Engineers’ Must-Reads This Week
(June 9 – 15, 2010)
NSF funds computer virus immunization effort
(EE Times 06/10/2010 R. Colin Johnson)
PORTLAND, Ore.—The wide proliferation of wireless mobile computing devices like smartphones has increased global networks vulnerability to cyber security violations, according to Florida State University (FSU), which is pursuing an effort to immunize applications with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Thousands of iPad customer’s data exposed due to security flaw
(The IET 06/10/2010)
AT&T says some users of Apple's iPad have had personal information exposed via a network security flaw, two months after the tablet computer was launched and smashed sales expectations.
Violent videogames harmless for most kids
(The IET 06/10/2010)
Violent videogames can increase aggression and hostility but can also hone visual/spatial skills, scientists say.
Chips aimed at simplifying digital audio
(The IET 06/09/2010 Bryan Betts)
Cirrus Logic launches two ICs which it claimed would ease the task of designing smartphones and other mobile consumer electronic devices and make them cheaper to manufacture.
Hackers obtain email addresses of iPad 3G owners
(Inquirer.net 06/10/2010 AFP)
WASHINGTON—A shadowy hacking group obtained the email addresses of over 114,000 owners of Apple iPads by exploiting a vulnerability at US telecom giant AT&T, a Silicon Valley website reports.
Nielsen launches microsite for Asian-American communities
(Inquirer.net 06/11/2010)
The Nielsen Company, the world’s leading marketing and media information company, unveils its in-language microsites for the Asian-American, Hispanic/Latino, and African-American communities.
Google gives itself a jolt of 'Caffeine'
(Inquirer.net 06/10/2010 AFP)
WASHINGTON—Google gets faster and more comprehensive with a new Web indexing system called "Caffeine."
Group develops medical software for smartphones
(EE Times 06/14/2010)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Continua Health Alliance develops a software library of source code to run medical applications on select smartphones.