Ashton's 'kudos' for Twitter hacker

Ashton Kutcher has given "kudos" to whoever hacked into his Twitter account to highlight the website's security flaws.

The actor, producer and unofficial king of Twitter had his account hijacked by hackers who posted two tweets. One referred to the site's lack of Secure Sockets Layers for secure browsing, saying: "Ashton, you've been Punk'd. This account is not secure. Dude, where's my SSL?"

The second said: ""P.s. This is for those young protesters around the world who deserve not to have their Facebook and Twitter accounts hacked like this. #SSL".

However, instead of lashing out, Ashton has commended the tricksters, tweeting: "Kudos to the clever one but nothing a little diplomacy couldn't resolve. @aplusk is back in the saddle".

It is not the first time Ashton has been the victim of hacking. Last year he lost all of his followers when a hacker decided to remove the number of followers of many famous tweeters including the likes of Justin Bieber, who tweeted his dismay saying: "So I woke up here in LA and Twitter has been hacked. Turns out I am no longer popular. Hackers, I send a warning... U have now p***sed off over two million teenage girls. They are more dangerous than Navy Sea

Phone-hacking inquiry spreads to Sunday Times, Prescott tells Lords

John Prescott, phone hacking Prescott said: 'It is a number of papers owned by the Murdoch press and a number of employees who have been involved in withholding evidence and [hacking into phones]'. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA

Other titles in Rupert Murdoch's media empire, including the Sunday Times, are being investigated for allegedly hacking into mobile phones belonging to well-known people, according to Lord Prescott.

The former deputy prime minister used parliamentary privilege to claim in the House of Lords: "The investigation into phone hacking has been extended now to the Sunday Times."

Scotland Yard announced a fresh inquiry into allegations of widespread phone hacking at the Murdoch-owned News of the World in January. The Met also told Prescott there was evidence his phone may have been targeted by Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator who was employed by the paper.

Prescott used a Lords debate on the government's decision to approve News Corp's purchase of BSkyB to claim the practice of phone hacking was not restricted to the NoW. "It is a number of papers owned by the Murdoch press and a number of employees who have been involved in withholding evidence and [hacking into phones]," he said.

The claims were echoed in the Commons by Tom Watson, Labour MP for West Bromwich East, who said: "I now believe that evidence exists showing that journalists currently employed on the Times and the Sunday Times were involved in the phone hacking and that damaging revelations were printed in the Sun from information possibly collected by illegal hacking."

The claims prompted an immediate response from News International, which vigorously denied that any of its titles apart from the NoW were under investigation. "We do not believe Tom Watson has any evidence to support his allegation," a spokesman for the company said. "It is not a coincidence that he has made such cowardly and unsubstantiated claims under the cloak of parliamentary privilege. If he has any evidence we urge him to send it to us and we will take immediate action."

Watson said he had passed all information in his possession to the Metropolitan police. He launched a scathing attack on Rebekah Brooks, the former Sun and News of the World editor who is now chief executive of News International. "She may accuse me of being cowardly but she has resisted three attempts by a parliamentary committee to interview her over ... matters to do with phone hacking."

Brooks repeatedly refused to appear before the Commons culture, media and sport committee to answer questions about phone hacking on the grounds that she was not running the company when it took place.

Prescott called on the government to extend the three-week consultation period on the proposed BSkyBdeal until the Met's phone-hacking inquiry is completed.

Mulcaire was jailed for illegally intercepting messages left on mobile phones in January 2007 along with Clive Goodman, the News of the World's former royal editor.

Microsoft Won`t Patch Internet Explorer before Pwn2Own Hacking Contest

While Apple, Mozilla, and Google are patching their browsers before the hackers arrive at the Pwn2Own hacking contest looking for likely targets, Microsoft won’t be issuing any patches for Internet Explorer before the contest.

Microsoft will not be updating Internet Explorer before the Pwn2Own hacking contest, despite the fact that elite hackers will be gunning for the Web browser.

Microsoft made the announcement on Mar. 4 as security researchers are getting ready for Pwn2Own, a contest that pits hackers against the latest versions of the four major browsers and four mobile platforms for cash prizes.

