Authorities continue their campaign to catch people involved in a spate of denial-of-service attacks against companies that cut ties with WikiLeaks. – The FBI executed 40 search warrants across the country Jan. 27 as part of an
ongoing investigation into distributed denial-of-service attacks launched in quot;Operation
Payback. quot;
The raids came the same day U.K. authorities
arrested five people believed to be tied to the loosely affiliate…
Police in the U.K. have arrested five people in connection with attacks launched by the loosely affiliated group "Anonymous." – Police in the U.K. arrested five males Jan. 27 in connection with
several distributed denial-of-service attacks associated with the group
‘Anonymous.
The suspects, ages 15-26, were picked up as part of what U.K.
police called an ongoing investigation into DDoS attacks launched
against several…
While high frequency trading makes up somewhere between 50% and 70% of all U.S. stock trades, the number is even higher in the UK.Specifically, a new report by the Tabb Group shows that high frequency trading represents 77% of all UK stock trades.As Bl…
Apples App Store passed the 10 billion mark with the download of a paper-airplane game that won its U.K. owner a $10,000 iTunes gift card. – The Apple App
Store has passed a new milestone: the download of its 10 billionth application.
Apple, which
has been counting down or rather up to the 11-figure mark, announced Jan. 22
that the application had been downloaded by a U.K. resident, Gail Davis, who
downloaded Paper Glider a game t…
News Analysis: Steve Jobs was named the “Person of the Year” by the Financial Times and its a well-deserved title, even compared to the achievements of Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg or Googles Eric Schmidt. – Steve Jobs has been named “Person of the Year” by the Financial Times. The U.K. publication said that it was this years release of the iPad that helped complete “the most remarkable comeback in modern business history.”
He bested other prominent figures that were probably considered, including …
The Android 2.3-based Samsung Nexus S was slated to go on sale in the U.K. Dec. 20. Instead, Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy will sell it in that country Dec. 22 at a discount. – Samsung’s Nexus S smartphone, slated to go on sale at
Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy U.K. in the U.K. Dec. 20, is being pushed to Dec.
22.
That delay, which still makes the device available to
shoppers before Christmas, was tempered by a price cut. The unlocked phone (no
SIM card) will cost U….
The Google-branded Samsung Nexus S rolled out Dec. 16 from T-Mobile for $199 and a two-year contract or unlocked for $529. The handset is Google’s second in the Nexus line, following the Nexus One, which was relegated to developer phone status after consumers declined to purchase it online en masse. Google learned from that gaffe by launching the Nexus S at Best Buy online and its brick-and-mortar stores, with availability at Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy in the U.K. coming next week. The device, the first smartphone based on Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, is a gorgeous piece of hardware that recalls the handful of other gadgets in the Samsung Galaxy S line with its 4-inch Super AMOLED screen. However, while those devices are flat, the Nexus S sports a contoured finish for easy grip in the hands. Like its Android predecessors, the Nexus S has a 1GHz processor. Even so, we’ve no doubt this is the fastest Android device yet after testing it against a Motorola Droid X with Android 2.2 and a 1GHz processor. In short, it loaded most Web pages and some applications faster. We were also able to test out one of the key new features of Android 2.3: near field communications, or NFC. The new OS and the Nexus S are preloaded with NFC capabilities. Check out what we learned about Android 2.3 and the new device in this review and in this slideshow. – …
The continued twists and turns regarding WikiLeaks joined Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday and IE9 privacy plans as some of the top news stories of the past week. – Cyber-attacks and other twists and turns tied to the WikiLeaks
controversy continued to dominate the news this past week.
The story of the whistle-blower site has taken a number of twists and turns.
The week started with the arrest of WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange in the U.K.
on sexual assa…
BAND TO APPEAR AT SXSW AND NPR MOUNTAIN STAGE
 What Makes Bob Holler |
Bob Wills has always been a core inspiration for the Hot Club of Cowtown‘s sound, but
it has taken the Texas-based trio a dozen years to fully honor the King of Western swing. A fortuitous tour in
England last spring led the band to London’s Specific Sound studio, where they spent two days recording a 14-song
marathon of only Bob Wills tunes. The result, What Makes Bob Holler, is a lively tribute to the
American music icon, respecting Wills’ legendary music while putting Hot Club’s own signature on these songs. “We
have been meaning to make this album for a long time,” says Elana James, who co-founded Hot Club with
Whit Smith (they’re joined by bassist Jake Erwin).
With the imminent release of What Makes Bob Holler on Proper American on February 1, the Austin-based
band looks to a busy 2011. They start the year opening seven U.K. arena dates with Roxy Music, followed by a taping of
NPR’s Mountain Stage in Charleston, W.V. in late January and an appearance at South by Southwest ( SXSW) in March
— before touring coast to coast in support of the album.
