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Why Samsung Would Want to Buy BlackBerry
Reports that Samsung Electronics has approached BlackBerry briefly sent the battered smartphone maker's stock soaring. Any deal is far from done and BlackBerry denied it, but the possibility does raise the question: Why would Samsung want to acquire BlackBerry? Yes, the Korean conglomerate would get a robust suite of patents, BlackBerry's powerful (though unloved) new mobile platform, and a history of highly lauded hardware design. Still, there is really only one reason the Canadian phonemaker is attractive to Samsung right now: security. And security is the gateway to the highly valuable enterprise market. Samsung has already declared its long-term intentions to enter—and win—the business market for mobile tech. The company has been aggressively advertising (and pushing) its mobile security platform, called KNOX. The only problem is that Samsung devices run on Google's Android operating system, which has a storied and rather dark history when it comes to security. So no matter how hard the company may push its security message, it could be unable to sneak out of Google's long shadow. Buying BlackBerry, along with its portfolio of patents and soft-touch leatheresque phone backs, however, changes the equation. If there is one area where the BlackBerry has been relatively unassailable, it is the security of its devices. Hey, even Obama uses a BlackBerry. While Apple has made significant inroads in the enterprise market with the iPhone and iPad, Android devices have been a relative laggard. And even Apple hasn't escaped the occasional security scandal (see the 2014 celebrity iCloud photo debacle or BuzzFeed tech editor Mat Honan's terrible experience at the hands of hackers). Bringing BlackBerry into the Samsung family would confer an undeniable aura of security on the company's devices. Even Apple can't claim that at the moment. The real losers here might actually be Google and Microsoft. The more standalone software components Samsung acquires—that are not core pieces of the Android platform—the further Google gets from its biggest market partner (see Samsung's recent moves to introduce its own Tizen mobile OS). And Microsoft, once dominant in the business market, is being beaten at its own game by Google's suite of low-cost Web apps and completely unable to find a foothold in the world of mobile at all.
Source:Business Week
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Russian Hacker Talks About Fighting With U.S. Extradition
Photographer: Jerry Lampen/AFP via Getty Images Russian defendant Vladimir Drinkman (left) is escorted by police officers at the courthouse in The Hague on Jan. 13. Search Gallery | Reports | Menu Russian Alleged Hacker Talks About Fighting U.S. Extradition By Stepan Kravchenko, Carol Matlack, Dune Lawrence January 15, 2015 4:30 PM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Muscovites Vladimir Drinkman and Dmitriy Smilianets met online in 2003, playing Counter- Strike, a PC shooting game. Pitting terrorists against security agents, Counter- Strike, released in 1999, has long been notorious for the “hacks” that players could use to gain advantages by altering the game’s code. Tweak the program one way, and you can fire weapons through walls; another way, and your cross hairs automatically track enemies. U.S. authorities are concerned about a different kind of hack: They’ve charged Drinkman and Smilianets in the biggest data-breach prosecution in U.S. history. The federal indictment accuses the men of stealing 160 million credit card numbers by hacking into the systems of at least 17 companies, including foreign operations of Visa and Discover Financial Services as well as 7- Eleven, the Hannaford Bros. grocery chain, French grocer Carrefour, and Heartland Payment Systems, which processes payments for hundreds of thousands of businesses. Prosecutors allege that Drinkman penetrated corporate networks while Smilianets sold stolen card numbers online, and that their hacks at just three of the companies caused losses of more than $ 300 million. Three other alleged co-conspirators, two from Russia and one from Ukraine, remain at large. In the indictment, the prosecution alleges that, beginning in 2005, Drinkman and Smilianets were part of a group of hackers who collaborated through simple methods to attack companies’ websites and infiltrate their databases. The hackers disabled security programs designed to log traffic to and from the networks, rented the servers they used for attacks under false names, and communicated through a series of online aliases. On black market websites, they charged $10 per stolen U.S. card, $15 for Canadian cards, and $50 for European ones, according to the indictment. Credit card thief Albert Gonzalez, now serving two concurrent 20-year prison terms, was convicted of, among other things, participating in several of the attacks. Smilianets, 29, has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial in jail in Morristown, N.J., having agreed to be extradited shortly after his arrest in Amsterdam. Drinkman, 34, is sitting in a Dutch prison awaiting a Jan. 27 final ruling on his extradition to the U.S., which he’s been fighting for two and a half years. