Zephyr Bluetooth Speaker Has Battery Life To Spare and Share [Speakers]

Streaming your music over a Bluetooth connection is yet another convenience that can be a real drain on your smartphone's battery. So Spar has packed its new Zephyr wireless speakers with an oversized battery that can be used to charge other devices over USB. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/TJtOiJOGZoQ/zephyr-bluetooth-speaker-has-battery-life-to-spare-and-share

Arno Zimmerling Jacqueline Kiesel Michel Rohr Hilde Baaden

Security firm RSA attacked using Excel-Flash one-two sucker punch

RSA attacked using Flash vulnerability
It has emerged that the underlying cause of RSA's SecurID gaffe was the recently-reported zero-day vulnerability found in Adobe's Flash Player.

The exploit, which used specially-crafted Flash embedding in Excel spreadsheets, was first reported on March 15 and has since been fixed. RSA was hacked sometime in the first half of March when an employee was successfully spear phished and opened an infected spreadsheet. As soon as the spreadsheet was opened, an advanced persistent threat (APT) -- a backdoor Trojan -- called Poison Ivy was installed. From there, the attackers basically had free reign of RSA's internal network, which led to the eventual dissemination of data pertaining to RSA's two-factor authenticators.

The attack is reminiscent of the APTs used in the China vs. Google attacks from last year -- and indeed, Uri Rivner, the head of new technologies at RSA is quick to point out that that other big companies are being attacked, too: "The number of enterprises hit by APTs grows by the month; and the range of APT targets includes just about every industry. Unofficial tallies number dozens of mega corporations attacked [...] These companies deploy any imaginable combination of state-of-the-art perimeter and end-point security controls, and use all imaginable combinations of security operations and security controls. Yet still the determined attackers find their way in."

What we'd like to know, though, is whether the attack on RSA was caused by Adobe's lackadaisical approach to patching Flash -- or was it the other way around? Was it the RSA attack that first brought the zero-day vulnerability to Adobe's attention?

Security firm RSA attacked using Excel-Flash one-two sucker punch originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/04/06/security-firm-rsa-attacked-using-excel-flash-one-two-sucker-punc/

Elfriede Oltmanns Janine Hillenbrand Vivien Strupp Elena Lasch

DOJ Wants to Outlaw Lying on the Internet [Doj]

It's a cornerstone of the Internet. The fake identity. And now CNET reports that the DOJ wants to make it illegal to use a false identity on Facebook or lie about your weight on Match.com. You're kidding right? More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/XhrgMloNKFA/doj-wants-to-outlaw-lying-on-the-internet

Fiona Henschel Joshua Heinlein Markus Wigger Alexander Berner

Ask DLS: What's your favorite mobile app at the moment?

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The mobile app marketplace is exploding; there are now hundreds of thousands of apps on the iOS, Android and BlackBerry app markets. Heck, even Windows Phone 7 just crossed the 10,000 mark!

But alas, not all apps are created equal; some are way, way better than others. Which leads me to today's Ask DLS question: What is your favorite mobile app at the moment?

We don't necessarily mean the latest craze; we'd like to hear about apps that have stood the test of time on your device, apps that are among the first you install on a new smartphones, apps that have earned their place on your home screen and in your heart.

So, what are some of these apps? Bonus points for links to screenshots in the comments!

Ask DLS: What's your favorite mobile app at the moment? originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/17/ask-dls-whats-your-favorite-mobile-app-at-the-moment/

Simone Temme Heidemarie Stegmann

Zero Motorcycles ? New range of electric motorcycles

Zero Motorcycles out of California has just released its 2012 lineup of electric motorcycles which include new power trains, models capable of exceeding 100 miles range, a new powerpack designed to last the life of the bike, and top speeds of up to 88mph.  This will be the first time that a mass produced electric motorcycle [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/11/11/zero-motorcycles-new-range-of-electric-motorcycles/

Gabriela Schnee Rita Imhof Angelika Frey Mika Bernhardt

DARPA and MIT Are Making a Robo-OSTRICH That Runs Faster Than You [Video]

Not merely satisfied with having the the top research labs develop robotic dogs and cheetahs and humans, DARPA's latest endeavor will see the military agency team up with MIT to develop FastRunner, a robotic ostrich capable of outrunning us all. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Yj8U7Iuffvg/darpa-and-mit-are-making-a-robo+ostrich-that-runs-faster-than-you

Nathalie Füllgraf Janine Harrer Emilia Münchow Claus Rehberg

Apple announces replacement program for iPod nano (1st gen)

Apple has announced an replacement program for the first generation iPod nano following potential safety risks that have arisen due to issues with overheating.
This issue has been traced to a single battery supplier that produced batteries with a manufacturing defect. While the possibility of an incident is
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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/fzZfFmkRvew/story01.htm

Lutz Yalcin Birte Höß Kerstin Klos Dieter Schreiter

Sprint launches new data plans for tablets and mobile broadband

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Sprint today is detailing new data plans for tablets and its mobile broadband (ie non-smartphone) devices, with several options for each. Here's the breakdown; all pricing includes 3G and 4G data:

  • $19.99 for 1GB of data
  • $34.99 for 3GB of data
  • $49.99 for 6GB of data
  • $79.99 for 12GB of data

The 1 GB and 3 GB only apply to tablets and not Sprint's other mobile broadband devices. Sprint carries three Android tablets -- the HTC EVO View 4G, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Motorola Xoom. Sprint's smartphones retain their unlimited data plans.

Source: Sprint

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Maike Beetz Fiona Henschel Joshua Heinlein Markus Wigger