Category: software

From ZoneAlarm’s Newest Security Solution: SocialGuard:
SocialGuard, ZoneAlarm’s newest security solution, promises a groundbreaking new method of monitoring and preventing safety breaches on Facebook the most popular social networking site by a mile, with over 500 million users without “friending” …

Anyone who’s following the Check Point Twitter, Facebook page, or has been peeking around in User Center has probably seen the release of R75–Check Point’s next major release. DLP, Mobile Access, Identity Awareness, and Application Control are all …

As someone who works with a team remotely–and makes heavy use of Skype–I certainly noticed Skype not working properly. The reason? From Skype’s Status Page:
Earlier today, we noticed that the number of people online on Skype was falling, which wasn’t …

Found at a hotel “business center” computer.

From Using Firesheep is illegal in the US, UK, and most of the world:
One thing that many sites have glossed over is the inherent illegality of using Firesheep. “Go on! Try it! It’s cool!” — yes, it is shockingly cool, …

From Why Firesheep’s Time Has Come | Steve (GRC) Gibson’s Blog:
In case you’ve been somewhere off the grid, and have somehow missed the news, Firesheep is an incredibly easy to use add-on for the Firefox web browser that, when invoked …

From an article on Cnet announcing a mobile security product:
The [product] runs on all mobile operating systems and devices. It includes antivirus, personal firewall, antispam, and remote monitoring and control services. It remotely backs up and restores data and …

A couple of snippets from Is Android Evil? | VisionMobile :: blog. First, on why the handset makers love Android:
[In] an Android handset, most of the OEM budget goes into differentiation; compare that to Symbian where most of the OEM …

From Developer Joe Hewitt Tears Into Android’s Definition Of “Open”:
[Developer Joe] Hewitt kicked off [a series of tweets about Android's definition of "open"] with a question: “How does Android get away with the “open” claim when the source isn’t public …

This is a cross between an “inbox liquidation” and a “random thoughts that have been bugging me” post.

Pixy Me: I was given a redemption code so I could have a look at this application that lets you “personalize” stock …