Anonymous DDoS Swoop Results in Five Arrests
I'll never understand why idiots like this would risk jail time, fines and a criminal record just to DDoS companies like PayPal and Amazon. Ten years in jail is a long time, I hope it was worth it. The five, who are aged between 15 and 26, were detained at 7am on Thursday at addresses in the West Midlands, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey and London, the Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) said in a statement. The suspects were taken to local police stations and remain in custody, the police added. Comments
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Canada Imposing Usage Based Internet Billing?
Apparently Canadians are going to be hit with usage-based billing for their internet access and the good people of Canada aren't too happy about it (who would be?). Instead of taking to the streets with pitchforks and hockey sticks, this page has been set up so you can tell Canadian officials what you think about usage based billing. Thanks to Matt A. for the heads up on this one. This means we're looking at a future where ISPs will charge per byte, the way they do with smart phones. If we allow this to happen Canadians will have no choice but to pay MUCH more for less Internet. Big Telecom companies are obviously trying to gouge consumers, control the Internet market, and ensure that consumers continue to subscribe to their television services. Comments
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Microsoft Drone Used To Control Drone
This guy just turned a Microsoft Surface into a $10k desk. Pretty neat drone controller / interface but I can't help but wonder if he really needed to use the Surface for that. Comments
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Facebook Blames Zuckerberg Embarrassment on API 'Bug'
Zuckerberg's account getting hacked yesterday? That wasn't a hack, it was a bug. No really, it was. I swear. A Facebook spokesman provided this e-mail statement today: "A bug enabled status postings by unauthorized people on a handful of public pages. The bug has been fixed. "Whoever is responsible only had the ability to post on the page and did not have access to private data on the Facebook account. Comments
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Facebook Now Offers Encryption
Facebook announced yesterday that it is now offering the ability to use encryption. Go to your account settings page and enable this option. Starting today we'll provide you with the ability to experience Facebook entirely over HTTPS. You should consider enabling this option if you frequently use Facebook from public Internet access points found at coffee shops, airports, libraries or schools. The option will exist as part of our advanced security features, which you can find in the "Account Security" section of the Account Settings page. Comments
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ASUS launches GTX 560 Ti Graphics Cards
ASUS, the world's number #1 motherboard manufacturer and leading innovator in graphics cards, is proud to introduce NVIDIA's latest technology, the GTX560 Ti Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) that features the fastest DirectX 11 performance in its class and amazing tessellation performance. The ASUS GTX560 Ti offers cutting edge DirectX 11 game performance by providing the graphics horsepower and video bandwidth needed to experience games in high resolution. This same power allows users to enjoy ultra sharp high-definition Blu-ray movies as well as eye-popping stereoscopic 3D* performance in games and movies. Comments
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Super Robust Robot Hand
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center have built a super duper robot hand that can withstand strikes from a hammer / steel bar. Our future robot overlords approve. Comments
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Politician Pushes For Warning Labels On Video Games
A California politician wants warning labels on video games. Remember how well that worked on music CDs? Expect sales of video games with labels will outsell non-labeled games 3 to 1. Congressman Joe Baca introduced a bill that mandates that "all video games with an Electronics Software Ratings Board rating of Teen or higher" must be sold with a health warning label. The bill is called "The Video Game Health Labeling Act of 2011" and would create a new rule within the CPSC. The label would read: "WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior." Comments
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AMD Fusion APUs Can Reduce Carbon Footprint by Up To 40%
AMD today announced its AMD E-350 APU demonstrated a significant reduction in the overall product "carbon footprint" as compared to a previous generation product featuring an AMD Athlon™ Neo II Dual core processor and an ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5430 graphics processor. The environmental benefits were evidenced by a recently completed carbon footprint study that examined the production and use of the new APU, and found a reduction of up to 40 percent in total carbon emissions over the life of the APU. Comments
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Intel Labs to Invest $100M in U.S. University Research
Intel Corporation announced plans to invest $100 million directly into U.S. university research over the next 5 years to drive innovations in computing and communications. The company will open Intel Science and Technology Centers across multiple universities throughout the year. The centers will focus on projects in select technology areas that align with the company's research agenda including visual computing, mobility, security and embedded solutions. This new model is expected to result in U.S. researchers receiving up to five times more funding from Intel Labs when compared to the previous approach. Comments
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Xbox Live Labels Autistic Boy "Cheater"?
So everyone on the internet is up in arms because an 11 year old autistic kid was labeled a cheater by Microsoft for no reason. The kid's mom says it's because he is a "wizard" at games. Microsoft says that someone on that console, maybe not the kid, was cheating. Mom says she wants "cheater" removed from the account so her kid can get back to playing L4D2, CoD:MW2, CoD:BlOps, GTAIV, Red Dead Redemptions and 50 Cent:BotS. Microsoft tells us they have the ability to look into accounts and, while it might not have been Julius or his mother, they are confident someone tampered with the account to boost his gaming score. At this point, his mother wants the word cheater gone and Julius wants to go back to tackling video game monsters, not labels. Comments
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UT3 Case Mod
See this amazing Unreal Tournament 3 case mod? It was made by one of our very own forum members. Is this not one of the nicest case mods you\'ve ever seen?
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