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, his first with American media, he says he’s innocent of the charges and that he’s not the hacker the U.S. Department of Justice claims. “ ‘Hacker’ is an elastic notion,” he says. “Now every third person is called a hacker because he has technical skills, and not because he is actually using them.” Smilianets’s father, Viktor, says his son is considering a plea deal but wonders about the strength of the evidence against him, as the authorities don’t possess his computer. Through a spokesman, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman says prosecutors are “confident that we have sufficient evidence to obtain a conviction at trial,” declining to comment further. Drinkman grew up in Syktyvkar, a small city in northern Russia, where his father managed technology supplies for a state university. The younger Drinkman studied computers and worked as a system administrator at the school but dropped out in 1998 to serve three years in the military. A couple of years later, he was playing Counter-Strike online when he met Moscow teen Smilianets, a competitor in international gaming tournaments. Smilianets graduated from college in 2006 with a specialty in information security but couldn’t find employment in his field, says his father, a lawyer. Drinkman says he and Smilianets became drinking and fishing buddies. He says he was working as a financial consultant and wondering where his friend was getting the funds to run his gaming team but never got a direct answer. Like Smilianets, he denies that their camaraderie led to a hacking partnership. Drinkman has, however, admitted to at least some hacking. Two years ago he wrote a confession to the Russian Ministry of the Interior, saying that beginning in 2010 he helped plan and conduct intrusions at Russian banks, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg Businessweek. In June 2012, Smilianets and Drinkman traveled to Amsterdam with their wives on vacation. On their fourth morning there, the Drinkmans were told Smilianets had been arrested. They jumped in a cab, only to find their path barricaded by police, who took Vladimir Drinkman away in handcuffs. How did American authorities find out the duo were in the Netherlands, which has an extradition treaty with the U.S.? According to Drinkman and his Dutch lawyer, Bart Stapert, the source was vacation photos that Smilianets had posted to Facebook. In jail, Smilianets is mastering Spanish and studying Chinese, his father says, while Drinkman passes time in the Dutch prison reading books in the series that gave rise to HBO’s Game of Thrones. At Drinkman’s final hearing on Jan. 13, his attorney, Stapert, said there was “no proof” his client took part in the massive hacking conspiracy the U.S. has alleged. Noting that most of the charges against Drinkman and Smilianets were added to the indictment after their arrests, he said prosecutors may be trying to pin unsolved cases on the defendants. “There are many Russian hackers, but it doesn’t mean they all cooperate,” Stapert said. Smilianets’s lawyer, Andrey Tikhomirov, declined to comment. Russia filed its own extradition request for Drinkman in August 2013. Although Drinkman wouldn’t discuss his confession to the Russian interior ministry or the charges being pressed by his homeland, he says he’s been told they could bring a maximum of 10 years in Russian prison, vs. 25 in the U.S. The major U.S. charges he faces, for conspiracy and wire fraud, carry maximum sentences of 30 years, usually served concurrently. The Americans “show me as a leader of a group that was damaging U.S. strategic financial infrastructure for 10 years,” says Drinkman. “That will be the end—the end of my family life and maybe the end of my life in general. Of course I’m afraid.” The Russian Foreign Ministry’s human-rights representative, Konstantin Dolgov, says Russians extradited to the U.S. “are very likely to experience a politicized approach by judicial authorities” and that his country will keep trying to protect Drinkman’s rights. André ten Broeke, a lawyer representing the Dutch government, said at the hearing that politics shouldn’t factor into the decision. For U.S. authorities, the case is a relatively rare chance to show there are consequences for hackers who target American companies. That problem is only getting worse, says Jason Weinstein, a former Justice Department lawyer and a partner at law firm Steptoe & Johnson. For every arrested corporate hacker, “there are 15 or 20 others who don’t get caught,” Weinstein says. “It’s like a hydra. There are many others waiting to take his place.” The bottom line: The U.S. may have a rare chance to prosecute two Russians charged with hacking 160 million credit card numbers.
Source:Business Week
I heard you can get a free .ru domain, but where can you get one?
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Revamped Tick Trades from Binary
With the latest upgrade to our trading interface, we have redesigned the way the tick trades work. Tick trades may now be purchased on “Randoms” via the “Rise/Fall” section for a minimum duration of 5 ticks or a maximum duration of 10 ticks. Simply purchase a tick trade as you would any other trade with more flexibility and most importantly, no delays! 
