Sin City, the Big Apple and the Windy City–with Labor Day marking the end of the summer, Americans scurry to book flights to these metropolises to enjoy the last long weekend before temperatures drop. According to Orbitz, Las Vegas, New York and Chicago are the three most popular Labor Day weekend destinations for Americans, followed […] More

A Russian password-breaking company have released software it claims can retrieve passwords stored on the latest version of the Apple iPhone. The technique allegedly does not modify the device or any of the data stored on the device. ElcomSoft of Moscow claims the iPhone Password Breaker software can recover encrypted keychains used by the iPhone […] More

Following the recent ruling by the Library of Congress’ Patent Office,  an app called JailbreakMe 2.0 has become available that enables users to jailbreak the iPhone and iPod touch. The app uses a PDF exploit for approximately 20 different combinations of hardware and software, according to security researchers at F-Secure. Charlie Miller of Independent Security […] More

Cyber criminals, who are always quick to latch onto the latest trend to disseminate spam, have taken to using the launch of Angelina Jolie’s new film, Salt. The criminals are placing infected QuickTime files on file-sharing sites purporting to be related to the new movie. Users who attempt to download the files receive a prompt […] More

Following a recent ruling by the Library of Congress’ Patent Office, an app which allows users to run non-Apple approved applications on iPhone 4 has been released. The app, called Jailbreakme 2.0 works for all iPhones and iPod touches operating iOS4, the app’s developers said. However, some users are reporting issues such as losing FaceTime […] More

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is the highest-paid CEO of this decade, followed by Barry Diller of IAC/InterActive and Occidental Petroleum’s Ray Irani as billion-dollar earners, according to Wall Street Journal. Larry Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle Corp., topped the list of best-paid executives of public companies during the past 10 years, with $1.84 billion […] More

Following recent revelations regarding Apple apps developers using hacked accounts to boost ratings, speculation has increased surrounding just how the accounts were compromised. Researchers at F-Secure view the matter as relatively simple, as figuring out the password to iTunes could be as simple as accessing the email password of the target. According to a recent […] More

The number of vulnerabilities recorded in the first half of 2010 is almost equal to the total number of vulnerabilities recorded in 2009, according to a report by Secunia, a security notification firm. Apple, Oracle and Microsoft topped the list with the most recorded vulnerabilities. The company sees the threat landscape as shifting from targeting […] More

Deviant developers are utilizing compromised iTunes apps accounts to boost rankings and increase sales. The hijacked accounts have purportedly been used to purchase copies of obscure Vietnamese-language eBooks, likely to boost rankings. The eBooks have been pulled from the apps store and the seller’s account has been suspended, according to media reports. At the time […] More

Miracle cure.  Fountain of youth.  We“™ve all heard outrageous claims of the one thing that will make us healthier, happier, skinnier or sexier. Is there such a thing? Some would lay claim that apple cider vinegar is that cure all. As far back as 400 BC, vinegar has been used as a food, a home […] More

Like many other IT professionals, Gunnar Hellekson’s interest in computers was born at an early age, but it was not until college he received formal training in the field. While taking engineering classes, Hellekson put his skills and his entrepreneurial side to use and worked as a systems administrator to make some money. Not long […] More

He makes it look easy. That's the first thing that comes to mind when speaking with Ted Davies, president of Unisys Federal Systems. Ever since Davies took the helm in October 2008, he's steered the company's federal unit toward key wins on several fronts. Among them: high marks on the federal government's IT Dashboard. For […] More