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Apple TV Falls Ill with Content-Wiping Disease

It seems that the Apple TV is suffering from a data-wiping bug as well, with Apple issuing the 3.0.1 Software Update for set-top-box owners who recently updated to version 3.0 of the Apple TV software. The company behind the Mac operating system acknowledged the issue soon after rolling out its newest Apple TV update...

9 November 2009
03:14 GMT

Do Not Play Borderlands Online

It's like some games just have bad karma or maybe the universe feels the need to impose a perfect balance of ying and yang in every single thing. Borderlands managed to stand out as a really great game right from the start, as incredibly fun and really addictive. But the multiplayer seems to suffer from a horrib...

28 October 2009
04:52 GMT

Apple Nerve

Sure enough, Apple makes a good point in its latest Get a Mac ads targeting PC users’ upgrade to Windows 7. However, we have overlooked one tiny aspect about Apple’s own upgrade to Snow Leopard, and the company seems to act like nothing ever happened. You guessed it - it’s the data-eating bug affect...

27 October 2009
07:51 GMT

Snow Leopard Data-Wiping Bug Acknowledged by Apple

Apple’s Support forums have become filled with users' complaints of a Snow Leopard bug eating away their data when they would log into the 'guest' account, then log back out of the account and back into their normal one to find that their account has been fully reset with all data wiped. Many ar...

13 October 2009
04:19 GMT

Windows 7 Possible 'Bug' Discovered

As Windows 7 is getting closer to its launch day, more and more eyes are turning towards it. Compatibility, security or stability issues are hunted down by Microsoft and testers around the world, so that none slips in the final version. One possible bug has been recently spotted, labeled as “major” by its...

6 August 2009
05:07 GMT

SMS Bug Can Allow Hackers to Turn an iPhone’s Mic On

Charlie Miller, the winner of two consecutive editions of the Pwn2Own hacking contest, is signaling that a critical vulnerability exists in the way iPhones handle their text messages. According to the security expert, an attacker could exploit the hole even to turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on a con...

2 July 2009
10:33 GMT

Apple Fails to Patch Java Vulnerability

Apple has reportedly left aside a critical vulnerability in Sun's Java platform, for which it develops its own software updates. The company has released the latest batch of updates for Mac users just last week and is now getting fire from security researchers and the Mac blogosphere for failing to issue a patch...

21 May 2009
07:03 GMT

App Store Bug Signaled by Developers

The iPod and iPhone-focused iLounge is reporting that several iPhone developers have discovered a nasty bug in the App Store. According to those devs, the flaw prevents new applications from appearing on the mobile version of the venue when the user wants to view apps sorted by release date. The issue affects develop...

19 March 2009
07:02 GMT

iLife '09 Bugs – Apple's Resolutions

Apple has posted new knowledge base articles on the bugs still present in currently-selling copies of iLife. Using the documents, Apple outlines the problems that have been identified by its testers, or regular users, and offers resolutions / workarounds.· iPhoto '09: Editing photos in iPhoto will not ref...

16 February 2009
05:11 GMT

2006 30Gb Zune Failed to Handle the Last Day of the 2008 Leap Year

Microsoft indicated that an issue which caused the 2006 model of 30GB Zune devices to turn to bricks at the end of the past year had been resolved. On December 31, 2008, reports of Zune media players becoming unusable started pouring, with Microsoft revealing that a technical team was investigating them and was tryin...

5 January 2009
05:01 GMT

Microsoft: Windows Media Player Crash Not a Critical Vulnerability

Microsoft has squashed reports of a new zero-day Critical vulnerability affecting versions 9, 10, and 11 of Windows Media Player, which emerged ahead of Christmas. The Redmond company indeed confirmed that there was an issue that could lead to Windows Media Player crashing, however, it denied that it could be remotel...

30 December 2008
06:08 GMT

Ziphone Creator Finds Major iPhone Flaw

The creator of the first widespread application that unlocked iPhones to run on mobile carriers other than AT&T, Piergiorgio Zambrini, has found a bug inside the iPhone, and a nasty one at that. According to the Italian system engineer, the flaw can crash not only the iPhone, but Apple's computers and iPods as w...

