WSJ: Apple's Building a Cheaper iPhone (Again)

The WSJ, never ones to pass up a good (or bad) Apple rumor, is reporting that the company is working on a less expensive alternative to its $200 (on-contract) iPhone. And if that sounds familiar, well, it should. It's the same rumor they trotted out back in February of 2011. More »

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Deal of the Day ? 15.6? Dell Inspiron 15R (5520) Core i5 Ivy Bridge Laptop with 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, and Windows 8

Monday’s LogicBUY Deal is the configurable 15.6″ Dell Inspiron 15R (5520) Core i5 Ivy Bridge laptop for $499.99.  Features: Core i5-3210M 2.5GHz CPU with 6GB RAM and 500GB hard drive 15.6″ 1366 X 768 LED-backlit LCD and integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics Four USB 3.0 ports, HDMI v1.4a output Waves MaxxAudio 3 1-Megapixel webcam with mic DVD [...]

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Security firm RSA attacked using Excel-Flash one-two sucker punch

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It has emerged that the underlying cause of RSA's SecurID gaffe was the recently-reported zero-day vulnerability found in Adobe's Flash Player.

The exploit, which used specially-crafted Flash embedding in Excel spreadsheets, was first reported on March 15 and has since been fixed. RSA was hacked sometime in the first half of March when an employee was successfully spear phished and opened an infected spreadsheet. As soon as the spreadsheet was opened, an advanced persistent threat (APT) -- a backdoor Trojan -- called Poison Ivy was installed. From there, the attackers basically had free reign of RSA's internal network, which led to the eventual dissemination of data pertaining to RSA's two-factor authenticators.

The attack is reminiscent of the APTs used in the China vs. Google attacks from last year -- and indeed, Uri Rivner, the head of new technologies at RSA is quick to point out that that other big companies are being attacked, too: "The number of enterprises hit by APTs grows by the month; and the range of APT targets includes just about every industry. Unofficial tallies number dozens of mega corporations attacked [...] These companies deploy any imaginable combination of state-of-the-art perimeter and end-point security controls, and use all imaginable combinations of security operations and security controls. Yet still the determined attackers find their way in."

What we'd like to know, though, is whether the attack on RSA was caused by Adobe's lackadaisical approach to patching Flash -- or was it the other way around? Was it the RSA attack that first brought the zero-day vulnerability to Adobe's attention?

Security firm RSA attacked using Excel-Flash one-two sucker punch originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft May Get Home Advantage

Microsoft could be cutting new inroads into the world of home automation, based on rumors that it has purchased id8 Group R2 Studios. This acquisition will reportedly bolster Microsoft's Xbox division, which is likely to introduce a next-generation game console later this year. Aside from an Android application that can control heating and lighting systems, R2 Studios currently does not have any products.

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Witnessing The Rebirth Of The Greek Startup Ecosystem

Screen Shot 2013-01-08 at 4.31.05 AMThousands of years ago Greeks plied the waters of the Mediterranean as traders and merchants. They were, perhaps, amongst the first ever entrepreneurs. But somewhere along the line between then and now that history faded. Admittedly, inklings of that spirit remained in the world famous Greek shipping industry - but a reliance on government jobs and European Union subsidies did its best to quell the age-old spirit of entrepreneurship. Four years ago, TechCrunch held its first ever meetup in Greece, appropriately enough by an Athens beach. Four years ago the startup scene there had only a tiny community of technologists to draw upon. But last Friday it packed a hall of just over 500 people and proved that at last the Greek entrepreneurial mindset was well and back home where it belongs. The event was standing room only.

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Gladinet maps Amazon Cloud Drive to your Windows desktop

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Amazon's recently-introduced Cloud Drive is a great place to store your files online. It offers 5 gigs of totally free space, and U.S. users also get access to the handy Cloud Player app (for Web and Android!) which streams music you upload to your Cloud Drive.

The service could be a little easier to use, however. Until Amazon releases a desktop client, Windows users might want to take another look at Gladinet. The multi-service cloud connector has now added Amazon Cloud Drive support and will let you map a network drive letter to your account with minimal fuss.

Once you've added your credentials to Gladinet, just pick the letter you want to assign to the drive and you're good to go. You can then copy files to and from your Cloud Drive, rename items, and manage folders like you would any local hard drive in your system.

The only downside is that the free version of Gladinet gives you a limited number of cloud interactions. Once you use those up, you'll need to upgrade to the paid version, which costs $49.99. If you work with a number of cloud-based storage providers, however, it could be well worth the price tag.

Gladinet maps Amazon Cloud Drive to your Windows desktop originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple May Give Next-Gen iPhone a Splash of Color

This year will be the year of an iPhone of many colors and even different sizes, according to the latest Apple speculation by analyst Brian White at Topeka Capital Markets. Apple's newest smartphone might come in three screen sizes, White reportedly predicted in a research note.

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Ford's Letting Anyone Write Apps for Cars with Its New Developer Program

Starting today, Ford will be rolling out the Ford Developer Program which will let developers anywhere specialize their apps for use with Ford's Sync functionality using Ford AppLink. And it's all license and royalty free. More »

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Pentax Optio LS465 hands-on: a point-and-shoot with customizable skins, compact form-factor

Pentax Optio LS465 handson a pointandshoot with customizable skins, compact formfactor

Another point and shoot arrives at CES from Pentax and this one trades a restrained design for one that's all your own. While the 16-megapixel Optio LS465 arrives in black, pink, purple color options, they also come with customizable skins. Essentially the skins just just paper inserts that fit under a removable clear plastic cover. You just twist the ring around the lens and off it comes. It can also capture video at 720p, while ISO levels can be cranked up to 6400. The Optio LS465's f/3.9-6.3 lens is capable of up to 5x optical zoom, while a combined 36x is possible with digital zoom. The camera has a 2.1-second start-up time and there's output ports for USB and AV-out. Check out the galleries below for a bit more.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/pentax-optio-ls465-hands-on-a-point-and-shoot-with-customizable/

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