The Apple iPad

Apple has released their newest creation, the iPad. While opinions vary and many speculate whether or not it will hit or miss in its target market, the proof could be in the apps.

Some reports seem to focus on its limitations, yet with an ever growing trend of building stable, user friendly platforms on which developers can create their own master pieces, the applications yet to come will likely be the proving pieces that make or break new technologies such as the iPad.

If the iPhone is a comparable predecessor then it would seem the iPad would have a promising future in the realm of apps. While it is early in game for iPad, it will be interesting to see how it and it's 140,000+ apps are received by anxious Apple enthusiasts. Apple has already made the call to developers, offering everything necessary to get started creating your own iPad apps.

This tablet is designed to be used in conjunction with the Internet, games, Apple TV, the App Store, iTunes, and iWork '09. Using Wi-Fi and/or 3G Networks, the iPad functions similarly to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The iPad features a 9.7 inch screen, additional connectivity options and enhanced efficiency and performance to provide for an extreme battery life of up to 10 hours on a single charge.

See Steve Jobs' demo yourself on the video below from the ABC Nightline Coverage of the iPad unveiling hosted on Hulu:

For more information and full specs visit apple.com/ipad.

China, Google, Internet Explorer and Cyber Attacks

These are few of the hot topics in the news in the past week. A number of articles have been released alerting users to a vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer that played a role in the recent cyber attack on Google, as well as in attacks on a list of at least 20 other well known organizations.

The attacks originated from China. Understandably Google is now carefully considering how to proceed with regard to continuing to offer service in China. Google is currently investigating a number of cyber attacks which have been dubbed 'Operation Aurora' by experts at McAffee.

According to research summarized by Robert Lemos, a freelance journalist for MIT's MIT’s Technology Review, CIO.com and SecurityFocus, the recent attack on Google seemed to be used for surveillance and originated from 6 IP addresses in Taiwan.

Yet another article released on Info Security's website today discusses the type of code used in the attack on Google, which appeared to be in development as far back as 2006.

To get additional news and updates related to the attacks, you can visit the Technology section of the BBC News, the Unsafe Bits weblog or the Official Google Blog.

Need to create a survey?

If you are considering or need to create an online or email survey this semester, consider using Survey Monkey.

Survey Monkey offers both a Free and a Professional version that allows users to create web based surveys employing 15 different types of questions and offering multiple data collection and analysis methods.

To learn more about it or give Survey Monkey a try visit surveymonkey.com.

Technology Buyer's Guide 2009

Confused on what to get someone for Christmas when they want the latest technology? Or do you want to keep up to date with the latest technology. According to TIME magazine, here is the Tech Buyer's Guide for 2009.

New iPhone worm can act like botnet say experts

Attention iPhone users! There is a worm exploiting Jailbroken iPhones when unsuspecting owners access online banking through their iPhone. This is currently a problem in the Netherlands and elsewhere, but it could eventually spread to the United States.

People are reporting money missing from their bank accounts when the phone gets this virus. There are some ways to detect if your iPhone has been compromised. For more information on this virus, read more at BBC News or Mashable.

If you own a (Jailbroken) iPhone, here is a quick, step-by-step article by Chris Leckness of iPhoneMVP that will help you protect your phone by changing its root password.

Google Chrome Operating System

Google has been hard at work an open source operating system for low cost netbooks. According to Google representatives, they have designed the OS to load each program in the tab of a browser instead of a window. This and other features of Google Chrome have been designed to optimize performance and impact speed, providing a load time of a mere 7 seconds! Read the complete article from Technology reporter, Jonathan Fildes, on BBC News.

Google Chrome OS demonstration

A look at PhotoShop Mobile

Once you are stuffed with Turkey and find yourself sitting around with nothing to do but peruse through the Black Friday ads, take a moment and read up on the sweet apps that are being developed for mobile phones equipped with the Android OS and iPhone, like the PhotoShop Mobile app for the iPhone and now Adroid equipped phones.