Flickr outs new Uploadr feature for image uploads: HTML5-based, drag-and-drop UI

Flickr outs new Uploadr feature for image uploads: HTML5-based, drag-and-drop UI

If you'll recall, it was only a few weeks ago when Flickr announced Aviary was replacing the vanished Picnik as the main photo-editing tool on the site. Now, continuing its ongoing makeover, the Yahoo-owned image hosting service is introducing yet another feature. Uploadr, as it's very cleverly dubbed, is an HTML5 web apparatus, which Flickr says will make for a "completely new uploading experience." There's a few major attributes Uploadr brings to the table, including improvements in the speed department, a drag-and-drop UI and bigger file size limits for paid and free users. Flickr notes that folks will now see a boost in uploading speeds of up to 30 percent, while "some" international users may see a spike of somewhere between 50-60 percent. As for file sizes, the limits have been bumped to 50MB for Pro hogs and 30MB for those enjoying the freebies. Uploadr's set to be rolling out over the "next couple of weeks," and is currently offering browser support for Chrome, Safari and Firefox.

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Nokia Lumia 900 blushes, new magenta version revealed at Finnish e-tailer

Nokia Lumia 900 blushes, new magenta version revealed at Finnish e-tailer

Aside from a very desirable white edition, Nokia's Lumia 900 hasn't quite caught up with the color explosion that characterized the Lumia 800's launch. It looks like it's getting there, with a magenta variant spotted at Finnish retailer, Gigantti. At the moment, availability is posited for the vague area of May -- matching those mid-month dates we've been hearing -- but the site is still taking pre-orders ahead of any concrete launch day. You can volunteer your details at the source below.

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Motorola preparing Photon 4G update, looking for test participants

 

Photon 4G

Motorola Photon 4G owners haven't had a whole lot of updates come across for their device though, that may be all the more reason Motorola is seeking out participants for their latest soak test. As posted today, Motorola is looking for some fine folks to help out with the process:

4/25/2012

Motorola and Sprint are happy to announce a future pre-release* update opportunity for PHOTON 4G, before it is officially released to all customers. We are recruiting 1,000 PHOTON 4G owners to test and provide feedback on a future update.

Please register for the Motorola Feedback Network to be considered.

Motorola and Sprint Community Managers

At this point, it's hard to say what the update will be exactly considering Motorola hasn't exactly been pumping out those ICS updates but it's an update and updates are good for everyone. You can hit the Android Central forums link below to discuss it some more or head on over to the source link to get yourself hopefully signed up for the update. Remember, only 1,000 slots are open.

Source: Motorola, via: Android Central Forums Thanks, SandersJC64!

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 4 Premiere: Record Ratings!


Yup, viewers still love those crazy Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Sunday night's season four premiere garnered three million viewers for Bravo, earning a spot as the most-viewed season premiere in network history.

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The episode featured your basic fighting among cast members, highlighted by Teresa Giudice (above) saying sister-in-law Melissa Gorga would leave her husband if a richer man entered the picture.

Gorga didn't respond kindly to those comments.

An hour prior to this premiere, The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion matched its counterpart, as 3.2 million people (who may need to re-evaluate their lives) tuned in to watch grown women stage scripted arguments.

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This Flying Clown Fish Is Your Enormous-Hovering-Zepplin-Of-Fun Deal of the Day [Dealzmodo]

Blimps never really caught on, did they? Tragic, since they would have been great; enormous floating people-movers streaming through our cities. Congestion-free streets. No road repair work ever again. Just large, silent, air-swimming glide-o-matics taking you up above the city on your commute, and never spending another dark day elbowing your way through the subway system. More »


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61 percent of IT pros fear Anonymous attacks

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Nearly two-thirds of IT security professionals worldwide believe their companies will be the target of a cyber attack in the next six months, and 61 percent say that Anonymous and other hacktivist groups will be most likely the ones to target their organizations.

Cyber criminals, then "nation states," including ?China and Russia, are considered next on the list of likely attackers by 55 and 48 percent, respectively, according to the survey done by security firm?Bit9. Only?28 percent think that "disgruntled employees" are the most likely to target their companies.

"The survey results put a spotlight on an interesting contradiction: on the surface, people are most afraid of embarrassing, highly publicized attacks from hacktivist organizations like Anonymous, but they recognize that the more serious threats come from criminal organizations and nation states," said Harry Sverdlove, chief technology officer of Bit9.?

?The company's?2012 Cyber Security Survey?of 1,861 IT pros was done to "gauge the current state of enterprise security and identify the attack methods and cybercrimal groups that keep IT executives up at night."

Among the other findings:

  • 74 percent think "endpoint security solutions on their laptops and desktops are not doing enough to protect their companies and intellectual property (IP) from cyber attacks."
  • 95 percent believe cyber security breaches "should be disclosed to customers and to the public," something that a hot-button issue for many businesses. The House is considering several cyber security measures, including a system that would let U.S. intelligence agencies and businesses share information about hackers and the techniques they use.?
  • 48 percent think companies that have cyber security breaches should not only disclose it, but also "provide a description of what is stolen, while nearly a third (29 percent) believes a description of how the attack occurred should also be shared. Only 6 percent felt that nothing should be disclosed."
  • 62 percent are most worried about targeted attack methods, including malware (45 percent) and spear phishing (17 percent). Spear phishing is an attempt to hack an individual's computer or accounts by sending an email that's tailored to that person and his or her company.
  • Only 11 percent said they worry about the attack methods that, so far, are commonly used by hacktivists, such as distributed denial-of-service attacks and?SQL injection, a technique to attack databases through a website.

The "good" news from the survey: 58 percent say that companies that put into place ?"best practices and better security policies are in the best position to improve enterprise security, and 19 percent believe individual employees play an? important role in improving the state of security."

No one is especially trustworthy of government efforts in the cyber security realm. "Despite current plans to implement cyber security legislation, only 7 percent believe that government regulation and law enforcement will best improve security," Bit9 found.

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