Zeus Botnet Down But Not Out
harryjohnston writes “The Register points out that the takedown of a significant number of Zeus command-and-control servers, which we discussed earlier, was a short-lived victory, as about one-third of the affected servers were back on the net in less than 48 hours.”
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Loading ...MetaLab Accuses Mozilla of Ripping Off UI Elements In Mockups
CWmike writes “Canadian interface design firm MetaLab has accused Mozilla of stealing user interface elements for a development tool in the browser maker’s Jetpack project, which aims to simplify add-on making. MetaLab leveled the charges on Tuesday when the 11-person firm’s founder, Andrew Wilkinson, blogged about the similarities amoung his company’s designs and those posted [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...William Shatner Takes On Social Networking
nut writes “Everybody’s favourite actor, author and starship captain is bringing some new ideas to the world of social networking. Myouterspace.com is, in the Captain’s own words, ‘…a Sci Fi Social Network for those with a passion for the arts.’ Facebook and Myspace should be worried. Sign up now. Go on, you know you want [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Researchers Beam 230Mb/sec Wireless Net WIth LEDs
MikeChino writes “A group of scientists from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute have devised a way to encode a visible-frequency wireless signal in light emitted by plain old desklamps and other light fixtures. The team was able to achieve a record-setting input download rate of 230 megabits per second, and they expect to be able to double [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...SolarPHP 1.0 Released
HvitRavn writes “SolarPHP 1.0 stable was released by Paul M. Jones today. SolarPHP is an application framework and library, and is a serious contender alongside Zend Framework, Symphony, and similar frameworks. SolarPHP has in the recent years been the cause of heated debate in the PHP community due to provocative benchmark results posted on Paul [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Best Smartphone Plan Covering US and Canada?
j00bhaka writes “I am a US citizen attending university in Nova Scotia, Canada. I currently have the Verizon America and Canada plan (also known as the North American plan). My bill is currently around $80-$100 per month. I chose that for a couple reasons. One, I have had my number for about 7 years. Two, [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...T-Mobile’s First HSPA+ Modem Goes On Sale Sunday
adeelarshad82 writes “T-Mobile announced that the webConnect Rocket USB Laptop Stick, the first HSPA+ device for the US, will be available beginning on Sunday, March 14. The device was originally announced at MWC in February. HSPA+ is interesting considering it could enable 4G LTE-like speeds using existing 3G infrastructure and according to a hands-on, it [...]
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