As Internet users learn not to divulge confidential information on websites, phishers move to new, uncharted territories. Their newest weapon is called “vishing”, as in “Voice Phishing”. More…
Application Design Mistakes
A great article from Jacob Nielsen on mistakes to avoid when designing applications: here…
More on the Pacific Ocean Plastic Recycle Challenge
THE WORLD’S RUBBISH DUMP: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan here…
A Bit of Fun for Dog Owners
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show asks: What Breed Are You? here…
The Perfect Financial Storm
This is a long read, but well worth it, if you want to understand what is really going on. It is a series of articles written by Jim Puplava called “The Perfect Financial Storm”. He is one of a handful that had the insight to see what was coming, years ago and to write about it. More…
It's Official: HD DVD Is Dead
Japan’s Toshiba Corp surrendered in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday, giving up on its HD DVD format after losing the support of key studios and retailers to the Blu-ray technology backed by Sony Corp. More…
Hackers turn to drive-by downloads
Organised crime exploiting browser vulnerabilities.
Organised criminal hackers are waging a highly sophisticated war by exploiting vulnerabilities in end users’ web browsers using drive-by downloads, security experts warn. More…
Data breach disclosure, new guidelines to help Australian businesses
A data breach notification guideline to assist businesses and government agencies in the case of a significant data breach is currently in development, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has announced. More…
Thinktanks hail era of the 'social operating system'
A recent study has asserted that the next generation of operating systems will link users to each other on an unprecedented scale as developers incorporate social networking into their platforms. More…
Sonim shows off world's toughest mobile
A bus has been touring round Barcelona during this year’s Mobile World Congress trying to get locals to break a mobile phone.. More…