'eBay' phishing scam targets iPhone 4S buyers - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Looking for a cheap Apple iPhone 4S via online bidding site eBay may become a costly experience, no thanks to a new phishing attack discovered this week.
Computer security firm Trend Micro said the attack can fool potential buyers into giving out their online financial credentials to cybercriminals.
"The fake eBay pages are hosted on domains that are followed by /www.ebay.ie/ in order to trick users into thinking that it is the real eBay domain. All the links in the fake page will lead to the legitimate one, except for the 'Buy It Now.' Clicking 'Buy It Now' leads to a fake login page that asks users to enter personal information," it said in a blog post.
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12/21/11
Cybercriminals exploit Kim Jong Il's death - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Cybercriminals exploit Kim Jong Il's death - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Neither gloating nor mourning the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, cybercriminals have started taking advantage of his demise to make a quick buck at computer users’ expense.
Computer security firm Trend Micro said spam messages with email subjects mentioning the death of Kim Jong Il have started reaching victims’ inboxes.
“The messages arrive with a .PDF attachment that has the file name ‘brief_introduction_of_kim-jong-il.pdf.pdf.’ The said file is of course malicious and is detected as TROJ_PIDIEF.EGQ,” it warned in a blog post.
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Computer security firm Trend Micro said spam messages with email subjects mentioning the death of Kim Jong Il have started reaching victims’ inboxes.
“The messages arrive with a .PDF attachment that has the file name ‘brief_introduction_of_kim-jong-il.pdf.pdf.’ The said file is of course malicious and is detected as TROJ_PIDIEF.EGQ,” it warned in a blog post.
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Attacks on negative review of Lumia phone traced to Nokia, Msoft —report - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Attacks on negative review of Lumia phone traced to Nokia, Msoft —report - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "An India-based website's unfavorable review of the Lumia 800, the mobile phone produced by Nokia and Microsoft, elicited several comments criticizing the review - which were traced to the two tech giants.
Making matters odder was that the review was based not on a hands-on experience with the phone but merely on the phone's specifications, the UK's The Guardian reported.
Launched some months back, the Lumia 800 uses hardware by Nokia that runs on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 software.
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Making matters odder was that the review was based not on a hands-on experience with the phone but merely on the phone's specifications, the UK's The Guardian reported.
Launched some months back, the Lumia 800 uses hardware by Nokia that runs on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 software.
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Only one Doppler radar in Mindanao – PAGASA - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Only one Doppler radar in Mindanao – PAGASA - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "PAGASA has only one rainfall-and-storm tracking Doppler radar located in Mindanao, where Tropical Storm ‘Sendong’ (international codename: Washi) cut a path of destruction—leaving possibly over 600 dead.
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12/14/11
Intel says sales hit by hard drive shortage due to Thailand floods - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Intel says sales hit by hard drive shortage due to Thailand floods - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Intel Corp warned that hard-disk drive supply shortages would hurt its current-quarter revenue, the latest heavyweight in the PC industry to caution about the effects of flooding that has crippled factories in Thailand.
The warning sent Intel shares down 4.8 percent and weighed on Wall Street. Intel is the world's largest chipmaker.
Hundreds of people have died in flooding in Thailand that has caused billions of dollars in damages since late July and disrupted international supply chains in the PC and automobile industries.
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The warning sent Intel shares down 4.8 percent and weighed on Wall Street. Intel is the world's largest chipmaker.
Hundreds of people have died in flooding in Thailand that has caused billions of dollars in damages since late July and disrupted international supply chains in the PC and automobile industries.
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Microsoft offers free Windows Phones 'upgrade' to Android malware victims - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Microsoft offers free Windows Phones 'upgrade' to Android malware victims - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Microsoft is offering a free “upgrade” to a Windows Phone for users of phones running Google’s Android operating system who were victimized by an Android malware attack – and share their bad experience online.
Windows Phone evangelist Ben Rudolph made the offer on his Twitter account, adopted the hashtag “#droidrage” and said he would pick the five top stories involving Android malware.
“Been nailed with Android malware and have #Droidrage? Share your story with me...you might win an upgrade to a #windowsphone!” he said.
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Windows Phone evangelist Ben Rudolph made the offer on his Twitter account, adopted the hashtag “#droidrage” and said he would pick the five top stories involving Android malware.
“Been nailed with Android malware and have #Droidrage? Share your story with me...you might win an upgrade to a #windowsphone!” he said.
