Articles Posted on 21 January 2009
Linux, Windows 7 Beta Could Be Hit By Downadup Worm
News Security
The Downadup/Conficker worm's ability to use the autoplay functionality to load up files from removable devices using a simple autorun.inf file can fool the user into installing malicious code on their machines. This means that...
UK Twitter Traffic Increases Tenfold In One Year, Surpasses Digg
News Hardware
Microblogging website Twitter has apparently become more popular than social news aggregation service Digg according to number crunchers and web analyst Hitwise. Latest figures show that Twitter is the 291st most visited...
Motorola Cuts 4000 Jobs, Loses Third Spot To LG
News Mobile & Telco
Motorola has lost its lustre and is slowly sliding down as one of the top mobile phone manufacturers worldwide as South-Korean newspaper JoongAng Daily reports that LGE is expected to sell more phones than Motorola. Even though...
Seagate Hard Disk Firmware Reportedly Breaks Barracudas
News Hardware
A simple firmware patch went awfully wrong for Seagate users who own Barracuda 7200.11 hard disk drives with DiamondMax22 and Barracuda ES.2 models. A firmware "bricking" bug that was supposed to be solved by a firmware update...
Citrix & Intel Announce Collaboration To Advance Desktop Virtualisation
News Hardware
In a bid to broaden the scope of desktop virtualisation, Intel and Citrix are joining forces to ensure enhanced security and management for client systems by connecting them to the Citrix Desktop Delivery Solution, a management...
TeliaSonera and Ericsson announce LTE based 4G roll out
News Hardware
On the face of it this is another boring network announcement, yet Sweden has always been an important test ground for new mobile technology and services. The initial roll out of 4G base stations and routers in Stockholm is...
Intel To Launch Atom "Pineview" CPU In H2 2009
News Mobile & Telco
Some details have emerged about the next iteration of Intel's popular Atom CPU, codenamed Pineview and which is set to debut sometimes in the second half of 2009. Two versions of the Atom 2 have emerged, a single core...
Credit Card Company Heartland, Victim of World's Biggest Credit Card Heist
News Security
A data breach unveiled by Heartland Payment Systems, the 6th largest credit card processor in the US, seems all set to replace TJX Companies’ January 2007 infringement as the world’s largest ever data breach...
Microsoft To Launch New Windows Mobile Ecosystem Next Month?
News Software
Microsoft seems all set to spruce up its mobile services offering in the upcoming Mobile World Congress at Barcelona next month, according to sources. The company is reportedly following Apple’s mobile suite by unleashing...
Wozniak Says Apple Can Survive Without Jobs
News Web
In his interview to a TV channel NBC11, Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak said that Steve Jobs is undoubtedly very crucial to Apple, but the company can sustain without him, and asserted that Jobs’ sabbatical can...
IBM's Q4 Earnings Figures Give Analysts Reasons To Smile
News Hardware
Beating Wall Street’s projections by a great margin, IBM Corp. has announced that its profits for the fourth quarter for the fiscal year 2008 rose by 17 percent on year-over-year basis. In spite of such an...
£139.99 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Get Free Samsung 1TB Harddrive
News Hardware
For a limited time only, take advantage of this fantastic deal from Ebuyer.com. Buy a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate OS and receive a FREE 1TB Samsung SpinPoint hard drive worth £73.98. This deal is limited to one per...
£199.20 Dell SP2309W Flat Panel Widescreen Monitor With Webcam
News Software
Watch the world come alive with Full HD 2048 x 1152 resolution, a stunning 80,000:1 (max) dynamic contrast ratio and an easy-to-use integrated webcam. This SP2309W has a resolution of 16:9 ratio and has a higher than Full HD...
Some more thoughts on Mailinfo
News Security
Back in October, I blogged briefly about Mailinfo, the service that allows you to track whether or not anyone has opened your email.Lior Kimchi, one of our developers, as written a bit of his observations on the program: The way...
