As Comcast’s Internet Essentials program to bring affordable broadband to low-income homes gains popularity, the company has been accused of overreaching in its interactions with local communities. … Read More
Microsoft Security Essentials fails AV-Test certification… again
Microsoft Security Essentials has once again failed to make the grade for certification at AV-Test, an independent but non-required honor that most anti-virus programs enjoy. By extension, Windows 8's built-in virus protection, Windows Defender, likely suffers the same shortcomings as it is essentially a rebadged version of MSSE. The anti-virus… … Read More
Microsoft Security Essentials bombs tests, loses AV-Test certificate
Microsoft Security Essentials was the only entry to fail AV-Test's certification between September and October — an embarrasing slip for the once well-regarded virus protection solution. MSSE received a total of 10.5 out of 18 possible points, most notably falling short in zero-day malware attacks. As a point of reference, 11… … Read More
5-Hour Energy cited in reports of 13 deaths
According to F.D.A records reviewed by the New York Times, 5-Hour Energy, the highly caffeinated shot “marketed to hardworking adults”, has been cited in reports of 13 deaths over the last four years. The Times also learned that since 2009, “5-Hour Energy has been mentioned in some 90 filings with the F.D.A., including more than 30 that involved serious or life-threatening injuries like heart attacks, convulsions and, in one case, a spontaneous abortion.” (The Times notes, however that the incident reports do not “mean that a product was responsible for a death or an injury or contributed in any way to it”).The distributor of the beverage, Living Essentials, said in a statement that it was “unaware of any deaths proven to be caused by the consumption of 5-Hour Energy.”The energy drink industry at large is facing “increasing scrutiny over issues like labeling disclosures and possible health risks” as the F.D.A has also received fatality reports citing another energy drink, Monster Energy. Both drinks are marketed as dietary supplements, which do not have the same reporting or ingredient requirements as beverages.Continue Reading… … Read More
Beauty Street Style: Matsidiso Nzimande-Dasilva, Blogger, Mixes Her Own Lipstick
It seems like bright fuchsia lipstick is everywhere these days. So when we ran into Matsidiso, a style blogger, we had to know the exact shade she was wearing. Yet, her color wasn’t just straight out of the tube. “I mixed a little bit of red, purple and a little bit of blue,” she told us. As far as other beauty essentials, she fully endorses Sonia Kashuk’s bronzing powder. “It looks amazing at night!” she added.
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