Day: October 3, 2013

Science Magazine Sting Operation Catches Predatory Journals In the Act

sciencehabit writes “A sting operation orchestrated by Science’s contributing news correspondent John Bohannon exposes the dark side of open-access publishing. Bohannon created a spoof scientific report, authored by made-up researchers from institutions that don’t actually exist, and submitted it to 304 peer-reviewed, open-access journals around the world. His hoax paper claimed that a particular molecule…


Comcast Xfinity on-demand services get deeper CBS bench

The cable TV provider’s on-demand and TV Everywhere services get access to more CBS television shows…….


Adobe admits 2.9M customer accounts have been compromised

Unfortunately, the attack on Adobe also compromised customer names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and other information relating to customer orders…….


LG’s smartphone throws a curve

The screen in LG’s next phone is curved, Samsung HomeSync competes with Apple TV, and Google’s music app may be coming soon to iOS…….


Nexus 5 said to be ‘half the price’ of the iPhone 5S

A source says the new Google phone will come with an attractive price for those that have been hankering for a new Nexus…….


NASA Astronaut Talks Gravity, Spacewalking, ISS

Nerval’s Lobster writes “The upcoming movie Gravity features a pair of astronauts (George Clooney and Sandra Bullock) stranded in orbit after their space shuttle is destroyed by floating debris. Faced with dwindling oxygen levels, they struggle to reach the nearby International Space Station (ISS). It’s a movie, so some deviations from reality are expected, but…


WebAssist PowerCMS PHP Cross Site Scripting

WebAssist PowerCMS PHP suffers from multiple cross site scripting vulnerabilities…….


Aanval 7.1 Build 70151 SQL Injection / Cross Site Scripting

Aanval version 7.1 build 70151 suffers from cross site scripting and remote SQL injection vulnerabilities…….


Samsung DENIES benchmark cheating, despite evidence

Honorable Apple tweets umbrage at alleged chicanery……


Report: Apple acquired personal assistant app Cue

Apple is veering into Yahoo-like territory when it comes to startup acquisitions lately…….