Hackers next target Like Tesco, Marks & Spencer etc

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Criminals could use the kind of tactics which crippled Estonia’s government and some firms last year, they warned.

The experts were members of the infamous “Hackers Panel” which convened in London this week at the InfoSecurity Europe conference.

The panel includes penetration testers and so-called “white hat” hackers, who help companies tighten up their digital security by searching for flaws in their defences.

Previous panellists include Gary McKinnon, known as Solo, alleged by the US government to have hacked into dozens of US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Department of Defense computers.

The “hackers” usually remain anonymous, “for security reasons”, but this year’s panellists agreed to break cover.
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Mr Preatoni said, “It’s too easy to blame China,”. “In fact, legitimate countries are bouncing their attacks through China. It’s very easy to do, so why not?

“My evil opinion is that some western governments are already doing this.”

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New Z780 and G502 HSDPA phones By Sony Ericsson

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Sony Ericsson has out with two new HSDPA phones, the Z780 and the G502 that’s an “affordable” HSDPA offering.

The G502, described by the company as a “classic Sony Ericsson” is “compact” and “pocket-sized” but boasts HSDPA connectivty for fast downloading and browsing on the go.

The handset also offers Google Maps, easy email set-up and a 2-megapixel camera. It measures 109.0 x 46.0 x 13.5 mm and weighs 84 grams.

The Z780 is “set to broaden the range of web-enabled phones into more markets across the globe”, so is aimed at the lucrative developing markets such as India and Africa. It offers tri-band 3G and HSDPA in a clamshell frame and features built-in aGPS.

The Z780 will be available in grand onyx and amethyst silver, while the G502 gets champagne black and brilliant hazel options, both to be available in selected markets from Q2 2008.

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G280 and G800 World’s First Photo Mapping System By NDrive

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NDrive boast the world’s first photo mapping system The G280 and G800. Real life photo images instead of the traditional 1D/3D maps found on other devices.

This next generation of technology allows you to see what your journey looks like from a real life perspective and you see what your destination looks like before setting off.

Promising easy set-up and an intuitive touchscreen interface the G280 and G800 also feature visual and audible speed camera alerts, pedestrian mode, POI database, rubber casing, media player, FM transmitter for car stereo hook-up and Bluetooth functionality.

G280 Specification and main features (£199.00 inc VAT):
3.5-inch LCD (320 x 240) touchscreen, resistive display
3D Photo Navigation
Built in Loudspeaker and 3.5mm headphone jack
Input/Output USB 2.0
Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery (non-removable)
8GB SD Card including UK and Ireland maps (spare storage for additional maps and media)
Multimedia player with support for audio, video and photos (MP3, WAV, AVI, ASF, GIF)
Calculator and games
Dimensions: 90 x 75 x 188mm
Weight: 140g
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G800 Specification and main features (£315.00 inc VAT):
4.3-inch LCD (320 x 240) touchscreen, resistive display
3D Photo Navigation
Built in Loudspeaker and 3.5mm headphone jack
Input/Output USB 2.0
Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery (non-removable)
8GB SD Card including UK and Ireland maps (spare storage for additional maps and media)
Bluetooth connection
FM Transmitter
Multimedia player with support for audio, video and photos (MP3, WAV, AVI, ASF, GIF)
Calculator and games
Dimensions: 121 x 83 x 200mm
Weight: 210g

The G280 and G800 will be available at the end of April from Smart Devices priced at £199.00 and £315.00 respectively.

LG’s Touch Screen Phone Model KF-700

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Korean mobile phone maker, LG Electronics, unveiled its latest mobile phone, KF-700 at the Mobile World Congress trade show lately. The latest slim, stylish design and slider type phone, LG-KF700 features multiple input methods. It has a large, high resolution, 3-inch-touch screen for immediate touch screen input. Users also can use keystroke saving shortcut dial and numeric keypad for input. The LG-KF700 also comes with powerful multimedia featured which includes a full web browser, digital audio and video players as well as handy widgets.

The world’s first phone with three separate input methods, the LG-KF700 itegrates a 3-inch touchscreen, alpha-numeric keypad and Shortcut Dial. Each of these input methods is assigned to the tasks at which it is most efficient, making LG’s highly intuitive interface possible. With its user-optimized navigation, all of the phone’s functions and features are instantly accessable.

“Our consumers told us that they wanted a phone that had plenty of multimedia features, but doesn’t take a long time fiddling with menus to figure out. We created the LG-KF700 based their insight,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Internal research showed that a phone’s multimedia features often lay dormant if they are hard to access. On many phones these features are hidden deep in menus, requiring too much time and effort to find them. The LG-KF700 eliminates these endless menus with its intuitive interface and multiple input methods.”

