Archive for November 18, 2009
NSA Is Giving Microsoft Some Help On Windows 7 Security
Nov 18th
The National Security Agency has been working with Microsoft Corp. to help improve security measures for its new Windows 7 operating system, a senior NSA official said on Tuesday.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/11/nsa_microsoft_windows_7.html?ft=1&f=103943429
Mininova Breaks 10 Billion Torrent Downloads
Nov 18th
Despite negative court verdicts against the two leading torrent sites, the BitTorrent popularity surge is still underway judging from ever increasing download figures. Mininova, the most visited BitTorrent indexer, broke an impressive record today. Since its inception, the site has served a dazzling 10 billion torrent downloads.
http://torrentfreak.com/mininova-breaks-10-billion-torrent-downloads-091118/
The Google Phone Is Very Real. And It’s Coming Soon
Nov 18th
The next “super” Android device will almost certainly be a HTC phone that’s much thinner than even the Droid or iPhone – The Dragon/Passion. This is the phone the senior Android guys at Google are now carrying around and testing, at least as of a couple of weeks ago. If you’re willing to give up the Droid’s keyboard, the Dragon/Passion is going to be a really cool phone. It should be fully available very soon.
YouTube launches channel for citizen journalists
Nov 18th
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Celebrities beware: YouTube is making it even easier for anyone with a camera phone to turn your behavior — be it mundane or sensational — into news.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5AF4QT20091117?feedType=RSS
Hollywood Takes OpenBitTorrent’s ISP to Court
Nov 18th
The Swedish hosting provider Portlane is being sued by several Hollywood movie studios for hosting the standalone BitTorrent tracker, OpenBitTorrent. The movie studios are claiming that OpenBitTorrent is a re-branded copy of The Pirate Bay tracker that shut down yesterday.
http://torrentfreak.com/hollywood-takes-openbittorrents-isp-to-court-091118/
US Government Using PS3s To Break Encryption
Nov 18th
The report notes that a six-digit password has nearly 282 trillion possible permutations, and the networked PS3 can attempt 4 million guesses per second.
Firefox 3.6 Locks Out Rogue Add-ons
Nov 18th
The new feature, which Mozilla dubbed “component directory lockdown,” will bar access to Firefox’s “components” directory, where most of the browser’s own code is stored. The company has billed the move as a way to boost the stability of its browser.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141044/Firefox_3.6_locks_out_rogue_add_ons
Photos: Twitter’s New Office
Nov 18th
Moving out of the LoRi (Lower Outer Rincon Hill)/South Park neighborhood, the folks at Twitter moved up Third Street to a sweeter, swankier pad. CEO Ev Williams’s wife, Sara Morishige, reportedly aided with the interior design of the new office, reports Valleywag. Also, Twitter bees can also watch themselves in a mirror while they poop.
