Category: SciTech » Computers and Internet
Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Announcement - June 2013
4:17 pm Eastern | SciTech
Original release date: June 18, 2013 Oracle has released a June 2013 Critical Patch Update for Oracle Java SE. This Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities in Oracle Java SE. The update contains 40 new security vulnerability fixes, including a patch for Oracle JavaDoc frame injection vulnerability VU#225657. Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply Critical Patch Update fixes as soon as possible.The following versions of Oracle Java SE are affected:JDK and JRE 7 Update 21 and earlierJDK and JRE 6 Update 45 and earlierJDK and JRE 5.0 Update 45 and earlierJavaFX 2.2.21 and earlierUS-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the bulletin and follow best-practice seread more »
Yahoo! to Hold Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, June 25 at 8 A.M. PT / 11 A.M. ET
18 Jun 12:00 | Media
Yahoo! to Hold Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, June 25 at 8 A.M. PT / 11 A.M. ETread more »
Tennessee Awards HP $88 Million Medicaid Contract Extension
18 Jun 09:34 | SciTech
HP Enterprise Services today announced the Bureau of TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, has signed an $88 million agreement for HP to continue as the state’s facilities manager for another two years, helping enable the state’s program transformation while maintaining program stability for members.read more »
HP Announces Leadership Change in Printing and Personal Systems
18 Jun 09:34 | SciTech
HP today announced that Todd Bradley will step out of his role as executive vice president, Printing and Personal Systems (PPS), HP, to assume a new position at the company—executive vice president, Strategic Growth Initiatives. read more »
Celebrating 10 years of shared success
18 Jun 03:01 | Media
Ten years ago we launched AdSense to help publishers earn money by placing relevant ads on their websites. I can still remember the excitement and anticipation as AdSense went live that first day. Our small team huddled together in a cramped conference room, and right away we saw that publishers were as excited about AdSense as we were. read more »
Chromebooks: coming to more stores near you
18 Jun 02:18 | Media
In Northern California where I live, summer is here, which means family vacations, kids’ camps, BBQs and hopefully some relaxation. But it also means back-to-school shopping is just around the corner. So in case you’re on the hunt for a laptop in addition to pens, paper, and stylish new outfits, your search just got a whole lot easier. Chromebooks—a fast, simple, secure laptop that won't break the bank—will now be carried in over 3 times more stores than before, or more than 6,600 stores around the world. read more »
Our continued commitment to combating child exploitation online
17 Jun 19:49 | Media
The Internet has been a tremendous force for good—increasing access to information, improving people’s ability to communicate and driving economic growth. But like the physical world, there are dark corners on the web where criminal behavior exists.read more »
Chromebooks: coming to more stores near you
17 Jun 16:18 | Media
In Northern California where I live, summer is here, which means family vacations, kids’ camps, BBQs and hopefully some relaxation. But it also means back-to-school shopping is just around the corner. So in case you’re on the hunt for a laptop in addition to pens, paper, and stylish new outfits, your search just got a whole lot easier. Chromebooks—a fast, simple, secure laptop that won't break the bank—will now be carried in over 3 times more stores than before, or more than 6,600 stores around the world. read more »
Netflix To Premiere DreamWorks Animation's New Original TV Series
17 Jun 15:30 | Entertainment
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation have announced a multi-year deal making the world's largest Internet TV network the premiere home of new original series from the award-winning creators of global box-office hits including the Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon franchises.read more »
Happy Small Business Week.
17 Jun 11:09 | Media
Our first AdWords customer was a small business selling live mail-order lobsters. It’s been a long time since then, but a majority of our customers are still small businesses, who play a vital role not only for Google, but for the American economy. More than 60 percent of new jobs each year come from small businesses.read more »
SB13-168: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of June 10, 2013
17 Jun 08:21 | SciTech
Original release date: June 17, 2013 The US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. The NVD is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) / United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). For modified or updated entries, please visit the NVD, which contains historical vulnerability information.The vulnerabilities are based on the CVE vulnerability naming standard and are organized according to severity, determined by the read more »
Our continued commitment to combating child exploitation online
16 Jun 01:48 | Media
The Internet has been a tremendous force for good—increasing access to information, improving people’s ability to communicate and driving economic growth. But like the physical world, there are dark corners on the web where criminal behavior exists.read more »
Introducing Project Loon: Balloon-powered Internet access
14 Jun 23:16 | Media
The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes. But for 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. And this is far from being a solved problem. read more »
Google Detects Mass Phishing Attempts In Iran
14 Jun 06:17 | World
Google says for almost three weeks it has detected and disrupted multiple email-based phishing campaigns aimed at compromising the accounts owned by tens of thousands of Iranian users.read more »
BMI Files Royalty Rate Action Against Pandora
