After years of panning Microsoft’s virus-prone Windows operating system, it now seems Apple’s getting a taste of its own medicine. The Mac maker has quietly updated its recommendations for customers, suggesting that “widespread use” of antivirus software will minimise risks to OS X.

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T-Mobile

Hackers have cracked the control code in the Google Android operating system used on T-Mobile’s G1 mobile phone, therefore bypassing security restrictions and opening it up for new programs to be installed.
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Apple’s iPhone is touting itself as being ultra-secure. With Steve Jobs’ hand hovering over the iPhone app kill switch, and enterprise customers given the ability to wipe iPhones remotely, we can all sleep soundly at night.

At least we could, until the latest gigantic loophope was discovered…

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First a flotilla of robotic fish for ocean reconnaissance, then the threat of bikini clad beauty replacement robots for those in bother in the briny. Now the latest droid taking to the high seas is set to seek out much more of our murky underwater expanse.

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Reborg-Q has been patrolling the shopping centres of Japan for a couple of months now, able to monitor the presence of unauthorised access and report this as well as water leaks or fires back to its human masters at a fraction of the cost involved in employing human security staff.

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Marmitek’s breakthrough in IP cameras means you can log on and keep an eye on your house from anywhere in the world. The new IP Eye Anywhere range is perfect for the paranoid homeowner.

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Even more reliable than a ‘beware of the dog’ sticker is AlertMe’s wireless home security system. The whole kit costs little more than an actual guard dog and unlike Rover, AlertMe will text you and send an email the moment it detects any smoke or intruders back at your pad.

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This little box could have come straight out of Q’s office. The USB Keyshark from Thumbs Up can record and store every tap of a keyboard meaning it’s the perfect tool for checking up (or spying) on computer activity while you’re away.

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