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« Last post by Josh on January 04, 2011, 12:54 PM »The OS allocates resources as demanded by users or applications.
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The Threat:
A new Trojan affecting Android devices has recently emerged in China. Dubbed “Geinimi” based on its first known incarnation, this Trojan can compromise a significant amount of personal data on a user’s phone and send it to remote servers. The most sophisticated Android malware we’ve seen to date, Geinimi is also the first Android malware in the wild that displays botnet-like capabilities. Once the malware is installed on a user’s phone, it has the potential to receive commands from a remote server that allow the owner of that server to control the phone.
Geinimi is effectively being “grafted” onto repackaged versions of legitimate applications, primarily games, and distributed in third-party Chinese Android app markets. The affected applications request extensive permissions over and above the set that is requested by their legitimate original versions. Though the intent of this Trojan isn’t entirely clear, the possibilities for intent range from a malicious ad-network to an attempt to create an Android botnet.
Lookout has already delivered an update for its Android users to protect them against known instances of the Trojan. If you are already a Lookout user (free or premium), you are protected and no action is needed.
[19:41] * mous3r (~mouser@BLANKEDOUT) has joined #donationcoder
[19:43] <@Metshrine> mouser sucks?
[19:43] <@Metshrine> how long did it take you to figure that one out
[19:43] <mous3r> wtf
[19:45] <mous3r> wtf who is imposter mouser
[19:45] <mous3r> scancode!!!!!
[19:45] <f0dder> hehehe
[19:46] <f0dder> [01:22:59] <Groonk> (we need to move to an IRC network with services... duh)
[19:47] <f0dder> if I did music, I'd want an iPad: http://www.youtube.c.../watch?v=E5bIcQtQMrk
[19:51] <@MouserBot> [DC Forum] Re: Not backing up will cost you! - Living Room - by Dormouse - https://www.donation....msg228576#msg228576
[19:52] <Krish> lol
[19:52] <Groonk> mous3r
[19:52] <Groonk> ready for nickname switch?
[19:53] <Krish> scannie you scoundrel
[19:53] <mous3r> yep
[19:54] <mous3r> go go gadget nick switch
[19:54] * mouser is now known as TruMouser
[19:54] * Metshrine is now known as mouser
[19:54] <@mouser> OWNED!
The VLC media player is a popular open source app for Mac, Windows, Linux, and even iOS. The best thing about VLC is that it’s capable of handling almost any video format you can throw at it without breaking a sweat — although the iOS version is limited by the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad hardware, making HD video playback difficult. Still, I can’t help but be a little excited that the developers are working on a version of VLC for Google Android.
The new Android app could be available for download within the next few weeks. Early development was apparently difficult because Android’s multimedia output libraries were written in Java, but Google recently released tools that let the VLC team write native code for Android.
FRUIT THEMED VENDOR Apple has confirmed there are several display issues in its Macbook Air notebooks.
When you've paid way over the odds for a shiny toy with most of the cost going towards the logo you should expect that your techno fetish piece will at least work. But there have been several online reports that Apple's latest stupidly expensive ultra-thin laptops have a few flaws that seemingly won't go away.
Now Apple has been found firing off internal investigation memos regarding the 13-inch late 2010 Macbook Air and the 11-inch late 2010 Macbook Air. According to bgr.com, Apple is taking the complaints seriously. One of its sources sent the website an Apple internal memo with a big red "confidential information" banner splattered across the top.
The reported symptoms bugging the latest Macbook Air models include the internal display fading to dark after waking from sleep mode. That issue has affected both 13-inch and 11-inch late 2010 Macbook Air laptops. Apple is also looking into a horizontal flickering when the 13-inch Macbook Air wakes from sleep or after hot-plugging a display.
Apple's resolution for both problems is to force the display to power cycle by closing the lid, waiting for ten seconds and then re-opening the lid to wake the Macbook Air. Hey presto, the Macbook Air's display should return to normal.
Apple follows up with a generic PR statement that says the display problems will be resolved by a software update. We don't know when or where, and the company certainly hasn't and won't address the all-important why. µ
