Plugin Ubisoft leaves computers vulnerable, says Google engineer

 

The information security engineer at Google, Tavis Ormandy noticed a security flaw in Uplay, plugin Ubisoft that comes along with various securities of the company.

The extension allows you to embed malicious code on any site, causing the charge by the page able to install software on a victim's PC without asking permission.

In Seclists , discussion forum about security, Ormandy noticed the account that failed to install "Assassin's Creed: Revelations" in his notebook.

There have been no reports of a malicious use of the fault, but the magazine Forbes confirms that the gap is present in browsers Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Sought by the team of Digital Look, a spokesperson for Ubisoft in Brazil said the company has not yet ruled on the matter.

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Final Fantasy available on Android

 

The Final Fantasy series is one of the most popular story, and now the first game of the franchise, originally released in 1987, has come to Android devices in the form of app . Square Enix has released the original Final Fantasy for mobile and tablets that run Android.
We can get the game through the Google store Play . The cost is about $10 and the weight of the application is about 47MB.

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Light Tetris, a great lamp for our room

I bet everyone knows, Tetris, probably the game most popular in history. What we see in the picture is nothing less than a lamp called Tetris Light that has been created by Firebox. Each of the cubes that make up Tetris measure 4cm Light edge and we can put the lamp in different positions to change a bit the atmosphere of our room, but obviously can be used anywhere in our home .
Firebox already taking orders for Light Tetris, which is priced at $ 47.

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Mountain Lion in more than 2 million Macs

 

Just 48 hours after the release of OS X Mountain Lion, and as detailed in a report, the new version of the OS of the computers Mac Apple is already present in more than 3.2% of the equipment.
At present, we believe that Mountain Lion and must keep up the old OS X 10.4 Tiger, but still has a long way to reach Snow Leopard, the most popular version that is chosen by 45% of users. To upgrade to the new version 10.8 is necessary to have at least version 10.6.6, so most insurance who have Snow Leopard will skip the upgrade to version 10.7 Lion (which had mixed reviews) and go straight to the 10.8.
If you have a Mac not very old (say from 2009 onwards), you can upgrade to Mountain Lion for $ 20 and be part of more than 2.2 million users who already use the desktop OS world's most advanced (as Apple).

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28nm chip shortages could lead to a delay in the launch of the iPhone 5

 

If you are one more of those who waited for the presentation and the launch of the iPhone 5 by Apple , then you may have to wait even longer. According to reports coming from China, Apple could delay the launch of the smartphone due to lack of 28nm chips, which are incorporating mobile.
It seems that Qualcomm is the largest supplier of chips for Apple, has problems with the 28nm chip production and these disadvantages can be solved just about year-end date by which everyone expects to have the iPhone 5 in your hands . If this information turns out to be right, forget about putting your hands on the future iPhone in October or September, because you will probably have to wait until early 2013.
Of course, if it is bad news for Apple, is very good for Samsung and other manufacturers, enabling them to sell more units before the apple back on the attack.

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Follow the London 2012 Olympic Games through your iPhone

 

If you love sports events, but turn a person who can not spend all day in front of your TV, then we recommend a series of applications that will keep you abreast of everything happening in the London Olympics 2012, with detailed information and better photos. Take your iPhone or iPod touch and download the following apps , which are all free except for Curly, which costs $ 1:
- London 2012: Official Results for the Olympic App and Paralympic Games
- NBC Olympics Live Extra
- Reuters Olympics London 2012
- Pocket Guide to Sports Curly

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Will be this the first images of the iPhone 5?

 
Much has been said about the next generation iPhone Apple. Previously we talked so much about your hardware and its software , including iPhone OS 6, but perhaps what we have not paid much attention is the design that will have the smartphone , and certainly many will wonder "what will the iPhone 5 ? ". Well, nobody can be sure of that, but at least we have what appear to be the first real images of the device, filtered by iLab Factory.
 
As we see in the pictures, it would, indeed, the future iPhone 5. Why? Because it seems to incorporate all the changes that have been said have the smartphone. This includes a reduction in thickness and an increase in the length, partly due to the incorporation of a 4 inch screen and perhaps a larger battery. In addition, the headphone jack has been changed to the bottom and has changed the design of the main connector. The rest remains quite like the design of the iPhone 4/4S.
What do you think about it? Are these images take more designs only legitimate or false?

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Time to write to the movement of our eyes

 

The dr. Jean Lorenceau, University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris, has developed a device by which the movements of our eyes can be used as a way of writing.
This product was not developed earlier because of a simple cause: lack of technology. The human eye produces many involuntary movements, and these to be interpreted by the device became anything but writing desired. With some new developments, dr. Lorenceau been able to use an optical illusion called "reverse-phi motion" which was widely studied last year. Finally, with the addition of this illusion to the system, it was possible to monitor the voluntary movements of the human eye.
Lorenceau says that with practice 90 minutes a person can use the system to write about 20 characters per minute. Yes, there is a great speed, but for many people with various disabilities, is a new form of expression. In addition to letters, you can also use the system to write numbers and drawings.

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