11th August 2012 Archive

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AntiLeaks group claim responsibility for WikiLeaks attacks

DDoS hampers Trapwire surveillance system leaks

The WikiLeaks website has been under a major DDoS attack over the last few days and a group calling itself AntiLeaks has claimed responsibility. "We are young adults, citizens of the United States of America and are deeply concerned about the recent developments with Julian Assange and his attempt at asylum in Ecuador," said …

Security 11 Aug 00:03
Google to skew search results to punish PIRATES

Sites with most copyright removal notices sink to bottom

Online copyright infringers take note. Beginning next week, Google will modify its search algorithms so that it ranks search results based on the number of valid copyright removal notices it receives for a given site, among other factors. The search giant says it "regularly" receives requests to remove URLs from its search …

Media 11 Aug 00:25
Ten Android games

Product Round-up It's Play time

Not everyone will agree with me that the Nexus 7 tablet is nigh on perfect but I can't imagine anyone seriously questioning its ability as a gaming machine. With a quad-core CPU and a 720p IPS screen, we're off to a good start. It's also the perfect size and weight to hold in both hands but still give your thumbs free range to …

Games 11 Aug 07:00
Privacy snafu as TOPLESS Mark Zuckerberg picture leaks online

Gets his hairy chest out for the lads

A picture of Mark Zuckerberg baring his chest at a party has surfaced online after what seems to be a mistaken overshare by a Facebook employee. The perils of privacy mistakes The photo shows a hairy-chested and surprisingly fit Zuckerberg surrounded by similarly topless men (although one is wearing a bow tie) and was taken …

Bootnotes 11 Aug 21:25