Articles on Security

Oops, did iPhone OS 3.1 kill Exchange support? - Sep 14, 2009

Crave Imagine the entire phonebook and calendar entries on your iPhone 3G disappearing without a trace just before you turn in for the night. Well, that was what happened to my review ... Read story »

Beware of the camera-phone - Oct 23, 2009

Blogs Whether you're out comparing the latest gadget prices at the mall or taking embarrassing photos of friends to post on Facebook, a camera-phone is a handy thing to have in the ... Read story »

Google reveals Chrome security patch details - Sep 9, 2008

Crave Earlier today, Google was keeping mum about a three-day-old security fix to its Chrome browser, but now the company has revealed details of two critical-risk vulnerabilities and some lesser issues it ... Read story »

Microsoft tightens Windows 7 security for USB drives - Apr 29, 2009

Crave In the wake of the Conficker worm spreading via removable storage devices among other methods, Microsoft said on Tuesday it is making a change to the way Windows 7 handles USB ... Read story »

The smartphone buzz in '09? It's not a product - Dec 30, 2008

Features The smartphone industry is approaching a security crossroad and fast: Whether to open up and by how much. Read story »

New tool creates fake YouTube pages for spreading malware - Sep 15, 2008

Crave Cybercriminals are getting more and more business-like. The latest examples involve a tool that automates the creation of fake YouTube Web sites that can be used to deliver malware and password-cracking ... Read story »

Bandai unleashes a robot watchdog - Oct 15, 2008

Crave Since Sony's Aibo cyberdog is history, this Wall-E-like robotic watchdog may have just enough kawaii to inherit the AI crown. Bandai's NetTansorWeb is designed to patrol your premises for intruders, ... Read story »

Western Digital My Book external HDDs get more secure - Sep 11, 2009

Crave Another day, another external hard drive. I thought by now, storage vendors had exhausted ideas for new external hard drives. I was wrong. Western Digital announced its new and refreshed lines ... Read story »

Guard robot with Internet-based controls - Sep 6, 2009

Crave Robots may be the eventual downfall of the human race, but for now, most are either cute or useful. One that exists in both categories has spent the last week ... Read story »

Why is Apple saying NO to Adobe Flash on iPhone? - Oct 5, 2009

Blogs Recently, Adobe paraded its Adobe Flash Player 10.1 software for smartphones, smartbooks, Netbooks, PCs and other Internet-connected devices, allowing content created using the Adobe Flash Platform to reach users wherever they ... Read story »

The problems with shortened URLs on Twitter - Oct 3, 2009

Blogs The need to say everything in 140 characters has spurred the growth of shortened URL services. These services are great and come with some additional addon services like tracking click-throughs, etc. ... Read story »

Viper's new iPhone app can control your car - Oct 14, 2009

Crave The Viper Smart Start app can control your car from wherever you are, as long as you have a data connection on your iPhone or iPod touch. Car security company ... Read story »

HP's new ProBook Windows 7 business laptops comes with drain holes - Oct 14, 2009

Crave HP unveiled two new Windows 7 business laptops intended to shake out what's left of the IT budget and convince businesses that Windows 7 migration doesn't have to be (too) expensive. ... Read story »

Make easy time-lapse movies with your iPhone - Oct 30, 2009

Crave Watching ice cubes melt is much more fun when you speed it up. iPhone app Timelapser lets you do it right on your phone. Time-lapse movies can be a complicated ... Read story »

Microsoft fixes 28 flaws; 6 are critical - Dec 10, 2008

Crave Microsoft on Tuesday released its December 2008 security bulletin. The "critical" bulletins affect Windows GDI, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer and Windows Search. The "important" updates affect SharePoint and Windows Media Components. ... Read story »

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