Apple's MacDefender Malware Patch Bypassed Already

Apple's battle against Mac malware has taken a predictable turn, as a new threat bypasses the MacDefender patch that Apple just issued.

On Tuesday, Apple issued a security update that was supposed to block the MacDefender malware and its variants. But according to Ed Bott at ZDNet, malware makers have already worked around Apple's defenses.

Know More About Who Is Using Twitter

A new survey by the Pew Research Center released today tells us a little more about the Twitter demographic, though most of it isn't all that surprising.

13% of online adults in the U.S. use Twitter, up from 8% in 2010. 25% of African Americans online are on Twitter and 19% of Hispanics online are also users. Though they're the second largest group on Twitter,

Heads Up, Groupon - Google Offers 'Google Offers'

And so it begins.

Google's foray into the potentially lucrative world of hyperlocal Groupon-like deals was announced at the D9 conference yesterday. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt was joined by VP of Commerce Stephanie Tilenius to unveil the beta roll out of ‘Google Offers' starting in Portland, Oregon (with New York and San Francisco to join the ranks shortly).

Google Rolls Out '+1' Button for Websites, Hopes You'll 'Like' It

Google's "+1" initiative, announced in late March, is finally ready for its big debut on sites across the web. Similar to Facebook's "Like" button, +1 will live on some of the websites you frequent and you'll be able to click it to recommend whatever you find interesting to others.

You Can Only Really Follow 150 People on Twitter: It's Science

Is there a finite limit to the number of friends we can stay in contact with? It would appear so, at least according to Dunbar's number, which dictates that our maximum number for meaningful relationships with others hovers around 150.

Alasdair Wilkins of io9 has a fascinating post looking at the studies of British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, who – time and time again – kept coming back to 150 as the normal human threshold for quality relationships.

Cell Phones Causing Brain Cancer, What About Laptops?

Cell phones are "possibly carcinogenic"? Potentially brain-cancer-causing? Comparable to pesticides and the stuff your car spits out? So sayeth the World Health Organization? The reputable science-minded subsidiary of the United Nations?

Bummer. Thank goodness I use ear buds, and don't talk on the phone much—though when on the go, I do tote my iPhone in my pants pocket, where it's usually pressed flush against my leg.

NATO helicopters have violated Pakistani airspace again

NATO helicopters have violated Pakistani airspace again. Two NATO helicopters are said to have intruded into Pakistani territory on Monday to hunt militants in north Waziristan.

The NATO helicopters entered the border area, claiming that five members of the Haqqani network of the Taliban have been arrested after the search operation.