Web Operating System (WOS)
A term for describing internet scale distributed computing.
Liz Cornwell
The above artical is from 2009, but it is better than a poke in the eye.
Top 5 WOSs.
- nothing to do with pornography
- opposed by over 30 civil liberties and consumer advocacy organizations
- forces ISPs to retain
- customer names,
- address,
- phone numbers,
- credit card numbers,
- bank account numbers and
- dynamic IP address for
- 1.5 years
- ISP snooping bill
- fails to note that this would be an effective tool against child porno, which is a favorite habit of most pedophiles.
Android Trojan records conversations, can send them to bad guys
- Android Trojan
- records conversations
- Where was the application?
- In the Android Market?
- In the wild?
- Why on earth would someone want to record a bunch of conversations?
- Doesn't make sense.
- Is this something malicious,
- a developer mistake, or
- marketing gone awry?
- Author says "Best defense ... is to pay attention to the permissions..."
- Fails to realize that a lot of legitimate applications ask for a lot of privileges.
- I personally would recommend
- loading from the Google Android Market
- using the Lookout Mobile Security
Forrester: U.S. debt ceiling showdown will affect IT spending
- 2011 IT forecast growth drops from 7.4 to 5.5
- 2012 IT forecast growth drops from 10.4 to ?
CNET 100 Android apps: Winners, in pictures
- Google Maps
- Dolphin Browser HD
- Lookout Mobile Security
- SoundHound
- Read It Later
- Google Voice
How do I see the 100?
How Digital Detectives Deciphered Stuxnet, the Most Menacing Malware in History
- Iran
- 800 to ?
- 1000 and 2000 in a few months
- most complex malware ever written
- first real cyberweapon
- zero-day exploit
- looks like US/Israel
Ematic 2GB MP3 Video Player with 1.5" Screen
- $25
- 2 GB
- FM tuner/recorder
- 1.5 " display
- voice recorder
- Plays
- MP4
- AVI
- MP3
- JPEG
- E-book
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