The issue is serious and involves the leakage of personal data without the consent of the user. Autofill is a feature that most people use while browsing and it is this very feature which is/has/could be exploited by hackers. The exploit can hit Safari 5 and the older Safari 4 making it a very real and current threat. This information was revealed by the chief technical officer of WhiteHat Security, Jeremiah Grossman. He said that simply visiting a malicious website would be enough for a user’s data to be plundered.

Grossman said that a website can create a form that has all the fields like a normal legitimate form, hide it from view and simply simulate some keystrokes using java to get all the information out. More often than not, the user would be unaware that his personal data was being stolen. Grossman also said that he had mailed Apple and informed them about the breach. Unfortunately, he has only received an auto responder mail and nothing else so far.

Safari is not alone in facing this threat and there are suspicions that Google Chrome could also be vulnerable to these attacks as both browsers are WebKit-based. So far the only solution users can apply for both browsers is disabling of the Autofill feature until a fix is released.

How are they different? A 64 bit OS helps only 16 hexabytes of your RAM in processing data. However, a 32 bit can support up to 4GB on your RAM for data processing. If this is still sounding all Greek to you, you simply must understand that a 64 bit OS is usually better than a 32 bit because 64 bit OS’s can be used with 32 bit softwares and OS. 64 bit OS perform with better speed because they no longer have transistors and instead make use of highly-technologically advanced silicon processes, something that definitely gives 64 bit OS’s edge over the 32 bit OS’s. Many software developers create softwares compatible with 64 bit OS’s, so PC owners may find it challenging to use a 32 bit OS to run an application in 64 bit.

There’s a solution to this: One would simply need to upgrade their RAM. Take note that most average usage home computers only less than a 1GB for their RAM. The bottom line is, you don’t have to experience the hassle of chaning hardware everytime you experience 32 / 64 bit OS incompatibility. You can shift to a 32 bit operating system because it allows you to run even 64 bit applications, and make for a more user-friendly PC environment.

As of today, various companies who need more from technology can now use the said breakthrough. To recap things, the Bluetooth 4.0 is an upgrade to the older version of Bluetooth 3.0 which was released in 2009. The new version of Bluetooth will require less power specifications when it comes to transmitting data from one device to another. In addition, the Bluetooth 4.0 will include the capability of the Bluetooth 3.0 which is high-speed data transmission, which allows certain peripherals to go to Wi-Fi 802.11 systems and be able to transfer files and data for up to 25 megabits per second. Further announcement states that the Bluetooth 4.0 will be first introduced to gadgets that make use of coin-cell batteries, pedometers, smart meters and watches.

In addition, smartphones and notebook PCs will also introduce the technology and allow them to gather data from other gadgets, which is a great help in monitoring energy usage, health concerns and the like.There are a lot of benefits that the new Bluetooth technology could offer the people and businesses because of the fact that the Bluetooth SIG has approximately 13,000 participating companies all over the world including Nokia, Motorola, Intel, Sony Ericsson, Lenovo and Microsoft.

After all, all it does is to accurately show how poor a signal you have. It does not fix the antenna problem. The problem here is that the iPhone does not suffer from a major software bug (at least not yet); it is a major design flaw which cannot be fixed.The only real thing you can do is to put one of the iPhone covers or bumpers that Apple is now giving away free, to stop the signal dropping issue to go away. This was the solution offered by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Friday, when the company arranged a press conference to discuss the issue. The press conference did more bad than good though. Although he offered a solution, Jobs insisted that other smartphones on the market also had similar issues and proceeded to “demonstrate” the other models.

RIM, Nokia and Motorola have since then responded by criticizing Apple for making false accusations and remarking that they have far more experience in the antenna industry than Apple. They also pointed out that Apple should take responsibility for their own design flaws rather than try to deflect attention by falsely pointing fingers to other.

However, it has had its critics like Steve Jobs for instance, who refused to support it in the iPad. It has also come under siege from HTML5 and all the new standards. So what does it do? It goes and throws in something totally new, like 3D graphics, into the mix.

So far, no significant details have emerged about what will be offered. The exact details will only come to light during the Adobe Max Conference, which is scheduled to be held in October. But for now, what we do know now is that Flash has committed itself to a 3D API which should be out early next year (or late this year if we are lucky). Imbert Thibault, Flash Player product manager, sees 3D flash being used for Games, Augmented Reality and Interactive purposes in the very near future.

Currently, Flash is threatened by HTML5’s 2D graphics technology known as Canvas and the CSS downloadable font technology known as WOFF. The foray into 3D is a good call by Flash but it will not be alone. Already Chrome, Firefox and Safari are trying out the web version of OpenGL - WebGL. Surprisingly Microsoft is not entertaining any WebGL fantasies in the upcoming release of IE9. The battle between Flash 3D and WebGL and Microsoft trying to catch up should be entertaining to watch in the very least.

