Slashdot reports that Apple keyboards are vulnerable to hackers' attacks due to the complexity of their inner workings, which include RAM and flash memory. According to the report, the hack can potentially place keyloggers and malware directly into the device's firmware. To make matters even worse, the author of this “proof of concept” has also published the presentation and code in a PDF that's free to download for anyone on the planet. The vuln is undoubtedly enticing to hackers, some...
[read more >>] Welcome to the 56th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
The following Linux distributions were announced last week: Sabayon Linux 4.2 CoreCD, Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 and Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Alpha 2. In other news: Canonical releases patch for Kernel vulnerabilities found in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 8.04 LTS, 8.10 and 9.04; Mandriva launches the Mandriva Flash 2009 Spring 8GB USB key; and Canonical announces support services for Ubuntu Desktop Edition. The weekly ends with the video clip of the week, the latest Linux distr...
[read more >>] Amazon is now taking pre-orders for Snow Leopard, the next-generation operating system from Apple. Mac OS X 10.6 is scheduled to ship in September and starts at $29 for a single user license, and only as an upgrade from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Via 9to5Mac, other Amazon pricing options are listed below. - 10.6 Snow Leopard: $29; - Snow Leopard Family Pack (5-User): $49; - Box Set (Snow Leopard including iWork and iLife): $169; - Box Set Family Pack (5-User): $229; - Snow Leopard Server version 10.6: $499. An upgr...
[read more >>] Adobe has shipped the much-awaited updates for its Flash Player and AIR products that fix a considerable number of critical vulnerabilities, some of which are actively being exploited in the wild. Patches for Adobe Reader and Acrobat are also scheduled for release today. This past month has not been an easy one for Adobe's security team. On July 22nd, security researchers reported that a zero-day Flash Player vulnerability was being exploited in the wild to infect computers with malware. It was soon determi...
[read more >>] The world-renowned data disc-burning software is offered freely by the developing company at the cost of your email address in order to receive its newsletters. That's no joke and it's no prank or malfunction from the part of Nero. The offer and the downloaded copies are as legitimate as any other Nero software issue.But don't expect to get the full Nero 9 suite for free, as the company is not prepared to lose money just yet. The freely available version is endorsed by the Ask search engine, which ...
[read more >>] Microsoft confirmed the first crack for Windows 7 Ultimate RTM that surfaced in under a week since the official sign-off date of the latest iteration of the Windows client. For the time being, the Redmond company has not supplied product keys to activate the gold development milestone of Windows 7, except for the OEM-SLP (System-Locked Preinstallation) product keys offered to original equipment manufacturers, as an integral part of the OEM activation 2.1 process. It is in fact a leaked OEM-SLP product key from Le...
[read more >>] It's official, the two Internet giants have come to an agreement. After years of talks Microsoft and Yahoo managed to reach an understanding under which Bing will become the sole search provider for Yahoo. Most of the details previously speculated have been confirmed and the deal will most likely shape the Internet for the coming years. Yahoo has been trying to get out of the search business for a while now and new CEO Carol Bartz made it one of her priorities so it's no surprise she is pleased with the...
[read more >>] The Halo franchise is one of the biggest series of video games in the world, having gained a cult-like following ever since the first shooter came out from Bungie many years ago on the original Xbox. Since then, it has completely rewritten the way shooter was played on consoles and has made a lot of money for Microsoft. At last week's Comic-Con in San Diego, the head of 343 Industries, the special Halo brand of Microsoft, Frank O'Connor, revealed more details about Halo Waypoint, which would be the go-...
[read more >>] One of the few clamshell devices adding to the Walkman series, Sony Ericsson W508 makes a good impression at first glance. As a mid-range handset, the phone's data sheet is feathered with standard features that are mostly used in this kind of handsets. The TrackID, SenseMe, Walkman 3.0 and MegaBass equalizer are only a few of the features that have already become standard for Sony Ericsson's music phones. The slimness of the phone is also one of the attractions, but that trait ends when you actually unf...
[read more >>] It has already been confirmed that Mozilla is cooking a redesign of the graphical user interface for the next iterations of its open-source browser. Mockups have already been made public for Firefox 3.7 running on top of the Windows operating system. However, Mozilla has now taken it to the next level and unveiled plans for the GUI overhaul of Firefox 4.0. Of course, just as it was the case for Firefox 3.7, the Firefox 4.0 Windows Theme Mockups are nothing more than drafts at this point in time. “These are ...
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