4 November 2008
09:17 GMT

Second iPhone 2.1 Security Issue Acknowledged

Programmer Karl Kraft's 12-year-old son discovered what can be considered a security issue with the iPhone OS. According to the programmer, the iPhone poses the risk of displaying text messages while in emergency call mode.“My twelve year old son brought to my attention a security bug he discovered on his ...

7 October 2008
04:27 GMT

Zero-Day Exploit Found in QuickTime

Soon after Apple updated QuickTime to version 7.5.5, a certain "Securfrog" published a code that can (allegedly) be used to crash any Web browser with the QuickTime plug-in. According to the person who found the flaw, a memory heap overflow can be created because of the way QuickTime handles long strings of data.&ldq...

19 September 2008
03:38 GMT

Apple Fails to Patch Mail Bug in OS X 10.5.5

It has been revealed that Leopard users trying to save their e-mails in RTF are not getting very satisfying results, especially when Mail has to deal with attachments. While Tiger users have it their way, Mac owners running even the latest version of OS X Leopard (10.5.5) are still experiencing these issues.It seems ...

18 September 2008
05:17 GMT

Trend Micro Antivirus Definitions Crash Computers

The antivirus definitions released by Trend Micro Inc. for several of its products on September 5 caused computers to become unstable or unusable. The definitions falsely identified vital system files on both Windows Vista and Windows XP computers as malware, and added them to quarantine. Upon rebooting, this situati...

9 September 2008
06:54 GMT

Critical Java Vulnerabilities Affect Nokia Series 40 Phones

Adam Gowdiak, a Polish researcher, announced that he discovered highly critical bugs in the J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) that can be easily exploited by a remote attacker to take control of all vital phone functions and make calls, send text messages, record video and audio, access any file, read contacts list, etc. H...

12 August 2008
09:37 GMT

Does FunCom Really Penalize Female AoC Characters?

Age of Conan is the biggest MMORPG release this year and one of the biggest in recent years. Despite that, since it came a few years after its biggest competitors, it will not be pardoned too easy for its mistakes and bugs. And, apparently, the developers did not see a small bug in the game (and neither did players -...

12 June 2008
12:06 GMT

Firefox RC3 Released to Fix 10.5.3 Bug

Mozilla.org has been prompted to roll out a new release candidate of its web browser. Firefox 3.0 RC3, issued yesterday, offers a single bug fix for Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard users. Also yesterday, Mozilla announced its plans to release the final version of Firefox 3.0 on Tuesday, June 17."After more than 34 months of ...

12 June 2008
05:13 GMT

Microsoft Introduces Windows Bug Contest

Microsoft is looking to provide incentives for testers to turn in bugs for its next generation of Windows Embedded operating system, now in CTP phase. At the beginning of this month the Windows Embedded Standard Community Technology Preview was made available for download via Microsoft Connect. A week later, the Bug ...

10 June 2008
13:16 GMT

Apple Fails to Fix 'Incoming Mail Sound' Issue

Apple Discussions is filled with complaints about how upgrading to Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard kills the "Incoming Mail Sound." Seemingly, not only those upgrading to the latest version of the OS are having this issue. Also, the problem is tied to more e-email protocols than just the POP, as the thread reveals.Thread sta...

4 June 2008
17:06 GMT

Wonderware SuiteLink's Denial of Reported Service Vulnerability

Security researchers at Core Security Technologies have issued a warning statement on Monday according to which they found a rare vulnerability in Wonderware subsidiary's InTouch SuiteLink application. Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys, is a software manufacturer that offers solutions to business users in ...

8 May 2008
09:07 GMT

Yahoo Mail Bug Adds Unsolicited Text, POP3 Still Needed

Yahoo Mail back in the spotlights. Unfortunately for the Sunnyvale-based company, Yahoo Mail caught our attention due to an error which, according to Yahoo's officials, adds some unrequested text at the footer of the messages users compose. Ryan K, Community Manager, Yahoo Mail, wrote that the engineers have alr...

16 April 2008
03:41 GMT

A Microsoft-Apple Joke

In what sounds like yet another bold move on behalf of the Cupertino-based corporation in relation to Windows users, Steve Jobs reportedly told his development team to fix Vista's bugs "so Bill Gates doesn't dominate the news for another 5 years!," sources inform. This of course is obviously fake, but is it...

