» what's that sound? it's pc sales plummeting into abyss
apple, samsung soar away from doom
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2011/11/14/gartner_uk_pc_market_bottomed/

» fedora 16 arrives with new cloud, virtualization features
fedora's latest release, verne, features several cloud and virtualization enhancements and capabilities designed to make it easier to build large cloud deployments.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Fedora-16-Arrives-With-New-Cloud-Virtualization-Featu...

» feds shutter dns malware scam that infected 4 million pcs
federal authorities have shut down an international conspiracy that forced more than four million computers to connect to fraudulent webpages when users tried to visit netflix, the us internal revenue service, apple's itunes and other services.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/09/dns_malware_scam/

» new ios 5.0.1 update ‘nothing short of amazing’
good news if you’re one of the ios 5 users who suffers from crippled battery life: most early reports are showing that ios 5.0.1 fixes the problem completely.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/ios-5-update-improvement/

» comcast begins rollout of ipv6 production network
comcast began an ipv6 trial 18 months ago and is a leader in the deployment of ipv6-based services among u.s. isps.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110811-comcast-ipv6-252894.html?hpg1=bn

» at&t still top dog for iphone users
other carriers may have the iphone now, but it seems at&t is still the top choice for users of the apple smartphone.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110911-att-iphone-252953.html?hpg1=bn

» prices climb and inventories drop from flood stricken hard drive manufacturers
the disastrous flooding in thailand could mean a shortage of hard drives for the next few months, with an accompanying massive price spike.
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/7/2544091/hdd-prices-availability-thailand-floods

» adobe ends flash development for android and playbook, will focus on html5
adobe will no longer update its flash plugin for mobile browsers, though it will continue to issue security updates and bug fixes.
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/9/2549196/adobe-flash-android-blackberry

» presidential alerts soon mandatory on your phone
the new system is called plan, or personal localized alerting network, and is being implemented by fema. there are three types of alerts the system will send out. those are presidential alerts, alerts involving imminent threats to safety or life as in the case of some sort of attack or natural disaster, and amber alerts, which involves missing children. fema indicated that the last two alerts may be blocked by consumers, but the presidential alerts will be mandatory.
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/security/229403203

» microsoft: one in 14 downloads is malicious
... about 5 percent of users ignore the warnings and download malicious trojan horse programs anyway.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216806/Microsoft_One_in_14_downloads_is_malicious

» comcast rolls out metro ethernet
the services include links between two company locations, among multiple sites, or to the public internet. comcast is offering plans ranging from 1m bps (bits per second) to 10g bps and will allow customers to scale up their connections by increments. at&t, verizon and some other service providers already sell metro ethernet.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/051611-comcast-rolls-out-metro.html?hpg1=bn

» after hack, sony offers freebies to unhappy gamers
after hackers knocked its playstation network offline for nearly a month, sony is now trying to make amends by giving customers free video games.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/051711-after-hack-sony-offers-freebies.html?hpg1=bn

» at&t planning security service for mobile phones
at&t plans to launch a wireless security service next year designed to protect mobile phones from cyberattacks, according to a key company executive quoted in a reuters article.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20063589-83.html

» linux kernel runs inside web browser
french hacker fabrice bellard says his javascript pc emulator can run the 2.6.20 linux kernel inside mozilla's firefox 4 and google's chrome 11, two browsers designed to significantly advance javascript speeds. "i did it for fun, just because newer javascript engines are fast enough to do complicated things," belllard writes. but he believes the emulator could be used to benchmark javascript engines.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/18/javascript_pc_emulator/

» "windows 7 more malware-resistant than xp/vista"
this data has been normalized so that it represents infections per thousand systems (in other words, the popularity of xp doesn’t skew the results towards xp).
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/windows-7-more-malware-resistant-than-xpvista/12786

» us warns: hack us, and we might bomb you
the us revealed its "international strategy for cyberspace" (pdf) yesterday. it's mostly blather about how terrific "cyberspace" is, but it gets more specific on a few key issues like national defense. could our next war start because of a hack? the government says it's possible.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/us-warns-of-military-response-to-severe-cyberattacks...

» pre-release windows 8 code hits pc makers
microsoft's webos luvvin' partner hp is among the pc manufacturers getting copies of early windows 8 code, according to reports.
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2011/03/31/windows_8_builds/

» your facebook activity could keep you out of college
it has been reported today that some colleges and universities are refusing to accept students; not only based on your high school grades, transcripts or personal statements, but based on their facebook profile.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/your-facebook-activity-could-keep-you-out-of-college/9211

» internet body may use up ipv4 addresses
experts have been warning isps (internet service providers) and enterprises for years that ipv4 addresses are destined to run out soon. various technical fixes have staved off that day, but the assignment of those final blocks would leave the ultimate supply of those addresses tapped out. this would mark a milestone on the path to an internet based totally on the latest protocol, ipv6.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9206138/Internet_body_may_use_up_IPv4_addresses_this_week

» next-gen intel chipsets to support usb 3.0
according to intel, ivy bridge and panther point boards should integrate four usb 3.0 ports. the technology will support windows 7 and windows 8, whiel windows xp systems will run usb 3.0 ports as usb 2.0 interfaces via a native windows ehci driver.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/superspeed-usb-usb3-panther-point,12061.html

» verizon files lawsuit over fcc net neutrality order
broadband provider verizon communications has filed a lawsuit challenging the u.s. federal communications commission's authority to enforce net neutrality rules. lawmaker: congress will kill fcc's net neutrality rules verizon filed the lawsuit thursday in court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit, the company said. the fcc voted dec. 21 to prohibit broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing web content and applications. court challenges to the fcc's vote were widely expected.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/012011-verizon-files-lawsuit-over-fcc.html?hpg1=bn