Friday, July 31, 2009

Fujifilm announces first 3D camera, due September

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neowin.net -- Fujifilm has launched a new compact digital camera which is capable of capturing 3D images and video. The camera, named the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1, is Fujifilm's first camera to be able to do this, and does it through the use of two lenses and two 10MP CCDs. The camera will be launched in the UK in September, according to a statement from Fuji. See the complete story here.

Adobe investigating zero-day bug in Flash

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news.cnet.com -- Researchers on Wednesday said they have uncovered attacks in the wild in which malicious Acrobat PDF files are exploiting a vulnerability in Flash and dropping a Trojan onto computers.

The situation could affect tons of users since Flash exists in all popular browsers, is available in PDF files, and is largely operating system-independent. See the complete story here.

Americans are going wireless Internet big time, report says

news.cnet.com -- A few days ago, the Pew Research Center released a report that Americans are looking online to fight the recession. On Tuesday it added that most of us are doing that via wireless Internet.

The results of the center's Internet & American Life Project survey show that 56 percent of adult Americans have accessed the Internet via wireless means, such as a Wi-Fi laptop, a mobile device, a game console, or an MP3 player. The most popular way people get online wirelessly is with a laptop computer, numbering 39 percent of some 2,200 survey participants. See the complete story here.

Lack Of Cybersecurity Talent Could Leave U.S. Vulnerable: Study

crn.com -- The pool of cybersecurity talent needed to beef up U.S. cyberinfrastructure is in short supply and could leave the U.S. susceptible to malicious security threats if left unaddressed, according to a government study.

The study, titled "Cyber In-Security: Strengthening The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce," which was conducted by the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton, found that the pipeline for skilled cybersecurity professionals is abysmally inadequate and leaves gaping holes in U.S security that could leave the country vulnerable. See the complete story here.

Buyer's E-Morse: 'Owning' Digital Books

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online.wsj.com -- Buying electronic books on the Internet is easy -- but so is taking them away.

That became clear last week when Amazon.com Inc. used its wireless technology to reach into customers' Kindle e-readers and deleted some e-books written by George Orwell. Amazon, which returned the cost of the e-books, said it made the move when it realized that the publisher didn't have the proper rights to sell the book in the U.S. See the complete story here.