From 1972 onwards, the virus is passed from biology to computer science with a reply that would be able to feel jealous any bacteria epidemic. Every year the number of viruses increases, and this year is no exception. With 24 million new virus or recycled into action, PandaLabs made a ranking of the 2012 virus which ranks them by particular characteristics. There are new and old, of stealing or spying, the lying and they charge you fines.
It was a rock song of the fifties, was the gloomy message Creeper virus spread by the IBM 360 series. 1972 was the year in which for the first time a virus infects a computer, and also the first year in which he invented the first antivirus (Reaper), but still there was the term "virus" in the computer sense, which is newly introduced in 1984. Since then, the virus spread and became part of everyday language and the package of "things to fear" as it makes contact with a computer. As all creation, activity or thought generating fear and worry, the virus became fertile ground for business millionaires, in which are the main drivers Antivirus and protagonists. To expand the business and also the awareness of the need for protection of these companies, PandaLabs has just released its list of every year, which makes a ranking of the virus that hit computers during the year and sorted by relevance based on particular characteristics. Under Select among the 24 million new virus that was this year, these were the Virus of 2012.
Flashback
Apple has its army of enemies too, and not talking about anonymous commenters on the web or the entire Microsoft Hierarchical flat, but a true number of viruses that attack the platform daily. One of the most interesting was Flashback, who managed to enter through a security exploit in Java and autoinstaló hundreds of thousands of computers around the world. Apple Java sent off immediately, but the damage was done. In an update of Lion, the issue was partially resolved, but the servers and computers had to be re installed several times after the passage of this virus alternative.
Flame
From the same family as the tragically known Stuxnet, the virus was active and concentrated their attack power in the Middle East. The purpose of this virus is different from most, but share and mechanical functions. Information theft is their main task, and the countries most affected by it are Iran, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan and well, you can imagine the rest and why. Pandalabs get to ask if W32/Flamer.A.worm is software created by some nations to steal information to others, since it is so advanced that it can turn on a computer microphone to record conversations are kept nearby. The tracks are not accusing any specific country, but analyzing who the victims, you can arrive at some conclusion intuitive, although little determinant.
Police virus
Not only broke the routine of what we used to experience at this time of the death of the Internet culture, where even the powerful virus leave us a message sarcastic, rebellious, informative or acid on its actions on our computer, but was effective mass. The malware in question infect users and tell them that their computer was under a blockade of part of the security forces due to downloading illegal material. After generating the concern by showing images of the webcam user, the virus called for pay a fine for internet (Seems legit) and thus to regain control of your computer. The gossips mentioned that the SGAE and the RIAA were behind this virus to strike fear into the music downloads, but that was never proven nor will be.
Blackhole Exploit Kit
Java has been a year to forget, as it has been in the majors for good security offenses and has been the gateway to hundreds of thousands of viruses. For Blackhole Exploit Kit, Java and Adobe (another irresponsible for security), muses were the result of which were created based exploits their holes. Its importance is such now-for ease of use by novice cybercriminals-, that 91% of malware detected by AVG are due to this kit which is spread by spam, or links in obfuscated javascripts contaminated.
Koobface
Also known as Pinocchio, this malware was responsible for keeping us away from the truth throughout the year. No. It is a euphemism for the actions of the mass media, but a virus that was lying all the time with messages and publications for users fall into their traps. Some of the lies that Obama expressed were punched him because someone said something racist, that Justin Bieber had died and that Microsoft sold its shares to Apple. Obviously, this type of "noticiones" attracted the curiosity of thousands, well, you know what happened to the cat.
Zeus
If you are aware of the virus industry, surely you wonder why Zeus is a novelty in 2012, because it takes time with us destroying the security of computers and accessing all kinds of information to steal it with a speed and effectiveness frightening. The reason for inclusion, according to PandaLabs, is that Zeus gained new variants of himself and one of them was the most stressed in attacks, focusing on the mid-range smartphones and high, like Android, BlackBerry and Symbian. Expert banking information, Zeus struck to the heart of communication between banks and users, stealing, reputedly million.
Ainslot.L
The particularity of this virus is its nature of viruses and antivirus while. And this nature lies turn into another foundational nature, that of being the only bot on your computer, the emperor, the one over the other and queen, in solitude. First Ainslot.L is a bot that scans your computer and deletes all known bots are. Then he left to live in your computer and send spam from there or sending confirmations promoting sales for a clothing company called CULT based in England. Strange and effective, but goes unnoticed for 90% of the time until a good updated antivirus what action grip and remove the monopoly.
