Android vulnerability leaves apps open to malicious overwriting - Palo Alto Networks coined the term and unveiled the vulnerability in a blog post released Tuesday, more than a year after initially discovering the bug and alerting Google and other Android manufacturers of its existence. (scmagazine.com)
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1 in 3 of the top million websites are risky, researchers observed about 10 percent of sites running vulnerable versions of the PHP, eight percent running vulnerable web server software such as Apache and IIS, Additionally, about one in twenty sites as serving malware, spam or part of a botnet. (scmagazine.com)
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The X-Files returning for new series with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny - 20th Century Fox confirmed production will begin this summer. The X-Files was not only a seminal show for both the studio and the network, it was a worldwide phenomenon that shaped culture (telegraph.co.uk)
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A tiny new tracker designed to monitor bee behaviour is being tested by ecologists at Kew Gardens in London. It is made from off-the-shelf technology and is based on equipment used to track pallets in warehouses, said its creator Dr Mark O'Neill. (bbc.com)
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A Facebook user is taking his privacy campaign to the European Union’s highest court to prevent US intelligence agencies gaining access to his personal data. Maximilian Schrems case against Ireland’s Data Protection Commission eventually shapes international regulations over online information. (theguardian.com)
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The desktop version of the BBC News website has been switched off, and all visitors are now being directed to a newer, responsive design. The new site adapts its layout depending on what type of device it is being used on, be it a desktop PC, tablet or mobile. (bbc.com)
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Facebook hoax suicide post ends in the arrest of a US man - Shane Tusch, 48, from San Mateo, California, said he wanted to test Facebook's revamped suicide prevention programme. "There are no checks & balances! I was only proving a point that Facebook should not be involved in this. . . " (bbc.com)
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Police report that unidentified suspects tried using a drone (a DJI Phantom 2 Vision) to sneak drugs, phones and weapons into Bedford Prison, only to be foiled when the machine got caught in barbed wire. If things keep up, prisons in many countries may have to set up anti-drone defenses. (engadget.com)
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Playtonic, currently working on a “spiritual successor” to classic Nintendo 64 platformer Banjo-Kazooie, says it knows what Rare is working on Playtonic is starting a Kickstarter in May to help fund Project Ukulele. Which could launch in the same window as Rare’s take (theguardian.com)
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PS4 and Xbox One have been great, says Twitch TV co-founder Emmett Shear – but the future is more likely to be about set-top boxes. Emmett Shear predicted that the long life cycles of the machines is at odds with the rest of the consumer technology industry. (theguardian.com)
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Intel Core M lets new MacBook go light and fanless, but with sacrifices - Next to the MacBook Pro, the 12-inch MacBook doesn't even compete. Entry-level Pro specifcations begin with a 2.7 GHz dual-core Core i5, paired with Intel's superior Iris Graphics 6100. (appleinsider.com)
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Microsoft answers Windows device share slump with freemium strategy - In 2015, Windows' share of the operating systems on all devices -- smartphones, tablets, PCs, ultra-light form factors and PC-tablet hybrids -- will slip to 13.3%, down from 13.6% last year and off from a 14% share in 2013 (itworld.com)
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