Apple has released for free download iOS 6, a new version of its mobile OS. So what is good in the system? What it offers for users? And there is there a way to get rid of it and go back to the old? I answer these questions and some others in the following text.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Pakistan Blocks Youtube Over Anti Islam Film
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority On Monday announced to block famous Video sharing website Youtube in Pakistan after Anti Islam film was not deleted from the site and links to Anti Islam Video where also accessible.
The Computers of the future will have feelings and personality
Technology guru and good-natured in his spare time, Steve Wozniak spoke to a local TV station and made his predictions: "In forty years we have conscious computers, with feelings, who has a personality."
Microsoft fixes flaw in Internet Explorer on Windows 8
Microsoft today released a security fix for Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8. A critical flaw in Flash Player plugin now comes integrated with the browser, could allow a hacker to control your computer remotely using a victim's Windows, Linux, OS X, Android and iOS.
The Flash Player vulnerability had been patched by Adobe in late August, so if you are using the latest version of the plugin will not be affected. In Windows 8, the story is different: the plugin is integrated with Internet Explorer and can not update or remove Flash system. To make matters worse, an employee of Adobe had said that the problem would not be resolved before the release of Windows 8, which happens in late October.
In the blog post Microsoft security, the company used to say that it is working with Adobe to ensure that security updates are distributed efficiently. Adobe releases patches quarterly packages if a fault is discovered serious and require immediate action, Microsoft can also flush out the Patch Tuesday updates, a package launched every second Tuesday of the month.
Another critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer was discovered recently: a zero-day flaw, which fortunately has not been explored on a large scale, allow remote code execution if a user entered a malicious page. The flaw affects versions 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Internet Explorer (yes, version 6 still receives updates) patch and the patch can be downloaded here.
If you did not enable automatic updates in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, we recommend downloading the patch or run Microsoft Update as soon as possible.
The Flash Player vulnerability had been patched by Adobe in late August, so if you are using the latest version of the plugin will not be affected. In Windows 8, the story is different: the plugin is integrated with Internet Explorer and can not update or remove Flash system. To make matters worse, an employee of Adobe had said that the problem would not be resolved before the release of Windows 8, which happens in late October.
In the blog post Microsoft security, the company used to say that it is working with Adobe to ensure that security updates are distributed efficiently. Adobe releases patches quarterly packages if a fault is discovered serious and require immediate action, Microsoft can also flush out the Patch Tuesday updates, a package launched every second Tuesday of the month.
Another critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer was discovered recently: a zero-day flaw, which fortunately has not been explored on a large scale, allow remote code execution if a user entered a malicious page. The flaw affects versions 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Internet Explorer (yes, version 6 still receives updates) patch and the patch can be downloaded here.
If you did not enable automatic updates in Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, we recommend downloading the patch or run Microsoft Update as soon as possible.
Microsoft prohibits long passwords on online services
Microsoft has decided that you can no longer use long passwords on online services. If you're paranoid and security by way your password butting heads on the keyboard dozens of times, the next time you try to enter your Microsoft account will receive a message saying to enter only the first 16 characters.
The limitation of 16 characters began when Microsoft released Outlook.com in late July. But older users could use more passwords. Who has the account competing services can also form combinations Longer: Up to 32 characters are on Yahoo and Gmail to 200 characters, according to Sophos.
"Okay, what's wrong?", You may be wondering. After all, a 16-character password, if well-formed, is secure enough not to be discovered after years of brute force. But the hole is lower. The error message states clearly: "If you use a password longer than 16 characters, enter the first 16 characters."
This can mean two things, according to Kaspersky. The first is that Microsoft stores user passwords in cleartext, which can cause a huge damage if someone gets access to company servers, affecting more than 360 million accounts. The second is that the login system from Microsoft only calculates the hash of the first 16 characters.
The two cases are severe. Storing passwords in plain text is a primary error, the more accurate would save the password hash, making recovery impossible if the combination is not in a dictionary of hashes. The second option is also bad: if the system only calculates the hash of the first 16 characters, this means that all users who used longer passwords, thinking they are safer, they were not.
