FBI Investigates Hacked FEMA Phones
The FBI is investigating more than $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia that were made when a hacker broke into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s phone system 10 days ago.
The hacker made more than 400 calls on a FEMA voice-mail system in Emmitsburg, Md., on Aug. 16 and 17. FEMA sai…
Dell Unveils New PCs Targeting Emerging Markets
Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models for China, India and other emerging economies Wednesday in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States.
The two notebook and two desktop PCs are the first Dell models designed particularly for emerging markets, sai…
Firefox Plug-In Simplifies Interactions with Web Pages
Mozilla Labs has rolled out an experimental Firefox plug-in that promises to streamline the way Web surfers manage the mountains of data online. Called Ubiquity, the proof-of-concept prototype is an experiment with two parts — it’s both an interface and a development platform, notes the plug-in’s d…
Google propose Comes Late to Search-Assist Party
It’s a product four years in the making: Google propose debuted on Tuesday to help users formulate queries and get better results.
Google began developing the search-suggestion product in 2004. The feature started as a “20-percent project” (a Google philosophy that allows employees to spend one day…
iPhone News: Orange Caps 3G Speed; defense Flaw Seen
The iPhone took hits on two fronts Wednesday as Orange — an iPhone 3G carrier in France — admitted to limiting 3G bandwidth for its customers, and a safety measure flaw was discovered in the iPhone that enables unauthorized users to access private documents on the phone when it is supposedly locke…
Apple’s ‘Misleading’ iTunes Ad Banned in the UK
There’s more trouble for the iPhone. The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banished an iPhone ad considering it deems the substance misleading.
The ad shows the iPhone in someone’s hand and a finger switching it on. The menu page pops up, and the finger touches the weather …
Enterprises Likely To Turn Off IE8 ‘Porn Mode’
Anyone perusing porn sites at home will appreciate Microsoft’s latest efforts at browser privacy, but it’s not clear it will do much for the enterprise. Web Explorer product manager Andrew Ziegler discussed the new privacy features of IE8, currently in its second beta, in an extensive blog post Mond…