Update 1:

LG has officially launched the LG-KF700 22 April 2008

A new multimedia phone, the KF700 combines three input methods to create what the company says is “an amazingly intuitive user interface” with instant access to features.

The first phone to integrate three separate input methods, there’s a 3-inch touchscreen, alpha-numeric keypad and “Shortcut Dial”.

The LG-KF700 is available in black and silver versions, as well as a black version with chrome accents. Pricing is yet to be announced.

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New PSG Rescue Kit for Mac OS X Lite Availabele

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Paragon Software Group (PSG) announced the Rescue Kit for Mac OS X Lite, a new software application that helps users recover from system problems. It’s free and available now, and it’s the lite version of a product that will be released in the third quarter of 2008. PSG is offering this as part of a beta test.

The Rescue Kit for Mac OS X – Lite restores your Mac back to its state prior to a catastrophic system failure. It works by performing a sector-level backup, which PSG claims works faster than typical utilities also available. Also included is a File Transfer Wizard which helps you get access to any file system, even those not supported by the OS.
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The Rescue Kit for Mac OS X – Lite lets you perform a full backup and restore even if the operating system can’t be loaded, features a built-in “image browser” that lets you find and restore individual files, and lets you backup and restore from any accessible network. It supports commonly used file systems including FAT 16 and 32, NTFS, HPFS, EXT2FS, EXT3FS, Reiser and Apple HFS and HFS+.

Download Rescue Kit for Mac OS X Lite

Dell shows Its 81 percent Smallest Mini Desktop Ever

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Dell’s tiny new PC may bring attention back to desktops.

Dell CEO Michael Dell on Tuesday previewed what he called “the company’s smallest and most environmentally-responsible consumer desktop PC.” Dell previewed the desktop as part of Earth Day at the Fortune Brainstorm conference being held in Pasadena, California.

The small form-factor desktop is 81 percent smaller and uses up to 70 percent less energy than a typical desktop mini-tower, said Anne Camden, a Dell spokeswoman.

She declined comment on hardware specifications, brand name or pricing. Details will be released later this year when the desktop is released.
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The desktop, which stands on a holder, will come in recycled and recyclable packaging, Camden said.

It will most likely compete with Apple’s Mac Mini and Everex’s MyMiniPC, mini desktops with full computing capabilities designed to save desk space.

Mozilla updated JavaScript security Flaw

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Mozilla updated JavaScript security issue in Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey.

Security problem in the JavaScript engine introduced a stability problem with the applications, where some users experienced crashes during JavaScript garbage collection. The Web browser developer said the fix is being issued to mainly address the stability issues and made a point of saying that there is no evidence that the issue is exploitable.
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The issue now fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.14, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and SeaMonkey 1.1.10. The applications are available for download from the developer’s Web site.

Google Launched a New web service Website Optimizer

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Google launched a new web service Website Optimizer which promises to allow users to evaluate how well specific designs of a website work.

The new service, originally seen as a supplemental to Google AdWords will be called the Google Website Optimizer, and is available from today.

According to Google, the new Website Optimizer helps improve user experience on the Web by showing its users what their visitors want to see.
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Rather than debating or guessing how a webpage might look best, users can continually test different combinations of website content, such as images and text, to see which one yields the most sales, sign-ups, leads or other goals.

In addition to the new website, Google has launched a blog to go with the service to inform and update users of the software.

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Sony 2mm thick latest OLED display televisions

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Sony on Wednesday showed off its newest; Measuring just 2mm thick Sony’s latest generation of organic LED display televisions.
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At the Display 2008 expo trade show in Japan, these super skinny panels are even thinner than the company’s current industry-leading OLEDs.

Sony also showed a new version of its 11-inch XEL-1, the world’s first mass-produced OLED TV, where the display panel (although not the final TV product) measures just 0.3mm thick, an improvement over the current model’s 1.4mm (0.06in) thickness.

New TFT substrate and less glass, the same resolution of 960×540 pixels is possible despite the reduction in dimensions. Not about to go into commercial production, but an even thinner 3.5-inch prototype display was shown off that measures a mere 0.2mm (0.008in) and features a 320×220 pixel resolution.

Download Apple Safari 3.1.1 Available for both OS X and Windows

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Apple Safari 3.1.1 is now available for both OS X and Windows. This update includes improvements to stability, compatibility and security.

On the security front, this security bulletin outlines the changes. It appears as if a vulnerability existed that could allow malicious sites to spoof URL headers or execute arbitrary code. There are two issues that specifically affect the Windows version of Safari, so users on both platforms should be sure to update to pach this problem.
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some plugins, like Saft, will stop working after installing the update. Visit the plugin author’s homepage to download the newest versions as they become available.

You can download Safari 3.1.1 here