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A day after the Varanasi bomb blast which left an infant girl dead and over 30 others injured, Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested two people in connection with the terror email allegedly sent by the Indian Mujahideen that claimed responsibility for the attack. A father-son duo were picked up for questioning in Mumbai in connection [...]
U.S. ALBUM RELEASE AND TOURING DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
Beady Eye release their
eagerly anticipated debut album Different Gear, Still Speeding on February 28 2011 in the U.K. on
Beady Eye Records. The album features 13 brand new songs written by the band and was recorded at RAK
Studios in autumn 2010 with producer Steve Lillywhite.
The band (Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock) also
put their first UK tour on sale on November 26 with tickets selling out within 30 minutes. They will be joined by
Matt Jones on keyboards and Jeff Wootton on bass for these dates and the European shows
which follow the UK gigs. Click here for dates.
Check out the video for ‘Bring the Light’ below. U.S. album release and touring details will be announced soon.
Track Listing
1.’Four Letter Word’
2. ‘Millionaire’
3. ‘The Roller’
4. ‘Beatles and Stones’
5. ‘Wind Up Dream’
6. ‘Bring the Light’
7. ‘For Anyone’
8. ‘Kill for a Dream’
9. ‘Standing on the Edge of the Noise’
10. ‘Wigwam’
11. ‘Three Ring Circus’
12. ‘The Beat Goes on’
13. ‘The Morning Son’
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested Dec. 7 on charges of rape and sexual molestation stemming from incidents with two women in August. – WikiLeaks’ chief spokesman and founder Julian Assange was denied bail
after being arrested today by U.K.
police for rape and other charges.
Assange, 39, stands accused of one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of
sexual molestation and one count of rape stemming from incidents involving two…
Google acquired speech synthesis startup Phonetic Arts. The search engine will likely use the software to improve voice output for mobile applications. – Google has acquired speech synthesis startup Phonetic Arts, whose software
samples human speech and tailors it for computers, for an undisclosed sum.
Google is being typically hush-hush about what it will do with the Cambridge,
U.K.-based startup’s assets and talent, which will move to Google’s L…
Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for “sex crimes”.Everyone assumed it was for rape.But it turns out it was for violating an obscure Swedish law against having sex without a condom.As Newsweek wrote in August:A …
A new report from a U.K. phone retailer claims Android is outselling Windows Phone 7 at a ratio of 15-to-1. It’s the first indication that Windows Phone 7 is in deep trouble. – When
Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 in North America on
Nov. 8, the company had high hopes for its platform. It truly believed that the
product it was offering to consumers and enterprise customers was the best
option on the market.
Furthermore,
Microsoft thought that with the help of it…
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding on April 29 next year might be a three-dimensional affair. According to a report today in the U.K.”s Daily Mail, some broadcasters are considering plans to make their coverage available in 3-D, either in venues such as theaters and bars or at home, for viewers who have 3-D television, [...]
A Scottish man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for spamming out e-mails laced with malware and stealing data. – A 33-year-old Scottish man was sentenced today to 18 months
in prison in the U.K.
for spamming out malware-infected e-mails and stealing data.
The sentencing today of Matthew Anderson of Drummuir, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland, brought to an end to an investigation first launched four years
ago….
U.K. researchers have received a $6.4 million grant to fund the eSTI² mobile STD testing project, which will use mobile phones or PCs as testing devices. – STD, or STI (sexually transmitted infection),
testing is about to get more mobile and private. The United Kingdom’s
Medical Research Council and Clinical Research Collaboration have
granted a consortium $6.4 million to develop the chips and software for
eSTI², a mobile STD testing initiative.
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Credit Suisse raises Genting Singapore (G13.SG) target to $2.65 vs $1.68, implying 16% potential upside, keeps Outperform, according to Dow Jones.
Credit Suisse says company’s 3Q10 on-quarter drop in revenue, earnings following record 2Q10 (boosted by favourable luck) was no surprise, with Sentosa revenue down 15% on-quarter, EBITDA down to $347 million vs 2Q’s $503 million.
Lowers FY10 net profit by 52% to reflect translation loss of $339 million on U.K. disposal but raises FY11-FY12 net profit by 32%-37% “as we believe strong tourist arrivals, a robust economy, active property market and rising stock market will likely translate into stronger casino revenues.”
Adds, company provides high beta, liquid exposure to Singapore tourism, potential catalysts include seasonally strong results for next two quarters, potential licensing of junkets in 2011. Says alternatively, parent Genting (3182.KU) provides cheaper exposure to Genting Singapore.
Shares off 7.0% at $2.12.
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