Microsoft has kicked off what it calls the Two-Year Countdown. In a recent blog post, company spokeswoman Stella Chernyak said that as of April 8, 2014, Windows XP and Office 2003 will no longer be supported. On that date, Microsoft will stop shipping security updates for both products. Read the complete article here
The 2011 holiday shopping season is here. We’ve saved you some time and put together your very own online shopping guide with best practices on how to avoid identity theft when shopping online, best coupon sites, some cool shopping apps and best days to shop. Take a look. (source:Rackspace Email & Apps Blog)
Hidden software in your smartphone might be spying on you. Until an uproar this week, chances are you had never heard of a company called Carrier IQ, but if you own a smartphone, it’s possible this little California company has collected lots of information about you.
Carrier IQ makes software that has been pre-installed on mobile phones used by millions of consumers. “It is installed by the wireless carriers like Sprint and AT&T,” says Chris Soghoian, a security and privacy researcher at Indiana University. “It is insanely difficult to remove. In fact, you probably have to violate your warranty and perform the equivalent to a lobotomy to remove it from your device.”
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