DarkAngle
DarkAngle, which is a type of DarkAngel, is a fake antivirus which posed as Panda Cloud Antivirus and profited thereby recognizing the antivirus installed on the computers of victims neglected and little retailers. Obviously, this was very interested PandaLabs virus that quickly imitated and worried him out of circulation.
So the ranking has been established for viruses PandaLabs 2012 and the truth is not a bad choice, although we have no access to their huge database. There are 24 million new virus that joined the millions already existing, so if this year has not won any, you have a reason to raise your glass and toast.
A Beijing court has ordered Apple to pay 28,000 euros to a group of Chinese writers in compensation for violating its copyright. Apparently the apple company sold eBooks in this group of authors through their online store without a license.
It is not the first time Apple has legal disputes in China for this and other reasons. In July this year agreed to pay 45.3 million euros to a company in Hong Kong, Proview, to resolve a quarrel about the rights of the name iPad in the Chinese market.
Apple will have to pay 127,566 euros now to 8 Chinese writers and two local companies to market, through the App Store, electronic versions of their books without legal permission. A penalty imposed by the No. 2 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing.
Lawyers for the group of Chinese authors initially requested 1.2 million euros in damages. In a written statement, Apple said that its employees "take seriously the complaints related to copyright infringement."
They also explained that their service is in "constant updating to help content owners to protect their rights." In this regard, Apple always requires its developers to sign an agreement that ensures that they have the right to exploit the material before it is incorporated into the online store.
It is the second time Apple has a legal battle in China because of copyright violation. This past September, the same court sentenced the company to pay 62,000 euros to the editor of a Chinese encyclopedia for alleged copyright infringement, a decision that has been appealed by Californians.
China has become a very important market for the Cupertino. In fact, sales in this country account for 16 percent of the global total in the company. The third quarter of fiscal year 2012 sales of Apple in the Chinese country were 4,300 million euros.
Motorola is currently working on a "smartphone" supported by Google, according to sources close to leaked plans the newspaper "The Wall Street Journal." This would be the first bet of Google for making real hardware, which is cited with the code name "X phone".
The launch of a "smartphone" consisting could be the first step in the company to position itself as a viable competitor in the mobile handset market. Right now with its Android operating system dominates the scene at the software level, but there is an important part of the revenue is derived from hardware and Google in this area is just remarkable.
The acquisition is aimed precisely Motorla build this niche hardware for Google. No wonder that the same sources that leaked the plans to build a "smartphone" later also indicate that work on a "tablet".
Before Google has already launched under its brand line of "smartphones" Nexus, the first built by HTC, Samsung and other two with a last with LG. In the field of tablets and marketed under the same umbrella devices made by Asus and Samsung. Motorola has launched this year, last September, its terminals Razr, the first since it was acquired. However, these devices have been questioned for not being at the highest level.
We deal with icons, bars, windows and many other parts of what is considered a conventional user interface. With hundreds of applications that embellish the optimized and customized to our liking, science fiction, film and the development itself of science has shown us that yes, maybe this generation of user interfaces has been pretty girl. That's why we started to review and find the potential players of the new generation of user interfaces.
Introduction
In the stone age of the modern computer, the command line was all we could ask for in the user interface that ran daily programs. Then, closer to medieval computational came Windows 3.1 and other operating systems and showed the world the face of all operations aesthetic that made computers. From then on things have evolved and today we are naked, unless you're a programmer, to an application without any visual indication on their operations. And so as we look at the present and repudiate user interface changes in Windows, Ubuntu, YouTube and Gmail, also think about the future and imagine, thanks to the movies and games, different methods exist that are near. Here are some of the stars of the new generation of user interfaces we were remembering and list it for you.
Flexible OLED Displays
Are still very rare, but the devices of the near future will be equipped with OLED Pantas flexible, responsive and will lose the current rigidity of the screens on smartphones and tablets. As you know, the OLED is an organic semiconductor that can project light even when being stretched or bent. The user interface will be one of a kind, because if you want to zoom'll just have to bend a little screen or if you want to increase the volume of the music you'll just have to bend a little tip of the screen. Interaction improvements will be seen, because currently the touch technology is making many technical efforts to win the hearts of those who have a devotion to the security that the analogue.
