12-core AMD processors, new Sony Vaios and more: HotHardware
Dave Altavilla and Marco Chiappetta join us to talk about some amazing 12-core AMD processors, the new Sony Vaio Y-series, a mid-level ATI graphics card and more.
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- Dave Altavilla , HotHardware
- Marco Chiappetta , HotHardware
Twitter phishing attack hits UK: TechVi Now
Several public figures were affected by the Twitter attack. Also, Sprint spills the beans on when the next version of Palm's webOS will be released. Those stories and more on TechVi Now.
Wal-Mart to buy Vudu: TechVi Now
The video streaming service will be Wal-Mart's newest entry into the online video world. Also, Chuck Norris is attacking the Internet. Find out more on TechVi Now.
Facebook Connect’s hidden trouble
Facebook Connect and Twitter log in info are being used by lots of different sites these days, but with the convenience of one username and one password comes a security issue. Find out more in the video.
Botnet responsible for 1/3 of the world’s spam shut down
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A security firm called FireEye created a coordinated attack that attacked chokepoints for the 250,000 zombie computers, preventing them from continuing their spam-laden ways.
First iPhone worm rickrolls jailbreakers
The first worm to affect Apple's iPhone has been detected in Australia. The worm, which only affects jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches with SSH installed, changes the device's wallpaper to a photo of 80s singer Rick Astley with the words "ikee is never going to give you up", then tries to enter other jailbroken devices on the network.
Google Dashboard launched
In an effort to be more transparent about its collection of user data, Google today launched Google Dashboard, a service that essentially tells users what the search engine giant knows about them. Dashboard summarizes the information Google collects from users' accounts in its products such as Picasa, Orkut and YouTube, and users can adjust their privacy settings for each service directly from Dashboard.
Mozilla disables insecure Microsoft plugin
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Mozilla has temporarily disabled Microsoft's WPF plugin for Firefox to protect users from a vulnerability that allows it to be exploited when visiting a malicious webpage with carefully coded XAML content. Although Microsoft has already pushed an update that fixes the security hole, Mozilla is keeping the plugin on its blocklist for the time being, citing the serious security risks it poses.
Windows 7 security updates now available
Microsoft released its first patch for Windows 7, in addition to 33 other patches making yesterday's 'patch Tuesday' the largest to date. This means when people turn ont their brand new Windows 7 computers, they will be greeted with an update as soon as they connect to the internet.
The updates are also required for Windows Vista, Sever 2008, XP and Server 2003.