(Credit: Ten One Design)Ever since the hands-free calling legislation went into effect in California, I’ve often found myself using the cell phone’s speaker phone while driving. While my iPhone 3G’s speaker phone works relatively well, it sounds a little distorted when turned all the way up …
Quite a number of no-goodniks who thought they’d save a few bucks by downloading a pirated version of iWork ’09 have gotten more than they’d bargained for — in the form of a Trojan Horse called OSX.Trojan.iServices.A. This guy installs itself in the computer’s startup as root, and once in place it can connect to a remote server and broadcast its location, allowing malicious users to take charge of the machine remotely. And since it has root access to the OS, the trojan can not only install additional components but can also modify existing apps, making this thing extremely difficult to remove. According to a white paper released by Intego, at least 20,000 people may have downloaded the infected software — which they’ll get around to installing as soon as they finish those episodes of Celebrity Rehab they grabbed at the same time.
[Via Macworld]
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iWork ’09 trojan infects at least 20,000 machines? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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President Obama has named many of his Cabinet members, but has not yet gotten around to announcing his pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
That choice is widely-expected to be former IAC/InterActiveCorp executive Julius Genachowski, but with no official announcement from the Obama camp and former chairman Kevin Martin out the door as of last Tuesday, Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps has been named interim chairman.
“I am honored to be designated today as acting chairman of the FCC,” Copps said in a statement. “I thank President Obama for his confidence in me and for this opportunity to serve. I know that I have a truly gifted and terrific team to work with. I pledge every effort I am capable of to help steer the Commission through its current transition to new leadership.”
This article was written on October 01, 2006 by CyberNet.
Just last night Netvibes got a pretty nice makeover that allows people to choose from various themes. The selection that they have available is pretty limited at this point but they are all very nice which is great: quality over quantity. You can access the new themes by going to the Settings located in the upper-right corner of the screen. I think my favorite theme is the Silver one which I have pictured above.
There are also three modules that I don’t remember seeing before. The first one is a MySpace module which is something that I won’t really use since I don’t have a MySpace account. The second one is a Writely module which will retrieve your documents so that you have easy access to them.
The third one that is new, and is probably the best, is the Video Search module. It allows you to search Google, YouTube, and DailyMotion for videos and it will show you the search results right there. You can then choose which video you want to watch and start playing it! This is definitely a clever concept and it almost makes me want to switch to Netvibes from my Google Personalized Homepage.
So who out there uses Netvibes and who uses Google Personalized Homepage? If you use one or the other what is preventing you from switching?
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Uh oh. Remember that RIM backdating controversy from 2007? The Ontario Securities Commission sure does, and according to ReportonBusiness, it’s seeking a record $100 million Canadian (that’s about $79 million US) fine against co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis. If approved, that’ll be the largest penalty ever to be paid by individuals to the OSC, with Balsillie expected to pay the bulk of the penalty. As usual, none of the parties involved are commenting on the case, but we reckon this won’t be the last we hear about it.
[Via Mobile Syrup]
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Ontario Securities Commission seeks $100 million fine against RIM’s co-CEOs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Given this fairly tenuous moment in history for Apple, with the temporary exit of CEO Steve Jobs, now seems like a good time to reminisce about the good times. Fortunately, the 25th anniversary of the company’s flagship Macintosh line happens to be this coming Saturday, January 24.
With that in mind, we hope you’ll join us for a walk down memory lane with some of the highlights from the Mac’s colorful quarter-century history.
When Barack Hussein Obama went from president-elect to Mr. President Tuesday, there was much speculation that the collective powers of the White House bureaucracy would pry his beloved BlackBerry from his fingers.
Now a photo published on CrackBerry.com shows Obama checking his phone after his inauguration parade. It seems the BlackBerry will be the newest high-tech resident of the White House.
Obama has struck a "compromise" that allows him to keep the Blackberry to stay in touch with senior staff and friends, says an Associated Press report.
Security on the BlackBerry has been amped up, though White House officials are releasing few details on exactly how that is done.
Obama’s personal BlackBerry has been the subject of much discussion, with speculation centered on whether he would be allowed to keep the device once he was sworn in. Presidential communications can be subpoenaed by the Congress and are preserved for history, so every e-mail sent by BlackBerry would need to be saved somehow. There have also been fears that the device could be hacked or, worse, compromise his personal security by helping an attacker pinpoint his location.
It looks like Obama and his team may have been able to work around some of those concerns.
While it may not be clear from the photo, it is very likely that, contrary to reports, it is indeed a BlackBerry phone that Obama is holding. In the past some have suggested that Obama may be forced to switch to an NSA-approved device called the Sectera Edge that can be used for highly classified communication.
The device from General Dynamics runs Windows Mobile but is bulky — which could rule it out as a substitute for the sleek BlackBerry 8830 he is believed to be using.
See also:
Obama: My BlackBerry Is Coming With Me
President-Elect Must Surrender His BlackBerry, Says Gov’t Analyst
Photo: CrackBerry.com
With the proliferation of TV programming delivered in high definition, you may find your DVR quickly runs out of storage space. That’s because HD content takes about 10GB per hour, which is roughly 10 times the amount of space required by non-HD content.
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dmedia intros WiMAX-packing G5W GPS unit originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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At Robert Gibbs’ first press conference as President Obama’s Press Secretary, the most important and heated debate of our time has been put to rest. According to Gibbs, Obama will be able to keep his BlackBerry, though only a limited number of senior staff and personal contacts will have access to his email address, and the data on the handheld will be subject to the Presidential Records Act. There was no mention of the NSA or the Sectera Edge, though he does mention some enhanced security. In Gibbs’ words:
“The President has a BlackBerry through a compromise that allows him to stay in touch with senior staff and a small group of personal friends in a way that use will be limited and the security is enhanced to ensure his ability to communicate, but to do so effectively and to do so in a way that’s protected.”
Finally, a clear indication that for the first time in the 21st century, the President of the United States will act like it’s the 21st century. You can watch it all go down in the video after the break — just crank it to about 45:30. Now, on to this economic stuff we keep hearing about…
[Thanks, Vipul]
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Confirmed: Obama gets his BlackBerry, no Sectera Edge in sight originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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