Here’s a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers a new QuickTime bug that affects both XP and Vista, a new release of FireFox, security updates for FreeBSD, the release of Microsoft Exchange SP1, the official acknowledgement by Cisco of flaws in its VoIP phones, new versions of…
Archive for December 2nd, 2007
Dec2
Rare Mummified Dinosaur Unearthed: Contains Skin, and Maybe Organs, Muscle
Scientists announce the discovery of the world’s most intact dinosaur mummy — a 67-million-year-old plant-eater that contains fossilized bones and skin tissue, and possibly muscle and organs.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Dec2
Upcoming Mobile Intel Penryn Prototype Previewed
Taiwanese site Coolaler previewed an early version of Intel’s upcoming Penryn X9000 CPU. A translation of some of the findings was provided by Fudzilla.
The CPU previewed was an engineering build of the unreleased mobile Penryn…
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Dec2
Inside India’s Underground Trade in Human Remains
India has long been the world’s primary source of bones for medical study, producing excellent quality specimens. When the Indian government outlawed the export of human remains in 1985, Western countries turned to China and Eastern Europe, but now there are signs that the trade never ended.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Dec2
Dec. 3, 1967: Patient Dies, but First Heart Transplant a Success
Dr. Christiaan Barnard becomes the first surgeon to perform a human-to-human heart transplant. Although the recipient dies 18 days following the surgery, the basic procedure is validated.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Dec2
‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Soars With Out-of-This World Camera Work
What makes this new game so great? Smart camera angles that complement gameplay rather than ruining it. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Dec2
Tray-Table Book: A New Air-Travel Guide to What You’re Flying Over
A new air-travel guide explores the geology, natural history and man-made behemoths spread out 30,000 feet below your window seat.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Dec2
Microsoft’s OEM chief defects to Lenovo
The Microsoft OEM Chief chair has been vacated yet again. Scott Di Valerio quietly left Microsoft at the very end of October and is slated to start at as President of the Americas Group at Lenovo on December 3.
Filed in: Microsoft
Dec2
Helium Leads to Geothermal Energy Resources
Roland Piquepaille writes “When we think about alternative sources of energy, we often forget the potential of geothermal energy resources. In fact, it has been estimated that accessible geothermal energy in the U.S. represents 90 quadrillion kilowatt-hours or 3,000 times the country’s total annual energy consumption. So far, it has been difficult and expensive to locate good sources of geothermal energy. But now, two U.S. researchers have found a new method which doesn’t require drilling. They are using the ratio of helium isotopes in surface waters to point to the best sources of geothermal energy.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Filed in: Hardware
Dec2
Sanity check: The 10 biggest technology belly flops of 2007
While 2007 gave us some fantastic technological innovations, it also brought the usual spate of bungles, miscues, and faux pas. Since I believe that you learn more from your mistakes than your successes, it’s important to look at some of the most glaring errors that were made manifest in the…
Filed in: Software
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