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12/12/11
Church communications officer apologizes for porn site faux pas | Inquirer Technology
Church communications officer apologizes for porn site faux pas | Inquirer Technology: "MANILA, Philippines – A communications officer of the Catholic Church on Monday apologized after an advisory on the installation of new Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle that was posted online contained a link to a pornographic site featuring transvestites.
Peachy Yamsuan, head of the Archdiocese of Manila’s office of communications, said she committed an “honest mistake” when the link posted for the live-streaming of Tagle’s installation, which was mentioned in an advisory posted on the archdiocese website, led to a porn site.
Instead of the correct web address www.tvmaria.net, the online advisory said the live-streaming could be watched on www.tvmaria.com, a porn site featuring transvestites.
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Peachy Yamsuan, head of the Archdiocese of Manila’s office of communications, said she committed an “honest mistake” when the link posted for the live-streaming of Tagle’s installation, which was mentioned in an advisory posted on the archdiocese website, led to a porn site.
Instead of the correct web address www.tvmaria.net, the online advisory said the live-streaming could be watched on www.tvmaria.com, a porn site featuring transvestites.
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OMG! Church link connects readers to porn site | Inquirer Technology
OMG! Church link connects readers to porn site | Inquirer Technology: "Critics of the Catholic Church had a field day on Monday after one of the links on a religious website redirected readers to a pornographic site for transvestites.
An advisory on the installation of new Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle as the 32nd Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila was posted on the parish’s website, rcam.org, on Monday morning.
At the bottom of the web page, the link “www.tvmaria.com” was posted to direct readers to a live-streaming page for people who wanted to watch Bishop Tagle’s installation rites, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday.
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An advisory on the installation of new Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle as the 32nd Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila was posted on the parish’s website, rcam.org, on Monday morning.
At the bottom of the web page, the link “www.tvmaria.com” was posted to direct readers to a live-streaming page for people who wanted to watch Bishop Tagle’s installation rites, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday.
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Google+ allows photo tagging via facial recognition - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Google+ allows photo tagging via facial recognition - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "For Christmas, users of Google's upcoming social network Google+ can look forward to an easier time tagging photos, thanks to a new facial recognition technology.
Matt Steiner, engineering lead on the Google+ Photos team, said the feature dubbed "Find My Face" will be rolling out in the next few days.
"By turning on Find My Face, Google+ can prompt people you know to tag your face when it appears in photos. Of course, you have control over which tags you accept or reject, and you can turn the feature on or off in Google+ settings," he said in a Google+ post.
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Matt Steiner, engineering lead on the Google+ Photos team, said the feature dubbed "Find My Face" will be rolling out in the next few days.
"By turning on Find My Face, Google+ can prompt people you know to tag your face when it appears in photos. Of course, you have control over which tags you accept or reject, and you can turn the feature on or off in Google+ settings," he said in a Google+ post.
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YouTube buys US-based music rights company - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
YouTube buys US-based music rights company - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - YouTube said Friday it has acquired RightsFlow, a New York-based company which manages music rights for songwriters, recording artists, record labels and online music services.
"As new ways of consuming music have emerged, RightsFlow has been at the forefront of solving the complex issues of licensing and royalty payment management," YouTube product manager David King said in a blog post.
"By combining RightsFlow's expertise and technology with YouTube's platform, we hope to more rapidly and efficiently license music on YouTube, meaning more music for you all to enjoy, and more money for the talented people producing the music," King said.
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"As new ways of consuming music have emerged, RightsFlow has been at the forefront of solving the complex issues of licensing and royalty payment management," YouTube product manager David King said in a blog post.
"By combining RightsFlow's expertise and technology with YouTube's platform, we hope to more rapidly and efficiently license music on YouTube, meaning more music for you all to enjoy, and more money for the talented people producing the music," King said.
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Irreverent atheists crowdsource charitable giving - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Irreverent atheists crowdsource charitable giving - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "GENEVA (Reuters) - Atheist bloggers have shown their charitable side by swarming to donate money to Doctors Without Borders, in what turned into the humanitarian agency's biggest online fundraiser.
Doctors without Borders (DWB), also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres, gets about 4,000 hits on its U.S. website on an average Sunday. Last Sunday that number ballooned to 50,000 as a horde of redditors, subscribers to the social media site reddit.com, thundered across the DWB homepage.
Thousands more clicked through from the atheism sub-reddit, a site normally given over to finding holes in religions and picking fights with creationists, and headed for a dedicated site at firstgiving.com, where they have so far given $180,000.