24 March 2008
10:04 GMT

Need a Bug Fix? Ask Steve Jobs

Say you have problems with your Mac. What do you do? Hit Apple Discussions of course, or any other Mac-dedicated forum, blog etc. But say you're in a higher position than mom's-basement-couch-potato. I don't know... the host of a TV show. Do you ask Steve Jobs himself for a solution to your Mac problem...

14 February 2008
08:51 GMT

Why Hot Males Have More Sex?

We already knew this without science. But science now has just proven it: hot males can have more sex. Especially if they are from the ambush bug species. These predatory bugs are famous for their color pattern that camouflage the insects against flowers. This way they can lie in wait to ambush insects stopping on th...

27 December 2007
17:06 GMT

XBL Marketplace Still Misses Sensible World of Soccer

Sensible World of Soccer is a revamped version of the the 96 / 97 original with the same name, that launched this week on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Hours after the game's release (along with its 400 MS pointer sibling, Tempest) Codemasters forums were filled with complaints of a serious bug in Sensible World of Soc...

21 December 2007
03:35 GMT

How to Eat Insects

The entomophagy or insect eating is considered disgusting in western societies, even if the Europeans eat all kinds of crustaceans and mollusks. But in the diet of our ancestors, they could have had an important place, judging from the diet of the chimpanzees. Other cultures do not reject insects at all, as they are ...

20 December 2007
14:06 GMT

PayPal Not As Secure As You Had Expected?

PayPal's Security Key was regarded as an extremely efficient solution to stop potential phishing or other web attacks over the PayPal members, as it generates a six-character code to be entered for authentification. Along with a username, a password and an answer to a secret question, it's probably impossib...

29 November 2007
03:40 GMT

Mozilla: No More Patched Bugs before Firefox 3 Final

Firefox 3.0 Gran Paradiso, the new version of the Mozilla browser, is expected to be released next year, representing the most powerful version of Firefox ever released. But it seems like this application might leave numerous reported bugs unpatched as the Mozilla wants to repair only 20 percent of the glitches, PC W...

16 November 2007
09:37 GMT

PS3 Ratchet & Clank Arrives, Glitches Included

While we're playing Crash of the Titans on the PSP and Xbox 360, another major platformer arises, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction being the most awaited game of its genre on the PS3. However, there's a pretty ugly glitch that comes with the game, but it won't change the title's gamep...

26 October 2007
08:17 GMT

Funniest Videogame Bug Ever in Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 may be launched tomorrow, but what matters today is that you can laugh at one extremely funny bug from the game, by checking out the video below. I've seen bugs and bugs till now, but none of this magnitude... While it's not a calamity for the gameplay, it still mana...

25 October 2007
06:44 GMT

The Most Bizarre Sex: Abdominal Stabbing Penetration, Sperm Through Blood, Defensive Para-Genitalia and Female-to-Male Transsexuality

Bizarre human sexual behaviors are nothing compared to the extremely weird sex life of the African bat bug. These blood suckers are famous among biologists for a particularly horrible and cruel form of mating and now these insects have also revealed an odd secret to the researchers, "what could be the most extreme fo...

22 September 2007
06:06 GMT

Super Paper Mario Has Glitches - Game Freezes in Chapter 2-2

The European version of the famous Super Paper Mario title has some issues, well rather programming glitches. It turns out this Wii game freezes your console at the start of Chapter 2-2, but only under certain conditions. When you meet Mimi and start chatting with her, in case you don't pick up a certain key, y...

20 September 2007
02:35 GMT

Firefox Still Vulnerable! (Reminds Me Of XP)

It still can't properly handle protocol. It's bugged! They've released two patches since these flaws were first discovered but it is still vulnerable.This is sort of like Windows XP. They've released it and then came Service Pack I and then II and a lot of hotfixes and updates and so on and so fo...

5 September 2007
09:55 GMT

Characters Masturbate in BioShock!

Quite a few BioShock gamers should already be acquainted with the game's various glitches. For such a promising title, BioShock not only has a lot of bugs, but some very obscene ones as well. For example, the game's "masturbation glitch". It's all over the Internet and if you care to take a look (just ...

30 August 2007
03:40 GMT

Exploit Crashing WoW's Servers Discovered!

