moreThe future of PCs is up in the air
With admirable aplomb, if not grammar, Michael Dell, the chief executive and founder of Dell Inc, tweeted last week: “Like Mark Twain, the reports of PC’s death have been greatly exaggerated.” His point (once you got past the dangling participle) being that he thinks the PC business is still alive and kicking. The trigger for [...]
Read moreApple wins ban on Galaxy Tab sales
Samsung has been banned from selling its Galaxy Tab tablet computers in Germany until at least 9 September following a successful injunction claim by Apple. The decision leaves the South Korean electronics giant in limbo during the giant IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin next week. A German court said on Thursday it would deliver [...]
Read moreFaked web certificate could have been used to attack Iran dissidents
Security researchers are warning that a fake web certificate is being used that could let attackers steal passwords and data from apparently secure connections to Google sites such as Gmail. Internet users in Iran are reckoned to be at particular risk from the faked SSL certificate, which is used to digitally “sign” https: connections to [...]
Read moreiTunes Match goes live for iOS developers
Enrolled in the iOS developer program and interested in iTunes Match? Better point that browser towards Apple’s dev portal, as Cupertino’s just flipped the switch for its upcoming music laundering service. There you’ll find iTunes 10.5 beta 6.1 with iTunes Match which’ll let you sign up for a yearly $24.99 fee. Hopping on the bandwagon [...]
Read moreGrowing Up Geek: Richard Lai
Welcome to Growing Up Geek, an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. Today, we have our very own Senior Associate Editor, Richard Lai, who also happens to be the Editor-in-chief of Engadget Chinese. I’ve come to the [...]
Read moreTwitter and Facebook riot restrictions would be a mistake, says Google chief
Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, has criticised David Cameron’s proposal to limit the use of social media sites during civil unrest in the wake of the riots that took place across England earlier this month. Schmidt, speaking at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival on Saturday, said that such a move was likely to backfire, [...]
Read moreSpotify on track to report first profit
Spotify, the digital jukebox, is forecast to report a profit for the first time when it publishes its 2010 results later this year, in the biggest indication yet that a business model is emerging that could stem the millions lost to music piracy. Already ahead of iTunes as the biggest digital music retailer in Sweden [...]
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