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Doctors without Borders (DWB), also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres, gets about 4,000 hits on its U.S. website on an average Sunday. Last Sunday that number ballooned to 50,000 as a horde of redditors, subscribers to the social media site reddit.com, thundered across the DWB homepage.
Thousands more clicked through from the atheism sub-reddit, a site normally given over to finding holes in religions and picking fights with creationists, and headed for a dedicated site at firstgiving.com, where they have so far given $180,000.
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Ubisoft's 'Just Dance 3' hits right chord with gamers - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Ubisoft's 'Just Dance 3' hits right chord with gamers - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - French videogame maker Ubisoft on Friday reported that its new "Just Dance" title is hitting the right chord with US players, who bought a record-high number of copies last week.
More than 700,000 copies of "Just Dance 3" tailored for the motion-sensing capabilities of Nintendo's Wii or Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360 consoles were bought in the week ending November 26, according to Ubisoft.
The latest version of Just Dance for the Wii has outsold its predecessor by 48 percent in a comparison of year-to-date figures.
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More than 700,000 copies of "Just Dance 3" tailored for the motion-sensing capabilities of Nintendo's Wii or Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360 consoles were bought in the week ending November 26, according to Ubisoft.
The latest version of Just Dance for the Wii has outsold its predecessor by 48 percent in a comparison of year-to-date figures.
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Microsoft adds voice search to Xbox Live - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Microsoft adds voice search to Xbox Live - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft on Monday began adding voice search to Xbox Live as it continues to transform its videogame consoles into hubs for online entertainment in digital age living rooms.
The software update for the Xbox 360 lets users ask Internet search engine Bing to find what they are looking for by taking advantage of voice capability in the Kinect accessory for Microsoft's popular game console.
Xbox Live is an online network connecting the videogame console to games, music, films, television shows and other digital content.
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The software update for the Xbox 360 lets users ask Internet search engine Bing to find what they are looking for by taking advantage of voice capability in the Kinect accessory for Microsoft's popular game console.
Xbox Live is an online network connecting the videogame console to games, music, films, television shows and other digital content.
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'Angry Birds' developer aims slingshot at playground - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
'Angry Birds' developer aims slingshot at playground - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "HELSINKI - The world's most popular computer game will become live attractions for children next year when the first "Angry Birds" playgrounds appear in Finland.
The developer of the Angry Birds app, found on mobile devices such as iPhones and tablet computers, said on Monday that two Finnish towns will get the first playgrounds kitted out with equipment inspired by the game's characters as it signed a global deal with playground equipment manufacturer Lappset.
Mobile gaming firm Rovio, which plans to go public within a few years, said last month its hit game had reached a record 500 million downloads less than two years after its launch.
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The developer of the Angry Birds app, found on mobile devices such as iPhones and tablet computers, said on Monday that two Finnish towns will get the first playgrounds kitted out with equipment inspired by the game's characters as it signed a global deal with playground equipment manufacturer Lappset.
Mobile gaming firm Rovio, which plans to go public within a few years, said last month its hit game had reached a record 500 million downloads less than two years after its launch.
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Microsoft adds voice search to Xbox Live - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Microsoft adds voice search to Xbox Live - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft on Monday began adding voice search to Xbox Live as it continues to transform its videogame consoles into hubs for online entertainment in digital age living rooms.
The software update for the Xbox 360 lets users ask Internet search engine Bing to find what they are looking for by taking advantage of voice capability in the Kinect accessory for Microsoft's popular game console.
Xbox Live is an online network connecting the videogame console to games, music, films, television shows and other digital content.
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The software update for the Xbox 360 lets users ask Internet search engine Bing to find what they are looking for by taking advantage of voice capability in the Kinect accessory for Microsoft's popular game console.
Xbox Live is an online network connecting the videogame console to games, music, films, television shows and other digital content.
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Hackers start exploiting new Adobe Reader zero-day flaw - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Hackers start exploiting new Adobe Reader zero-day flaw - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "A new zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe's Acrobat Reader software, with at least one computer security firm already noting a rise in attempts to exploit the bug.
Sophos said a patch from Adobe is due December 12, although it may not fix the flaw in Reader X until January 10, 2012.
"Why the delay for Reader X? Adobe's Brad Arkin explained in a blog post that the 'Protected Mode' sandbox functionality introduced in Reader X prevents the exploit from successfully infecting Windows PCs," Sophos said in a blog post.
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Sophos said a patch from Adobe is due December 12, although it may not fix the flaw in Reader X until January 10, 2012.
