Plugging IE Hole

Posted by Reno , , Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:59 AM

Hackers has found a new way to breach into our system by the Internet Explore. This breach was detected and now Microsoft came up with a new patch which would suppose to safe guard our system. Israeli researcher Moshe Ben Abu released exploit code for the vulnerability after using clues in a McAfee blog post to find existing exploit code and pinpointing the weakness from there.

At this juncture of time, Microsoft is expected to intensified the process of designing a solution to this issue. In order for them to release any form of updates, they would have complete series of testing related to compatibility. Such lengthy process would have hamper any swift action as hackers would devise a more complex offensive way and cause more damage. However there is some cheer in the Microsoft camp as the hole does not affect the IE version 8. Hence user of IE 8 does not have to panic over this news.

Microsoft also issue a statement urging user to be more alert and cautious when dealing with matter online.

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Patent War...

Posted by Reno , , Saturday, March 6, 2010 11:58 PM

Reminiscent of the Macintosh involved in the patent war would really help Apple in the coming lawsuit. This time around, they planned to sue HTC for allegedly infringing on its patent. However, it remains unclear if other companies would end out being sued for this issue. But how far will this fight go on from here?

HTC lawsuit could be the first of many as Apple stakes its territory in the smartphone industry. Other players such as Motorola, Samsung, even Sony Ericsson, might find themselves in the crosshairs later. Even if this particular lawsuit does favor Apple; which could lead to potential showdown between IT giants such as Google and Microsoft. However, there is some technicality issues which could turn against Apple as it is not possible for them to monopolize the whole smartphone touch-screen market.

In this early stage, Steve Jobs and co. only named patent but they did not specify how its sees HTC violating these patents. Once, the company begins filling in the blanks and matching up the puzzles, we would be able to have a clearer picture as to the strategies of Apple. Regardless of how far this issue might go, Apple's actions has clearly underline that they want to put the kibosh on iPhone look-alikes. Even as far as when the iPhone was first launched sometime three years ago, it is clear that Mr. Jobs did made a point that ensure iPhone would secure a unique niche in the market. On the inaugural presentation unveiling the iPhone, 200 patents has been filed by Apple regarding the its technology. Since then, Apple's executives have repeatedly stated that they would defend those patents. But if there is any quarter who plans or attempt to violate those patents, Apple would not hesitate to have legal actions against them.


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Vlingo 2.0 for iPhone

Posted by Reno , , 5:48 AM

I believe that iPhone users are familiar with this application. This application has been around for quite some time. However the new version released has caused some uproar among users. Oops should I say that the company has committed something which could lead them to potential boycott by the users. Updating its rather good voice search and dialing application to version 2.0 without making it clear that you can only unlock the intriguing new features with your wallet.

Users of Blackberry would not be surprised as they also having similar issues. The case was made worst when premium features were introduced that include switching a feature that had once been free to the paid category. To recap, Vlingo's free voice app can search the Web, dial contacts, map a location, and update Twitter and Facebook with your voice--for free. You'll have a chance to edit before posting.

It doesn't help Vlingo's case that one of the two new premium features, which you can get by way of an in-app purchase, doesn't work very well. There's e-mail dictation and SMS copy that copies the transcription of your voice recording to the iPhone's clipboard, but you then have to paste the text yourself into the SMS field before sending it. For $6.99 as a standalone feature, e-mail dictation might be worthwhile; however, its SMS copy feature is not. For $9.99, you get both features, which would be a good deal if the SMS feature didn't require the hack.

Despite the friendliness of the application; it gave the user little option to choose from as to maintain the apps or move on with other apps that are free. From the user perspective, I would hesitate as to choose this apps or otherwise as I do not see any options besides paying for the features that used to be free.


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"Superphone"

Posted by Reno , , Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:02 PM



Apple may have the Jesus phone but that doesn't stop Google from rolling out its new technology; perhaps the new era for telecommunications in terms of mobile phones. A joint development project with hardware manufacturer HTC, Nexus One is the first Google branded entry into the smartphone market. The device runs with the latest Android system, allowing several of the forward-thinking features.

Users can rely on speech anywhere on the phone where text can input. users can speak their e-mails, text messages, tweets and web searches. “The Nexus One is where web meets phone,” says Google vice president of Android project management Mario Queiroz. The introduction of Nexus One not only brings more competition but also another dimension to the smartphone industry. By doing so, Google places itself into a head on collision with other members of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), a consortium of mobile hardware and software developers and carriers, all of whom have been working on Google’s Linux-based Android operating system. It remains to be seen if how Google managed to balance such equation.

The Nexus One also boasts some impressive hardware. It features a zippy 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which Google says enables the phone to seamlessly run multiple applications at once. A trackball allows users to navigate the interface, and also uses different colored lights to send various alerts. The Nexus One runs Android 2.1, the latest version of Google’s free mobile operating system, and the phone relies on the new software for several key enhancements. For example, every single text field on the device is voice-enabled.

“The evolution we’ve seen around voice recognition in the past year or two has just been phenomenal,” says Google senior product manager Erick Tseng, referring to the company’s Google Voice app and the voice commands on the Google Droid.

“We wanted to take it to the next level.”

The first baby step is here, let's get it online and see where it would take us to. Who knows what might be installed in the future.

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