The targeted browsers include Internet Explorer 8, Apple’s Safari 5, Google’s Chrome 9 and Mozilla’s Firefox3.6. The mobile platforms include a Dell Venue Pro running Windows 7, an iPhone 4 running iOS, a Blackberry Torch 9800 running Blackberry 6 OS, and a Nexus S running Android.

In contrast, Mozilla and Google announced a number of patches in advance of the contest for their respective browsers. Mozilla rolled out patches on Mar. 1 for 10 security flaws in Firefox and Google patched 19 flaws in Chrome. Most of the bugs were either high-priority or critical.

Microsoft tends to update IE in even-numbered months, and already patched the browser as part of its gigantic Patch Tuesday update on Feb. 8.

Apple may patch Safari before the contest begins, according to a post on Twitter by Fench security firm Vupen. "Anti-pwn2own again: Apple fixed a record of 50 vuln[erabilities] in WebKit (iTunes), and is preparing the update for Safari/Mac OS X," the company posted.

Charlie Miller, security researcher at Independent Security Evaluators, known for cracking Safari for the last three years at the contest, doesn’t think the potential patch will stop him in his fourth attempt this year, according to Ars Technica. Miller has also exploited vulnerabilities in the iPhone during past contests. He’s slated to go fourth in his attempt to crack Safari, and second to hack the iPhone in this year’s competition.

Last year, only Apple and Google updated their browsers before Pwn2Own. Mozilla found but couldn’t fix a critical vulnerability in Firefox before the contest, so organizers ruled that hole off-limits to contestants.

Security researchers find existing vulnerabilities and create exploits for unpatched bugs in the existing products before the contest. They then take turns during the contest to try to be the first at successfully hacking the targeted platform. All vulnerabilities and exploits used during the competition belong to Tipping Point, the sponsor of the contest, according to the rules.

The organization;s Zero Day Initiative bug bounty program then reports the bugs to the appropriate vendor and gives them six months to fix the problem before releasing the information to the public. The security researcher who found the vulnerability is not allowed to publicize the flaw after the contest, per contest rules.

Miller told Ars Technica that as he is slated to go last in the Safari contest, it’s likely the browser will fall to at least one of the other three contestants’ attacks. "So I'm not going to report that vulnerability," he said.

Winners get $15,000 cash prizes for each browser or mobile device hacked from a pool of $125,000. The hacker that takes down Safari will also win a 13-inch MacBook Air. Google has sweetened the pot by offering an additional $20,000 reward for the researcher who can take down Chrome, which hasn’t been hacked in previous contests.

Pwn2Own will run Mar. 9 to Mar. 11 in Vancouver, Canada, at the CanSecWest security conference.

New tech products: Surround speakerphone and smartphone protection

New WLAN-only Galaxy Tab from Samsung

Berlin (dpa) - Samsung is introducing a more affordable variant of its Galaxy Tab tablet computer. The Galaxy Tab WiFi comes without a 3G module and the related slot for a mobile phone SIM. Its only option for connecting to the internet is via WLAN. The 7-inch device runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo). The Galaxy Tab WiFi is expected in March and will start at around 499 dollars. The existing Galaxy Tab with 3G capability will see its price cut from 799 to 599 dollars.

Sonos music system controlled by smartphone

Berlin (dpa) - Sonos, a specialised manufacturer of wireless music broadcasting in living spaces, has announced a free software application for Android smartphones. The application will allow mobile phones running the Google operating system to remotely control Sonos music systems. Songs and radio broadcasts can be selected directly from the phone, as can volume selection for all rooms. The Sonos Controller for Android also features speech recognition, so you can dictate which songs should be playing.

New Android tablet from Toshiba

Berlin (dpa) - Toshiba is planning to launch an Android-based tablet PC before the end of June. Dubbed the Toshiba Tablet, the device will be equipped with a 10.1-inch 16:10 screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It will feature a front and rear camera, an HDMI output and motion sensors. Toshiba announced both a UMTS version as well as a pure WLAN model; prices are not yet available.

