Watch out Trojan Flashback Mac Attack!

Last week came news of more than 650 thousand Macs are infected with malware Trojan called 'Flashback'. Although Apple has updated the security to prevent Trojan Flashback, but still there are thousands of infected Mac computers. So what needs to be aware of this Trojan Flashback?

Although currently only Trojan with a click fraud hijack search engine results than those in their web browser, but it has the potential to do greater damage to steal important documents such as banking or login information. If the botnet will remain connected to the computer, cyber criminals can send new malware to their system that causes the problem becomes larger.

Flashback to understand the power, it is important to note that actually a Mac OS X malware family that was first created in September 2011. Designed to impersonate the Adobe Flash Player installer uses the Flash player logo. After installing Flashback, malware looking for a user name and password are stored on the Mac.

Trojan Flashback which is a variant of the malware family, was recently used to infect a computer and are controlled and distributed through a botnet called Flashfake. A botnet or network of computers infected by malicious software that is controlled as a group and are designed to make fraudulent clicks. It's a common thing to do penjaht cyber campaign to take advantage of the 'pay-per-click' with the advertising companies.

"Flashback Versions prior to relying on malware and social engineering tricks to attempt to steal user information," said the head of security experts from antivirus software provider Kaspersky Lab, Alex Gostev as reported by Mashable, Thursday (12/04/2012).

"However, to date the most recent variant is controlled by the botnet Flashfake only be used for fraudulent clicks. The main difference is the Trojan Flashback can be installed directly into the user's computer by exploiting Java vulnerabilities," he added.

According to Kaspersky Lab, although there are no other dangerous activities of which have been infected by a Trojan, but the risk is important because it functions as a downloader malware on users' computers. This means that cyber criminals behind Flashfake can easily update the malware that can steal confidential information such as the passwrod or credit card details and install it onto the infected machine.

Meanwhile, Apple is aware of infection Trojan Flashback is going to act to develop a tool to detect and remove Trojan that has infected more than half a million Mac computers.


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Assassin's Creed (AC) III and Halo 4, the Most Expected game in 2012

There are a few game titles that will be present and circulating in 2012. According to Nielsen research, there are two of the most anticipated title game enthusiasts video game is Assassins's Creed (AC) III and Halo 4.

As reported by GameSpot, Thursday (4/12/2012), the ranking of the most anticipated game is based on several key measures such as consumer awareness and purchase interest. Then, the key measurements are compared to the assessment scores for the previous game titles have been released in the same platform.

The results of Nielsen's research shows, the percentage ranking of the top game titles that are present in the Xbox 360 this year, among others, Halo 4 (98 percent), Assassin's Creed III (94 percent), Max Payne 3 (91 percent). As for the Playstation 3 console that Assassin's Creed III (98 percent), Max Payne 3 (96 percent), and Madden NFL 13 (96 percent).

Not to forget the Nintendo Wii console, there are three of the most anticipated game titles at this year's Madden NFL 13 (96 percent), Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (94 percent) and Battleship (84 percent). Game titles Nielsen presented the plan will be shipped between April to December 2012.

Before revealing the news, game Assassin's Creed III has been exhibited in the arena of gaming festival Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), which took place in early April in Seattle and Boston, USA. The game will carry the display Heads Up Display (HUD) new.



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The Price of PlayStation 3 will be Down?

To improve their financial situation, Sony is expected to begin to change the strategy, one with a PlayStation 3 price cuts.

Huge losses suffered by the Japanese electronics giant Sony to force it to immediately make corrections business strategy. There are three areas to be focused in order to rise again to conquer the world, one of which is a console game.

Later scored the PlayStation 3's sales continue to rise, but still not able to overtake his best-selling Xbox 360 worldwide.

According to analysts from research institutes Baird, Colin Sebastian, Sony should immediately lower the price of PlayStation 3. Not just for the console outselling the Xbox 360, but also to restore the financial situation.

"Sony in a difficult position, they've lost interest in the various business lines such as television and computers and now they have to invest to develop the next game console," says Sebastian.

Previously Kazuo Hirai, Sony's new CEO, had confirmed that his company would increasingly focus on developing a range of PlayStation to master the game industry. So to achieve that goal, Sebastian suggested that Sony should cut the price of the console.

"I think the price of the PlayStation 3 needs to be reduced again, and Sony should be the first with a new generation of consoles," said Sebastian, as quoted from the Game Industry, Saturday (14/04/2012).


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BlackBerry 7, the Most Secure Operating System?

BlackBerry OS 7 is claimed to be the most secure operating system than its competitors. It even beat Android OS 2.3, IOS 5, and Windows Phone 7.5.

As quoted from BGR, Trend Micro's research institute, reported that 7 OS BlackBerry's Research in Motion (RIM) claimed to be the safest OS for the enterprise market.

