Tuesday
May032011

McAfee Leads in enterprise endpoint protection and threat detection 

McAfee  announced several market validations of its enterprise endpoint security technology, with independent proof of superior threat detection and endpoint performance, powered by a unique unified threat intelligence system and an integrated management platform.

 

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Monday
May022011

RIM releases Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook app

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

RIM made good on its promise to start offering 'essential' apps for the two week old BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet by releasing the first official Facebook app designed for a tablet. The FaceBook for BlackBerry PlayBook is the only tablet-specific application (Android and iOS are using ill-fitting blown-up versions of their smartphone counterparts). The Facebook app was built by RIM using Adobe Air and Adobe Flash technology.

Hit jump for more screenshots of the new app.

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Monday
May022011

Breaking News: Sony pulls gaming service after 24.6 million more user accounts are stolen

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Sony has been forced to cut off its Sony Online Entertainment service after another 24.6 million user accounts have been compromised by hackers Sony said in a press release. This is the second such instance of customer data being accessed on Sony online gaming and entertainment services and brings the total number of compromised user accounts breached to 100 million, which is unprecedented.

The first attack which took place  April 20th, forcing Sony to pull the plug on its PlayStation Network and Qriocity streaming services after 77 million user accounts were exposed. These services have not gone back online.

The attack on Sony's online services, which have critical user information such as names, addresses and passwords has earned the ire of customers and observers who are aware that this information can be used by hackers to access other services, commit fraud and ultimately lead to identity theft. 12,700 non-U.S. credit or debit card numbers and expiration dates (but not credit card security codes) were also taken.

Hit the jump is Sony's recent press release on the matter.

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Monday
May022011

Contest! Win a Nokia C6-01 smartphone!

Nokia Canada is giving a way a Nokia C6-01 Symbian smartphone to a lucky winner! This compact smarphone has all the goods including an 8 Megapixel camera, HD video recording, the latest OVI apps and maps and a bevy of features all accessible on a stunning 3.2" high-resolution screen.

There's a two step process to join the contest

1) Follow @CReviewer and @Nokiacanada on Twitter and retweet the message "I want to win that awesome Nokia C6-01 from @CReviewer and @Nokiacanada!" 

2)Visit our Facebook Page and click on the "Like" button on the page.

Good luck and thanks for joining! All our current Facebook and Twitter followers are automatically entered to win.