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Tuesday, 07 October 2014 15:48
NVIDIA launches the GTX 980 and 970M Claims up to 75% of Desktop Performance for Mobile
Written by Sean Kalinich
It is the dream of many computer enthusiasts to have a mobile system that is at least as powerful (if not as flexible) as their desktops. I know that I personally have spent a small fortune on finding mobile devices…
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Tuesday, 07 October 2014 07:04
Sappire Glass Maker Files for Chapter 11 Protection After it Fails to Make iPhone 6 Launch
Written by Sean Kalinich
In late 2013 Apple made the announcement that it was entering into a deal (some said exclusive) with GT Advanced Technologies. This company was going to revolutionize the next generation(s) of devices from Apple including the iPhone, iPad and more.…
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Monday, 06 October 2014 06:33
Suspected Windows 10 Spying Will Impact Future Sales
Written by Sean Kalinich
Microsoft had a brief moment in the sun with the release of Windows 10 after the less than stellar market performance of Windows 8.x. However, it seems they are determined to make sure that they screw things up as it…
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Friday, 03 October 2014 13:44
New Mac Botnet Uses Reddit To Hand out C&C Server IPs
Written by Sean Kalinich
The Mac world had an unsettling wakeup call today as it found out what most people have known for years: Macs are no more secure than any other PC. This wakeup call is not the first of its kind and…
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Friday, 03 October 2014 06:50
JP Morgan Chase Breach Affects 76 Millionn Accounts
Written by Sean Kalinich
242 Million. This is the number of people that have been affected by the corporate culture of short cuts and fiduciary excuses on security. We have talked at length about the lack of proper security planning in the last 12…
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Thursday, 02 October 2014 07:17
Apple Bans Site that Reported iPhone 6 Bending Issue from Future Press Events
Written by Sean Kalinich
We have been trying to stay out of the conversation about the strength of the iPhone 6 and all that goes with it. However some recent items in that story have changed our minds. The most recent is the alleged…
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Wednesday, 01 October 2014 06:59
Microsoft Announces Windows 10 and Brings us What Windows 8 Should Have Been
Written by Sean Kalinich
Microsoft announced their next version of Windows yesterday and the world focused on one thing: the name. While it is true that the decision to jump from Windows 8 to Windows 10 was an unusual one, it certainly should not…
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Monday, 29 September 2014 07:02
"NSA Proof" iOS 8 claims... We have heard them before...
Written by Sean Kalinich
Apple is truly ramping up the PR machine and has even managed to get a few people in government to make some rather outrageous statements on the new phone and iOS 8. One of the new stories going around is…
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Thursday, 25 September 2014 06:46
New Bash bug likely to be worse than Heartbleed.
Written by Sean Kalinich
A day after we published an article on how deficient most developers are when it comes to properly planning for security we are hearing about a new bug that infects one of the core components of an operating system. Dubbed…
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Wednesday, 24 September 2014 16:48
EVGA says odd GTX 970 ACX cooler design is the way they wanted it
Written by Sean Kalinich
EVGA has been taking flak from consumers over an unusual design for the cooler on their GTX 970 ACZ graphics card. The problem arose when someone pointed out that the GPU does not make contact with all three heatpipes. According…
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Wednesday, 24 September 2014 16:08
Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 an hour after it launches
Written by Sean Kalinich
Although there is enough news about the new iPhones and iOS8 already we thought we would finally chime in since there are now around six separate stories about the new device from Apple. We are seeing everything from high cellular…
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Blizzard has decided to drop work on their next-generation MMO game Titian. According to some reports the reason behind the cancellation was that they “didn’t find the fun”. Exactly what that means we are not 100% sure, but according to…
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Tuesday, 23 September 2014 06:57
Most Developers Do Not Understand Basic Application Security
Written by Sean Kalinich
A new report from security research firm, Aspect Security confirms what we have been saying for years: developers simply do not know how to secure their applications. In a recent study where a group of developers were asked questions on…
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Monday, 22 September 2014 07:03
The Home Depot Ignored Security Warnings as Far Back as 2008
Written by Sean Kalinich
Almost two weeks ago we wrote an editorial about how security issues are more about the corporate culture than just weak passwords. In it we described a problem that exists in far too many companies where executives and/or vendors are…
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Monday, 22 September 2014 06:33
New "Wave" Hoax Convinces iPhone Users to Microwave Their Phones
Written by Sean Kalinich
I sometimes think that there should be some sort of intelligence test before we allow people to use certain technologies. I know it is not the most “PC” thought to have, but after reading about how often people are duped…
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There is a subtle art to influencing people’s opinions and the way that a particular topic is viewed. We have seen multiple attempts at this, some good, some bad. For the marketing savvy it seems that nothing they (or their…
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