Cheap, Ultrafast Broadband? Hong Kong Has It
I'm considering moving to Hong Kong for nothing other than the broadband speed. A company in Hong Kong is offering 1000 megabits per second speed for about $26 bucks a month. The speeds are possible due to the density of the city and the company's fiber-to-the-home technology. In a follow-up e-mail, a Verizon spokeswoman addressed the company's lack of a gig service by saying that it offers "speeds that exceed what customers can and do use." Comments
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Botnet, Trojan Activity Increased in February
Botnets, Trojans and Exploits, Oh My! After a relatively quiet end of the year, malware attacks are again on the rise. The techniques for delivery are changing as well. The attacks are timed, rotated and in conjunction with each other, making it more difficult to defend against. About 1 in 290 e-mails in February were malicious, making the month one of the most prolific periods for the threats, according to Symantec's February 2011 MessageLabs Intelligence Report. Comments
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South Korea Under Attack Again by DDoSers
For the second day in a row, websites in South Korea came under widespread DoS attacks. No real damage was done to the sites, as the attacks were described as 'weak'. Included in the attack were government sites, financial institutions and U.S. Forces Korea. The National Police Agency said the attacks originated from 30 servers in 18 foreign countries or territories including the United States, Israel, Russia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, India, Brazil and Iran. Comments
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Gears of War 3 Beta Kicks off April 25
Microsoft has confirmed the beta release of Gears of War 3 will be on April 25th. The beta will be available to the public via pre-order or by purchasing the 'Epic Edition' Bulletstorm. Bulletstorm purchasers will gain access to the beta a full week earlier. The commercial release of Gears of War 3 is expected in September. Comments
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Rivals Scramble after Apple unveils iPad 2
Apple's rumored release date was off by a mile, catching its competition asleep at the wheel. Rival manufacturers are now scrambling to play rollout catch up with their own products. If you have been waiting for the spring crop of tablets, your wait will now be much shorter. Check out the comparison table for specifications. Since most vendors expected Apple to launch iPad 2 in the second quarter, Apple's strategy of launching the device in early March has messed up its competitors' plans for their tablet PCs Comments
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Air Force Launches Robotic Space Plane on Secret Mission
After several weather delays, the Air Force was finally able to launch the X-37b into orbit. The unmanned space plane has been called a mini-space shuttle due to the similarities in shape. The vehicle itself is no secret, but the mission certainly is. No information has been officially released by the Air Force, but the speculation indicates the testing of new spy satellite technology. Comments
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BitTorrent Inc. Releases Dummy Proof Download Client
BitTorrent, the much maligned peer-to-peer file sharing protocol is developing a new, easier to use interface to attract and hold new users. The new interface called Chrysalis, is now in Alpha and is available to download for Windows only. Chrysalis is not intended for the more experienced BitTorrent user, but BitTorrent hopes it will appeal to a wider audience than their other clients do now. If all goes well, the dummy-proof client will completely replace the current Mainline client, which currently is a clone of uTorrent. Comments
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Zuckerberg Most Popular Man in Middle East
Mark Zuckerberg is not only fabulously rich, he is now a very popular guy according to Sen. John McCain. Speaking at the Brookings Institute, McCain gives much credit to Zuckerberg's social networking service for bringing about social change in the Middle East. I'm not sure about the "most popular man" statement, but I do believe that these "Facebook revolutions" are giving Zuckerberg's image a big boost. Comments
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Sony Wins Subpoenas Revealing Visitors to PS3 Jailbreaker Site
If you have been visiting the website of George Hotz, better known as GeoHot of PS3 fame anytime in the past two years or so, you may be in for a surprise sometime in the near future. Sony has won a ruling from a Federal Magistrate to release the visitor's IP addresses. So much for invisibility on the net. Together, the subpoenas allow Sony to obtain a wealth of information about people who aren't named in the complaint and have been accused of no wrongdoing. Comments
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Google to Shut Down Gizmo5
If you are a Gizmo5 user and no one from Google has contacted you yet, I'm sorry to have to be the bearer of bad news: Find another VoIP quickly. Google purchased the company back in 2009, took what it needed to augment Gmail/Gtalk and is scrapping the rest. The carcass of Gizmo will probably be picked over for the foreseeable future, but as a service, its dead, Jim. Today, the company has started informing users that it will be shutting down Gizmo5 service on April 3, 2011. Comments
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Telltale Games Releasing Jurassic Park
In April, Telltale Games will be releasing Jurassic Park for both Mac and PC platforms. The game features cinematic graphics and fast-paced puzzle-solving gameplay. Like Telltale's other games, Jurassic Park is episodic -- the first episode will be released in April, and subsequent episodes (five in total) will be released each month after that. Comments
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The Real Reason Charlie Sheen Joined Twitter: Money
Not to put this on an entertainment footing, but Charlie Sheen has just set the record for reaching a total of 1 million followers on Twitter in a little over 25 hours according to Entertainment Weekly. While the majority of people are debating whether or not he is just plain crazy, the vote is now swinging toward "crazy like a fox". Even when he has a meltdown, he makes money. Sheen told TMZ the reason that he joined the social media site was to make cash from endorsed tweets, and with celebrities like Kim Kardashian making a reported $10,000 per posting, the fact that Sheen has so many followers makes him appealing to advertisers Comments
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Chrome OS updates Google Cr-48
For all of you people who were lucky enough to receive a free Google CR-48 for testing, Google is finally responding to a myriad of problems reported by testers. I refer to you people since I haven't received oneآ… yet. Early reports on the improvements are encouraging and should lead to a more satisfying testing experience. After months of nagging issues, Google finally got round to include a software update for the CR-48 that fixes a majority of problems with the so called "wonky touchpad". Comments
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Microsoft Won`t Patch Internet Explorer before Contest
The Pwn2Own Hacking Contest will begin March 9th in Vancouver and Microsoft is doing absolutely nothing to get ready for the event. While other browser developers are busy patching their browsers, Microsoft is holding off until after the contest. Excellent move Microsoft, why not let the hackers do the heavy lifting for you. The organization;s Zero Day Initiative bug bounty program then reports the bugs to the appropriate vendor and gives them six months to fix the problem before releasing the information to the public. The security researcher who found the vulnerability is not allowed to publicize the flaw after the contest, per contest rules. Comments
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