By Allen Tsai | Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:40 pm |
Originating in the Philippines eight months ago, the Cabir virus has spread slowly into 12 countries, including the United States. A strain was detected in a store in Santa Monica, California on Monday.
"It's interesting (the Cabir variant) has now been found in the United States, but it's not the end of the world," said Mikko Hypponen, director of Finnish anti-virus research company F-Secure.The Cabir virus only affects Symbian OS smartphones with no permanent damage; draining the battery and replicating itself. With over 15 variants found thus far, coders are getting more sophisticated. However the danger is small at the moment. Unlike computer viruses which spread quickly through the Internet, Cabir spreads slowly because it travels over short distances between devices through Bluetooth wireless technology. Cabir has been found in countries ranging from China to the United Kingdom.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:41 pm | By
Samsung scored another patent victory over Apple in Germany, heightening tensions between the two companies and raising questions about Apple's future legal prospects.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:30 pm | By
Mobile payments are far from secure, as a Google Wallet security breach illustrates even major mobile companies struggle to protect privacy.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:06 pm | By
A proposed bill in Congress would strip the FCC's power to monitor spectrum auctioning, potentially opening up the airwaves to Verizon and AT&T and hobbling smaller carriers like Sprint.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:10 am | By
Apple will hold a launch event for the iPad 3 in the first week of March, as the company updates its tablet to stay ahead of rivals.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:02 am | By
Mobile devices increasingly diagnose and manage disease, putting them under the watchful eye of federal regulators, who could slow the pace of innovation.
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