Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, in a “hibernation” mode since late March, may not recover, NASA warned on Friday. Spirit entered a power-conservation mode on March 22 as it entered the depths of Martian winter because not enough sunlight was … Continue reading →

Stronger suction is required to smoke “electronic cigarettes” — marketed as tobacco-free nicotine delivery systems — than conventional brands, with possible adverse effects on human health, researchers at the University of California, Riverside report. The researchers used a smoking machine … Continue reading →

A tool for attacking devices running Google’s Android operating system was released by security researchers today at the Defcon hackers conference in Las Vegas. The root-kit tool was released to “to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug that lets hackers … Continue reading →

Someday humans and computers will meld to create cyborgs. But instead of waiting for it, Martin Magnusson, a Swedish researcher and entrepreneur, has taken the first step and created a wearable computer that can be slung across the body. Magnusson … Continue reading →

Stealth has uncloaked an ultra-mini PC that weighs in at an incredible 1.2 lbs and is the size of a paperback novel. The system – which carries a $1,000 price tag – is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo … Continue reading →

Whatever is inside this box took a beating even before it got to UPS… Video

If you thought the Apple iPad couldn’t get any cooler, wait until you see the FridgePad. You can now adorn your fridge with more than rude poetry and colourful letters, as the Woodford FridgePad sticks your Apple tablet to the … Continue reading →

Tara Fitzgerald of Sacramento needed help. The nude photos she had taken for her boyfriend were nowhere to be found on her computer, so she called Dell in December 2008. She was patched through to support tech Riyaz Shaikh, an … Continue reading →

The popularity of Apple’s iPad has prompted media giant News Corp. to consider starting a news organization that would provide content specifically for a new subscription service for tablet devices. The Financial Times reported Friday that the company has not … Continue reading →

Microsoft’s 2010 software suites present “the most complicated lock-in decision in years,” and many customers will be justified in sticking with the 2007 versions of Office, Exchange, and SharePoint, Burton Group analysts said this week at the Catalyst conference. Microsoft … Continue reading →

Motorola reported a phenomenal 600 percent leap in earnings this quarter, but is still behind Apple in mobile units sold and is far behind in smartphone sales, leaving Apple the top US phone vendor by units for the second quarter … Continue reading →

According to new research delivered today here at the Black Hat security conference, millions of home routers may have a serious security flaw. In his presentation at Black Hat, security researcher Craig Heffner detailed how an external attacker could gain … Continue reading →

Have you ever gotten lost in the American Museum of Natural History? I know I have. And it gets scary when you have large taxidermy animals glaring at you – judging you through glass! Well the museum has just launched … Continue reading →

Next year, 500 doctors and nurses in Victoria hospitals will trial the use of iPads. Graduate doctors, rather than crusty consultants, will get the devices, as the “younger group of students and graduates of the health professions have grown up … Continue reading →

At a Congressional Internet privacy hearing on Tuesday, a group of middle-aged men had some questions about the ‘Net. Why was it such a creepy place? How come replying to spammers doesn’t get one immediately removed from their e-mail lists? … Continue reading →