Sneaky Trojan Gets Some Back Door Action in Apple's OS X

From DailyTech: Security researchers at Sophos Labs have discovered a naughty new trojan that's in the process of beta testing attack capabilities against the growing population of Mac users.

The trojan exploits open back doors in OS X to gain a good deal of access to the system....

Intel Launches Serial ATA-600 Solid-State Drives

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Monday unveiled a new lineup of solid-state drives (SSDs) designed for consumers. The new drives are designed to offer leading edge, but not extreme performance and capacities. The new SSDs are Intel's first drives that use Serial ATA-600 interface...

Motorola's big plans to fix Android's security woes

From InfoWorld: It's official: Motorola Mobility execs have confirmed to InfoWorld that the smartphone maker is working to fill the security gap in Android smartphones. Android's popularity comes despite the fact that Android devices can't be managed to meet business-class security...

Nintendo 3DS Sells 400,000 in Japan, Already R4 Hacked

From PC World: It looks like Nintendo's 3DS isn't having trouble finding buyers in Japan. According to Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun (via Andriasang) gamers essentially exhausted Nintendo's initial shipment of 400,000 units. The 3DS launched in Japan Saturday to reports of...

Facebook tests souped-up privacy policy

From CNET News.com: Facebook announced this week that it's seeking user comment on a proposed redesign of its privacy policy that's meant to make the policy easier to understand while bringing the world of legalese-smothered documents into the widget-filled realm of the 21st century...

Google Eyeing UK YouTube Movie Streaming

From DailyTech: Google has long been working to turn YouTube into to a content portal that has more than just user-generated videos and has been in talks with Hollywood for years on content deals.

The NY Post reports that sources close to Google indicate that the search giant is...

Microsoft Shows Off Radical New UI, Could be Used in Windows 8

From DailyTech: In a three and a half minute video, Microsoft may have shown the world what it has in store for the eagerly awaited Windows 8. In the video Microsoft showed a radically different interface from past versions of Windows -- even Windows 7.

Running on Surface 2, the...

AMD to Showcase Bulldozer Microprocessors at CeBIT Trade-Show

From X-bit Labs: At the forthcoming CeBIT trade-show in Hannover, Germany, Advanced Micro Devices plans to demonstrate and announce its new microprocessors that will succeed the company's Phenom II central processing units (CPUs). Based on the program of CeBIT show, the company will...

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