Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Android AppStore
Apparently, Google plans an AppStore for its mobile platform Android, The Register reported.
In March, when Steve Jobs announced the iPhone SDK roadmap, a similar initiative was introduced for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Apple’s AppStore, which is included in the iPhone 2.0 software, is a new application that lets users browse, search, purchase and […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
OFT to investigate sale and rent back
The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate the controversial sale and rent back schemes that have come under increased fire over recent months. A market study is to be launched into the sale and rent back market, which is where a firm purchases a person’s home and then allows the former homeowner to rent […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Comcast highjackers
The computer attackers who took down Comcast’s homepage and webmail service for over five hours Thursday say they didn’t know what they were getting themselves into.
In an hour-long telephone conference call with Threat Level, the hackers known as “Defiant” and “EBK” expressed astonishment over the attention their DNS hijacking has garnered. In the call, the […]