Thursday, June 9, 2011

Social dinner with strangers, the guests will choose the network

The technology menu is a mix of Facebook, LinkedIn, MeetUp and Groupon. That's true, however, can vary between a sushi, a chicken curry, un'impepata of mussels or a double-decker hamburger. Everything starts from the net and then left, to the point that one of the few rules of the game is "off the smartphone, logout all." This is how the 'social dining', lunches or dinners organized at the computer with the aim of expanding their social networks.

Pirates have had access to data bank Citigroup

Citigroup reported, Thursday, June 9, a computer attack against its networks, allowing hackers to access data on hundreds of thousands of cardholders. "We contact customers whose information has been affected. Citi has implemented improved procedures to prevent such events from happening again," said the email spokesman Sean Kevelighan.

According to Citigroup, access to such data for about 1% of its clients, 200 000 people. The Financial Times wrote that the attack was discovered in May during a routine monitoring networks. The hackers had access to customer names, account numbers and contacts, including e-mail, said the bank.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

NATO wants to arm themselves against hackers

The Atlantic Alliance wants to strengthen its defense capabilities against computer attacks with the creation of a "cyberéquipe red," he said, Wednesday, June 8, a NATO expert at a conference in Tallinn, Estonia. "NATO plans to have a 'red cyberéquipe' that would greatly improve its defense capabilities, identifying gaps and deficiencies in the technical solutions and procedures for handling incidents," said Luc Dandurand, expert the NATO C3 Agency.

Kingston extends the capabilities of our gadgets

Storage is and always will be one of the strengths of any technological gadget. Considering the multimedia capabilities of tablets or smartphones, some with HD quality, is more than obvious that the storage space will be readily used. Kingston knows and has therefore presented an alternative, it is the new Wi-Drive, an accessory that will allow us to forget about storage for a while.

The Wi-Drive is a kind of "external hard drive" designed specifically for mobile gadgets such as tablets or smartphones. It aims to provide a simple, no wires, no hassles, for all mobile device users. Wi-Drive has a compact design with some measures 121.5 × 61.8 × 9.8 mm which will allow us to store it in any bag or pocket.

Xbox commitment Kinect

Microsoft's console has long been associated with the extremes to which players, once they repeat the game until you find all the nooks, achievements and extras. So leaders have risen in the U.S. and the UK. In Spain holds the second position, although it was the last player to leave the scene. E3 Microsoft has been a club with several rooms and rooms to test more deeply the news.

Of course, with instructors guiding the process. These are some of the best titles for Xbox Kinect and presented at E3: Child of Eden: I could go through a game of "point and shoot" but for its aesthetic almost psychotropic and puzzles, more side with trigger reflexes Well, with the body.

E3: Nintendo shows Wii U

Nintendo has finally unveiled the new games console that will replace the Wii. In recent months there has been talk so that both the characteristics of the name would have been, the new creature and Nintendo has finally been unveiled as the U Wii, which reads "You" Wii ". As usual, Nintendo wanted to differentiate themselves from the competition by submitting an innovative and very interesting, certainly raise a lot of interest for those who have had the pleasure of buying the old Wii.

Today, global test of IPv6 Internet

Today is proof of global Internet protocol IPv6. So far, the network has worked, and continues with the IPv4 protocol, but all the available addresses have already been distributed to the five regions with the authority responsible for its distribution, IANA, divide the world. In Europe is expected to award the contract runs out this year.

The growth of Internet connected machines and the idea of Internet of Things, in which any device must have its own address on the network, makes the demand for addresses from multiplying. This problem is solved by IPv6. To test its efficiency, today, more than 900 organizations that have Web sites from Yahoo Facehook to serve your pages under IPv6.