Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Secret Monitoring and CIQ

Many marvel at how far we have come technologically in the past few decades. From mobile phones that required a full briefcase to phone that can surf the internet, it truly is amazing! While the rest of us marvel at the flexibility of technology in phones and ponder how we can make it work more efficiently. Others try to twist the technology to benefit their own personal agenda. Whether it's the lone wolf hacker, an organized group like Anonymous, or a corporation doing "market research," your information is always at risk.

Smart phones these days are used as much if not more than computers to search the web and for the mobile person it's almost a necessity. Many think their information is safe because they use a phone and not a computer. This is not the case, according to a security researcher Trevor Eckhart has found evidence of hidden software that is installed on all stock phones relating to the makers of Android, Blackberry, and Nokia devices. The problem has gained such notoriety that Carrier IQ had to threaten Trevor with legal action. Trevor's findings revealed key logging, battery monitoring, and user experiences.

Trevor put out a video on his findings
















So far Trevor claims Carrier IQ's application is spying on people and Carrier claims it's not. While we revel in the thought that certain software is there to make a summarized report on the performance of the phone, how would you feel if that same software was making key logs of everything you type, what you look at, and  where you are. Be informed, not everything is as simple as you think.

Source: Researcher: Secret software tracks phone users
Additional Info: Wired

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Best Selling Game Of The Year Thus Far

There was tons of promise in Gear of War 3 taking game of the year a couple months after it's release date, but according to gameinformer.com that's not the case. Here is the top 20 games starting from January to September.

1. Just Dance 2 – Ubisoft, Wii
2. Pokemon White – Nintendo, DS
3. Gears of War 3 – Microsoft, 360
4. Pokemon Black – Nintendo, DS
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision, 360
6. Zumba Fitness: Join The Party – Majesco, Wii
7. Madden NFL 12 – Electronic Arts, 360
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops – Activision, PS3
9. Madden NFL 12 – Electronic Arts, PS3
10. New Super Mario Bros. DS – Nintendo, DS
11. Michael Jackson: The Experience – Ubisoft, Wii
12. NBA 2K11 – 2K Sports, 360
13. L.A. Noire – Rockstar, 360
14. Dance Central – MTV Games, 360
15. Mortal Kombat – Warner Bros., PS3
16. Mortal Kombat – Warner Bros., 360
17. Homefront – THQ, 360
18. Kinect Sports – Microsoft, 360
19. NCAA Football 12 – Electronic Arts, 360
20. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Nintendo, Wii

Gameinformer Source Page
Contributions to Gameinformer: www.siliconera.com

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

This is the cover of Apple.com

The World has suffered a great loss today. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. Apple has officially confirmed his passing today. Jobs revolutionized the world with his innovations and inventions ;such as, the iPod and the iPhone.

In a release from Apple.

Jobs had been battling several unspecified health problems for many years, one of which was pancreatic cancer. Heath problems caused Jobs to retire as CEO of Apple six weeks ago, naming Tim Cook as his successor

According to www.msnbc.msn.com and Jobs family "Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. ... We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief."

Jobs also co-created Pixar when he purchased The Graphics Group from Lucasfilm in 1986. Pixar has gone on to win several awards including Oscars for Best Animated Feature. Since then Disney has purchased Pixar in 2006.


According to online.wjs.com, In 2005 Jobs gave a commencement speech at Stanford University where he outlining three stories from his life


The first story is about connecting the dots.


The second story is about love and loss.


The third story is about death.


The world has lost a visionary, may he find peace where ever he is.














Wednesday, September 21, 2011

BF 3 PC system requirements

So the PC system requirement for Battlefield 3 are out and if you are interested in the game for PC as much as I am you may want to check this stuff out.

Minimum System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ATHLON X2 2.7 GHZ)
MEMORY: 2 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE



Recommended System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
MEMORY: 4 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE



Battlefield 3 come out on all platforms (except WII) on October 23


Source Credit: www.gameinformer.com
link: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/09/21/battlefield-3-39-s-official-pc-system-requirements.aspx

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Greetings from Waffles now here is the skinny.

Okay! So this is the new blog page for Waffles, AKA Producer Waffles, AKA The Waf. I will be posting any and everything that I find interesting, awesome, or just plain outrageous. This includes videos, news stories, audio and pictures for your viewing and listening pleasure as well as my entertainment. As time goes on I will be making improvements to the blog so stick with me and we will get through this together, and yes i'm scared too!