Network storage media with room for two hard disks

Berlin (dpa) - The latest Network Attached Storage device from D- Link is designed to house two S-ATA hard disks. The Sharecenter Shadow DNS-325 can store up to four terabytes of data, music or video files. The device is connected to the network using a Gigabit Ethernet interface. According to D-Link, the maximum data throughput rate is 38 megabits per second. As an option, the DNS-325 can automatically backup files. The device - with built-in 1.2-gigahertz processor, 256 MB RAM and software - costs 279 dollars. Hard disks are not included in the purchase price.

Hands-free unit with surround sound for use in cars

Berlin (dpa) - Manufacturer Jabra is unveiling Freeway, a new surround-sound, hands-free unit for use in vehicles. The 119-dollar device can be retrofitted, has three speakers that produce stereophonic sound, and includes a motion sensor to automatically turn the unit on or off when the car door is opened. The Stone2 headset, an optional accessory, allows users to make calls via voice commands. It is slated to cost 99 dollars. Both products are scheduled to hit stores in the second quarter of 2011.

Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 protects Android, Blackberry

Berlin (dpa) - The Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 smartphone security software now also protects devices running Android and Blackberry. Previously, support had only extended to the mobile operating systems Symbian and Windows Mobile. In addition to warding off viruses, the program can also hide sensitive data and block undesired calls. Should the mobile phone get stolen, it can be locked remotely and located via GPS. The new version for Android and Blackberry, which has already been released, sells for 25 dollars and is valid for one year.

New netbooks from Acer and Samsung

Berlin (dpa) - Acer and Samsung have introduced new 10.1-inch netbooks to the market. Both the Acer Aspire One 522 and Samsung's NF210 HZ1 come pre-installed with a 250-gigabyte hard disk, one gigabyte RAM and the Windows 7 operating system.

While the Acer netbook is powered by AMD's 1-gigahertz C-50 Fusion processor and an integrated HD-6250 graphics card, Samsung relies on Intel's dual-core Atom N550 processor (1.5 GHz), a GMA3150 graphics chip and a UMTS module.

The Acer display offers 1280 x 720 pixels of resolution; the Samsung netbook displays 1024 x 600 pixels. The Aspire One 522, configured as detailed above, sells for 299 dollars, and Samsung's NF210 HZ1 can be had for 399 dollars.

Japanese phone makers look to ride Android's surge

TOKYO — Japanese mobile phones are a gadget lover's dream. They double as credit cards. They can display digital TV broadcasts. Some are even fitted with solar cells.

And yet, for all their innovations, Japanese-made handsets have had little impact overseas. They account for just a sliver of a global mobile-phone market dominated by the likes of Apple, Research In Motion and Samsung.

But now the Japanese phone industry hopes to go global — by adopting Google's red-hot Android mobile operating system.

"We have the technology to compete in the United States," said Naoki Shiraishi, who led software development for a new line of Android smartphones from Sharp, the largest Japanese cellphone maker. "It's finally time for Sharp phones to go play in the major leagues."

Sony Ericsson, NEC and Kyocera are among the other Japanese handset makers also betting on Android as their path to international sales.

While Android was initially overshadowed by the popular iPhone from Apple, its user numbers are now soaring. In 2010, global sales of Android phones reached 67.2 million units, ahead of iPhones, which sold 46 million units, according to the research company Gartner.

But for these Japanese phone makers, cashing in on Android's popularity will mean learning some new skills, like marketing, while unlearning some old habits, like paying too much attention to the hardware and too little to the software.

Because Japan's phone industry remains highly fragmented, no company so far has been large or savvy enough to make a strong overseas push. Instead, handset makers long have been content to serve as suppliers to Japan's three largest mobile networks, which command a market of more than 100 million users, most of them on advanced 3G networks.

And in their hardware fixation, Japanese manufacturers have tended to bog down their handsets with clunky software platforms and fenced-in Web services that do not emphasize downloads of third-party applications.

That has put them at odds with the trend in much of the rest of the world, where attention has swung to devices like the iPhone, which runs software much as an ordinary computer does and lets users download apps from independent developers.

In fact, the success of the iPhone in Japan — together with Apple's popular App Store and its hundreds of thousands of applications for download — has opened eyes.

