Rumor in the tech world has it that Steve Jobs will be bringing out as many tablets as Moses this year. Apple hasn’t even admitted that the iPad 2 exists—although plenty of details have been leaked —but the iPad 3 could well be on its way already this fall,…
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A natural gas explosion Wednesday in the Allentown, Pennsylvania leveled two houses, spawned fires, and prompted the evacuation of about 600. The Police Chief said at least two people were unaccounted for after their two-story row house blew up. (Feb. 10)
Continue reading …Chinese hackers successfully broke into the systems of at least five Western energy multinationals in a “coordinated, covert and targeted” espionage campaign, cyber security firm McAfee warns. The hackers had access to the oil firms’ networks for years and made off with gigabytes of sensitive information including bidding documents and…
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Losing your smarpthone is bad enough. But if you lose your iPhone and don’t issue a remote wipe command (available for free with the Find My iPhone app ) then you could find yourself in a world of hurt. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute Secure Information Technology (Fraunhofer SIT) can jailbreak and decrypt passwords from the iPhone’s keychain — for say, your Gmail account, corporate VPN, home WiFi, and MS Exchange — in about six minutes using existing, known exploits. Sorry kids, your flimsy lockscreen passcode won’t help. Video proof, after the break. Continue reading Researchers steal iPhone passwords in six minutes (video) Researchers steal iPhone passwords in six minutes (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A young suicide bomber in a school uniform attacked soldiers during morning exercises at a Pakistani army training camp today, killing 27 troops and wounding 40 others, police and the military said. The attack in the north-west town of Mardan showed that despite years of army operations against their hideouts along Pakistan’s border with…
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Photo: aj It’s nautical, since it overlooks the Thames River, it’s architectural, and it’s a winner. The boat-shaped room, designed by David Kohn Architects , was the winner of the “Room for London” contest. It was an architectural competition to design and build a room on top of a theatre complex during the year of the Olympics, 2012. Ship ahoy…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A suicide attack in a NW Pakistan military base killed 27 soldiers, police said. Authorities said the bomber was a teen in a school uniform, but the Taliban claimed he was a soldier who’d offered to sacrifice his life for Islam. (Feb. 10)
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BEIJING (Reuters) – A blind Chinese activist who campaigned against forced abortions and land grabs has spoken out for the first time since his release from prison, saying that he remains effectively jailed due to constant surveillance. The video testimony from Chen Guangcheng, one of China’s most prominent “rights defenders,” underscores the enormous efforts that the ruling Communist Party makes to monitor and restrict dissidents even after their formal release from jail. Chen emerged from a village in eastern Shandong province, where he overcame blindness from early childhood…
Continue reading …Popping out a baby is no Mickey Mouse experience—even though Disney would like it to be. Sales reps gone Goofy and laden with Disney products are invading maternity wings across the nation to turn very tiny Americans just hours old into cartoon character consumers. Reps at 580 hospitals are…
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Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Thousands of Egyptian workers went on strike Thursday to demand better compensation, adding pressure to a government buckling under massive protests calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Various agencies launched strikes nationwide, including employees in the petroleum, railway and telecommunication industries. About 2,000 workers are on strike in the petroleum sector, said Hamdi Abdel-Aziz, a spokesman for the petroleum ministry. They were calling for better compensation and transparency in executive salaries, the spokesman said. Employees of the National Railway Council called for longer contracts, prompting their leaders to meet with them and pledge to…
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