The report titled "Enterprise Readiness in Mobile Device Platform". Security that includes a built in security, application security, authentication, device removal (wipe device), device firewall, and virtualization.

The research institute released a report based on the scoring. BlackBerry OS 7 scored 2.89. Then followed IOS five (1.7), Windows Phone 7.5 (1.61), and Android 2.3 Gingerbread (1.37).

The researchers from Trend Micro, Altimeter Group, and security research institute praised Bloor BlackBerry 7 OS as the OS with the highest level of security in enterprise-class.

Research institutions also lack the IOS release that is the lack of storage memory can be added. 7.5 The performance of Windows Phone as a whole is called satisfactory.

Meanwhile, the Android OS platform judged negatively because of the fragmentation that would hinder the performance of the company.


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Kepler Explorer, an Application to Explore the Space

Ever wondered what kind of planets orbiting the stars? Well, now there is an application that could help eliminate such curiosity.

Quoted from Mashable, Saturday (14/04/2012), this free application called Kepler Explorer for the iPhone and the iPad that allows users to explore the approximately two thousand planetary systems discovered by NASA's Kepler Mission. Kepler Mission to scan the Milky Way in the search for planets like Earth in size of the habitable zone of stars they orbit.

In short, the mission was to provide a basis of finding life on the planet. So far, the mission has found approximately 2300 candidate alien planet in the planetary system around the distant 1800.

Kepler Explorer application developed by a team at the University of California, Santa Cruz, led by professor of astronomy and astrophysics Jonathan Fortney. One of the purposes of this application, Fortney said, to keep more information on what is already known about the planet than the alleged hypothesis.

This application begins with a drop-down menu that lists all the planetary systems discovered by the Kepler Mission. Users can move a slider to see the planets orbit around the star respectively.

In addition, the zoom in and navigate the system provided, the user can provide more information about a specific planet and shows a comparison of the size of a planet to its parent star. When viewing a planet, the user can play by using elements such as iron, stone, water and hydrogen to combine it all with the findings of the Kepler Mission.

So far, the majority of planets found by Kepler Mission inhospitable to life. Even so Fortney believe this application will appeal to many people.

"Of course there are many people who are very interested in astronomy. In addition to medicine, astronomy is a science that must be kept in mind the public," he concluded.

Xperia S, Promising Start for Sony in the World of Android

Sony has acquired the full Sony Ericsson. Japanese vendors are now strolling alone in the universe bears the smartphone with its own brand. Smartphone debut waltz with the Sony brand is Xperia S. This is a phone whiz Sony is equipped with various latest technologies. What kind of ability?

Design sector worked well by Sony. As usual, they show an original and distinctive design, in the sense that people would immediately recognize that this phone is made by Sony. Xperia S rectangular strict enough.
The body is rather thick with a curved back for easy grip. And in fact, this phone is fairly steady in the hand-operated. Of particular interest is the presence of a transparent accent at the bottom of the screen.

This transparent part may shine, and there are three symbols on the top menu. But this is not a third symbol that could push buttons to operate the menu. Each menu button located just above the emblem, in the form of three points is quite small.

The handset is made of plastic that looks solid. But it is quite disappointing because it is less noticeable given the premium price of this handset over Rp 5 million.
There are various buttons and ports around the body Xperia S. Including the volume buttons, USB port, Micro HDMI and of course Tombo on / off. Fun, there are dedicated camera button making it easier for users who want to quickly take a picture.

High Definition screen

S has brought the Xperia screen HD (High Definition). With the resolution achieved 1.280x720 pixels, users can enjoy a brilliant display. Images, video and text displayed with excellence. Moreover immersed Mobile Bravia technology.
Mobile Bravia is claimed to increase the sharpness, contrast and color saturation of images and videos that appear on-screen handset Sony. In addition, it also minimizes noise digital photos. And indeed the results are quite obvious.

Highlight the operating system, the Xperia's still carrying the Android version 2.3 or Gingerbread. This handset Sony promises will be upgraded to the Ice Cream Sandwcih some time to come.

Sony adds a distinctive touch on the Xperia S to distinguish the interface from handset to another Gingerbread. Such as live wallpaper presence of fog with a variety of colorful themes ala Sony.

There are five pieces of the usual homescreen widgets can be filled as the user desires. Main menu can develop applications in a variety of species, including the most widely used. Sony is also adding a lot of trademark applications in this handset.

12MP camera

One of the benefits Xperia S is a sector that has a camera 12.1 megapixel resolution. This resolution is one of the highest in the ranks of high-end smartphones are currently available, coupled with the Nokia N8.
Access the camera is running fast, in which after the application is pressed, the camera can be used directly. The camera is equipped with Exmor R technology for higher sensitivity and can take pretty good pictures in low light conditions.

Xperia's camera to take pictures with pretty good detail. But in low light conditions, Exmor R seems to lack a lot of help where scattered noise is still visible.

