China this week faced allegations that it is helping the Zambian government with deep packet inspection technology in order to …
Egypt YouTube block ‘not viable’
Egypt‘s telecom regulator said last week that it is not viable for it to follow a court order to block …
Three alternatives to Adobe Reader
Another day, another critical security exploit discovered for Adobe Reader. The PDF software’s near-ubiquitous presence has made it a big, fat, …
LG unveils Optimus G Pro, challenges Samsung
LG Electronics has taken the fight to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2, having revealed its new Optimus G Pro on Monday, …
Microsoft raises Office for Mac prices
Microsoft has quietly raised prices of Office for the Mac by as much as 17 percent, and has also stopped …
EU pledges Google privacy policy action
European privacy authorities have threatened action before the Summer to curb Google’s collection, combination and storage of its users’ personal …
Tizen 2.0 seeded to developers
Tizen, the open-source project backed by Intel and Samsung, on Monday released the software development kit and source code for …
Microsoft to drop support for Windows 7 RTM
Microsoft last week reminded customers that the first edition of Windows 7, which was launched more than three years ago, …
iPhone 5 hack bypasses lock code
An iOS 6.1 hack has been published online allowing users to bypass the iPhone 5‘s pin code. A security hole in the latest version of Apple‘s iOS …
Buffalo set to release ‘world’s fastest’ external hard drive
Buffalo Technology has set the end of February as the launch date for its DriveStation DDR external hard disk enclosure, …
Dell on the defensive
Questions are being raised about the terms of Dell’s $24.4 billion buyout deal, as the number of shareholders voicing opposition …
Chinese authorities exploit Office for Mac hole
Chinese authorities may be exploiting a security hole in Microsoft Office for Mac to target the Uyghur people, an ethnic …
Samsung launches REX phones for emerging markets
Samsung has launched a new series of “smart feature phones” called REX, which the firm will sell in emerging markets. …
Phishing threats worse at home – survey
According to a survey from security training firm PhishMe, employees working from home could be an easy back door allowing …