"Japanese companies have been so pioneering in many fields, but they have failed to build a global business" of handsets, said Gerhard Fasol, chief executive of Eurotechnology, a Tokyo firm that advises companies on global mobile and telecommunications strategy. "What you need is a global infrastructure," Fasol said, "and Japanese handset makers have nothing."

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Going global

Global scale is what the Japanese hope to build with Android.

Certainly the price is right: Google offers Android free to manufacturers. And Android has caught on since its introduction in 2007, as a growing community of software developers has written apps, sold via Google's Android Market.

It took a while, but Japanese handset makers are now rushing to introduce Android devices, each married with cutting-edge technology. That includes Sony Ericsson, which dabbled with other platforms like Symbian and Windows Mobile for its high-end Xperia smartphones, but has used Android for its latest models. And recently, NEC introduced what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone. At 8 millimeters thick, equivalent to about four stacked nickels, its Medias N-04C runs on Android and also comes with an electronic wallet function, digital terrestrial television and a 5-megapixel camera. Although the phone is for sale only in Japan for now, NEC is planning an overseas push, focusing first on Mexico and Australia.

Another Japanese manufacturer, Kyocera, is planning soon for the United States release of an Android-based smartphone that comes with two screens, capable of running separate apps at once.

Sharp's plans

Sharp, for its part, intends to start with the fast-growing Chinese market, although officials say they also aim to bring phones to North America. Most global operators are preparing to use advanced LTE networks, which could make it easier for the Japanese phones to work on networks anywhere.

Sharp's latest smartphones, like its IS03 model, a sleek device with a high-resolution touchscreen, have overseas gadget bloggers drooling. Sharp has also introduced in the United States a lineup of tablet PCs running a version of Android.

"The smartphone de facto standard is fast becoming Android," said Shigeru Kobayashi, who is in charge of product planning for Sharp's new smartphone line. "We don't plan to keep on building the same kind of phones that we used to."

Changing processes

Working with Android has meant an overhaul of Sharp's tightly controlled development process. In one big change, Sharp has invited outside developers to its labs to test prototypes and develop apps — a rare move for a Japanese manufacturer.

And late last year, Sharp hosted two "hackathons" — programming jamborees — to encourage more developers to make apps optimized for its smartphones. At one of these sessions, in mid-December, a group of about two dozen outside developers worked on apps at Sharp's usually top-secret research lab near Hiroshima.

And in an unprecedented move, Sharp last year released a phone that was deliberately "jailbroken" — letting programmers freely tweak some of the phone's core software controls.

Google's efforts

Google itself, meantime, has urged more handset makers to use Android. Although Google earns no commission from any Android handsets sold, it takes a substantial cut — 30 percent — of the apps sold in the Android Market.

"Japan has great hardware, great R&D, great engineers," said John Lagerling, director of Android Global Partnerships at Google. "Now they can also get the best software."

Besides helping Japanese phone makers reduce their software development costs, the globally recognized Android standard could also help them achieve worldwide economies of scale that could further reduce overall costs.

Working with Google could also give the handset makers better leverage with Japan's powerful domestic network operators: NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank. The carriers have long dictated product cycles and phone features. Each network requires that phones be tweaked especially for it. And the carriers — not the handset makers — have been the main marketers for the phones.

The handset makers "need to stop worrying about the carriers and start thinking more globally," said Shuichi Iizuka, a telecommunications analyst at the ISB Institute, based just south of Tokyo. Android can help them do that, he said.

Keeping up

Japan's phone makers may need to become nimbler, too. Their love for continual fine-tuning of their hardware has meant they have had trouble keeping up with Google's frequent Android updates.

Many of the smartphones released this season, including the Sharp IS03, still run on Android version 2.1, which was announced more than a year — and two updates — ago. Google is soon expected to release Android version 2.4.

And even as Android is helping Japanese phone makers lay their overseas plans, it has also opened the Japanese market to foreign competitors. Samsung, of South Korea, for example, has made inroads in Japan with its slick Android-based Galaxy smartphone.

And Fasol of Eurotechnology warns that even with good Android phones, Japanese companies could cede some of the most lucrative parts of the business, selling apps, to Google.

Google, besides retaining nearly a third of the applications revenue, has recently introduced other revenue-enhancing measures, like letting software developers accept payments within apps. But phone makers would receive none of this income.

