Category: Software
Opera Mobile 9.5 beta launched for Windows Mobile devices
Opera Software yesterday released the first beta version of its Opera Mobile 9.5 browser software for mobile phones running the Windows Mobile operating system.
It allows full web pages to be rendered, and unlike that “i” phone which doesn’t presently accommodate some web standards, Opera will (soon) happily digest and display Flash — OK, so the beta doesn’t at present, but it’s definitely coming, the company promises…
Limbo 2 Trojan "guaranteed" to evade security software. It's a phisher's wet dream
Watch out! There’s a new Trojan in town, guaranteed by its developers to constantly evade the top ten security software products.
The developers of “Limbo 2” customise each version and then sell it online for up to $1,300 a pop. Each version is unique, so it’s very difficult for anti-virus software to get a grip on it.
Once it’s out there, Limbo 2 does what any self-respecting bit of phishing software does — it steals bank details. Trouble is, this one sits on a PC and records a user logging in to a banking web site, and adds spoofed information boxes which asks users to enter more information than usual. Data is then fed back to whoever bought the software…
Sony saving us money for once – adds local garage petrol prices to its satnav displays
With it now costing more to drive to the shops than you spend on food when you get there, this little GPS innovation from Sony could be the answer to saving literally several pence a month.
Sony’s taken its Japanese PetaMap system and added support for local petrol price data – which can then be viewed on your Sony GPS system, letting users shave fractions of a yen off the price of each litre – just like the UK-based…
PsyStar finally sees Apple lawsuit
PsyStar, the Californian company selling Mac clones and OpenServe software — effectively rip-offs of Apple’s own products — has finally been sued by Apple…
iTunes UK price cut cancelled – blame the credit crunch. Or the oil price. Or George Bush
Six months ago we got marginally excited. Marginally excited about possibly paying a bit less for our iTunes downloads in the UK, thanks to an EU complaint about UK buyers being charged more than our European “friends.”
Well. That’s not happening any more. Six months ago, 99cents were worth 74 Great British Pence, triggering the EU to ask Apple to cut its UK prices to make things all fair and equal in EuroWorld. But now, thanks to the plummeting pound/euro exchange…
Adeona: free laptop tracking software can even take a photo of the thief
Losing your laptop to a dirty rotten thief can be a painful experience, particularly if you work for the government and half the population’s names. addresses, and vital statistics were stored unencrypted on it, but now a new piece of free software aims to help you locate your beloved portable PC.
Adeona was developed by researchers at the Universities of Washington and California. This bit of software is installed on the laptop (before it’s nicked, obviously) and then sends encrypted notes to Internet servers about the PC’s location…
Last.fm rolls out mobile application for iPhone and iPod touch
One our favourite legit online-music-stations-cum-social-networking-sites, Last.fm, now has its very own iPhone /iPod Touch application, available to download from the iTunes App store. Just hit up the store’s Music category to find it.
Computer WINS BIG in poker tournament
Poker-playing computer Polaris kicked the bottoms of several top poker players last week, raking in a profit of some $150,000 for its developers at the University of Alberta.
The human players, with frankly stupid names like Nick “stoxtrader” Grudzien, Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko and IJay “doughnutz” Palansky, won two games, drew one and lost three to Polaris, which has…
80% of people trust "pretty" web sites
When it comes to internet shopping, we’re not worried about security certificates and the like – all we’re really bothered about is a nice slick interface.
A survey by shopping A-Team Paypoint.net found that having a simple, clean interface is enough to make 80% of people trust and feel happy with an online shop, with lots of white space and clean buttons…
Fake Steve Jobs is dead – but you can buy the book for $25 if you're missing him already
It was the fake blog that spawned a thousand – or, at least, two we can think of – imitators, but Fake Steve Jobs has now sadly passed.
Outed as being the handiwork of writer Dan Lyons, who was the editor of business magazine Forbes, the site was a rather brutal picture of beloved Steve. It painted…
