http://www.panisphere.com Your Everyday Blog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:49:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The US government is now pushing for a more rigorous cyber crime detection program to stop hackers from daily attack on its computers as it ensures citizens that their privacy will be upheld. Called the Einstein 3, the pioneering program under President Barack Obama administration was delayed due to plan restrictions ... http://www.panisphere.com/us-gov%e2%80%99t-pushes-for-more-rigorous-cyber-crime-detection-upholds-privacy Tokyo-based Sony Corp. remained on a down hill slope as it continues to struggle in winning back Walkman’s industry reputation. This, as the company celebrated the music player’s 30th year anniversary on Wednesday. According to Japanese media reports, Sony has lost some 98.8 billion yen or $1.02 billion in March, the ... http://www.panisphere.com/struggling-sony-marks-walkman-30-year-anniversary Liberal groups on Monday expressed concern over a South Korean flash video game called “Spot the Spy”, which reportedly asks gamers to “keep a close watch” on suspected spies and North Korean sympathizers. The spy game, hosted by the National Intelligence Service, was created to mark the Korean War anniversary. The ... http://www.panisphere.com/south-korean-%e2%80%9cspot-the-spy%e2%80%9d-game-irks-liberal-groups Technology giant Apple Inc. pulled out an iPhone and iPod application that shows nude pictures of women and said that it will not allow inappropriate contents from reaching its users. In a statement, Apple spokesman said the company has pulled out the controversial “Hottest Girls” application after its developer Allan Leung ... http://www.panisphere.com/apple-pulls-out-apps-showing-nude-women Some 22 major global business groups on Friday urged the Chinese government to scrap the implementation of the order that will filter web contents through pre-installed software, saying it may pose more problems in security and privacy of the users. In their letter to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, the chamber of ... http://www.panisphere.com/drop-web-filter-china-urged Following reports that Chinese government is forcing Google to sanitize its content, users in the country reported that they cannot access search engine giant, according to BBC news on Thursday. Meanwhile, Google said it is now investigating the incident to determine if authorities have indeed blocked its service, adding that they ... http://www.panisphere.com/access-to-google-disrupted-in-china As digital hackers are becoming more sophisticated nowadays, security experts warn that a new strain of malware is attacking automated teller machines (ATMs) worldwide and these may even evolve into something which may be harder to detect and contain. According to security firm SpiderLabs, a sample of ATM malware from a ... http://www.panisphere.com/atm-malware-attacking-consumers-worldwide In an effort to stop child pornography and protect consumers against online criminals, the federal government has shut down an Internet service provider believed to be spreading computer viruses and pornographic materials involving minors. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday that it shut down Pricewent LLC based in a ... http://www.panisphere.com/government-shuts-down-isp-company-spreading-malware-pornography After dominating the mobile phone market, Nokia Corporation is starting to lose popularity among young consumers as other key players are emerging, according to a recent survey. Online networking giant Habbo Hotel conducted a survey, which included 112,000 teenagers ages 13 to 16 from 30 countries, said that 21 percent of ... http://www.panisphere.com/survey-says-nokia%e2%80%99s-popularity-fading Cuban authorities on Friday accused Microsoft Corp. for the “bias” blocking of Windows messenger instant messaging service in the country and other nations sanctioned by the United States, stressing  that it is yet another “harassment” from Washington. In a recent report, Microsoft announced the removal of the service to countries like ... http://www.panisphere.com/microsoft-blocks-messenger-angers-cuban