A Guide to Studying in Germany for Free for Foreign Students
©iStock.com/cofkocof Germany has become a popular destination for foreign students looking for an international education. German Universities offers internationally recognized programs at a relatively cheaper cost compared to UK, USA or Australia. Moreover, there are a significant number of available scholarships that allows foreign students to study in Germany for free. Tuition Free Colleges and Universities in Germany » As of October 2014, all Universities in Germany will not charge any tuition fees for undergraduate studies. In some Federal States, Universities will charge a semester contribution (about 50 euros) and/or administration fees (about 50 euros). This tuition fee structure can change in the future, you should check this page for updated information on tuition fees in different federal states in Germany. Unlike undergraduate studies, most Master’s or PhD studies in Germany are fee-based. The costs for postgraduate studies are in addition to the enrollment and confirmation fees. Fortunately, there are a good number of scholarships for Masters and PhD study in Germany. Detailed information on which universities in which federal states charge tuition fees can be found at this page. DeutschlandStipendium National Scholarship Programme » The Germany Scholarship Program provides financial and non-material support to high-achieving and committed students from all over the world. The Germany Scholarship supports highly talented students at all participating universities in Germany. The scholarship is awarded without consideration of personal or parent income and one’s nationality is not material to award either. The scholarship amounts to 300 EUR per month and is granted for at least two semesters but may be provided for a maximum time which covers the standard period of study. To find out which institutions of higher education in Germany offer the Germany Scholarship, go to the interactive map of Germany at: www. deutschlandstip endium.de/ de/1970.php DAAD Scholarship Programs » DAAD is a joint organisation of Germany’s higher education institutions and is responsible for promoting international academic relations, primarily through the exchange of students, academics and researchers. The DAAD scholarship database contains scholarship and funding opportunities for foreign students, graduate students and scientists who are seeking financial support for their studies, research work or teaching assignments in Germany. The database not only lists all the scholarships offered by the DAAD, but also diverse programmes offered by a wide variety of institutions. The most popular DAAD scholarship program for developing country students is the DAAD Scholarships for Postgraduate Courses with Special Relevance to Developing Countries . Another popular example is the DAAD Scholarships in Public Policy and Good Governance . German Foundations’ Scholarship Programs » A number of political and religious foundations in Germany offers scholarships to international students from various backgrounds, interests, and qualifications. studentwerk-berlin.de outlines them in this list. Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships is an example of a scholarship offered by a German political foundation while KAAD Scholarships is an example of a scholarship offered by a religious foundation in Germany. Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Programs in Germany » German Universities participate in quite a number of study programs which are funded by Erasmus Mundus Scholarships . The scholarships can finance international students to pursue a participating Erasmus Mundus study program in Germany. Find the complete list of Erasmus Mundus Master Courses and PhD Courses. In these lists you will find Erasmus Mundus funded courses that are conducted in Germany.
Source:Scholars4dev
Make an Android software very easily
The mobile app market is booming, and there's never been a better time to get involved. Apps are everywhere, and serve nearly limitless purposes. A few years ago, creating an app meant learning complex programming languages and creating everything from scratch. As app technology has progressed, new tools have become available that allow anyone to create a fully-functional app in just a few minutes. See Step 1 below to learn how. Ad Edit Part One of Four: Designing the App 1 Determine the point of the app. A good app focuses on one thing and does it well. Determine the need that your app will be addressing. This will help you figure out what your audience is, as well as the types of features it should include. For example, if you're creating an app for your business, determine which facets of your business should be addressed by the app. You may want to allow the user to quickly contact technical support, or allow them to pull up the nearest location of your business. If your app gets too complicated, there's a good chance that any app creation program you choose will not be powerful enough. Complex apps will typically require custom coding and art design. 2 Create some rough sketches. Apps live and die by their design and usability. Take some time to create some initial sketches of what each screen of the app will look like. Use arrows to show how each screen will transition to the next. These sketches don't need to be detailed, but should include all of the information that you want to include in each screen. Try to keep a unified design throughout the app. Similar elements should generally be in the same location on each screen. This will make the app feel more natural for the user. 3 Look at other, similar apps. Browse through the Google Play Store and look for apps that are similar to what you are trying to accomplish. Play around with them and see what works and what doesn't. Don't be afraid to crib design ideas and flow from the better apps that you find. Edit Part Two of Four: Choosing Your Software 1 Read up on your options. There are a large variety of app- building tools available, ranging from free to