Tag archive: Israel

Just days after an attacker cited Palestinian sympathies released personal information on thousands of Israeli credit card users on the Internet, online attackers have launched a coordinated denial-of-service effort to disrupt online access to Israel's El Al Airlines, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and three bands. Although the attacks have done little to disrupt daily operations—the TASE and El Al kept operating normally, and the… Read More

Apple has confirmed that it has acquired Israeli flash storage developer Anobit, with Apple spokesperson Steve Dowling confirmed the purchase to Bloomberg but did not go into any detail—including the price Apple paid for the company. Flash storage is central to Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod product lines, and is an increasingly critical component for its Macintosh computers as flash-based SSD drives jump into the mainstream:… Read More

The thing to know about The Debt is that it is basically two movies rolled into one. They are essentially and unbreakably tied together, but they are very different in their attitudes, plots and even their looks. But in the end, when paired together, they offer an original and engaging film with a few problem parts. Well, original-ish — the movie is actually a remake of the Israeli film, Ha-Hov. But for Hollywood, remaking a foreign film is… Read More

Seems like jellyfish are the latest critics against nuclear power use. Earlier this week a nuclear power plant on the coast of Israel was forced to shut down due to a jellyfish clog in their cooling system. Two weeks before this incident, two seperate countries had coastal reactors which were clogged similarly. These events are sparking speculation on whether this is a growing trend driven by climate change. The string of jellyfish surges began… Read More

Apple still can't make enough iPad 2s to meet consumer demand in any market, so what's the company doing? Launching the iPad 2 in a dozen new markets this week, and revealing plans to put the Wi-Fi version of the iPad 2 on sale in China beginning May 6. The iPad 2 will go on sale in Japan on Thursday, April 28—the announcement is particularly significant because Japan was originally slated to get the iPad 2 on March 25, but… Read More

Cyber security firm Symantec released its quarterly report yesterday, revealing that targeted attacks to steal company data have increased. The report specifically focuses on the Hydraq Trojan and the Stuxnet worm, and the damage they caused and concern for future attacks involving each. “Past targeted attacks…are important because they demonstrate that there are vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure sectors – specifically, in the power and… Read More

While it is still no Tetris, with 36 million downloads, Angry Birds is one of the most mainstream games out right now. To prove that fact, it seems the game has started popping up on late night television…in Isreal. The clip at the bottom of this post is from the comedy show Eretz Nehederet (A Wonderful Country). It pokes fun at the never-ending Paletstine / Israel peace negotiations by relating it to the eternal struggle between the pigs… Read More

Apple's iPad might be doing great business in the United States so far, but Israel gave the device a rather cold reception: although it's not officially on sale in the country yet, Israel placed a ban on importing iPads, citing concerns that the strength of the wireless transmitters in the device would disrupt other wireless services. However, the country has now lifted the import ban after conducting laboratory tests on the… Read More

Apparently not everyone loves the iPad. The AP is reporting that Israel has told Apple that its tablet computer is not welcome. Israel is claiming that the strength of the iPad’s wireless receivers and transmitters are incompatible with Israeli national standards, and might disrupt other devices. So far 10 iPads have been confiscated, and Israeli officials plan on confiscating any further iPads attempting to make their way into the country.… Read More

Back in 2006, movie rental powerhouse Netflix announced a competition: if someone—or a team of someones—could come up with a way to improve the service's movie recommendation system by 10 percent, they'd wein $1 million. As expected, the competition drew interest from a wide variety of programmers and statisticians—and, naturally, Netflix began to reap the benefits of recommendation improvements investigated by… Read More

Look on YouTube and you can find a channel hosted by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), with some 10,000 subscribers. The IDF Spokespersons Unit, which is also running a blog, says: “We thank you for visiting us and will continue to update this site with documentation of the IDF's humane action and operational success in operation ‘Cast Lead.’" The footage shown is of aid trucks entering Gaza, rocket stocks… Read More

The Center for the Digital Future, part of USC's Annenberg School, has released its World Internet Report, detailing the global impacts of Internet and online technologies, including its use in communication, media, social and political processes, information, commerce, and other facets of everyday life. Once of the findings? While some 88 percent of young Americans have access to the Internet, that figure is far behind Internet… Read More

Hacker Gary McKinnon is facing extradition from the UK to the US for breaking into a number of US military networks – NASA, the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Department of Defense. He’s exhausted a number of appeals, including the European Court of Human Rights, and is currently awaiting a decision by the Home Secretary on when the extradition process will begin. If he’s convicted in the US, he potentially faces decades… Read More

Last January, Sharp updated its LCD TV with a mammoth unveiling of 20 new sets, including new X-series that feature a slimmed-down bezel, offer a 15,000:1 contrast ratio, and 120 Hz refresh rates. When they were announced, Sharp said the X-series would be available with an optional wireless HD technology that would let users stream uncompressed HD content directly to the televisions, making for neat, cable-free installations. Now, Amimon has… Read More

As it turns out, the Modu modular cell phone from an Israeli company of the same name will not only stand out for its interchangeable shells when it launches later this year, it will also claim the title of the lightest cell phone ever made. The company announced its new Guinness World Record on Tuesday. Modu sets the record with a weight of just 1.41 oz, or 40.1 grams. By comparison, an Apple iPhone weighs about 135 grams, and a… Read More