Prosecutors call tech expert in Rutgers webcam case – Democrat and Chronicle
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (USA TODAY) — A computer security analyst in the Rutgers Office of Information Technology testified in Superior Court on Tuesday about database records showing Dharun Ravi engaged in video chats the nights he is alleged to have used a … “computer security” – Bing News
Today in Tech: Kindle Fire, ‘spear-,’ SOPA and Carrier IQ
Kindle Fire: Amazon’s Kindle Fire update hit devices Wednesday, with promises of faster Web performance, better privacy and a more responsive touchscreen. So how did it match up? The updated device did immediately and noticeably respond better …
Today in Tech: Kindle Fire, ‘spear-phishing,’ SOPA and Carrier IQ – Washington Post (blog)
Today in Tech: Kindle Fire, 'spear-phishing,' SOPA and Carrier IQWashington Post (blog)Carrier IQ: Motorola and T-Mobile responded Tuesday to requests from Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn) for more details on how they use Carrier IQ software. In its letter to Franken, T-Mobile revealed that it uses the device on some of its premium smartphones …and more »
On the Move in New York’s Thriving Tech Sector (Alan Feuer/New York Times)
Alan Feuer / New York Times:On the Move in New York’s Thriving Tech Sector — WHEN the tech firm Yipit moved last month from General Assembly, a communal office campus on 20th Street and Broadway, to its own loft space on 18th Street and Fifth Avenue, its 14 employees simply grabbed their coffee cups and [...]
Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn Has Become the Go-To Guy of Tech (Evelyn M. Rusli/New York Times)
Evelyn M. Rusli / New York Times:Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn Has Become the Go-To Guy of Tech — THEY come for his money. They come for his advice. They come — duh — for his connections. — But mostly they come, with all the élan of Dorothy on her way to Oz, for a chance [...]
Google’s Ron Gorodetzky: Making YouTube more social (Nathan Olivarez-Giles/L.A. Times Tech Blog)
Nathan Olivarez-Giles / L.A. Times Tech Blog:Google’s Ron Gorodetzky: Making YouTube more social — Ron Gorodetzky didn’t aspire to work at Google, or any other tech giant for that matter. — Gorodetzky was a start-up man — having worked at the news-sharing site Digg in its early days before going on to be a co-founder [...]
Larry Brilliant recalls the personal side of Steve Jobs (Jessica Guynn/L.A. Times Tech Blog)
Jessica Guynn / L.A. Times Tech Blog:Larry Brilliant recalls the personal side of Steve Jobs — Over the course of 35 years of friendship, Larry Brilliant never gave an interview about Steve Jobs. — Jobs shielded himself and his family from the media, and his friends respected his privacy.
Patents in Apple-HTC case filed in 1994 and 1996, long before smartphones existed (David Sarno/L.A. Times Tech Blog)
David Sarno / L.A. Times Tech Blog:Patents in Apple-HTC case filed in 1994 and 1996, long before smartphones existed — Lost in the clamor over Apple Inc.’s preliminary patent victory over rival phone-maker HTC Corp. are that the two patents in question are so old they predate smartphones. — A judge at the U.S. International [...]
GAO draws blank on sale of disruptive tech to Iran
John P. Mello, Jr. Top Priority Sector: communications Image Caption: GAO: can’tfind disrupters A year ago, a law took effect banning federal agencies from doing business with companies selling technology to Iran that could be used to restrict the free flow of unbiased information in the country or to disrupt, monitor or otherwise restrict free [...]
Invasion of the indestructible TDL Zombies? – Tech Watch
Experts at security researchers Kaspersky have warned that the virus “is protected against attacks, competitors … TDL infects the master boot record of a computer, making it very difficult to detect and repair – due to its location, the malware …
