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It's college football season time and you can catch the games on TuneIn

Publié: septembre 4, 2016, 4:47pm CEST par Alan Buckingham

While we anxiously await the start of the NFL season, we have college football getting underway. Games have begun and fans are hanging on every moment waiting to see who the next national champion will be. While there are the obvious favorites that we won't name because if you follow the sport then you know. Now TuneIn, who last season brought us radio broadcasts of NFL games, is doing the same for the collegiate level of the game. The company has partnered with a number of media outlets to carry the play-by-play call. "Each college station gives fans worldwide 24/7,… [Continue Reading]
Microsoft Office rival OpenOffice could be squeezed out of the market due to lack of volunteers

Publié: septembre 4, 2016, 4:38pm CEST par Mark Wilson

Not everyone is in a position to pay for their office software and this led to a market for free Microsoft Office competitors. One of the best known and most popular is OpenOffice, but the open source project is in trouble. Volunteer vice president Dennis E. Hamilton has warned that retirement of the project "is a serious possibility". The problem is a combination of a lack of volunteers willingness to work on the project, and the increasing popularity of LibreOffice. The lack of developers means that important security updates are at risk. Hamilton writes: "It is my considered opinion that… [Continue Reading]
Ireland to appeal against Apple's $14.5 million EU tax bill

Publié: septembre 4, 2016, 10:33am CEST par Mark Wilson

When the European Commission said it believed Apple should pay €13 billion (around $14.5 billion) after enjoying "illegal tax benefits", it wasn't just Tim Cook who was unhappy. The Commission said that the Irish Government had "artificially lowered" Apple's tax bill, and ministers are not happy with the accusation. After meeting to discuss the matter, ministers are now ready to appeal against the ruling. After Apple said it planned to appeal against the decision, Finance minister Michael Noonan said Ireland planned to do the same. The Irish cabinet had been split as to whether an appeal made the most sense.… [Continue Reading]
Ireland to appeal against Apple's $14.5 billion EU tax bill

Publié: septembre 4, 2016, 10:33am CEST par Mark Wilson

When the European Commission said it believed Apple should pay €13 billion (around $14.5 billion) after enjoying "illegal tax benefits", it wasn't just Tim Cook who was unhappy. The Commission said that the Irish Government had "artificially lowered" Apple's tax bill, and ministers are not happy with the accusation. After meeting to discuss the matter, ministers are now ready to appeal against the ruling. After Apple said it planned to appeal against the decision, Finance minister Michael Noonan said Ireland planned to do the same. The Irish cabinet had been split as to whether an appeal made the most sense.… [Continue Reading]
43 million Last.fm account details leaked after 2012 hack

Publié: septembre 4, 2016, 9:41am CEST par Mark Wilson

It seems that serious data breaches are all but an everyday occurrence at the moment. At the same time, there have also been instances of historical hacks suddenly coming to light such as the 2012 breach of Dropbox. But Dropbox was not the only company to suffer an attack in 2012 -- so did music site Last.fm. Now, four years after the hack, details of 43 million accounts have been leaked. While Last.fm acknowledged the hack back in 2012, few would have expected the fallout to be felt so long after the event. At the time the company warned users… [Continue Reading]
OurMine hacks Variety, spams subscribers

Publié: septembre 4, 2016, 2:42am CEST par Brian Fagioli

OurMine is a hacking collective that gets its jollies by causing havoc in the name of security. For instance, the group often takes over Twitter accounts, causing distress to the handle owner. Heck, just last month it hacked TechCrunch. Ultimately, OurMine never seems to cause real damage -- its antics are an inconvenience more than anything. Today, OurMine hacks Variety.com and takes its mischief to a new level. You see, the hackers not only infiltrated the company's newsletter database, but OurMine sent spam to the contained subscriber email addresses too. Apparently it was not just one spam email, but many. "The content… [Continue Reading]