Coming out with a new strategy to push Windows Phone-based mobile devices into the nooks of the market that have remained untapped, Microsoft intends to bank the future of its handset offerings on motion-sensing technologies such as Kinect in order to attract more users, and hopefully convert the Android and iOS fanatics.
Ads from Facebook, Disney, The Guardian led to ransomware
Cisco has just discovered a string of malvertising websites that victimize unwary users who have been visiting the sites of The Guardian newspaper, Facebook and Disney. Not only that, it was found that these malvertisers also resort to ransomware in order to funnel hundreds of dollars from users whose computers end up being locked, which […]
Mozilla focusing on Firefox OS for the low-end market, Android keeps up
Mozilla introduced Firefox OS, an operating system for mobile devices with minimal footprint about 2 years ago. Since then it has evolved a lot. Mozilla is focusing full-throttle on the platform and believes it can be the flagship OS choice for low-end smartphones.
WordPress domains and subdomains will be encrypted later this year
A year after the Snowden leaks, a great number of Internet companies remain sluggish in implementing a default encryption system, except for Google and Yahoo and Facebook. Some have already followed suit, and WordPress will be joining the fray later in 2014 in the name of fighting government snooping programs.
Vodafone network open to government surveillance programs worldwide
In a transparency report that almost sent security advocates off their seats, Vodafone admitted to opening its network to governments from a number of countries, exposing customer data to surveillance programs while in the United States the issue remains a hot topic for contention.
Amazon to launch 3D smartphone on June 18
Finally, we can report with confirmation that Amazon is launching its three-dimensional smartphone on June 18 after several months of rumors about its launch date and 3D specifications.
