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Monday, 13 Aug, 2012
Samsung Galaxy S3 firmware stability update
Samsung have now released a firmware update for the Samsung Galaxy S3 here in the UK (see bootnote). It’s a 1MB XXLH1 firmware update via Over The Air (OTA). Which means you cannot update using Wi-Fi. Samsung are referring to this update for the S3 as a stability update. Julian has looked for an official change log but couldn’t find one, but some of his colleagues suspect that this update improves the wireless performance. The Galaxy S3 XXLH1 firmware update may also be preparing the S3 for Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean, Google’s latest Android mobile
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Friday, 10 Aug, 2012
Samsung Galaxy S3 Android security hints and tips
The Samsung Galaxy SIII (3) has been advertised quite heavily by Samsung here in the UK and in particular during the Olympics. Samsung have obviously paid David Beckham a lot of money to promote the new mobile device – that is for sure! So with this device clearly in the shop window here at London 2012, it’s even more important we look at what this device offers from the security standpoint. The Samsung Galaxy S3 uses the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system along with TouchWiz (which is Samsung’s own user interface) – it’s not the latest
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Friday, 10 Aug, 2012
European Alternative & Institutional Investing Summit
Dates: October 1-3, 2012 Venue: Le Meridien Beach Plaza Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco The European Alternative and Institutional Investing Summit will bring together institutional investment and private wealth management industry professionals from throughout North America and Europe for three days of engaging
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Thursday, 9 Aug, 2012
DEMO Fall 2012: Announcing Open Registration
Attend DEMO Oct 1-3 in Santa Clara for 25% off registration. Enter “partner” in Code box on reg screen for discount. http://bit.ly/N30flQ Please use the following URL for 2 free passes to attend. Please note that
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Tuesday, 7 Aug, 2012
ROOTCON 6 – Hacker Conference, September 7-8 2012 in Cebu, Philippines
ROOTCON is an annual hacker conference and Information Security gathering. It aims to share best practices and technologies through talks by qualified speakers and demos of exciting stuff (hacks, tools, tips, etc). Learn about solutions, products, techniques and critical
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Tuesday, 7 Aug, 2012
Connection Overload – OnDemand 05/12
1. Hacking Attacks - How and Why By Vikas Kumar In this age of prolific Internet use, a major concern that has emerged among webmasters and web hosts alike is the threat of hacking. Originally referring to the process of
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Monday, 6 Aug, 2012
Google improves Google (mobile) Wallet security
Google has been busy making some wholesale changes to the way Google Mobile Wallet (NFC payments) works. Note: there are two Google Wallets – the mobile* which allows you to use your mobile device while out shopping and an online version which is
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Friday, 3 Aug, 2012
Google Play Store app rules updated to deter abuse
Google has issued letters to Google Play Store app developers which contained a stern warning outlawing abuses such as impersonation, spamming and deceptive advertising. Google highlighted that it would not tolerate “unhealthy behaviour, like deceptive app names
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Friday, 3 Aug, 2012
Facebook Timeline will be compulsory from August 8
Facebook users will now be forced into using Timeline from August 8th. From the point when a user clicks ‘get Timeline’, they will still have seven days to play around with their new profile. This clock will
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Wednesday, 1 Aug, 2012
AnDevCon IV, Dec. 4-7 in San Francisco
AnDevCon IV, December 4-7 in Burlingame (San Francisco), is the technical conference for software developers building or selling Android apps. It will offer one day of intensive workshops, followed by three days of
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Wednesday, 1 Aug, 2012
WPDevCon, October 22-24, San Francisco
The first WPDevCon: Windows Phone Developer Conference is the independent conference for software developers, marketers and entrepreneurs building applications for Windows Phone-powered smartphones. Windows Phone is poised for take off with Microsoft putting the engines on full power in
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Wednesday, 1 Aug, 2012
