Voice User Interface (VUI)
The revolutionary event of activation of computers and electronic devices through the voice was extraordinary in the early days of his "discovery", and for those who do not remember you leave a link to video of Chris Schmandt MIT, filmed in 1979. After detecting voice began to improve and today works so well, that we are to see in action in the translation from language to language in real time. In this act we also saw the promise Siri regarding user interface via voice, but can not say it was a success in terms of technological capabilities, but optimally meets what is demanded. For now, the problem persists for this method becomes the main part of an operating system is the correct detection of voice, but we are far away from anything to achieve an efficiency of above 70%.
Interfaces gestures
A decade behind us a call science fiction movie Minority Report portrayed a future in which interactions occur mainly systems using gestures. To do so, the consequences communicate intentions computer, is wearing a pair of gloves with which the protagonist, Tom Cruise, too fast conducting search operations, data collection and analysis. Moving his hands looking videos, images and text files, but overall it was what he did to control your entire system. Models exist today as this and to present Neoteo prototypes, where the incorporation of the classical Z axis X and Y become 3D motion system. Also there Move, Kinect and Wii, which somehow are ways to control the computer and consoles through natural movements, and with the addition of touch screens, the feeling Minority Report is a constant. According to studies, a system similar to that used in the movie named will be available to the market within 5 years.
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Many of them know that much has been said about them. Present in every invention of science where a human head becomes the guinea pig, the EEG revolutionized the way we get information from the brain, but also served as a platform to communicate and make the brain frequency and neural signals in certain activities or actions. Every thought has its own brain wave, and each wave brain can be mapped to trigger actions, so Tan Le, co-founder and president of Emotiv Lifescience, I neuroheadset EPOC, which lets you run commands on a computer at the thought of them. It lacks several years of development to be effective, but the video below will show that we are close.
Augmented Reality
If one were to place bets, probably we would play for augmented reality, which is currently showing who and who is prepared to serve as a fully functional user interface (see Wikitude and Drodishooting) and can provide much help in several genres of activities and uses . Google Project Glass and showed what we can do with them, and it was not a campaign about how powerful they are the engineers of the company with the CG, but it is a serious project and running. The screens and keyboards projected onto walls or furniture also enroll in augmented reality, and that we have already seen with different devices. Interacting with the real world in real time to fulfill a dream, and the good thing is that thanks to advances in the connections and glasses, augmented reality is closer than ever.
User Interfaces for your clothes
Maybe a little tricky because almost any computer can "wear", but this type of user interfaces refer to those computers or electronic devices that you can carry in your clothes or integrated jewelery, not on them. From jackets and pants that help you stay warm thanks to nanosensors modifiable according to the wishes of those who put them up smart watches, which are emerging gradually progressive. Sony has already launched an Android SmartWatch earlier this year that can be paired with your Android phone via Bluetooth. Provides notification of new emails and deTwitter. As with all smart phones, you can download applications at Sony SmartWatch. The idea of these computers "wearable" is that you can keep your hands free and managing operations otherwise.
Tangible User Interface (TUI)
PixelSense of Microsoft was one of the pioneers of this technology demonstrations that gained few followers in digital music and digital art conventions. This is an interface that combines the physical with the digital realm to allow full recognition of real world objects. But do you single? The interface of a computer recognizing objects that are placed on the screen, indicating increasing them some data or information about them in detail. In the future it would use to measure directly objects of all kinds and have an accurate measurement of size, weight, mass, density and even composition. Microsoft Surface, the project modernized catches light of physical objects through their reflection with infrared cameras. Then the system reacts to the disposition of the objects on the screen. Advanced versions of this technology may incorporate sensors instead of cameras to detect objects. Also, the system could be programmed to detect only specific sizes and weights, also to integrate via a label system. Imagine all uses
Those are some of the participants of a new generation of user interfaces that the near future we could give for us to use computers in a way never before experienced. The bet is made because the projects are up and evolve, waiting to test us with new and intuitive ways to experience inmersivamente to computation. So if your grandmother or mother still not adapted to the mouse, let them know that they may not even have to get used to. The new generation of user interfaces is only a few steps. Do you know any other? Can you think of another besides these? What news do you have on it? Share, comment, debate.