There are panorama mode that is functional and a wide selection of scene modes as well. Xperia S can also record full high definition 1080p video with adequate results.

Adequate performance

Armed with a 1.5 GHz dual core processor made by Qualcomm and 1GB of RAM, Xperia's performance did not disappoint. Loading applications run faster, only a fraction of a second. Users can directly access the menu favorite.

Similarly, experience in web browsing, where scrolling was smooth even handle heavy websites. Similarly, switching between screens as well hurry with no visible presence of lag.

Xperia S has relieved internal storage of 32GB. But do not look any microSD slot so users must set the content not to exceed available capacity.

Sector accounted capable audio with crystal clear sound and powerful speaker. Especially when heard through headphones, the sound of this handset can be floated more stable.

Xperia S in the category Playstation Certified, meaning able to play PlayStation games. PlayStation games can be downloaded via the Android Market with the different availability for each country.
With normal usage, the battery can last Xperia S in 8 or 9 hours. For the record, the battery in the handset can not be removed, together with the body. Another note, Xperia S uses a micro SIM to access the cellular network.

Conclusion
With a clear high-definition screen, 12 megapixel camera and processor speeding, Xperia S entered the ranks of Android with a high specification at this time. The design is also pretty classy and original, though not to the level of amazing. Unfortunately, the body is made of plastic and Android OS has not brought the latest version. However, phones that can be redeemed at the price range of $ 5.5 million remains in the category excellence.

Pros:
- The screen is clear
- Nice camera
- Performance Tracks

Disadvantages:
- Plastic Body
- There is no microSD slot

White Space, Super Wifi from Microsoft

Infrastructure is a major challenge in the development of broadband in various countries, including in Indonesia. However, now found a solution to connect your broadband across the region in Indonesia with a White Space technology, 802.11aF.

Technology which is also called the Super Wifi utilizes empty spectrum space that is in line TV broadcasts.

"Broadband is the oxygen for digital ekomoni. For broadband it is very important," said Daniel Reed, vice president of the Technology Policy Group Microsoft, the discussion in the House Technology Policy Council of the Press, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, April 4, 2012.

White Space technology is capable of detecting the blank space that is not used by broadcast TV, but use the spectrum. "If at any time, the spectrum requested by the owner, then the system can detect and then returned to their owners," added Tony Seno Hartono, National Technology Officer of Microsoft.

Tony said that the White Space is able to detect and take advantage of low frequency between 50 to 700 MHz which allows the use to rural areas with access to a wider range of wifi.

"This coverage can be up to 3 km. If my Wifi at only 100 meters away," he said.

To that he said this could be a solution to the development of broadband, rather than using Wimax is still fairly expensive. "It could be an alternative for rural internet," he said.

This technology can also be used in urban environments, considering the low frequency, he added, it can penetrate walls and buildings.

Still Discourse

Although quite helpful for the development of broadband, this technology still can not be realized in Indonesia. This is due to the spectrum in Indonesia is owned by the respective institutions.

Tony agrees this. But Microsoft will see if there are regulations related to the concept.

"It is necessary first clay regulations. In Europe and America is already known, that here was a discourse," he said.

Several large technology companies, including Microsoft, British Telecom, Nokia, Samsung, BBC intense experimented this technology in Cambridge, Inggirs Kingdom.

The company is already anticipating the next trend that every device will be more connected.

Nokia Lumia 800, Fresh Wind for Windows Phone

After going through a pretty sweet couple years ago with a Pocket PC, Microsoft's name on a mobile platform which had been sunk by Apple (with its IOS), Android, Blackberry and of course by in Indonesia.

Microsoft had tried to get up with the launch of Windows Phone (the new name replaces the Pocket PC or Windows Mobile). But that does not wholeheartedly support from hardware manufacturers seem to make this new operating system as if afraid of life, did not want to die.

At the beginning of last year, Microsoft decided to cooperate with the maker of mobile phone manufacturers who would be familiar to our ears, namely Nokia.

Nokia is apparently very serious about using Windows Phone platform is certainly expected to bring fresh air to the future of Microsoft's operating system is.

About a year later, the first Nokia smartphone that comes with Windows Phone is also present. There are two series that launched the Nokia 710 and Lumia Lumia 800.

Differences in both the Nokia Lumia 710 more targeted for entry-level class (prices under $ 3 million), while the 800 is marketed to consumers Lumia high (price of about $ 5.2 million).


Design and Specifications
As an upper middle class phone, Lumia 800 certainly has its own charm. Unibody form factor make it look nice, plus a smooth curve and precision on almost all sides, including the LCD is a bit curved.

This makes it appear to be different compared with other smartphone. Three color options are available to choose from, the Black, Magenta, and Cyan. The white color is also said to be released within the next few months.