quite expensive. Most of the free options have very limited publishing options, or may force you to include ads (which you won't receive revenue for). If you pay for a program, you are more likely to be able to publish the app yourself and monetize it however you'd like. Some of the most popular tools for Android app creation include: Appery Mobile Roadie The App Builder Appy Pie MIT App Inventor AppMakr 2 Take a tour of each service. Most of the popular app-creation programs allow you to take online tours that can give you an overview of how the program will work. This can give you a good idea as to whether or not the app will be good for your needs. When touring the program, ensure that it will be powerful enough to create the app you want. Most app creation programs are collections of prebuilt functions that you can string together to create a cohesive app. 3 Try a few different programs. Many of the programs listed above have free versions or trial versions available. Use these to get a feel for each piece of software and find the one that suits your needs and skills the best. Edit Part Three of Four: Creating Your App 1 Log in to the program you choose. Almost all app-creation programs will require you to create an account and log in before you can get to work. You may need to download software, or apps may be created entirely through the website. 2 Start a new project. After logging into the creation tools or downloading the creation software, you will need to start a new project. The process varies from program to program, but generally involves naming your app a name and description. 3 Choose a theme. Most app development programs will ask you to set a basic theme and color palette before you begin building the app. You will be able to change these choices later once the app is under construction. You may be able to add your own images for screen backgrounds. These images should typically be 1024 X 768 px. 4 Add functions, or activities, to your app. Most app creation programs work by letting you add prebuilt functions into your app. The combination of these functions and how they link together is what will make your app yours. There are a variety of different functions you can add to your app, including calendars, photo galleries, podcasts, Facebook integration, audio players, and more. Typically, each one of these functions will be its own screen on your app. As you add functions, you will be able to customize each screen with your own text and content. For example, if you add an RSS feed function, you can link to your blog's feed and automatically populate the app with your latest posts. 5 Adjust the layout of each of your screens. After you've added a few functions to your app, spend some time organizing the layout of each screen so that you have a cohesive look for your app. Your title bars should all be in the same location, and content should appear in consistent parts of the screen. Different app creation programs will give you different levels of control over how everything is laid out. Some apps only let you add completely prebuilt functions, while others allow you to drag and rearrange each element on the screen. 6 Choose icons for your functions. You will have the opportunity to assign icons to each of your app's functions. Many app creation programs have a library of icons you can choose from, or you can design and upload your own. Good icons will help set your app apart and contribute to the overall feel of the app. Edit Part Four of Four: Testing and Releasing the App 1 Build the app. Once you are finished adding features and filling out content, you can build the app so that it can be ran on your Android device. The process will vary depending on what program you are using. If you are using an online app creation program, you may have to wait a few minutes for your app to be constructed by the program's servers. You are generally provided with an APK file that can be downloaded onto your device. You will need to set your device to allow installation from unknown sources. You can allow this from your device's Security menu. Some app creation programs will email you the link to your app that you can open from your phone. 2 Test the app. Once you've installed the app on your device. Test it out to ensure that it is functioning properly. Send the APK file to some friends and family so that other people can help you test it. You are more likely to catch bugs and problems if you have more people looking at the app. Try to do things during testing that the app isn't made to do. This will help you find ways that your users may accidentally break your app. 3 Fix any errors. After you have tested the app for a bit, fix any errors that you come across or anything that doesn't work as well as it should. Your app should be easy to navigate above all else, so ensure that your app flows smoothly from one task to the next. 4 Publish the app. Your publishing options depend heavily on what program and package you signed up for when choosing your creation software. If you chose a free service, your app will most likely be ad- supported, and may only be available through that company's app store. More expensive options allow you to publish directly to the Google Play Store and may even include promotion and marketing. Consider releasing a free version with ads and limited functionality and a paid version with no ads and full functionality. This is one of the most common ways to monetize a mobile app. Make sure that your app has a good description and accurate tags. These tags will help users find your app through relevant searches, and are essential if you want your app to succeed. Ad Edit Tips You can actually have your own personalized application where you can combine all your favorite links, contacts and photos in one place. These work great for families too, creating a private space for just your family members to share discussions, photos and click-to-call directories, without uploading to the millions of people on Facebook.
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