"Why the delay for Reader X? Adobe's Brad Arkin explained in a blog post that the 'Protected Mode' sandbox functionality introduced in Reader X prevents the exploit from successfully infecting Windows PCs," Sophos said in a blog post.
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Cyber-criminals kick off holiday season with malware, phish attacks - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Cyber-criminals kick off holiday season with malware, phish attacks - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Like Santa's elves, cyber-criminals are keeping busy during the holidays. But instead of toys, they are spreading malware and phish attacks.
A computer security firm listed a fake antivirus software, fake emails from banks and Trojans among the top 10 threats in November leading to December.
"Staying vigilant online—especially during the holiday shopping season—is key to not falling victim to scams or infecting a PC by clicking on malicious links or files,” GFI Labs senior threat researcher Christopher Boyd said on the GFI website.
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A computer security firm listed a fake antivirus software, fake emails from banks and Trojans among the top 10 threats in November leading to December.
"Staying vigilant online—especially during the holiday shopping season—is key to not falling victim to scams or infecting a PC by clicking on malicious links or files,” GFI Labs senior threat researcher Christopher Boyd said on the GFI website.
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Google Doodle pays tribute to integrated chip inventor Noyce - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Google Doodle pays tribute to integrated chip inventor Noyce - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Search giant Google paid tribute Monday to Robert Norton Noyce, inventor of the integrated circuit (IC), the heart of today's computers, with yet another of its patented Doodles.
Visitors to Google's homepage were greeted with an image of an IC with the word "Google" embedded in the circuitry.
As in the past, clicking on the Doodle will take the visitor to a Google Search Results page for "Robert Noyce."
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Visitors to Google's homepage were greeted with an image of an IC with the word "Google" embedded in the circuitry.
As in the past, clicking on the Doodle will take the visitor to a Google Search Results page for "Robert Noyce."
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Gov't mulls database for farmers, fisherfolk - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Gov't mulls database for farmers, fisherfolk - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "Senator Loren Legarda has cited the government’s plan to create a database of all farmers and fisherfolk in the country that will facilitate efficient and targeted delivery of assistance to the agriculture and fisheries sector.
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Canadian firm bids to commercialize fusion reactor - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Canadian firm bids to commercialize fusion reactor - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "BURNABY (AFP) - In the race against world governments and the wealthiest companies to commercialize a nuclear fusion reactor, a small, innovative Canadian firm is hoping to bottle and sell the sun's energy.
In a laboratory in this Pacific Coast city, General Fusion physicists and engineers in bright red smocks are busy assembling an experimental reactor.
They hope to test a prototype in 2014 and eventually become the first to commercialize the technology, offering a safe, cheap, pollution-free and virtually inexhaustible source of energy.
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In a laboratory in this Pacific Coast city, General Fusion physicists and engineers in bright red smocks are busy assembling an experimental reactor.
They hope to test a prototype in 2014 and eventually become the first to commercialize the technology, offering a safe, cheap, pollution-free and virtually inexhaustible source of energy.
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12/11/11
Microsoft to open ‘app store’ in February | Inquirer Technology
Microsoft to open ‘app store’ in February | Inquirer Technology: "SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft on Tuesday began wooing developers for a February opening of its first “app store” for computers powered by the US technology giant’s Windows software.
The Windows Store will open in late February when Microsoft releases a test version of its next-generation Windows 8 operating system.
It will take on Apple and Google in the booming market of fun, hip or functional programs built for smartphones, tablets, or computers.
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The Windows Store will open in late February when Microsoft releases a test version of its next-generation Windows 8 operating system.
It will take on Apple and Google in the booming market of fun, hip or functional programs built for smartphones, tablets, or computers.
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PHL gov't opens digital certification center - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
PHL gov't opens digital certification center - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "In an attempt to give online commerce a major shot in the arm, the government finally inaugurated on Thursday the country’s first digital certification center located at the National Computer Center (NCC) in Quezon City.
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12/6/11
PHL posts record PC shipments in Q3 - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
PHL posts record PC shipments in Q3 - GMA News Online - The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere: "In the third quarter of 2011, the Philippines recorded an increase of PC shipments for the third straight quarter to 498,000 units, according to research firm IDC.
The uptrend can be attributed to the portables segment which grew 13 percent from the previous quarter while total desktop shipments remained stagnant at 189,000 units."
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The uptrend can be attributed to the portables segment which grew 13 percent from the previous quarter while total desktop shipments remained stagnant at 189,000 units."
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