A new vulnerability in Apple's iOS operating system for mobile devices may render iPhones and iPads prone to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, a security vendor said.
SkyCure's Yair Amit said the company's researchers are working with those in Apple to fix the flaws in iOS 8.
"Basically, by generating a specially crafted SSL certificate, attackers can regenerate a bug and cause apps that perform SSL communication to crash at will. With our finding, we rushed to create a script...
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Want an ad-free Web experience? Now you can, via Google Contributor, a pilot program that lets people donate money to rid certain sites of advertising.
Marketed as "an experiment in additional ways to fund the Web," Contributor requires a small monthly fee for you to visit participating sites without the hassle of public notices.
Google is rolling out the new service with 10 initial...
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Mobilink, Twitter enter partnership
KARACHI: Mobilink has joined hands with Twitter to accelerate internet usage in Pakistan and to enable its users share ideas and information instantly through Twitter’s mobile services, said a press release on Thursday. As part of the partnership, Mobilink users will not incur any data charges on Twitter usage for a limited time period, it added.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014
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Verse email from IBM is the sort of service you'd normally associate with a scrappy startup. Its mission: Make email less of a headache -- and, if possible, deal a blow to Google and its near-total dominance of the Web-based email market for individuals and businesses.
A blog post by Jeff Schick, VP, IBM Social Software, provides details about Verse in a demonstration video. Verse...
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WhatsApp has announced that it will encrypt all its 600m users' text messages by default, which is a serious stride forward for privacy - and one which will no doubt be criticised by spooks and police worldwide.
The rollout, announced today, was described by the app maker as the "largest deployment of end-to-end encryption ever.” The feature will, it's hoped, safeguard messages from eavesdroppers...
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Early this week there were discussions about Facebook at Work, including ZDNet posts on the pros andcons of the idea. Facebook just announced a dedicated Groups app for iOS and Android that makes it easier to communicate with project teams, family and friends.
Groups remain a part of the full Facebook application, much like Messenger, but pulling it out as a dedicated...
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
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Nokia is launching an Android-powered tablet, marking the Finnish company's return to consumer electronics.
The surprise launch pits the firm against Microsoft, which completed its takeover of Nokia's previous mobile-devices business in April.
The N1 tablet is due to go on sale in China towards the start of 2015, ahead of other countries.
Nokia said it was not making the device...
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