A contest held by the world’s largest hacking convention held over the weekend in Las Vegas exposed lack of security training of IT professionals working in the top global organizations as the primary reason why they are easily penetrated by cyber criminals. In a statement issued by representatives of DEF CON—the organizers of the [...]
DEF CON, the largest gathering of computer hackers, held its first of a series of classes that aim to teach children and teenagers on how to hack computers. The series of classes, which the organization aptly named DEF CON Kids, launched at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The different sessions [...]
Scientists at the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) announced in a news conference on Thursday that possible traces of salt water have been found present on the planet Mars. In a surprise news conference, Alfred McEwen, lead author of the agency’s Science study, said that the discovery was made while he and his team [...]
NASA officials confirmed that a piece of the space shuttle Columbia was found in the East Texas city of Nacogdoches. The object, which was later revealed to be the space shuttle’s tank that provided water and power during its missions, measured about four feet in diameter. It was found near a private shoreline along [...]
Google, the world’s number one search engine, faces a total of nine antitrust complaints in the EU, sources told reporters. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the European Commission confirmed the company is currently being investigated for nine separate complaints filed by various search engine companies based in the EU after Google demoted their [...]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is poised to launch a satellite probe this week into the heart of the planet Jupiter. In what has been called as an unprecedented mission to the largest planet in our solar system, NASA aims to gather more information about Jupiter–believed to be the first one formed [...]
Apple Inc. announced that it had fixed a security flaw in their iOS operating system that runs the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch music player. The security flaw came into light after websites like JailBreakMe.com released a code that Apple customers can use to modify their operating system. The process, called “jail breaking” made [...]
Sears.com inadvertently advertised Apple’s 16GB iPad2 for $69, a fraction of its original advertised price of $744.99, sending shockwaves throughout the Internet. An undisclosed number of customers tried to take advantage of the unbelievable deal after word got out via Twitter and other social media websites. In a statement published on its website, [...]
Sources close to the confirm that TSMC has begun a trial manufacturing of next generation computer chips that Apple intends to use in its mobile devices. Analysts view the shift of computer chip manufacturers as a move of Apple Inc. to broaden its list of suppliers and diversify away from Korean company Samsung, who has [...]
Thousands of Netflix customers took to the Internet on Wednesday to express their sentiments following the price increase announcement issued by the company the day before. News of the price hike was posted by Netflix on their company’s blog on Tuesday with a note assuring customers that they believe that the price hike is [...]