News
Monday, 15 Apr 2013
Brute Force Attack on WordPress Sites Spawns Super Botnet
Security analysts have discovered an on-going attack on computers and servers running the WordPress blogging applications. Confirmed by three separate web hosting services, the assailants are using brute force attacks to steal administrative credentials for themselves.
HTC One Suffering from Build Issues, Gap Seen between Cover and Main Body
Some HTC One users have reported that their devices is suffering from build issues. The cause of the problem remains unknown.
Friday, 12 Apr 2013
Google Inactive Account Manager Lets You Manage Your Digital Afterlife
Google has released a new Inactive Account Manager, which lets you manage your digital life after death. With the new tool, you can tell Google what to with your Google accounts should it become inactive.
LinkedIn Acquires Pulse Newsreader for US$90 Million
Professional network LinkedIn has confirmed its acquisition of 3-year-old news reading app, Pulse Newsreader, for about US$90 Million. 90% of deal was settled with LinkedIn stock, while 10% was in cash.
Thursday, 11 Apr 2013
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 and 5.8 Unveiled
Samsung officially introduces two new smartphones, the Galaxy Mega 6.3 and 5.8 devices.
Samsung's Galaxy S4 Revealed to be Easily Repairable
Not that you'd need another reason to get a Samsung Galaxy S4, but a recent tear down of the smartphone revealed that the S4 is much easier to repair than most handsets out in the market now, including the Galaxy S3.
Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013
Google Play Music Hits Seven More Countries
Google Play Music is rolling out to seven more countries. Users in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Luxemburg, Austria, Ireland and Portugal are now able to store their music in Google Play for free, and stream them to their Android devices from anywhere.
Microsoft Scroogled Ad Attacks Android's Privacy Policy
It's no secret that Microsoft and Google are rivals. Microsoft has even launched an anti-Google campaign, Scroogled, targeting certain Google services like Gmail. This time the Scroogled campaign has set its sights on Android and its privacy policy.
Tuesday, 9 Apr 2013
Google May Be Acquiring Whatsapp for US$1 Billion (Updated)
According to inside sources at Digitaltrends, Google may be interested in buying mobile messaging app, Whatsapp, for a rumored US$1 billion. Update: WhatsApp's business development head, Neeraj Arora, has told AllThingsDigital that the company is not holding sales talks with Google after all.
Tumblr for Android Updated with New UI
Tumblr has just updated its Android app with a whole new look. The app comes with fancy new animations, and a look that's more in-line with Android's "Holo" theme.