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Feds Warn of Terrorist Cyberattack, IE 8 Becomes Most Popular Browser

by Warren Riddle on February 3, 2010 at 11:55 AM

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • Last year, Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair expressed confidence in the progress of the fight against Al Qaeda and terrorism, but his feelings have changed since that announcement. Citing the growing threat of "malicious cyberactivity," Blair believes that a significant attack, focused on U.S. telecommunications and computer networks, could occur within the next six months. [From: The New York Times]
  • Internet Explorer 8 debuted just a year ago, but the browser has already achieved two significant honors. It has not only become the most popular Windows browser in terms of market share, but it is also reportedly now the world's most used browser overall. [From: The Windows Blog]
  • Three years after it released its impressive H3D-2 39-megapixel camera, Hasselblad is now releasing a new 40-megapixel model known as H4D-40. Hasselblad must have noticed the current recession, because it has significantly dropped the price from 2007's astronomical $37,000 tag to a somewhat more reasonable $19,995. [From: Engadget]
  • Southwest Airlines has been toying with adding Wi-Fi to its fleet for over two years, and it seems that the official details of the plan are finally being revealed. The airline will begin by equipping 15 aircraft per month, and will steadily increase that rate until the entire fleet is outfitted, hopefully by 2012. [From: Engadget]
  • Engadget experienced an explosion of activity during its coverage of the Apple iPad release, but that influx of readers included a staggering amount of juvenile, antagonistic trollers. (We wouldn't know anything about that.) Because of the rash of inappropriate and offensive activity, Engadget has eliminated the ability to comment on posts for now. [From: Venture Beat]

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