A piece I just happened to stumble upon, posted on Theregister.co says that "Players in the World of Warcraft discovered an exploit that crashes the game's servers late Sunday, causing massive outages throughout the night." Blizzard is awfully quiet on this one, but has made a few statements just so they'd ...

28 August 2007
03:59 GMT

YouTube Bug? Not Anymore!

Every once in a while, the YouTube team discovers bugs, errors or just simple glitches that affect the experience of viewing the online clips. Recently, it was reported that there was a bug in the subscriber count system that caused the technology to crash so no new subscriber was recorded. Because sometimes it is v...

20 August 2007
06:53 GMT

Skype Goes Offline, Major Downtime Recorded

The famous communication tool Skype was yesterday affected by a serious problem concerning the login technology which caused one of the most impressive downtimes ever recorded by the software solution. Although the Skype team managed to identify the problem quite quickly they also admitted that it might take up to 24...

17 August 2007
06:03 GMT

Vista's Annoyances Under the Spotlight

After getting used to work with Vista I somewhat forgot about how difficult it was to get used to it and now I finally had the idea to make some sort of list containing all the annoyances (or at least the ones that I remember of) that made me think Vista will only make my life a living hell. That was when I started t...

31 July 2007
11:51 GMT

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Unlockables and Bugs (PS2)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a computer and video game that was released in 2004, concurrently with the movie release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third in the Harry Potter series. Both the game and the movie were based on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkab...

18 July 2007
05:42 GMT

Hackers Find the iPhone's Vulnerabilities

The iPhone might look great, it may also be capable of managing a great deal of evolved performances, but has its own weak spots. This has happened in the first three days since the release of this device, which makes it even more possible that their number increases in time.The most important vulnerability rests in ...

4 July 2007
08:28 GMT

How to Eat Living Stink Bugs...

The entomophagy or insect eating is considered disgusting in western societies, even if the Europeans eat all kinds of crustaceans and mollusks. Other cultures do not reject insects at all, as they are an easy and accessible source of proteins and fats. Toasted termites are extremely appreciated in the African countr...

4 July 2007
02:11 GMT

First iPhone Bug! Is There Any Chance to Remain Secure?

The long-awaited Apple device, iPhone, might disappoint some owners because a security company already discovered an important bug in the gadget. Robert Graham from Errata Security, said that the bug is somehow similar to one issue found in Safari, the browser produced by the same company. Although iPhone already con...

3 July 2007
06:09 GMT

How I Got Sick of Google Reader

Google Reader is always described as the best web-based RSS client because it works quite amazing although it is still a part of Google Labs. And until today, I really believed that Google Reader is a fantastic solution although every once is a while it returned me a tiny error. But today, it's the end. Today it...

2 July 2007
04:37 GMT

Google Fights with The Bugs

The advertising platform provided by Google, AdWords, is now offering to its users a brand new... bug! Yes, you've read it correctly, AdWords contains a bug that affects the MCC (My Client Center) containing valuable information about your campaigns and accounts. As it is reported in a WebmasterWorld thread, the...

29 June 2007
06:20 GMT

Fertility Pills Made Of Live Bacteria

We, humans, use aphrodisiacs to enhance fertility. There are various recipes and food recommended for a better sexual life. But sometimes nature can offer even germs to do this job. The plataspid stinkbug (Megacopta punctatissima) is a severe pest on soybean crops, and often leads to entire fields wasted. They have a...

14 June 2007
07:14 GMT

Newly Discovered Thai Bugs Devour Fish

Researchers have found 50 new species of insects in Thailand, and we're not talking about minute creatures here, but about large water bugs that can even eat small fish and induce painful bites on curious humans.The team led by Robert Sites at University of Missouri, Columbia, has described 12 of the 50 new spec...

22 May 2007
08:38 GMT

You Drive Me Crazy (Google)!

Today, while I was reading the latest headlines published on Google News, an uncanny thing caught my attention. As you can see in the picture attached to the article, Google News displayed the same headlines, the same author with the same information no more than three times. They were all redirecting the readers to ...

2 May 2007
09:36 GMT

Google Breaks Into The House and Steals Your Stuff

Yesterday, one of the most used Google products was messed up by an unknown error that caused the service's configuration to be reverted to default. Google Personalized Homepage was quite messed up because a considerable number of users were affected by the bug and were unable to access the gadgets or other type...

27 April 2007
05:26 GMT


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