13 Jun 15:16 | Entertainment
Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) has filed an action in New York City asking the Federal Rate Court to set royalty fees for internet radio service Pandora on behalf of the organization's 600,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers.read more »
Getting healthy just got a little easier
13 Jun 11:28 | Media
We’re all looking for ways to get a little healthier and smarter about the choices we make. Having tools and information at your fingertips might help bring a bit of motivation to your routine, and of course good tunes and a strong community doesn’t hurt either. read more »
Play Cube Slam face-to-face against your friends
13 Jun 10:24 | Media
My friends and I used to play videogames all the time, squashed together on the couch, engaged in structured intellectual discourse about exactly how badly we were going to destroy each other. Now that we live spread out around the world, it’s a bit harder to dance in each other’s faces and yell “booyah!” every time we win a game. Enter: Cube Slam.read more »
HP Introduces New SMB Servers that Simplify IT, Boost Business Productivity
13 Jun 09:35 | SciTech
HP today announced new and enhanced HP ProLiant servers that help small and midsized businesses (SMBs) accelerate business results by simplifying the deployment, management and maintenance of their IT infrastructure.read more »
HP Announces 2013 AllianceOne Partner of the Year Award Winners
13 Jun 09:35 | SciTech
HP today announced the 2013 winners of the HP AllianceOne Partner of the Year Award.read more »
HP and Google to Simplify IT for Small and Medium Businesses
13 Jun 09:35 | SciTech
HP today announced the first phase of HP SMB IT in a Box—a “one-stop shop” technology solution for small and medium business (SMB) customers. read more »
Facebook Introduces Hashtags
13 Jun 06:34 | SciTech
Facebook has followed Twitter and other social media in introducing #hashtags which allows users to add context to a post or indicate that it is part of a larger discussion. read more »
Study Links Social Media And Narcissism
12 Jun 14:22 | SciTech
Facebook is a mirror and Twitter is a megaphone, according to a new University of Michigan study exploring how social media reflect and amplify the culture's growing levels of narcissism.read more »
Play Cube Slam face-to-face against your friends
12 Jun 13:07 | Media
My friends and I used to play videogames all the time, squashed together on the couch, engaged in structured intellectual discourse about exactly how badly we were going to destroy each other. Now that we live spread out around the world, it’s a bit harder to dance in each other’s faces and yell “booyah!” every time we win a game. Enter: Cube Slam.read more »
Video Games Train Brain To See More: Study
12 Jun 12:09 | Entertainment
Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player's hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to make better and faster use of visual input, according to Duke University researchers.read more »
90 Ideas to Change the World: Announcing Google Science Fair Festival Finalists
12 Jun 10:51 | Media
Many great scientists developed their curiosity for science at an early age and in January we called on the brightest young minds from around the world to send us their ideas to change the world. Our 2013 Google Science Fair attracted an exciting and diverse range of entries, with thousands of submissions from more than 120 countries. read more »
Security Updates Available for Adobe Flash Player
12 Jun 10:20 | SciTech
Original release date: June 12, 2013 Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Security updates are available for the following versions of Adobe Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.202 and earlier versions for WindowsAdobe Flash Player 11.7.700.203 and earlier versions for MacintoshAdobe Flash Player 11.2.202.285 and earlier versions for LinuxAdobe Flash Player 11.1.115.58 and earlier versions for Android 4.xAdobe Flash Player 11.1.111.54 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.xAdobe AIR 3.7.0.1860 and earlier versions for Windows and MacintoshAdobe AIR 3.7.0.1860 and earlier versions for AndroidAdobe AIR 3.7.0.1860 SDK & Compiler and earlier versionsUS-CERT encourages users and administrators to review read more »
Google Acquires Waze To Add Real-Time Traffic Updates To Google Maps
12 Jun 06:19 | SciTech
Google says it has acquired Israeli traffic information company Waze which will allow it to add real time traffic updates to Google Maps. read more »
Art, Copy & Code: sending kisses around the world
12 Jun 03:00 | Media
Thanks to modern technology you can connect with your loved ones by sending a quick note, a photo of your cat, even a smile :) around the world in seconds. But one of humanity’s most iconic forms of communication—the kiss—has been left out in the cold. Now, though, you can send a kiss to anyone, anywhere in the world, through Burberry Kisses, a new campaign from Burberry and Google. And not just any kiss, but your kiss.read more »
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of NSA Phone Spying Program
12 Jun 01:53 | U.S. News
The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed a constitutional challenge to a surveillance program under which the National Security Agency vacuums up information about every phone call placed within, from, or to the United States.read more »
Asking the U.S. government to allow Google to publish more national security request data
11 Jun 14:37 | Media
This morning we sent the following letter to the offices of the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read the full text below. -Ed.read more »
HP Introduces New SMB Servers that Simplify IT, Boost Business Productivity
11 Jun 14:05 | SciTech
HP today announced new and enhanced HP ProLiant servers that help small and midsized businesses (SMBs) accelerate business results by simplifying the deployment, management and maintenance of their IT infrastructure.read more »
HP Unleashes the Power of Big Data
11 Jun 14:05 | SciTech
