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3D-printed firearm plans downloaded 100,000 times, State Department steps in

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That didn’t take long — just days after its first test fire, the Liberator, a 3D-printed pistol designed by Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson, has caught the attention of the federal government. It’s hardly a surprise: the arm’s blueprints were downloaded more than 100,000 times since going live on DefCAD this week. It’s not the amount of downloads that’s causing trouble, though, it’s who is downloading them. In a letter from the US State Department, Wilson was told that it’s a violation of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations to “export any defense article or technical data for which a license or written approval is required without first obtaining the required authorization from the DDTC (Directorate of Defense Trade Controls).”

The letter goes on to explain that these downloads legally count as exports under the law, telling Wilson to remove the plans from public access immediately. “That might be an impossible standard,” Wilson told Forbes. “But we’ll do our part to remove it from our servers.” As it turns out, most of the gun’s downloads were served via Mega, making full removal near impossible. Still, Wilson seems optimistic about the situation, explaining to Forbes that conversation will help mold the discussion on 3D printed weaponry. “Is this a workable regulatory regime? Can there be defense trade control in the era of the internet and 3D printing?” We’re looking forward to discovering the answer ourselves.

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Angry Birds Space downloaded over 100 million times

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Author: Christen Arquette

Angry Birds Space has been a runaway hit — so much so, in fact, that Rovio announced this morning on its Twitter account that the game has been downloaded over 100 million times. In April we reported that the game had eclipsed 50 million downloads just a month after being released, so it would seem that the rate of consumption has only slightly declined. The original Angry Birds has been downloaded over a billion times by now, and with things like Formula 1 sponsorships, the popularity of the Angry Birds Space franchise is showing no signs of easing up.

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‘Fruit Ninja Kinect’ sells 500,000 on 360, ‘Jetpack Joyride’ downloaded 14 million times

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Author: Buck Howard

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Fruit Ninja may be best known as a multi-million selling mobile game where you get to slice oranges with a sword, but now it’s a successful Xbox 360 game, too. Halfbrick today revealed that Fruit Ninja Kinect sold 500,000 copies since being released last August, proving that the franchise has reach outside of the mobile space. It also announced that iOS hit Jetpack Joyride has been downloaded 14 million times, experiencing explosive growth since going free last October. Prior to the freemium switch, the game had been downloaded one million times. Since then numbers have skyrocketed by 13 million, showing how much a difference even $ 1 can make. And there’s more to come, with an update due to launch in the next month, described by…

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Sony NGP confirmed to be backwards compatible with downloaded PSP games

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Author: Jenny Zhao

There was a bit of confusion over what sort of backwards compatibility the Sony NGP would have when it was announced earlier this year, but it looks like that particular mystery’s now been cleared up. Eurogamer reports that the NGP (or whatever it’s eventually called) will be indeed compatible with PSP games — of the downloadable variety only, of course. What’s more, the site says that it has actually seen Resistance: Retribution demonstrated on the handheld, and that all PSP games are run via a software emulator that will let you turn upscaling on or off to suit your preference — games will also be able to take advantage of the NGP’s dual analog sticks (to control your character’s view in Resistance, for instance). As Eurogamer notes, that sounds similar to Sony’s remastering effort for PSP titles on the PS3, which also promises to add cross-device playability. Might the NGP also get in on that act? We should know more at E3 next week.

Sony NGP confirmed to be backwards compatible with downloaded PSP games originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft: 1 In 14 Downloaded Programs Is Masked Malware Attack

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Author: William Miller

These days, most “hacks” are more about an attacker’s ability to exploit your download habits, as opposed to exploiting holes in your firewall. In a review of Internet Explorer’s feedback reports, Microsoft found that 1 in every 14 programs downloaded are in some way malicious. The software giant also warned that more often than not, it’s the hacker’s mind-games that cause a malware attack rather than the software’s own vulnerabilities.

“Social-engineering attacks, like tricking a user into running a malicious program, are far more common than attacks on security vulnerabilities, “said Jeb Haber, program manager for Microsoft SmartScreen in a blog post. Since the release of Internet Explorer 8 in March of 2009, SmartScreen technology has prevented over 1.5 million malware attacks.

Haber added that the problem of user-downloaded malware is a “huge” one, and “getting bigger.” The most recent version of Internet Explorer, IE9, double-checks the reputation of each site visited and notifies the user if they happen to be hanging out in questionable/unknown territories.

“Most people would be cautious about buying something online from a complete stranger,” Haber said. “Using reputation software helps protect users from newly released malware programs – pretending to be legitimate software programs – that are not yet detected by existing defense mechanisms,” he said.

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Microsoft: 1 In 14 Downloaded Programs Is Masked Malware Attack

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Author: Ian Simpson

These days, most “hacks” are more about an attacker’s ability to exploit your download habits, as opposed to exploiting holes in your firewall. In a review of Internet Explorer’s feedback reports, Microsoft found that 1 in every 14 programs downloaded are in some way malicious. The software giant also warned that more often than not, it’s the hacker’s mind-games that cause a malware attack rather than the software’s own vulnerabilities.

“Social-engineering attacks, like tricking a user into running a malicious program, are far more common than attacks on security vulnerabilities, “said Jeb Haber, program manager for Microsoft SmartScreen in a blog post. Since the release of Internet Explorer 8 in March of 2009, SmartScreen technology has prevented over 1.5 million malware attacks.

Haber added that the problem of user-downloaded malware is a “huge” one, and “getting bigger.” The most recent version of Internet Explorer, IE9, double-checks the reputation of each site visited and notifies the user if they happen to be hanging out in questionable/unknown territories.

“Most people would be cautious about buying something online from a complete stranger,” Haber said. “Using reputation software helps protect users from newly released malware programs – pretending to be legitimate software programs – that are not yet detected by existing defense mechanisms,” he said.

[via AFP]

Apple Says Over 1M Apps Downloaded From Mac App Store In 24 Hours

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Author: Stacey Cook

Apple this morning announced that over one million apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store, which was launched just yesterday (with over 1,000 apps).

Our own MG Siegler thinks the Mac App Store will be huge indeed, even if many of the apps available through the desire leave much to be desired.

For (a lot) more coverage, check this Techmeme thread.

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Just Kidding, only 9% Of iPad Owners Havenâ€™t Downloaded Apps

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Author: Conrad Thomas

Some mildly shocking news broke the other day as a result of some Nielsen numbers stating that 32% of iPad owners had never downloaded any apps. While I found that number a little hard to swallow, it’s hard to argue with cold, hard facts — that is, unless they’re not facts.

Yeah, it turns out there was a little mix-up at Nielsen central and a column got the wrong label, or something like that anyway. They’ve set the story straight now; the figures have been “amended to reflect updates,” and the new numbers aren’t quite so surprising.

Yes, 91% of iPad owners have downloaded apps. I’m surprised it’s not higher, given how it practically dumps them on your lap. I think that, unlike some tablets, the strength of Apple’s iPad is in the apps and the modular functionality as much as it is in the form factor and responsive touchscreen. There’s no shame in that.

[via The Register]