iPhone found to be more ‘vulnerable’ than Android smartphones - Yahoo! News

Yahoo News is running a story saying the the I-Phone maybe more vulnerable than Android,
 or most of the other smart phones

  WHAT. Can it be??
No. Surley not!! But, now-a-day's you never know. It's a bit like when I hear officials say that a system is secure from hacks, or "can't be hacked".
Everyone & everything has a weakness.

One of the I-Phone's greatest attraction to the hacker, is that Apple give the impression that (while not actually saying it), it's product is totally secure.
A good site to have a look at, to see what vulnerabilities have been ADMITTED to have been found (as oppossed to what is been kept quiet about), is at The ultilmate security vulnerability datasource, not just for Apple, but all other products, Android as well.

OUYA see's a good start to 2013

Ouya, the Kick Starter gameing console project, built on the open source O/S, Android, has had a healthy start to 2013, with 1200 units being shipped to developers and others in the pre-order circles.
 TechCrunch  has an article and 'unboxing video' on the shipment.
At this stage it seems estimates on costs of the gaming console are at around the US$100 mark.
To keep up with the projects latest's happenings, keep an eye on OUYA.TV.

Fairwell to the first lady to the stars

Fairwell Sally Ride. Mission Specialist on Space Shuttle Challenger flight STS-7. First lady in space and founder of Sally Ride Science.

3 Mozilla updates

Mozilla has posted updates to Firefox, Thunderbird & Seamonkey.

Oracle's release of a Critical update

Oracle has posted a Criticle update to patch some 87 soft spots, found in it's various Sun & Oracle products.

Most are in it's enterprise libary of products, & more detail can be found at Oracle

Barnawartha to get BP Service Centre

Looks like there are plans for a BP service centre at Barnawartha in Victoria's north.
The 24hr site is to be part of Barney's Logic Centre, & accomadate around 45 trucks.

It would be funny if it wasn't real

A humourous start to the week.
But is it really funny??

FBI's MegaUpload raid, excessive & ILLEGAL!!!

  The USA's attempt to extradite MegaUpload's Kim Dotcom has taken a wallop.
   A New Zealand High Court has ruled a raid by the New Zealand Police & US FBI, as illegal.
   Justice Helen Winkelmann, also declared that the search warrant parameters were too broad & that authorities exceeded their powers.
More from news.com.

Internet Explorer security hole

It seems that there is what they call a XML memory corruption vulnerability that is currently being used by the bad guys to get into users machines using Internet Explorer. At the moment there is no fix, but Microsoft has a work around at the link below. Security experts are suggesting to use it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2719615

Microsoft in doghouse for making privacy a Default

Microsoft decision to make DNT (Do Not Track) turned on by default has hit a wall of resistance.
Some not happy, some fear it may make some not respect it at all. My thoughts and a couple of questions.

The DeLorean makes a comeback

The DeLorean is back. Or is that, was back, or will be back?? I don't know.
Anyway from whatever time, it's back.
The company just released a prototype DMC-12 Ev at the DMC Texas Open House. Has a 260 horsepower electric motor, giving it a top speed of 125 mph. But don't forget to turn off the time circuits, or you'll see some serious shit happen!!
For a few more spec's including if it comes with a flux capacitor, check out inhabitat

NBN gives only 23% to Aussie firms

A spat has broken out with The Australian saying the NBN Co. has given Australian controlled companies contracts worth only 23%, during the construction. NBN Co. say's it's more like 50%.
Check out The Australian's analysis that has local tech firms feeling left out
The 23%  is even further reduced if you consider that Optus is 100% owned by Singapore Telecommuncations

Truckie assist, ends police high speed chase

A high speed chase by police ended,  when a truckie assisted, and blocked a speeding car from passing on  the north side of Albury on Saturday morning. Not only is the car driver being charged on alleged drink driving, but also throw in dangerous driving, disqualified driving, unregistered & uninsured vehicle, using a vehicle with defective tyres, and I assume there could well be failing to stop under police direction, or something along those lines.
Story covered by both The Border Mail and the ABC Goulburn Murray

Horse deaths a mystery

A property in Kooralbyn, South Queensland (between Surfers Paradise and Warwick ), is at a lose as to the death of an alarming number of horses. Several vets, the RSPCA, and veteran horsemen, all have had  theories, but all theories have come up false.
The Sydney Morning Herald  has more on the puzzle

Ruttley freightlines ceases trading

ATN is running a story behind a paywall saying  Ruttley Freightlines have finished trading and owe millions in Tax and entitlememts.
For those with access to their paywall

C-15 CAT's will purr to meet Aussie design rules

It seems Caterpillar are not going to give up the truck engines as quietly as we thought.
It seems Cat have been able to come up with a few tweaks & minor changes that will give the C-15 engine block enough of a change to allow it to meet new Australian Design laws.

Story is by the ATN Magazine
 Image credit William Adams

Council reject Vodafone phone tower

Launceston City Council has rejected a request for the erection of a Vodafone mobile phone tower. One of the reasons for the rejection was, health concerns. Despite the fact that the tower at it's peak, would only emit a field of electromagnetic energy that was only 0.02% (2/10,000th's) of the recommended level by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, the Council ignored recommendations from it's own Council Planners, and follow the wishes of local residents that opposed the tower.
The Examiner in Tassy has the story

NSW RTA hope that Santa will bring smart phone app for Xmas.

NSW RTA hope that they will have a smart phone app out for testing by Christmas. The app will use it's GPS and AGPS to monitor both your position, and your speed compared with the posted speed limit for that area. If your over, it will alert you.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/nsws-rta-to-road-test-app-for-speed/story-e6frgakx-1226163384731

NBN, the most extreme example of government intervention

The  NBN Co. is having a tough time of it at the moment. In the last day or two, they have taken fire from,  The ACCC,  the UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network.
The EIU costed Australia's broadband at $3455 per house, compared with The States at $159 & The U.K. at $57.  via The Sydney Morning Herald.

The Daily Telegraph has a report on how the ACCC has a few points of concern over ISP's access to the NBN network, and it's reliance on Telstra's copper network for a period to come.

And has a report on how the NBN's deal with Optus, will gag Optus from expressing any negative comments about the NBN for 15 years. ummm, what???
Mmm!!

ACCC boss says look-out, Telstra, NBN & others

Rod Simms,the new head of the ACCC, is wasting no time demonstrating who's the boss. He's only been in the job a few weeks, and has issue a warning to a few of the countries bigger money spinners.
Telstra, NBN Co., Australian Airports and the big supermarket chainshave all been warned, He's watching you!!
you can hear the ABC's, Mark Colvin in an interview with Rod Simms here