Apple to Begin Trial Production of iPhone 5S for Earlier Than Expected Launch?
DigiTimes relays a report coming from a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. In it, the Commercial Times claims that Apple will begin trial production of the iPhone 5S as early as December.
Facing low yield rates in the production of iPhone 5, Apple has accelerated the certification processes for related parts and components for the iPhone 5S, the paper revealed.
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/12/apple-to-begin-trial-production-of-iphone-5s-for-earlier-than-expected-launch/
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YouTube prepares its second Channels push, 60% of content partners to lose funding.
Ad Age reports that the company is readying a second round of funding but the fresh money will only be seen by 30 to 40 percent of its 100 plus channel partners, which were recruited to make the service more TV-like and competitive against video-on-demand (VoD) services.
http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/11/12/youtube-set-to/
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McDonald’s Records Conversations for “Quality Assurance Purposes”
David Litchfield of security firm Acuvant reveals that the McDonald’s from Sydney Airport records its customers’ conversations.
“Your conversations will be audio and video recorded for quality assurance purposes,” reads a sign at the entrance.
Although it might be a good thing that the company is trying to offer quality services to customers, one can’t help but wonder about the privacy implications of such practices.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/McDonald-s-Records-Conversations-for-Quality-Assurance-Purposes-306142.shtml
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Windows 8 protected from 85% of malware detected in the past six months, right out the box
Now that Windows 8 is on sale and has already been purchased by millions, expect very close scrutiny of Microsoft’s latest and greatest security features. 0-day vulnerabilities are already being claimed, but what about the malware that’s already out there? Windows 8 certainly isn’t perfect, but it’s definitely come a long way.
Security firm BitDefender ran a very interesting test recently: the company took 385 of the most popular malware samples it found in the past six months and threw them at Windows 8 to see how it fares in its default state (with Windows Defender enabled).
Only 61 malware threats managed to infect Windows 7′s successor, or about 15.84 percent. BitDefender rounded this down and declared that the “Newly launched Window 8 is prone to infection by some 15 per cent of the 100 malware families most used by cyber criminals this year.” I prefer the reverse number, as you can see in the headline above.
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/11/09/windows-8-protected-from-85-of-malware-detected-in-the-past-six-months-right-out-the-box/
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BlackBerry 10 Launch Event to be Held on January 30th 2013
Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today that it will hold its BlackBerry® 10 launch event on January 30th, 2013. The event will happen simultaneously in multiple countries around the world. This day will mark the official launch of its new platform - BlackBerry 10, as well as the unveiling of the first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Details on the smartphones and their availability will be announced at the event.
“In building BlackBerry 10, we set out to create a truly unique mobile computing experience that constantly adapts to your needs. Our team has been working tirelessly to bring our customers innovative features combined with a best in class browser, a rich application ecosystem, and cutting-edge multimedia capabilities. All of this will be integrated into a user experience – the BlackBerry Flow – that is unlike any smartphone on the market today,” said Thorsten Heins, President and CEO of Research In Motion. “Thanks to our strong partnerships with global carriers and