Its LCD has adopted ClearBlack AMOLED type with 3.7-inch size. As discussed earlier, its LCD design that supposedly gives a little extra curved ergonomic aspects during use.

As the name implies, AMOLED ClearBlack gives a more intense black color and better color contrast. 480x800 resolution is not the best, but it was more than enough to display images and text to fit.

Aspects of the camera is also noticed by Nokia. 8 megapixels camera with Carl Zeiss lens embedded in the back of the phone.

This camera also has autofocus which can be used to take macro pictures, and equipped with dual flash. Besides taking still images, the camera can take movies with HD resolution.

Lumia 800 equipped kitchen runway Qualcomm MSM8255 processor with a speed of 1400 MHz. 512 MB RAM is perceived rather minimal, but it turns out Windows Phone operating system somewhat less resource hungry, so the 512 MB of RAM is more than enough to present the experience smooth and lag free.

Media storage is also only 16 GB, with no possibility of additional memory expansion. This may be one obstacle for users who like to save a lot of large multimedia files. Lumia 800 also does not have a front camera, so forget it if you want a video call.

Other specifications are also spelled out the maximum in its class, such as Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, WiFi, GPS, USB 2.0 High Speed, and HSUPA data access 6/HSDPA Class Class 10.

BV-capacity battery 1450 mAh 5JW felt sufficient to provide adequate durability for busy users.

Using impression Lumia 800
If this is your first time using a Lumia 800, the first step you should do is find the cutter SIM Card.

This is because Lumia 800 already use this type of Micro SIM (same as iPhone). After completion of "minimize" your SIM Card, then began a pleasant experience with Lumia 800.

Booting process takes place very quickly. Microsoft seems to realize that users do not like a cell phone or smartphone that its boot time is similar to the time to cook instant noodles.

When booting Windows Phone Lumia 800 in this case only in the range of tens of seconds.

- Setting Initial
You are required to make a Microsoft Live account or a Live ID in advance (especially for those of you who do not have a Microsoft Live account).

You can choose the country of origin when creating this Live account. This choice will affect the country or where you bought Marketplace for Windows Phone application (such as currency type, application availability, and other things).

Currently, Indonesia is still perceived Marketplace is not maximized, so you are advised to try first.

As a suggestion, maybe you can use the prefix as your Live ID. Example: for account NamaAccountID Indonesia, NamaAccountUS for the account of U.S., UK NamaAccountUK to account, and so on.

This way you can experiment with multiple accounts. Usually the choice of a common country is USA, UK, and Indonesia.

Once complete, start to import your social networking accounts, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and others.

Arguably, the operating system is Windows Phone 'is very social', because of his support for social applications are complete and should be fairly good. The interface is smooth and nice views an added value.

If you are ever disappointed with the slow Windows Mobile, it is guaranteed you will be amazed by the smoothness of the interface of Windows Phone.

- Application
E-mail application is also very good, with the look and font settings are pretty sight. Featured Office also not be forgotten by Microsoft. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are ready to help you view important documents wherever you are.

Another advantage is the existence of the Nokia Map and Nokia Drive. Application of the guide path is very, very useful for those who love traveling or who are not so familiar with the streets of the capital.

The map is complete, both for Indonesia and other countries. Guiding voice can also be selected from a variety of languages ​​and access. In short, Nokia is one application of this well-deserved thumbs up.

- Camera
Camera quality is also somewhat above the average, the quality of the jepretannya, both macro as well as in normal conditions, spelled out very good and sharp.

- Upgrade Firmware
Some users complained about the poor quality of camera, audio quality, and battery life. For those of you who have one of these problems, we recommend upgrading the firmware to the latest version (1600.2487.8107.12070).

Currently, the latest firmware is available for several countries, including Singapore and India. Indonesia is likely to get a firmware update is in turn a matter of days.

Based on the experience Kompas Tekno already tasted the latest firmware, Nokia apparently does give quite a lot of updates. Audio quality with a very significant increase. More pronounced bass, volume is also larger and more powerful.

The camera also gets updates so the color is better (not blue). While battery life is also noted that exhibited significantly increased.

- Battery
When used in normal activities, Lumia 800 is usually already have to look for the 'infusion' added before the end of office hours. With the latest firmware, from the charger is removed in the morning, until the activity of office ends in the evening, Lumia battery 800 is still able to survive.

With a lighter activity, through the middle of the night or even until tomorrow morning again it seems not a matter of means (of course, from midnight to the next day it is relatively simply standby and occasionally pulling data from the network).

But remember, battery life is strongly influenced by the quality of the network. While in poor network conditions, battery life can go down to the very significant because the phone will keep trying to connect to the BTS and the search for signals.

Especially if the data connection is active. It's very, very affect battery life. So when the battery becomes wasteful, do not rush to assume your phone is damaged. Should make sure the network's condition was not a problem.


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