Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesFCC Considers Free Internet Plan
Friday, May 30th, 2008The Federal Communications Commission may require the winner of airwaves being auctioned off by the government to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service across a large swath of the country. “We're hoping there will be increased interest (in the proposal) and because this will provide wireless broadband services to more Americans it is certainly something [...]
VIA Launches New Nano Processors For UMPCs
Friday, May 30th, 2008VIA Technologies, a leading maker of power-efficient x86 microprocessors, is releasing a new series of nano processors, based on VIA's Isaiah chip architecture.
The five power-efficient x86 processors in the Nano family use between 5 and 25 watts, and chips have clock speeds ranging from 1.0 to 1.8 GHz. These kinds of ultra-thin, low-voltage processors [...]
CCleaner 2.08
Friday, May 30th, 2008CCleaner is a freeware PC optimization tool which combines a system cleaner that removes unused and temporary files from your system with a fully featured registry cleaner. CCleaner allows Windows to run faster, more efficiently and gives you more hard disk space.
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Hutchison Seals Deal with Apple
Friday, May 30th, 2008Hutchison Telecommunications has sealed a deal with Apple to market the popular iPhone handset in Hong Kong and Macau as soon as the next quarter. Existing subscribers of Hutchison Telecom, a unit of conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, were expected to be the first users of the iPhone in an early program starting this summer, the South [...]
LaCie Brings the Speed!
Friday, May 30th, 2008LaCie has just unveiled an external Blu-Ray burner that can write at 4x speed. This write speed is twice as fast as the previous model. This drive will also double as a CDR and DVD burner, writing at 32x and 16x.
Unfortunately, with double the speed comes a hefty price increase at roughly $900. [...]
Cisco Develops 3D Holograhpic Telephony
Friday, May 30th, 2008Cisco has developed 3D holographic telephony to create the world’s first real time virtual presentation.
Cisco CEO John Chambers, who was live on the Bangalore stage, ‘beamed up’ Martin De Beer, the Senior Vice President of emerging Technologies, and Chuck Stucki the General Manager of TelePresence, live from San Jose, California. Chambers was then able [...]
Sourcefire snorts at unsolicited takeover bid
Friday, May 30th, 2008Barracuda circles security tools firm
Sourcefire has rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from Barracuda Networks. The firm, which develops a commercial version of Snort, the popular open source intrusion detection tool, said Barracuda’s $187m bid “substantially undervalues” Sourcefire.
Blu-ray Disc body grants licences to Chinese firms
Friday, May 30th, 2008Cheaper players en-route?
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has granted licences to 11 China-based manufacturers, potentially paving the way for a wider selection of hardware based on the HD format.
Old Windows exploits dominate hack attack traffic
Friday, May 30th, 2008China eyeballs US through the looking glass
China and US are the leading sources of hacking attacks, which are overwhelmingly targeted against Windows systems.
Economist: girls actually better than boys at maths
Friday, May 30th, 2008Update Shows no sign of it herself, however
An economist in America has published research stating that girls have at least as much innate mathematical ability as boys. Paola Sapienza contends that the fact of girls almost always doing worse in maths exams results mainly from sexual discrimination.