Google Chrome and Chromium add protection against malicious downloads

Google Chrome already sports a number of security-minded features, from Incognito mode to a software sandbox which makes exploiting the browser a Herculean task. Now, Google has announced additional protection for Chromium and Chrome users.

Built upon the Safe Browsing API, the new feature introduces protection against malicious downloads. If a download link appears in the Safe Browsing blacklist, Chrome and Chromium will warn users against downloading -- a save button is still presented, of course, in case you're convinced a file is perfectly safe to download.

We'd like to see something a bit more eye-catching than the red warning icon -- like perhaps painting the entire bar red. Many of the people a feature like this aims to protect probably won't notice the icon or change in wording as they'll be focused on clicking the save button.

Google is initially making download protection available to Chrome dev channel users, and you'll likely see it in Canary and Chromium snapshot builds as well. After thorough testing, beta and stable users will be next in line.

Google Chrome and Chromium add protection against malicious downloads originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A closer look at Apple TV's software update and 1080p movies

The new iPad was upgraded with a display an HD junkie would give his universal remote for, but the Apple TV simply received an update to a capability many believe the original should've had the first go around: support for 1080p content. In addition to that all-important resolution bump, both this and the last-gen model received a modest software update that brings a few features and enhancements. Those tweaks aren't necessarily worth a review, if you ask us, especially since the price remains the same and existing Apple TV owners will reap the benefits of most of these improvements. Still, we'd be remiss if we didn't poke around just a bit. Follow past the break to see what's changed.

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A closer look at Apple TV's software update and 1080p movies originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For a few bucks he'll believe whatever you want him to.

This is just a strange, strange set of circumstances. It's definitely worth reading the whole New York Times article:

As the Chinese government forges ahead on a multibillion-dollar effort to blanket the country with surveillance cameras, one American company stands to profit: Bain Capital, the private equity firm founded by Mitt Romney.

The company in question is Uniview, a manufacturer of security cameras. China is in the midst of a new push to install hundreds of thousands of security cameras in public spaces (and not so public spaces, such as in front of the homes of dissidents, monks and other people who the Chinese government wants to keep an eye on). There's not really any secret there. But there's mountains of money to be made for companies like Uniview, which is owned by Bain Capital, as long as you're willing to overlook the outrageous abuses of human rights involved.

The Mitt Romney connection to the story, as usual, revolves around money and hypocrisy. While Romney asserts he has no current role in Bain's management, he still makes millions from Bain via blind trusts. And Romney has made China-bashing a campaign theme, especially against Obama:

In public comments and in a statement posted on his campaign Web site, Mr. Romney has accused the Obama administration of placing economic concerns above human rights in managing relations with China. He has called on the White House to offer more vigorous support of those who criticize the Chinese Communist Party.

I'm not sure I can think of a more direct way to "place economic concerns above human rights" then selling human rights abusers the actual physical equipment they use to abuse human rights. That's pretty damn direct.

So then, what should Mitt Romney do? He perhaps stands to make a few million dollars more from his company selling video monitoring equipment to China. We pretty much know that equipment is going to be used not just for "fighting crime," but for oppressing thought crimes. Uniview itself is quite pleased with the association:

Uniview is proud of its close association with China?s security establishment and boasts about the scores of surveillance systems it has created for local security agencies in the six years since the Safe Cities program was started.

?Social management and society building pose new demands for surveillance and control systems,? Uniview says in its promotional materials, which include an interview with Zhang Pengguo, the company?s chief executive. ?A harmonious society is the essential nature of socialism with Chinese characteristics,? Mr. Zhang says.

I suppose Mitt Romney could use his national platform to say that gosh, placing economic concerns over human rights is pretty damn rotten, and suggest that maybe his company not freaking do that. Saying "oh, the buckets of money I'm making from, among other things, selling surveillance equipment to the Chinese government is in a blind trust, so I'm not involved with that" seems rather weak. Does Mitt mean that it's all right to make wads of cash from helping governments violate human rights, so long as it's a corporation doing it?

It's just another thing that demonstrates how ridiculous and vapid Mitt Romney is, and adds to the public perception that this guy would probably sell his own mother if he thought the price was right. If Mitt Romney actually managed to become president I wouldn't be surprised to see him propose we buy a million or so security cameras and put them on American streets too. You know, for crime, not because he's got a blind trust that would make a heck of a lot of money from the effort.

