2016
Security check for Internet of Things
Check if your internet-connected devices at home are public on Shodan. If they are, this means they are accessible to the public, and hackers.
2011
GMA and Dado Arroyo propose national online pet registry
(via)Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her son Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado “Dado” Arroyo have recently filed a bill seeking to establish a national pet registry. According to ABS-CBN News, the former President said the growing number of missing pets prompted them to propose the database that will include missing pets and found strays.
2010
DC Universe Online Launch Date
(via)Sony Online Entertainment has finally made it official: the much-anticipated massively-multiplayer online game DC Universe Online launches in the U.S.
Bunny-crushing videos stir outrage online
(via)BEIJING (AFP) – A group of “crush fetishists” has caused an online storm in China after uploading graphic videos showing attractive young Chinese women crushing small rabbits.
Chikka: 10 and Now
(via)As Chikka celebrates its 10th year anniversary, Chief Imagination Officer Dennis Mendiola remembers the time when Chikka was just an idea to improve customer service for the online community when he and his business partners were running a small e-commerce business.
Crooks prey on young online
(via)ONE in 10 Australian internet users – more than 1.3 million people – lost an average of $1000 each to cyber criminals in the past 12 months.
Watch WWDC 2010 Keynote Video Online
(via)Apple has posted the full video of Steve Jobs’ keynote at WWDC yesterday. It’s worth watching for a few highlights.
Mandriva for sale
(via)Let’s start this week’s news section with some bad news: it appears that Mandriva S.A., a Paris-based company that has been developing the popular Mandriva Linux distribution for over a decade, is for sale. That’s according to this post at Mandriva Linux Online (in French)
‘Cyberwar’ A Misused Term
(via)Some officials and computer security companies are arguing that the World Wide Web is battlefield in a “cyberwar” that has armies of hackers stealing online secrets and using the Internet to attack the mainframe of many real world companies.
Korea cuts off kids’ online gaming at midnight
(via)When I first heard about this, I wanted to believe it was about teeth.
Mine were still chattering from a piece of research performed by the University of Iowa that suggested that young gamers enjoyed more cavities.
2009
Be careful what you post online, career counselors warn
(via)NEW YORK – People concerned about their careers should be extra careful about what they post on the Internet during a recession, career counselors say.
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