[H]ardware Round-Up
Cooling Spire TherMax II Cooler @ Tweaknews ETC. CompuLab Fit-PC2 NetTop @ Phoronix Energy Efficient Hardware Investigated @ Bit-Tech Motherboards Gigabyte X58A-UD3R Intel X58 LGA 1366 @ ThinkComputers
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Experts Warn of Catastrophe from Cyberattacks
Experts seem to think the U.S. would be in big trouble if there was a "cyberwar." Well, the one thing they are overlooking is the fact that we have Bruce Willis. Jeez, didn't they see Live Free or Die Hard? I could swear we were just talking about this stuff last week. "If the nation went to war today in a cyberwar, we would lose," said Michael McConnell, executive vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton's national security business and a former director of national security and national intelligence. "We're the most vulnerable. We're the most connected. We have the most to lose." Comments
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'Sophisticated' Hack Hit Intel and Adobe Too
If you are going to target high profile companies to hack, I guess it makes sense to try to get into Intel, Adobe and Google. On the other hand, those companies also have almost unlimited resources to track your little ass down and crush you like a bug too. Think about it. "We did not see the kind of broad-based attack as described by Google," said Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy. "Companies routinely see hackers trying to get into their system. It is a risk factor and that's why it was in the 10-K. We've seen no loss of [intellectual property] as a result of any of these attacks." Comments
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NVTouch Surface Computer Costs $70k
If you thought Microsoft's Surface was expensive at $10k ($15k for developer cabinet), how about spending $70,000 for this thing that is built with off the shelf components? Uhhh, geeآ…what a bargain. Are you independently wealthy and a bit of a bring-your-own-x nerd type? Oh, good. The folks at NVision Solutions and Intuilab have teamed up to build the "durable" rear projection NVTouch Surface Computer, which retails for around $70,000. The unit is built around off-the-shelf components like a projector, desktop PC and standard video card, and can be upgraded and customized by NVision or the buyer. Comments
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MagicJack Loses Lawsuit Against Boing Boing
It would seem that MagicJack has lost its lawsuit against Boing Boing. I am not sure why, but this whole being "sued for telling the truth" thing sounds vaguely familiar. We had no idea that it would file a baseless lawsuit to try and shut me up, that CEO Dan Borislow would offer to buy our silence after disparaging his own lawyers, or that MagicJack would ultimately face legal consequences for trying to intimidate critics. Comments
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EU Going After Google Now
The European Commission has launched an anti-trust investigation against Google after getting complaints the company is abusing its dominant position. Telegraph.co.uk can reveal that the Commission has written to Google with a series of questions over how its search functions operate and also questioned the way it sells advertising. It acted after complaints from the UK search site Foundem, a price comparison site, Ciao, an online shopping site owned by Microsoft, and ejustice.fr, a French site which details legal cases and solicitor services. Comments
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YouTube Removes Rickroll Video
You are not going to believe this...YouTube has removed the original Rickroll video for a terms of use violation. Huh!?!?! After the general public was subjected to that damn video a jillion timesآ…NOW they remove it? The Interwebs came together in a collective gasp on Wednesday as it was discovered that YouTube removed the original "Rickroll" video that has clocked up 30 million views to date. Comments
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Google Execs Convicted in Italy, Sentenced To Jail
Three Google executives were convicted by an Italian court of invasion of privacy and sentenced to six months in jail. The case stems from a 2006 incident in which kids uploaded a clip (to Google video) of them bullying a classmate with Down's syndrome. The three were sentenced to six months in jail after being convicted of invasion of privacy, the judge said. A fourth executive was found not guilty. Comments
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MSI to Show Many New Technologies at CeBIT 2010
CeBIT 2010, a major tradeshow for the global computer industry, will be held in Hannover, Germany, from March 2nd through March 6th. Internationally renowned graphics card and mainboard manufacturer MSI will display a variety of new technologies and products at the show. In MSI's graphics card product line, the all-new R5870 Lightning and mainstream Hawk series will follow up on the spectacular showing of the Lightning series at last year's CeBIT and are sure to attract a lot of attention from power users. In addition, the well-received Afterburner Overclocking Utility released last year will be on display with added voltage regulator and stability testing functions. Also, in thermal design, the highly praised Twin Frozr II dual fan installation that satisfies all aspects of hardware, software, and thermal design once again displays the new performance benchmarks of MSI graphics cards. Comments
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Intel: Communication-Assisted Platform Power Management
Intel's energy efficiency research is showing how we're reducing overall platform power demands while maintaining high performance. Intel research is taking a holistic approach to power management from the network to the platform for extended battery life. This communications-based technology creates idle durations by aligning Tx, Rx and I/O break events allowing the CPU and platform to get into a low power state faster and stay there longer. This synergistic approach to power management is resulting in up to 30% CPU power savings for various workloads. Comments
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Valve Releases New Steam UI Public Beta
There is a discussion thread in the forums about Valve's new Steam UI public beta. This is an opt-in beta available to all steam users so hit the link, grab the beta, give it a try and let others know what you think. A big thanks to [H] forum member -=PESTILENCE=- for the heads up! Valve announces a new version of Steam which is immediately available in public beta. In the last 12 months, Steam has grown 200%. There are now 25 million users, 1000+ games, 12 billion player minutes per month, and 75 billion Steam client minutes per month. To accommodate this growth, a new Steam client has been created.
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AMD ATI Radeon Dongle and GSOD Issues Addressed
For those of you that haven't read our article addressing the AMD ATI Radeon dongle and GSOD issues, I would like to ask you to give it a read now so you know where we stand and what is being done to rectify the situation. While most ATI Radeon 5800 series video card owners are having great experiences, there are some people out there that have issues with the technology. This article will hopefully let you know a little more about the issues and what is being done to address DP to DVI dongle problems and GSODs. Comments
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Another Twist in the Apple Sexy Apps Story
The fiasco over Apple removing almost all "sexually suggestive" apps from the app store has taken a turn for the worse. It seems the company is selectively allowing apps like Playboy and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2010 app to stay, while eliminated anything else showing a bikini, skating tights or even silhouettes of boobs. While Apple is removing most of these sexy apps from the App Store, it's not removing all of them. So who gets to stay? Big publishers like Sports Illustrated and Playboy. In fact, not only is Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit 2010 app not being removed, it's being featured in the App Store. Both it and the Playboy app clearly violate the new rules of the more prudish App Store, yet they get to stay. Why? Comments
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Security Update for Adobe Download Manager
There's nothing worse than someone exploiting the hole in your Adobe so head on over and put a plug in it. Heh, I said "adobe hole." The update addresses the critical security issue in the product. Adobe recommends users, who have downloaded Adobe Reader for Windows or Adobe Flash Player for Windows prior to the release of this Security Bulletin on February 23, 2010, verify they are not vulnerable to this Adobe Download Manager issue by following the instructions included in the Security Bulletin. Comments
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AMD ATI Radeon Dongle and GSOD Issues Addressed
While most ATI Radeon 5800 series video card owners are having great experiences, there are some people out there that have issues with the technology. This article will hopefully let you know a little more about the issues and what is being done to address DP to DVI dongle problems and GSODs.
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