HP today announced an expanded big data portfolio designed to enable organizations to gain better insight into their data and deliver real-time outcomes.read more »
HP Extends Support for OpenVMS through Year 2020
11 Jun 14:05 | SciTech
HP today announced it will extend engineering support for HP Integrity i2 servers, and offer software updates and support for customers with OpenVMS operating systems through at least the end of 2020.read more »
HP Powers Productivity with Next-generation Personal Systems, Printing for the Enterprise
11 Jun 14:05 | SciTech
HP today announced an expanded portfolio of printing and personal systems products and solutions designed to help organizations save time and resources.read more »
HP Achieves FedRAMP JAB Security Authorization for Managed Cloud Services for U.S. Government Clients Offering
11 Jun 14:05 | SciTech
HP Enterprise Services today announced that the Joint Authorization Board (JAB) of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP℠) has granted HP Enterprise Cloud Services – Virtual Private Cloud (ECS-VPC) for U.S. Public Sector a provisional Authority to Operate (pATO).read more »
HP Transforms How Customers Manage, Access and Mobilize the Office with Cloud Print Solutions
11 Jun 14:05 | SciTech
HP today announced new cloud solutions that help organizations improve efficiency and productivity while helping to ensure secure access to business information virtually anytime, anywhere.read more »
HP Expands Converged Storage Portfolio
11 Jun 14:05 | SciTech
HP today expanded the company’s Converged Storage portfolio with a solid-state optimized all-flash HP 3PAR StoreServ system that delivers performance and low latency without compromising enterprise resiliency or adding data-center complexity.read more »
Microsoft Releases June 2013 Security Bulletin
11 Jun 13:31 | SciTech
Original release date: June 11, 2013 Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for June 2013. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, information disclosure, denial of service, or elevation of privilege.US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the bulletin and follow best-practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy. read more »
Ninety ideas to change the world: Announcing the Regional Finalists for the 2013 Google Science Fair
11 Jun 12:30 | Media
Many great scientists developed their curiosity for science at an early age and in January we called on the brightest young minds from around the world to send us their ideas to change the world. Our 2013 Google Science Fair attracted an exciting and diverse range of entries, with thousands of submissions from more than 120 countries. read more »
How green is the Internet?
11 Jun 12:15 | Media
More than ever, people are using the Internet to shop, read, listen to music and learn. And businesses rely on Internet-based tools to operate and deliver their services efficiently. The Internet has created all kinds of new opportunities for society and the economy—but what does it mean for the environment? read more »
Google Maps and Waze, outsmarting traffic together
11 Jun 11:30 | Media
We’ve all been there: stuck in traffic, frustrated that you chose the wrong route on the drive to work. But imagine if you could see real-time traffic updates from friends and fellow travelers ahead of you, calling out “fender bender...totally stuck in left lane!” and showing faster routes that others are taking. read more »
SB13-161: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of June 3, 2013
10 Jun 08:13 | SciTech
Original release date: June 10, 2013 The US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. The NVD is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) / United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). For modified or updated entries, please visit the NVD, which contains historical vulnerability information.The vulnerabilities are based on the CVE vulnerability naming standard and are organized according to severity, determined by the read more »
New Tool Can Analyze Billions Of Tweets In Seconds
10 Jun 08:10 | U.S. News
A data scientist has created a powerful digital system capable of analyzing billions of tweets and other social media messages in just seconds, in an effort to discover patterns and make sense of all the information. read more »
U.S. Surveillance Activities Are Lawful Says Clapper
9 Jun 15:05 | U.S. News
Director of National Intelligence, James R. Clapper, says over the past week there have been "reckless disclosures" of intelligence community measures used to keep Americans safe. read more »
Remembering WEIZAC: the beginning of computing in Israel
9 Jun 02:00 | Media
Israel is now one of the world’s tech powerhouses, second only to Silicon Valley as a hub for startups, but it wasn’t always this way. Today, in honour of the 84th birthday of Professor Aviezri Fraenkel, we’re delighted to share a short film sharing his story of working on the WEIZAC, Israel’s first computer. read more »
What the ...?
7 Jun 15:50 | Media
Dear Google users— You may be aware of press reports alleging that Internet companies have joined a secret U.S. government program called PRISM to give the National Security Agency direct access to our servers. As Google’s CEO and Chief Legal Officer, we wanted you to have the facts.read more »
Internet Giants Deny NSA Has "Direct Access" To Their Servers For PRISM Snooping
7 Jun 2013 | U.S. News
Top silicon valley companies are denying they provide the National Security Agency with any "direct" access to their services for the purposes of a top secret data mining operation called PRISM.read more »
Excessive Facebook Use Can Damage Relationships, Study Finds
6 Jun 2013 | SciTech
New research shows that Facebook use could actually be damaging to users’ romantic relationships. read more »
LEGO And NASA Partner For Design and Build Contest
6 Jun 2013 | SciTech
NASA and the LEGO Group are partnering to inspire the next generation of aerospace engineers by offering a new airplane and spacecraft design competition. read more »