Source: http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/SOMQVMNuXc8/-Mitt-Romney-profiting-from-sales-of-security-cameras-to-Chinese-government

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Apple?s New iPad 4G is Tough to Crack Open, Even Tougher to Fix

The new iPad gets an iFixit teardown. Yields concerns about recycling and battery replacement.

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Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.2 gets smarter, faster

Auslogics Disk Defrag has been part of my system maintenance toolkit for quite some time. With the release of version 3.2, it's now even better at tidying up and optimizing your system's hard disk drives. In addition to a cleaner, easier-to-use interface, Disk Defrag 3.2 offers improved single file and folder defragging, better processing of multiple disks, a simplified scheduling screen, and more informative tool tips. Auslogics has also fine-tuned the program's defragmentation and file consolidation algorithms.

For laptop users, there's a new option to lock the program if your system is running on battery power -- so scheduled operations don't kick in and drain your power source at an inopportune moment. If you happen to have an SSD installed in your PC, you can head to the Disk Defrag options and exclude it from scanning (many think that defragmenting an SSD is a very bad idea).

Auslogics Disk Defrag is a free download and works with most versions of Windows.

Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.2 gets smarter, faster originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Best TV at CES: Sony's 55-Inch Crystal LED HDTV

Sony's 55-Inch Crystal LED HDTV has a picture that amazed us. Unlike standard LCD televisions that use LEDs as backlighting, the Crystal LED display uses tiny LED lights and was one of our favorite TVs at CES 2012. Unfortunately, it currently is a prototype.

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Car Bomb Jello Shots Blow Up Your Liver for St. Patrick's Day [Video]

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For some reason, we humans love to make solid foods liquid, and liquid foods solid. Key Lime Pie Martini? White Russian Ice Cream? I rest my case. Today, in honor of St. Paddy's Day, we're taking three Irish liquids, and making them into one awesome solid. More »

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Analysts Dispute Report That Apple Is Readying a Big-Screen TV

The new iPad hasn't even been released yet, but the Apple news cycle has already moved on to the next rumored product. Today's scuttlebutt: An Apple-branded big-screen TV will go into production as early as late spring, and surface before the end of the year.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/03/report-apple-tv-production-may/

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Google I/O: input/output game promotes its dev conference, wastes your coffee break

Google's latest time-sink is apparently inspired by "the spirit of innovation" shown at its annual I/O developer conference -- while not-to-subtly promoting it at the same time. The HTML5 game offers a blank canvas for you to clog up experiment with sliders, swingers and flippers, with the largely unimportant goal of getting the ball from one side to the other. Google says it'll even feature some of the more epic creations at this year's conference. Channel your inner Rube Goldberg at the source below.

Google I/O: input/output game promotes its dev conference, wastes your coffee break originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HBO in talks to relax iCloud ban on Universal, Fox movies for Apple TV

Remember when it was revealed that Fox and Universal's movie libraries wouldn't be able to stream via iCloud to your Apple TV? The reason was that both studios were locked into an exclusive window with HBO. Fortunately, the cable channel is already entering into negotiations with the studios to relax that rule for people who have already bought their movies -- having already done so for stablemate Warner Bros. A settlement is expected to be forthcoming in the next few weeks, at which point we can get back to the important things in life: the second series of Game of Thrones.

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HBO in talks to relax iCloud ban on Universal, Fox movies for Apple TV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HDTVs, video players and Web media: What's worth your money

If you've waited until now to buy a new HDTV, I can guarantee one thing: You'll spend less for a given screen size than somebody who made that purchase last year. (Ahem.)

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Through the Wormhole Returns and We Talk With Morgan Freeman (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

The Science Channel is featuring its “Are We Alone” week all this week, and one piece of the programming pie is a special episode of Through the Wormhole, with host Morgan Freeman. The episode, titled “Will We Survive First Contact?” talks to a number of scientists about what the possibilities of communicating with extra-terrestrial intelligences [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/03/morgan-freeman-rewind/

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US Soldiers Are Giving Away Their Positions with Geotagged Photos [Military]

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People behave very stupidly on Facebook. But giving away your location in the geotagged info of your pictures as a member of the military is incredibly unwise and dangerous, even by Facebook standards. More »

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LG Shows Off New Pics of That Ultra-Thin 55-Inch OLED TV

LG's UK division reveals photos of its newest OLED television display, which purports to be "the future of TV technology."

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