The boogie-man that is internet cloud security vulnerabilities

After participating in a recent online discussion about security vulnerabilities in internet clouds, I was a bit surprised at how many people still seem to think that using publicly-exposed internet clouds are less secure than clouds or networks sitting behind private firewalls. It’s important not to be distracted by buzz words, a cloud is a large network of servers. The servers are set up to talk to each other to share the load. This has been something that’s been around for many years.

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Alan Wake review

Alan Wake, the new thriller game from Remedy exclusively on the Xbox 360, has been a long time in the making.  In fact, the last game Remedy put out was the classic 3rd person shooter Max Payne 2, a good seven years ago.  This time around, the focus is less on all out action and more on giving the viewer (erm – the player) the creeps.  Does it pay off?

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HP TouchSmart tm2 review

So after waiting for the reveal of Apple’s once “mythical” tablet to be revealed, only to end up being as disappointed as Japanese Anne of Green Gables fans after traveling half way around the world to see the real deal, I decided I was going to buy a Windows based tablet. The Microsoft Courier looked interesting but a bit out there and the HP Slate looked rocking although a bit underspec’d. I decided to hold out for the Slate.

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The People vs. George Lucas Interview

Alexandre O. Philippe and Robert Muratore, makers of the documentary “The People vs. George Lucas“, came by the studio while in town for the recent Hot Docs screenings.  What was originally going to be a short interview turned into a wide ranging discussion on Star Wars fandom, the process of making the film and a whole lot more. You can also check out our review here.

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Mobilicity officially announces their plans, and they’re pretty good

Mobilicity is the latest of the new mobile carriers to officially announce their plans in the Canadian marketplace. As we mentioned before, Mobilicity (should be launching in June has offiically opened it’s doors).  Yesterday they launched their site, phone line up and plans, which include an all-you-can eat option for $65/month. Like Wind Mobile, who was first out of the gate after the spectrum auction, Mobilicity advertises the fact that there are no contacts, no hidden fees and no subsidized phones. The only thing extra on your bill is taxes….

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Google accidentally collected WiFi data

In their recent blog update, Google admitted that they inadvertently gathered data from unencrypted WiFi networks, using the Street View cars as the collectors. This comes about a month after Germany’s data protection agency (DPA) in Hamburg started looking more closely at what the Street View vehicles were doing, after it was discovered that the cars were logging access points. Google initially reported that they were merely collecting the locations of access points as they snapped photos and mapped building, but as it turns out, they were actually collecting payload…

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Fable III Production Diary 2

As Fable fans await the third installment, Lionhead Studios has started putting out production diaries in video format to give gamers an idea of the changes in store for the franchise.  This time out we get a sneak peak at the newly streamlined interface, as lead designer Peter Molyneux has said that one of the goals of Fable III is to bring it more into the action-adventure realm, without totally discarding the RPG interface. One thing that certainly appears to be improved is the world map, which is now a…

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Mysterious Telus HTC Triumph revealed to be nothing more than a Desire

Almost 3 weeks ago, MobileSyrup.com posted a Telus internal inventory screenshot, listing a ‘HTC Triumph White Handset’. A few days later, the MobileNinjas posted that it had a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, and that it ‘resembles the HTC Incredible’. Also, members of the Howard Forums Telus HSPA message board had been speculating for weeks what this mysterious phone could be, and all evidence from Industry Canada Certification reports pointed to the Triumph being nothing more that a variation on the HTC Desire — itself a variation on the Nexus 1 running…

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