Microsoft has not commented officially on the matter. The Web The Next believes the problem may not be so serious: during all this time, Microsoft is storing your password in at least two formats (walking, with 16 characters, and one complete), making possible the implementation of the new login system. So we wait.
The limitation of 16 characters began when Microsoft released Outlook.com in late July. But older users could use more passwords. Who has the account competing services can also form combinations Longer: Up to 32 characters are on Yahoo and Gmail to 200 characters, according to Sophos.
"Okay, what's wrong?", You may be wondering. After all, a 16-character password, if well-formed, is secure enough not to be discovered after years of brute force. But the hole is lower. The error message states clearly: "If you use a password longer than 16 characters, enter the first 16 characters."
This can mean two things, according to Kaspersky. The first is that Microsoft stores user passwords in cleartext, which can cause a huge damage if someone gets access to company servers, affecting more than 360 million accounts. The second is that the login system from Microsoft only calculates the hash of the first 16 characters.
The two cases are severe. Storing passwords in plain text is a primary error, the more accurate would save the password hash, making recovery impossible if the combination is not in a dictionary of hashes. The second option is also bad: if the system only calculates the hash of the first 16 characters, this means that all users who used longer passwords, thinking they are safer, they were not.
Microsoft has not commented officially on the matter. The Web The Next believes the problem may not be so serious: during all this time, Microsoft is storing your password in at least two formats (walking, with 16 characters, and one complete), making possible the implementation of the new login system. So we wait.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Google releases YouTube app for iOS
In one of the betas of iOS 6 released to developers in recent months, Apple has shown that the native YouTube application would not be included in the system due to the end of the agreement with Google. Google then said it would create its own application (such as exists in Android) to the platform. Today, during the night for some reason, the app was released.
Anyone who has used the mobile version of YouTube or passed the eye in version for Android will not notice big differences. The interface is very similar, except for the side panel where you can choose the channels to watch and adjust settings. And the videos in full screen some more controls are also displayed. Otherwise, all very similar - and a considerable advance over the native application that iOS still has.
The search, as in other applications Google has autocompletion and support voice input. By logging the user has easy access to channels that signed and sent to the last videos. You can also subscribe to channels, and to post comments on videos like. And the video sharing options are vast, although support for Facebook is still way buggy. Basically everything that you've made in the mobile version.
There are still some items notoriously missing. You can not, for example, choose which video quality will be displayed, as is possible in the mobile version of the site. So who is in bounds and 3G traffic will have to use the application sparingly - all videos play in 480p. Nor is there a specific version for the iPad and you can not upload videos through or enjoy in comments, but I bet that Google is already working on these features.
The app is free, has 7.5 MB in size and can be installed on all iPhones sold today (3GS, 4 and 4S), the last two models of the iPod Touch and iPad all (in stretched mode for now) since the devices run version 4.3 of iOS.
Anyone who has used the mobile version of YouTube or passed the eye in version for Android will not notice big differences. The interface is very similar, except for the side panel where you can choose the channels to watch and adjust settings. And the videos in full screen some more controls are also displayed. Otherwise, all very similar - and a considerable advance over the native application that iOS still has.
The search, as in other applications Google has autocompletion and support voice input. By logging the user has easy access to channels that signed and sent to the last videos. You can also subscribe to channels, and to post comments on videos like. And the video sharing options are vast, although support for Facebook is still way buggy. Basically everything that you've made in the mobile version.
There are still some items notoriously missing. You can not, for example, choose which video quality will be displayed, as is possible in the mobile version of the site. So who is in bounds and 3G traffic will have to use the application sparingly - all videos play in 480p. Nor is there a specific version for the iPad and you can not upload videos through or enjoy in comments, but I bet that Google is already working on these features.
The app is free, has 7.5 MB in size and can be installed on all iPhones sold today (3GS, 4 and 4S), the last two models of the iPod Touch and iPad all (in stretched mode for now) since the devices run version 4.3 of iOS.
