Microsoft on Thursday revealed new details about Windows on ARM (WOA) on the company’s development blog. Both Windows 8 for x86 PCs and WOA are still under development, however both will be available... Read more

In 1991, Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs was considered for a sensitive position in the Bush Administration, according to a recently released FBI dossier. The 191-page file reveals a background investigation... Read more

The recent federal takedown of notorious file-sharing service Megaupload was initially seen as a huge victory for owners of copyrighted music and movies, but new research shows this may not be the case.... Read more

Bram van der Kolk, the lead programmer of the now-defunct Megaupload cyberlocker, last appeared in court on January 26th. Judge David McNaughton agreed to give the Dutch national bail but his release was... Read more

Airline industry representatives and a US transportation official told members of Congress yesterday that LightSquared's planned 4G LTE network would interfere with a GPS-based... Read more

Airline industry representatives and a US transportation official told members of Congress yesterday that LightSquared’s planned 4G LTE network would interfere with a GPS-based navigation system that government and industry has invested $8 billion in.

The Federal Aviation Administration and industry “have invested as much as $8 billion into NextGen,” which is designed to “transform America’s air traffic control system from the aging groundbased system of today to a satellite-based system of the future,” US Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari said in testimony given at a Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing. 

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The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple on Thursday that reveals a 3D eye-tracking-based interface that could be used for gaming, digital photography and videography... Read more

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Hackers protesting harsh working conditions at iPhone manufacturer Foxconn dumped what they said were megabytes of private data belonging to the outsourcing giant. "Note: The passwords... Read more

Hackers protesting harsh working conditions at iPhone manufacturer Foxconn dumped what they said were megabytes of private data belonging to the outsourcing giant.

“Note: The passwords inside these files could allow individuals to make fraudulent orders under big companies like Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Intel, and Dell,” a group calling itself Swagg Security wrote in a message posted to Pastebin. “Be careful.” The purported contents were made available in a torrent on The Pirate Bay.

The group said Foxconn’s network was protected by “an appropriate firewall, but fortunately to our intent, we were able to bypass it almost flawlessly.” Over several days, the hackers claimed, they were able to access most data of significance. It didn’t take long after the dump for images such as this one to circulate that suggested Foxconn systems were configured in ways that revealed key information about its internal topology.

Several Foxconn servers were reportedly taken offline over the past day.

The stunt coincided with protests planned at a half-dozen of Apple retail stores around the world by demonstrators opposing the conditions of workers who manufacture iPhones and other Apple hardware. A recent series carried by The New York Times documented long hours, low pay, and an explosion that killed several workers at Foxconn, which also makes hardware for Cisco, Dell, Sony, HP, and others.

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