But why should Chrome have to figure out which way is up, you may ask? Think Chrome OS and the answer is quite obvious. Having in built support in the OS to understand what the hardware is telling you about how the user is positioned is hugely beneficial to application developers. This way, they can easily call on set routines and pass them on to the application in order to set events in motion. Games and apps that are controlled by tilting or rotating the device can be easily developed due to support like this. Apple already has this technology on its iPod, iPhone and iPad devices.

With the Chrome browser constantly vying for the top spot of fastest browser, expectations are high for the OS equivalent. Expectations are that the next generation of netbooks that come bundled with Chrome OS, will be cheaper and more radical than the iPad is currently. How these expectations will be met or surpassed, is yet to be seen. At the moment, however, this is one of the few tantalizing glimpses we have at the features that could be unveiled when the OS finally emerges.

The source of those fears can be found in Microsoft’s most inept operating systems ever –Windows Vista. In the car world, Vista would be a fuel guzzling, lumbering and somewhat good looking vehicle. It would get you from place to place… eventually. XP was the slightly older Toyota model which was, in retrospect, a decently designed car. It did everything you wanted to, even if it did break down a few times or was prone to break-ins.

Windows 7 could have been Vista all over again but, fortunately for all of us, Microsoft got it right and designed an operating system that was actually efficient and better than XP. It was so good that it ran on older PC’s quite well. Compare this to Vista which lumbers on no matter what high-spec system you put it on. It’s the efficiency of Windows 7 that has seen it emerge as a winner in the Netbook market. It’s also that efficiency that will see users not fuss too much about XP passing on. In fact the operating system has turned out to be so good that many users are running Windows 7 Ultimate on their Netbooks instead of the Home or Home Premium versions.

So it seems safe to bid adieu to Windows XP, an OS that kept us company in the dark times of an inept OS. If you are still running Windows, for some reason or other, please remember that support for Service Pack 2 ends in July. You are advised to upgrade to Service Pack 3 and subscribe to extended support, which will keep you secure till 2014.

This dumping has been more or less attributed to the hacking attack Google experienced in China. But there is more to this than meets the eye. The impending release of the Chrome OS may have a lot to do with the timing of the announcement. Although the release is expected to be several months away, this would force all employees to move away from an existing reliance. However, Google is not forcing its employees to only use Chrome OS. As an alternative to Windows, Linux based PC’s and Mac machines have been given to them. Surprisingly, there has been little opposition to the move internally. Apparently, there would have been more of a fuss if Google had cut out Mac machines instead of Windows PC’s.

Another result of this dumping is that it shows the deteriorating level of confidence large corporations have in Windows as an operating system. Mobile phone maker HTC has moved on to Android over Windows and recently MSI announced that its second attempt at hitting the iPad market would be powered by Android as well. This seems like a shame because, after a long time Microsoft has actually come out with a decent OS in Windows 7. How this trend continues will be well worth watching.

The Lime Group, however, are scrambling to keep things afloat and with good reason. The ruling finds the company and its founder Mark Gorton liable for copyright infringement; this means that they might have to dig really deep into their pockets to pay off hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The company’s lawyers scrambling to find ways to counter this ruling and on Wednesday a motion was filed asking the Judge to reverse the decision.

However, the RIAA is expected to counter this move by asking Judge Wood for an injunction at the hearing next week and then proceed get Lime Wire shut down. It is unlikely that the Lime Group will be able to slip out of this one. After all, there is a fair amount of damning evidence against them. For example in a poll conducted by the NPD Group, it was found that fifty eight percent of those who engage in music piracy use Lime Wire as their preferred means of downloading music.

The Lime Group hasn’t done itself any favors either. The company made decent amounts of money over the years, sometimes even as much as twenty million dollars, without sharing it with the music industry. This is one of the many reasons why the RIAA is hell-bent on going after the company and its software.

Multitasking is finally here. Ever since the iPod touch and iPhone came out, users have been craving for it and detractors have been laughing about it. But, finally Apple has put aside its excuses and given the users what they want. However, it is not a true state of multitasking. The apps running in the background have certain vital components running, while other parts go into a sort of hibernation. Double tapping on the Home button will bring up Task Switcher from which the user can select the app to switch to. Apple is touting this as Fast App Switching, but the speed of activation remains to be seen. A Notification system has also been put in place so that the background apps can be in contact with the user.

Apps can finally be grouped into folders, overcoming the screen limitation faced in the devices. The mail app has been updated to accommodate multiple Exchange accounts as well as implementing threaded messages. A new feature called iBooks has been added, which enables you to read books on your device. An improved zoom has been added to the camera; so now you can go up to 5x zoom on you iPhone. A centralized game center has been added as well so that users can connect with their friends to play multiplayer games.

Perhaps the worst addition of all is the iAd advertising module. Basically this means that you are about to experience a new wave of apps that will throw ads in your face like never before.