10 apps every iPad user should own

Latest iPad model is jailbroken | Android leads Asian smartphone invasion

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10 apps every iPad user should own
There are many thousands of apps available. (As Apple's advertising campaign says, "There's an app for that.") But some apps are simply must-haves -- whether for their functionality, interface brilliance, or sheer entertainment factor. Read More


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Latest iPad model is jailbroken
Hackers claimed to have figured out a way to bypass Apple's technical restrictions and install unauthorized applications on the company's latest iPad upon its release last Friday. Apple forbids installing applications it has not approved, but hackers have found ways to "jailbreak" devices, or modify the code to allow unauthorized programs from alternative application stores such as Cydia. Read More

Android leads Asian smartphone invasion
China will overtake the United States this year as the biggest purchaser of smartphones, according to IDC, as users in emerging markets sate their hunger for mobile computing on domestically produced, Android-powered devices. India and Brazil, meanwhile, will enter the top five country markets for smartphones by 2016. Read More

Java-based Web attack installs hard-to-detect malware in RAM
A hard-to-detect piece of malware that doesn't create any files on the affected systems was dropped onto the computers of visitors to popular news sites in Russia in a drive-by download attack, according to security researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab. Drive-by download attacks are one of the primary methods of distributing malware over the Web. They usually exploit vulnerabilities in outdated software products to infect computers without requiring user interaction. Read More

Microsoft blames security info-sharing program for attack code leak
Microsoft on Friday confirmed that sample attack code created by the company had likely leaked to hackers from a program it runs with antivirus vendors. "Details of the proof-of-concept code appear to match the vulnerability information shared with Microsoft Active Protection Program (MAPP) partners," Yunsun Wee, a director with Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group, said in a statement posted on the company's site. Read More




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