by Joseph Forbes | Jan 23, 2013 | NERD NEWS
from the savings-passed-onto-board dept. AT&T has purchased the U.S. retail wireless operations of Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. (ATNI) for $780 Million. Alltel operates under the Alltel brand in several markets. The acquisition includes wireless properties,...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 23, 2013 | NERD NEWS
from the great-firewall-of-america dept. The first shot was probably the release of Stuxnet sometime during or before 2009. Even though no one has officially claimed responsibility everyone knows who was behind it. Stuxnet hit with a bang and did a whole lot of damage...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 23, 2013 | Malware Reports
Trend Micro has discovered new trojans which camouflage their communication by imitating common instant messaging protocols such as Windows Live Messenger or Yahoo Messenger. The security company has dubbed the trojans “Fakem RATs” (a RAT being a remote...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 23, 2013 | NERD NEWS
from the does-not-involve-hondas dept. Yesterday in a post at the White House website, the U.S. government announced that June 1-2 would be the National Day of Civic Hacking. ‘Civic Hacking Day is an opportunity for software developers, technologists, and...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 23, 2013 | NERD NEWS
At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, Netflix announced Super HD, an immersive theatrical video format that looks more lifelike than any Web stream, even competing with Blu-Ray discs. But there’s a costly catch. To watch the high-definition, 1080p movies when...