Apple removes torrent apps from the App Store
In recent weeks, Apple has approved at least two torrent applications in the App Store. With the inclusion of Conttrol and Transmission RPC applications, some users believed the personal Cupertino would be changing the rules of the store. But now everything was clear: the approval of applications was only a mistake.
At $ 3.99, the Conttrol used the web interface for uTorrent and BitTorrent remotely manage your downloads. Unlike uTorrent for Android, which makes downloads torrents directly on the handset, the Conttrol required the user keep a client running on the desktop. Transmission RPC was sold for $ 1.99 and functioned similarly, but did connect to an instance of Transmission.
The developer Conttrol, Craig Donnelly, told TorrentFreak that he received a call from Apple yesterday with the sad news. "The girl on the other end said that Conttrol had been approved by mistake and Apple apologized for the inconvenience, but such applications are not allowed in the store," said the developer.
So is this: torrent applications continue indefinitely banned in both the App Store and Conttrol as the Transmission RPC have been removed from the store - and they should disappear from users' devices as well. If you want to download torrents on your phone, buy an Android. Or do jailbreak. Or try to access the web interface for uTorrent iPhone browser.
At $ 3.99, the Conttrol used the web interface for uTorrent and BitTorrent remotely manage your downloads. Unlike uTorrent for Android, which makes downloads torrents directly on the handset, the Conttrol required the user keep a client running on the desktop. Transmission RPC was sold for $ 1.99 and functioned similarly, but did connect to an instance of Transmission.
The developer Conttrol, Craig Donnelly, told TorrentFreak that he received a call from Apple yesterday with the sad news. "The girl on the other end said that Conttrol had been approved by mistake and Apple apologized for the inconvenience, but such applications are not allowed in the store," said the developer.
So is this: torrent applications continue indefinitely banned in both the App Store and Conttrol as the Transmission RPC have been removed from the store - and they should disappear from users' devices as well. If you want to download torrents on your phone, buy an Android. Or do jailbreak. Or try to access the web interface for uTorrent iPhone browser.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
GoDaddy faces problems on servers websites unavailable
The GoDaddy, the largest domain registrar in the world, faced instability on its servers on the afternoon of Monday. With more than 45 million domains under management, the problem caused the unavailability of a large number of sites. A member of the hacker group Anonymous claims to be behind the alleged attack.
At the time of writing this report, the site of GoDaddy is unstable - it works for some, not for others. Through the official Twitter account, the company said it is "aware of the problem that people are having" and works to solve the case, but does not disclose exactly where the fault is. Website owners who use the DNS service GoDaddy report access problems.
A user identified as Anonymous Own3r, with just over 900 followers on Twitter, says he was responsible for the overthrow of the GoDaddy servers. In a later tweet, the member turns out to be Brazilian. The attack had been made on his own and was not published in popular channels of Anonymous, as YourAnonNews (over 600,000 followers) and AnonOps (with nearly 300,000 followers).
An editor of The Next Web says he noticed the problem when the platform was unavailable Convo - it is used for internal communication between team members. Strangely, the Convo continued working for some publishers. TechCrunch reports that GoDaddy's email services are also unavailable.
At the time of writing this report, the site of GoDaddy is unstable - it works for some, not for others. Through the official Twitter account, the company said it is "aware of the problem that people are having" and works to solve the case, but does not disclose exactly where the fault is. Website owners who use the DNS service GoDaddy report access problems.
A user identified as Anonymous Own3r, with just over 900 followers on Twitter, says he was responsible for the overthrow of the GoDaddy servers. In a later tweet, the member turns out to be Brazilian. The attack had been made on his own and was not published in popular channels of Anonymous, as YourAnonNews (over 600,000 followers) and AnonOps (with nearly 300,000 followers).
An editor of The Next Web says he noticed the problem when the platform was unavailable Convo - it is used for internal communication between team members. Strangely, the Convo continued working for some publishers. TechCrunch reports that GoDaddy's email services are also unavailable.
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