"Android gives the Japanese an opportunity, that's for sure, but it places them at a relatively low position," Fasol said. "It makes them one of many soldiers in the Google army, with Google as king."

Tomorrow's Mobile Technologies Today

Whatever you do, wherever you go, you wouldn't leave your mobile behind. Almost all of your day's entire requirements lay safely tucked into the minute circuitry that snakes inside the plastic compartment. At the inception as long as you could take a call, an ordinary phone worked. Today, most of us enjoy owning a sassy new mobile device with the most intriguing applications and software that work miracles and performs the most astonishing acts.

These inquisitive and interesting concepts have resulted in phone-developing companies' demand for more individuals in the field of mobile application development services. The need for mobile applications and the use of them in other portable devices are progressing rapidly with importance across the world. Individuals and organizations alike are keen in keeping themselves updated with the newest applications in the market. With the latest mobile technology enabling people to be connected with each other all the time, businesses not only concentrate on keeping desktop applications perfectly attuned but hunt for the creative and qualified individuals to develop and maintain mobile applications in accordance with client needs.

Why are mobile devices so important?
Mobile phone access has an unprecedented reach and enormous growth potential across the world. Mobile and Mobile Value Added Services is a sector that has tremendous growth in Sri Lanka and worldwide and is expected to continue to grow in the coming years.

In this day and age, almost everyone is equipped with a cell phone, from your grandparents to your youngest cousin. Mobile phones are an attraction for all. They have gone from being able to make a straightforward phone call to being able to have an instant text conversation with another and also developed to a point where business decisions can be made on your way to lunch, and beyond.

You insist that your phone have more features than your best-friend's. Of course that is what makes it all the more interesting. They include a number of features that draws you and makes you spend a little more than you planned on the purchase. We have conveniently established a very healthy relationship with our mobile devices. In the modern era of technology, cellular phones are now more technically advanced; they are not only capable of delivering and receiving messages or placing phone calls. It has also the features of storing data, capturing and storing pictures and movies, listening to music, internet browsing and all the rest of it that you surely agree with are the most fascinating creations when you scrutinize the details.

It almost makes you want to be a part of it. And of course, you can.

Facebook Fake Login Page/Fake Login Script !

Are you curious to “hack facebook password” well then this post is just for you,Most people ask me to tell us the easiest way to hack facebook password,so here are some ways to hack facebook password:

1.Facebook phishing

2.Keylogging

3.Facebook new features

4.virus

But i will explan you the method which has a great success

Update:Due to recent complains i have elobrated the post and change the login script to hack facebook password please check it out

Today we will focus on the But i will explan you the method which has a great success rate and is very easy to use i.e Phishing or fake login page

Fake login page

A Fake Login Page is a page that exactly resembles the original login page of sites like Yahoo,Gmail etc.

However, these Fake login pages are created just for the purpose of stealing other’s passwords.

To learn more about facebook hacking, You may click the Image below :

PROCEDURE:

First of all download facebook fake login page from here

1.once you have downloded facebook fake login page now extract contents in a folder

2.In that. open “pass.php” and find (CTRL+F) ‘http://www.thecopypasteblog.com‘ then change it to’http://www.Facebook.com‘

Note:‘http://www.facebook.com‘ is the redirection url,When victim will enter his/her email and password he will redirected to’http://www.facebook.com‘ instead of “http://www.thecopypasteblog.com“

Now Save it.

3.Open Fake page in wordpad

4.Now press ctrl+F and search for the term “action=” now change its value to pass.php i.e. action=pass.php

5.Create an id in www.110mb.com,www.ripway.com or t35.com

6.Then upload the contents into a directory

7.For that,after creating an id you should go to file manager and upload all these files.

8.Then just got to Facebook.htm and try out whether its working .

After you type the file , a password file named pass.txt will be created in the same directory .

you can see what username and password you have entered.

9. Distribute the Facebook.HTML URL (ie: yoursite.com/Facebook.HTML) to your friends.When they login from this fake login page, the login.php will save the username and password onto the .TXT file (or any other format) in your site. Download the file to see the password inside it.