China, PCs, Websites
China Demands PCs Block Websites
The Chinese government is requiring that all personal PCs shipped into the country must have software that blocks access to certain types of Websites, according to the Wall Street Journal. [...] You are here. Home News Goverment IT China Demands PCs Block Websites. [...] China Demands PCs Block Websites. [...]
Massive Attack Infects 57,000 Sites
Analysis of the malware binaries indicates possible origin in China, she told eWEEK. However, SQL injection is a global problem and certainly China is also a victim of these types of attacks. Currently, ScanSafe is tracking a separate wave of compromises involving SQL injection in which only Chinese websites appear to be targeted. [...] There are about 70,000 compromised websites in China resulting from those attacks. [...] China is the likely source - but also a victim of the Trojan campaign which installs malware on visitors PCs. [...]
Windows 7 Grows Market Share As XP Declines
Net Applications draws its statistics by aggregating data from some 40,000 websites, allowing it to track numbers for PCs, mobile devices, consoles, handhelds and servers. [...] During a 28 January conference call, Microsoft CFO Peter Klein indicated that the uptick in revenues was due largely to strong consumer demand for Windows 7 and PCs. Despite that, enterprise software sales have remained stagnant. [...] Microsoft's Windows 7 ran on nearly 10 percent of PCs during the last day of January, according to statistics-tracking firm Net Applications, reflecting a general adoption trend upwards for the operating system. [...]
Windows 7 Sales Hit By Delayed Business Refresh
6 had 1.80 percent and Linux claimed 1.02 percent. Net Applications uses data from about 40,000 Websites, allowing it to analyze adoption numbers not only for mobile devices, consoles, handhelds and servers as well as PCs. [...]
Banking Trojan Exposed By Researchers
The cyber-gang used the well-known LuckySpoilt crimeware tool kit to exploit victims' browsers and install the Trojan on their PCs. The gang did this via both malicious and compromised Websites, ultimately attracting roughly 96,000 visitors. Of those, researchers found that 6,400 were infected. [...]
Gateway Launches Windows 7 Touch-Screen PCs
The PCs' screens respond to one- or two-finger use, enabling users to easily launch applications, zoom in and out of photos or Websites, resize windows and even handwrite notes. Gateway, which is now part of Acer, announced the new ZX Series on 7 Oct. [...] Gateway has introduced the ZX Series, three all-in-one touch screen desktop PCs that boast power, options and a seriously streamlined aesthetic &mdash. so much so, that some users will find the keyboard optional. [...] The PCs resemble slim, black flat-panel televisions, and in some instances can be used as one. The keyboard and mouse are wireless, and the webcam, microphone and high-definition speaker system are built in. [...]
Apple Reportedly Seeking 10-Inch Screens For Tablet
However, Richard is not the first high-profile executive prone to (alleged) loose lips - a former Google China executive reportedly wrote in his blog that Apple expects to sell 10 million tablet PCs in its first year out. [...] Earlier this week, the content from the website of gesture recognition technology company FingerWorks, known for its TouchStream multitouch keyboard and for being acquired by Apple in 2005, was removed, leading to speculation that the company's technology will be featured in Apple's rumoured tablet device. [...]
Apple Could Sell 10 Million Tablets In 2010
A former Google China executive reportedly wrote in his blog that Apple expects to sell 10 million tablet PCs in its first year out. [...] Lee Kai-fu, former president of Google Inc. Greater China, wrote in a 28 Dec. post on his Website that Apple is expecting to ship 10 million tablet computers in the first year of the device's release, according to reporting from Bloomberg. [...]
UK Government Bodies Urged To End “Dirty IT”
A lot of e-waste is sent to China, India and Africa, but much of it is falsely declared as second hand goods for re-use, to avoid rules on the treatment of e-waste. This problem of mis-reporting has been raised by other groups including Computer Aid, which ships refurbished PCs to the developing world, legitimately. [...] While the UK government is encouraging users to keep their IT kit longer in order to save money and reduce their environmental impact, producing less waste would also reducing suffering in the developing world, where e-waste is often illegally dumped and reprocessed in ways which cause illness and death, delegates were told at yesterday's Government ICT conference in London. [...] We have a 21st century industry, but its waste is dealt with by a mediaeval system in the developing world, said Catalina McGregor, the UK Government's deputy champion for green ICT, who showed the horrific conditions of Third World e-waste workers in a Greenpeace video. [...]
Zero Day Attack Targets Internet Explorer Users
The exploit code for the previously unknown vulnerability seems to originate from a series of servers mostly located in China, which redirects IE users from thousands of legitimate websites to ones containing a variety of harmful malware. [...] A zero day vulnerability exploiting the DirectShow ActiveX object of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has been targeting Windows XP and 2003 users through compromised websites. [...]
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