Archive for January 5th, 2008

Jan5

JVC Adds iPod Dock to New LCD TVs (PC World)

PC World - JVC is making it easier to hook-up an iPod to a flat-panel TV with new sets that contain a dock for the popular music player, it said Saturday on the eve of the International Consumer Electronics Show.

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Filed in: Apple/Mac

Jan5

Thin MacBook Laptop Concept Images

With Macworld approaching, many concept designs are circulating to demonstrate how Apple might design the upcoming “thin” notebook. Our multitouch article generated a long discussion with a number of unofficial mockups posted. The most attractive, …

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Filed in: Apple/Mac


Jan5

Macaques Use Grooming as Payment for Sex

Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, according to a recent study that suggests the primates may treat sex as a commodity.

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Filed in: Personal Tech

Jan5

Al-Qaida Introduces Cell-Phone Videos

Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terror network announces as part of its attempts to extend its influence.

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Filed in: Personal Tech


Jan5

Mobile Devices: Sitting Ducks for Hackers

Smartphones are poised to become the next major security challenge for businesses. For now, a good rule of thumb for on-the-go workers is: “If you don’t need to do it, don’t do it,” said Aaron Cohen, chief executive of The Hacker Academy, a Chicago-based firm that provides security training for companies and government agencies.

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Filed in: Personal Tech

Jan5

A Finger on the Pulse of the Mobile Dev Community

MyEclipse IDE vendor Genuitec is stepping up to the general developer downloads plate to take a swing at the task of automated and managed updates, plug-ins and patches to such widespread tools as Eclipse, Android and ColdFusion. The free Pulse service helps bring a “single throat to choke” benefit to downloads.

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Filed in: Personal Tech


Jan5

Will banning hacker tools curb hacking?

The UK government is proposing a ban on creation and distribution of “hacking tools” as a means to bolster its existing Computer Misuse Act. An excerpt from TechWorld: Computer security professionals have expressed concern about the drafting of the changes, however. The most-discussed change, contained…

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Filed in: Security

Jan5

WiFi networks face big security risk

Research at the Indiana University brought into focus the fast pace and ease with which virus attacks could spread across WiFi routers. An excerpt from ZDNet The study focused on New York, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and northern and southern Indiana. In these areas, only…

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Filed in: Security


Jan5

Wi-Fi networks face big security risk

Research at Indiana University brought into focus the fast pace and ease with which virus attacks could spread across Wi-Fi routers. An excerpt from ZDNet: The study focused on New York, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and northern and southern Indiana. In these areas, only 20…

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Filed in: Security



 

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