If a Chinese restaurant has black duck eggs on the menuÂ…that can mean only one thingÂ… they are hackers. "Don't you know black duck eggs are a delicacy in China?" Winkler said Stan asked. "I can't get black duck eggs in San Francisco, let alone this little piece of crap town in the middle of nowhere." Stan's conclusion was that the Chinese restaurant was a front for a Chinese espionage operation targeting the Fortune 5 business. Comments
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Microsoft Warns Of Canonical Display Driver Bug
Microsoft has released a security advisory warning of a vulnerability in the 64-bit version of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The problem stems from the fact that Windows' Canonical Display Driver isn't able to properly parse information copied from user mode to kernel mode. Microsoft is working on a patch as we speak. "Remote code execution, while possible in theory, would be very difficult due to memory randomization both in kernel memory and via Address Space Layout Randomization," said Jerry Bryant, Microsoft group manager for response communications, in a blog post Tuesday. Comments
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German Prosecutors Investigating Google
German officials are pretty damn mad about Google's Street View cars driving around siphoning personal information off of Wi-Fi networks in its country. At this point, prosecutors are still deciding what action to take against the company. For now, Germany (and other countries) have demanded that the collected data be destroyed. Google acknowledged the privacy breach in an apology issued last Friday, saying it had been inadvertently storing fragments of people's online activities over the past four years while expanding its mapping feature, "Street View." Does anyone know how you "inadvertently" collect personal data from Wi-Fi networks when supposedly all you are doing is driving around taking pictures? Comments
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GIGABYTE Motherboard's #1 Biggest Fan Contest
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO,. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and computing hardware solutions is excited to announce their GIGABYTE Motherboards #1 Biggest Fan contest on Facebook in appreciation to all GIGABYE motherboard fans worldwide. 10 Weekly USB 3.0 Motherboard Prize Giveaways. GIGABYTE will give away 1 motherboard per week from May 17th to July 31st. All you have to do is visit the GIGABYTE Motherboard Tech Column on Facebook www.facebook.com/GIGABYTEmotherboards and answer the weekly question in the discussion section and you will be automatically entered to win that week's motherboard (winners will be randomly selected every week from those who answered that week's question). We are giving away a total of 10 motherboards, so make sure to enter every week and invite your friends and family to "like" GIGABYTE Motherboard Tech Column as well. Comments
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ATI Eyefinity Experience Tool
ATI has put together what they call the Eyefinity Experience Tool for people that want to see what all the talk is about but don't have access to an actual Eyefinity set-up. Pretty neat idea. Comments
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Did EFF Lawyer Cross Line in LimeWire Case?
What's the old saying? Something likeÂ…"a good friend will help you hide, a true friend will help you hide the body". "Gorton states that another attorney, [von Lohmann], gave [LimeWire], including Bildson, confidential legal advice regarding the need to establish a document retention program to purge incriminating information about LimeWire users' activities," Wood wrote in her decision. Comments
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Kick-Ass DIY Project of the Day
Got mad mod skillz? Do you have a whole lot of free time on your hands? Then do what this guy did and build yourself a working War Machine costume. Comments
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EU Fines 10 Memory Chip Producers $403 Million
Ten of the world's largest memory makers were fined over $400 million by the European Union for DRAM price fixing between 1998 - 2002. Samsung of South Korea received the biggest fine of euro145 million ($177 million). Germany's Infineon was fined euro56 million and Hynix euro51 million. Micron escaped a fine because it brought the case to the European Commission. Comments
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OCZ Introduces the Fatal1ty 750W Modular Power Supply
OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), memory modules, and power supplies for computing devices and systems, unveils the Fatal1ty 750 Watt power supply, a new high-performance PSU targeted at gamers and enthusiasts that prefer modular cabling. OCZ is dedicated to delivering premium power solutions, and the new 750W was co-developed with Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, twelve-time World champion, to meet the specific needs of fellow gamers. Comments
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25nm NAND Flash Shipping to Customers
Intel announced today that Intel-Micron Flash Technologies are in mass production of their breakthrough 25-nanometer (nm) NAND flash memory and Intel is shipping in volume to customers. Announced in February, IMFT was the first to sample, and now to ship in production, 25nm NAND using the world's smallest, most advanced manufacturing process technology. The 8 gigabyte (GB) 25nm NAND flash memory chip measures just 167mm2 and can hold up to 2,000 songs, 7,000 photos or 8 hours of video. NAND Flash memory is used in USB memory keys and SD cards for data storage in digital camcorders and cameras, as well as in smart phones, personal music players and solid-state drives. Comments
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Microsoft Sues Salesforce.com Over Patents
Whew, that was close! We almost made it through a whole day without a patent lawsuit. Thankfully Saleforce.com decided to get themselves sued by Microsoft before the end of the news day. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Seattle (PDF), seeks both monetary damages as well as temporary and permanent injunctions. Specifically, the company seeks a jury trial and also asks that the damages be tripled and that Salesforce be ordered to pay legal fees and other costs, arguing that the company's patent infringement is willful. Comments
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Gates Told Jobs About the iPad in 2007
In hindsight, it is funny listening to Bill Gates talk about iPad / iPhone like devices and Jobs talking about PCs. Comments
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Drive the A-Team Van in Google Earth
Oh c'monÂ…you know you want to do it. Go ahead, nobody is looking, it's okay, really. I won't tell if you don't. Comments
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Re-inventing Windows Live Hotmail
The Windows Live Team are giving you a preview of the new Windows Live Hotmail. Hit the link for the complete run down as well as an embedded video. Today, we're excited to give you a preview of the new Windows Live Hotmail, representing the next generation in personal email. With the new Hotmail, we've introduced practical innovations to help people manage the clutter and regain control of their inboxes – efficiently. What's more, you can manage clutter not only in your Hotmail inbox, but also in your inboxes from other email services like Gmail, Yahoo! Mail Plus, or AOL, all from within Hotmail. Comments
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