Monthly Archives: September 2006

After months of bantering about wireless security issues, Apple and security research firm SecureWorks are now working together, the companies confirmed on Friday. “SecureWorks and Apple are working together in conjunction with the CERT Coordination Center on any reported security … Continue reading →

A rocket that was the first launched from a commercial spaceport in New Mexico _ and the first to crash _ has been found in the desert, company officials said Saturday.The 20-foot SpaceLoft XL rocket was found nearly a week … Continue reading →

High-tech detective work apparently has found the missing “a” in one of the most famous phrases ever spoken. Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first words from the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, now can be confidently recast, according to … Continue reading →

With so much concern about the dangers inherent in the use of Lithium ion batteries to power portable personal computers, any whiff of an alternative is welcome news. At the Intel Developer Forum which concluded here on Thursday, most experts … Continue reading →

A congressional hearing on Hewlett Packard’s involvement in pretexting has not hurt the company financially and probably will not in the future, experts said… We know this to be the case because we bugged their offices and were able to … Continue reading →

Here’s a great shipped price on this highly rated Sony camcorder, a solid, midlevel, hard-drive-based option. What: Sony DCR-SR40 HandyCam How much: $499.99 Shipping: free Where: Jr.com (via CNET’s Deal Exchange) When: Through unknown date Click here for product review. … Continue reading →

U.S. researchers have designed a reactor fuel that they believe can make nuclear power plants 50 percent more powerful and safer, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said. Researchers say their new technology should be ready for commercial use in existing … Continue reading →

The first beta edition of AOL’s version 6.0 of its Instant Messenger client was released for public testing today. When the beta cycle is completed (AOL has yet to set a date), it will likely replace AIM Triton 1.5 and … Continue reading →

Among the wrinkles still to be ironed out of Microsoft’s Windows Vista before the long-awaited client operating system goes gold is the tendency of Vista’s shiny new “glass” UI to balk at Java-based applications.In eWEEK Labs’ Vista tests, most recently … Continue reading →

While few people will rank a colonoscopy as a favorite medical procedure, one statistic argues clearly in its favor: a 90 percent cure rate in colon cancers caught at an early stage. Still, patients often approach the test with a … Continue reading →

Rumours of contract renegoiations with Microsoft from suppliers in Taiwan, state that “the total production cost [of the Xbox 360] can be reduced by 15-20% due to diminishing costs for most components along with increasing production scales and decreasing defect … Continue reading →

From PC World: We’re fast approaching the home stretch of the busiest PC buying season, and that means retailers and e-tailers will be throwing out lures–all sorts of shiny new machines priced to move. This year more than most, the … Continue reading →

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With all the laptops going up in flames recently, the United States government, specifically the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is given some helpful tips on how to prevent such a catastrophe. While some of the tips are indeed useful, … Continue reading →

Software that contorts an image of a person’s face to express different emotions could enrich text-based internet chat. The researchers behind the system say it can quickly transform a user’s face to convey any of six emotions, ranging from anger … Continue reading →