Jobs died of respiratory arrest

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest linked to the spread of his pancreatic cancer, his death certificate has revealed, writes the BBC.

The certificate, filed in Santa Clara County, California, listed his occupation as “high-tech entrepreneur”.

The Apple co-founder died on 5 October, at the age of 56, at his home in Palo Alto. No post-mortem examination was performed, and Jobs was buried on Friday.

According to a new report from comScore, non-computer US traffic increased to nearly 7% over August 2011, reveals Digital Trends.

This type of traffic is mostly attributed to smartphones, as well as tablets and other handheld devices.

It does not include desktop computers or personal notebooks. Smartphones made up about 64% of non-computer US traffic and tablets made up about 28% of that segment.

September was another strong month for the Xbox 360, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter wrote in a note to investors yesterday, says Cnet.

According to Pachter's estimates, Microsoft sold 360 000 Xbox 360 units in the US last month, easily besting all other hardware competitors. In second place, according to Pachter, was the PlayStation 3 with 260 000 units sold. Nintendo sold 190 000 Wii units in September, Pachter estimated.

On the portable side, Pachter said he believes Nintendo sold 225 000 3DS units and 185 000 DS units in September.

UK citizens appear to disapprove of hacktivist groups like Anonymous and LulzSec, but are split on how those caught should be treated, according to new research from security vendor PC Tools, says V3.co.uk.

Some 40% of respondents argued that hacking is 'never justified', regardless of motive. Two-thirds said hackers should be branded criminals, while a third said hacking is anti-social.

The results seem to contradict research carried out by V3 in August, which showed two-thirds of readers approved of the recent spate of hacking and distributed denial-of-service attacks by Anonymous and LulzSec, because they highlighted security failings in corporate systems and left the establishment red-faced.