Alan Wake for PC
This is not new news, but I found today's mail sort of funny, especially since I placed the order in July of 2008. So did harmattan in the HardForum. Hello from Amazon.com. Due to a lack of availability from our suppliers, we will not be able to obtain the following item(s) from your order: "Alan Wake" We've cancelled the item(s) and apologize for the inconvenience. We must also apologize for the length of time it has taken us to reach this conclusion.
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TSA Worker Tried to Sabotage Terror Database
The bad news: A TSA worker tried to sabotage the government network by uploading a logic bomb into the system. The good news: The guy was as good at hacking as the TSA is at screening people so nothing happened. Douglas James Duchak, 46, had worked as a data analyst at the TSA's Colorado Springs Operations Center, or CSOC, since 2004. The CSOC is used to vet people who have "access to sensitive information and secure areas of the nation's transportation network," according to the indictment. A source involved in the case said this involved screening of both passengers and workers at airports and other transportation facilities. Comments
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Sneak Peak at Upcoming ASUS Products
We got our hands on some pictures of unreleased ASUS products that I think a lot of you will find interesting. While we don't have a lot of specific information, the pictures below say a thousand words: The upcoming ASUS EAH5830, EAH5850 and ROG5870 will all feature a new direct contact copper heatpipe cooling system. ASUS says these new DirectCU cards will run up to 20% cooler and 35% quieter than cards without the new cooling system. While we are on the subject of cooling, the new ASUS Crosshair IV Formula also appears to have a new chipset cooling solution, as does the Rampage III Extreme motherboard seen below. Comments
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Illegal Downloading No Different from Stealing a Handbag
Illegal downloads are no different than stealing a handbag? That's an interesting comparison. Not as interesting as this little nugget of info though: Emanuel, the brother of US presidential adviser Rahm, said the industry was talking to the US government in a bid to introduce a "three strikes and you're out" law to govern illegal downloading. "We are in the midst of talking to the president and some attorney generals and [we are] trying to implement a three strikes and you're out rule," he added. Comments
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Why No One Cares About Privacy Anymore
I am going to go out on a limb here and say that most of you DO care about your privacy. Now, I am sure the majority of the masses out there install on any ol' thing, never read a TOS and don't care about privacy (until you tell them what information they are actually sharing). I'm just saying I think you guys are a lot more savvy than that. "As a social good," says Richard Posner, the federal judge and iconoclastic conservative, "I think privacy is greatly overrated because privacy basically means concealment. People conceal things in order to fool other people about them. They want to appear healthier than they are, smarter, more honest and so forth." That isn't a defense of snooping as much as a warning of the flip side of privacy--concealing facts that are discreditable, including those that other people have a legitimate reason for knowing. Comments
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Broadcasting Broadband Data Using Desk Lamps?
This is so stupid, like you could ever use a desk lamp for broadband. Wait. What? This is actually possible? Oops..nevermind. The signal would be generated in a room by slightly flickering all the lights in unison. No one would be bothered by this because the rate of modulation would be millions of times faster than a human eye can see. Since visible light can't go through walls like radio, there would be no unwanted interference from stray signals and less worry of outside hackers. Comments
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Xbox 360 Outsold Wii in February
A bit of a surprise today on the console side of things, the Xbox 360 outsold the Wii last month. The Wii dropped back to second and the PS3 was still in third. The Xbox 360 sold 422,000 units during the month compared to the Wii's 397,900 units. The PlayStation 3 sold 360,100 units, which while only good enough for third place represented a 30 percent increase on February 2009. The previous-generation PlayStation 2 managed to sell 101,900 units, NPD said. Comments
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United Claims In-Flight Videochat is Illegal
I'm not sure why something like this is even surprising anymore but it is pretty funny that the stewardess went all "terroristy" on this guy though. John Battelle was on a Wi-Fi-enabled fight with United Airlines last night, and he decided to use videochat to say goodnight to his kids. Unfortunately, a flight attendant told him it was illegal. The reasoning? Videochat could be used to coordinate terrorist attacks. Comments
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Remote-Work Programs Benefit Employers Too
According to a recent survey from Microsoft, remote-working programs can benefit employees and employers alike through increased productivity, reduced overhead and happier workers. Sixty percent of respondents to the Microsoft Telework survey — conducted among 3,600 employees in 36 cities nationwide — say they are actually more productive and efficient when working remotely. With less time spent commuting and fewer cubicle "drive bys" causing distractions, respondents say, more time can be spent on the task in front of them. Comments
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MSI Arouses Global Topic at CeBIT 2010
Recognizing consumers\' multiple needs and expectations for performance, sound, vision, 3D and aesthetics, MSI has presented mainstream products that are practical to use, reliable, advanced in technology, and made with fine craftsmanship; and has won heated feedback and acclaims from global media which have largely reports these products, including Notebook PCs, All-in-one PCs, Motherboards, Graphic Cards and so on. It is noteworthy that global heavyweight media. For example, the USTV and ETTV of Taiwan have covered the exhibition foci of MSI at the CeBIT 2010 in long durations at prime sessions; UDN and CTD even sent staff reporters to CeBIT to cover the story. During the exhibition period, MSI was the keyword with the highest search frequency on Google Search. Comments
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ASUS P7P55D-E Premium Motherboard Review
ASUS has updated its line up once again with yet another addition to the P7P55D family of motherboards. The P7P55D-E Premium brings the highly anticipated USB 3.0 and SATA 6G features to Intel's LGA1156 platform but what does that mean for the enthusiast?
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Homeless IT Guy Lives Off Rewards Points
If this isn't a great incentive to hang on to all those reward points, I don't know what is. In related news, homeless people drive leased BMWs now. Now the former frequent flier from his days working in IT and finance is living off those rewards - airline loyalty programs and hotel points. His clothes and everyday supplies packed into his leased BMW, the single Kennedy stays a few nights here, a few nights there, always running the numbers of how many points he will use and trying to stick to a self-imposed $5-a-day food budget. Comments
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Airline Twitter Promotion Attracts Huge Crowds
While most other airlines are busy charging you for luggage, seats, meals and whatever else they can, the "little airline that could" gives away a thousand free tickets via Twitter. The tickets--about 300 in each location--were gone within about 20 minutes of each Twitter announcement going up, Johnston said; it took only three to five minutes for the first person to show up in line, even at the location where people had to make a postcard for the mystery destination (which turned out to be West Palm Beach, Fla.). Comments
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Introducing the iDongle
Introducing the easiest way to jailbreak your iPhone yet! I post this not to promote this product but as a reminder that no matter how hard Apple tries to avoid itÂ…tonight there's gonna be a jailbreakÂ…somewhere in this town. Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak, so don't you be around. Comments
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