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The hidden ways mobile sites and free games are killing your battery

Posted April 23, 2012 - 9:38 am

You know that streaming music over 3G draws a lot of smartphone energy. But inefficient CSS, image file choices, and geo-locating advertisements are hogging your battery in less overt ways, according to recent studies.
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Five Key Things about Google's Chrome for Android Beta

Posted February 10, 2012 - 12:29 pm

There’s no Flash. None. Nada. And that’s just the way Adobe wants it, supposedly.
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Incredibly simple jailbreak makes Amazon Kindle Touch a fuller-function tablet

Posted December 12, 2011 - 12:51 pm

Researcher Yufan Lu, who has jailbroken previous versions of the Kindle OS, found an unaccountably simple way in to the most recent version: Run an MP3 file he coded with the jailbreak and encrypted user access. Real usability will have to wait for new apps, however.
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Analysts reluctantly blame someone other than Anonymous for Facebook porn storm

Posted November 18, 2011 - 2:09 pm

Security firm BitDefender is defending Anonymous, at least to the extent of agreeing the porn-bombing of Facebook isn't Anonymous' style. They do want answers about an Anonymous worm found on FaceBook, though.
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Anonymous to launch more effective site-attack tool Saturday, when it occupies Wall Street

Posted September 15, 2011 - 1:26 pm

Anonymous plans to lead the OccupyWallStreet protests scheduled to begin Saturday by launching #Ref#Ref, the more effective replacement for its aging DDOS app LOIC. Who or what it will attack isn't clear, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to hit the ATM Friday night, anyway.
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The parting of Linux and Mono

Posted June 6, 2011 - 8:00 am

To the dismay of .NET developers, Windows 8 seems to be betting big on HTML5 and JavaScript--which leaves them working with .NET on mobile platforms. So hey, guess which new Mono startup is highlighting .NET development on iOS and Android? And what might this mean for Mono on Linux?
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'Cookiejacking' zero-day flaw in IE exposes passwords to any site

Posted May 26, 2011 - 11:32 am

An Italian researcher has detailed an exploit called 'cookiejacking' that exposes passwords and session data in IE, just as in 2007. It's just a lot harder to steal now.
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More guidance on finding an IT job; no indication of how many are being filled

Posted January 6, 2011 - 6:21 pm

It may be too soon after the first of the year to see it, but we're still looking for evidence there's as much IT hiring going on as analysts predicted.
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Microsoft promises to save users from tracking, Java malware, Ballmer videos

Posted December 8, 2010 - 11:54 am

Microsoft is beating the FTC to the punch by announcing plans for a do-not-track function for IE9, and extending Security Essentials track record with a Java tool, but no release date.
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How to avoid falling into the Twitter security black hole

Posted September 21, 2010 - 11:02 am

Seeing areas of black on Twitter.com? Don't even run your mouse over it, never mind clicking on it, it's a nasty security hole waiting for you to fall into it.
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Correct HTML for select coloring

Posted May 12, 2010 - 3:08 pm

If you are frustrated with the lack of documentation for a GUI requirement that seems simple, create your own.
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Chrome Experiments launches; productivity plummets

Posted March 18, 2009 - 8:05 pm

Javascript tech demos come to life on this new site. Get comfortable because these things can really suck you in.
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AGATT - All Google All The Time

Posted September 6, 2008 - 11:30 am

One of the comments on my last post said Chrome's entry to the market is more than a browser war, it's really a browser versus Operating System war. If you tilt your head just right and squint a little, you can make a case for AGATT â€“ All Google, All The Time.
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