Brian Barrett
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IT Flaw Let Unauthorised Users Exploit US Army PCs For Years
Earlier this week, Buzzfeed reported that a computer security flaw has left US Army computers vulnerable for at least two years. Today, the US Army confirmed to Buzzfeed that this was in fact the case, and that it has no plans to do anything to fix it.
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This Red iPhone 5S Housing Isn’t Real, But It Should Be
Kinja user lotzosushi has uploaded a few pictures from a larger Flickr collection of what he claims are iPhone 5c parts. But while there’s nothing in the budget iPhones we haven’t seen before, there is a red iPhone 5 casing that got us dreaming of a red iPhone 5S future.
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Report: iPhone 5S Processor Is 31% Faster
Let’s start by saying that this isn’t much to go on; if it were more concrete it would be more than just a tweet. But Fox newsperson Clayton Morris — who’s had some success with Apple rumours in the past — has claimed knowledge that the A7 chip that will power the iPhone 5S is…
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Legal Site Groklaw Shuts Down
For the last 10 years, if you wanted to understand a complex legal issue in the news, your first stop was Groklaw. A free, open-source exchange of theories and ideas, Groklaw has been an invaluable resource for lawyers and laymen alike. Last night, its owner pulled the plug. It was a matter of privacy.