Apple has always been a fairly malware-safe world, aside from an occasional threat that pops up every so often. While malware incidence has indeed been low on both Mac and iOS, Mac OS X anti-malware maker Intego, has developed a new malware scanner for iOS devices.
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Hacking group Anonymous has broken into Booz Allen Hamilton, a US-based consulting firm that does a significant amount of business with the Pentagon. This has led to roughly 90,000 email logins and passwords belonging to military personnel to be leaked out onto the internet.
When we report on cool gadgets, most of them come from well-established, or at least somewhat reputable companies. This time, however, we're featuring a device that was created by a single Chinese geek with more extra time than most of us would have at our disposal. This enthusiast has created a touch-screen device with Apple's branding, which, dare we say, looks comparable to most tablets available on the market today, only cleaner.
According to a new report, Windows 8 is expected to greatly enhance the gaming experience of PC users by allowing full Xbox 360 games to be played right from within Windows. While it's not yet clear how this feature will work, could a future Windows 8 PC replace the Xbox 360?
JailbreakMe 3.0 has received an "essential upgrade" via Cydia today, allegedly fixing previous issues that caused Apple's Camera Connection Kit accessory, BiteSMS, and sometimes Cydia (disappearing problem) to stop working altogether. Every iOS user who has jailbroken their device with JailbreakMe 3.0 is encouraged to apply this update via Cydia as soon as possible.
According to Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer, the Redmond company has sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses since the product was first released in October 2009, which is equal to about 7 copies a second being sold, ironically.
Regular readers of this site know how much we've talked about Google+, Google's new endeavor in the social networking world, in the last few weeks. If you're wondering how well it stacks up against Facebook, this infographic will help.
As many have been predicting, Apple release iOS Beta 3 today, the third pre-release version of iOS 5. While we don't know much about this release yet, it's expected to contain a vast amount of bug fixes and small feature tweaks.
Those who have been lucky enough to get their hands on a Google+ invite may now be wondering how to get the most out of the service from their iOS devices until the official Google+ app for the system becomes available. The same app has been available on the Android Market ever since Google+ was first announced, yet it's still undergoing Apple's strict approval process. Thanks to a Picasa client, however, you can now upload pictures from your device to Google+ unofficially.
Google's design team has been on fire lately with Google+ and subsequent visual updates to Gmail and Google's main page. YouTube is now getting a redesign too, codenamed Cosmic Panda, and yes, this one is open to the public.
