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Archive for March 2008

Vista second OS to fall to hackers in security contest

Posted by: ADMIN on: March 31, 2008

First it was OSX, next to fall is Microsoft Vista.
Shane Macaulay and his friends Derek Callaway and Alexander Sotirov of Security Objectives compromise and was able to gain control of the Windows Vista laptop usingt a previously undiscovered flaw in the latest version of Adobe’s Flash software, that won the group the Fujitsu laptop and [...]

Yahoo launches new web based destination named Shine

Posted by: ADMIN on: March 31, 2008

Yahoo has announced the launch of their new web based destination named Shine.
The online company said that this new online portal is targeted at women between ages 25 and 54.

Apple Releases New Beta Version of iPhone SDK

Posted by: ADMIN on: March 31, 2008

Apple has released a second version of its iPhone SDK. It is available immediately as a a 1.3GB download to registered developers on Apple’s developer site and it features Interface Builder, Xcode IDE, Instruments, iPhone simulator, frameworks and samples, compilers, and Shark analysis tool.
The Apple SDK ships with firmware 1.2, which can be run via [...]

NEO launches eXplore Netbook PC

Posted by: ADMIN on: March 30, 2008

NEO recently launched the first locally Intel-Powered Netbook PC called the NEO eXplore.
NEO xplore PCs are being sold at PHP 16,999.00 ($425). It comes with 900Mhz Intel Celeron M Processor, 7-inch display screen, 512MB to 1GB memory, and 30GB of hard disk storage. It also sports a water-resistant keyboard.

Creative Labs said that rival hardware manufacturer Asus is misleading its customers by claiming that new drivers for Asus sound cards support EAX, a set of environmental enhancements for sound in games.
Creative Labs added that the new Asus drivers are falsely reporting EAX 5 capabilities in order to get these games to output 3D audio on Asus sound [...]

MacBook Air hacked in two minutes

Posted by: ADMIN on: March 30, 2008

Duringin the second annual Pwn2Own hacking contest at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver where competitors tried to hack Windows, Linux and Apple computers, the Macbook Air was the first to be compromised, taking the winner just two minutes to break into Apple’s new thin notebook.
Charlie Miller took only 2 minutes to win the $10,000 cash prize [...]

YouTube launches analytics tool

Posted by: ADMIN on: March 30, 2008

Google has announced a new metrics tool for YouTube users that will allow users to view detailed statistics about the videos that they uploaded.
YouTube Insight is available to all YouTube users, partners and advertisers and can be accessed via the ‘My Account’ page, by clicking first on ‘Videos, Favorites, Playlists’ and then ‘About this [...]

OpenOffice.org 2.4 update released

Posted by: ADMIN on: March 30, 2008

OpenOffice is now in version 2.4 and it is available as a free download for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
The developers said that this update is mostly an incremental upgrade with small feature updates in the applications present in this office productivity suite.

Dell Launches Vostro Brand for SMEs

Posted by: ADMIN on: March 27, 2008

Dell Philippines launches their new brand of laptop and desktop computers designed for small businesses. The Vostro branded products feature no Trialware and simple to use tools that address top-of-mind problems such as data back-up, PC performance and health, and specialized networking support for customers without dedicated IT staff.
The Vostro (Latin for “yours”) product and services [...]

Motorola to split into two companies

Posted by: ADMIN on: March 27, 2008

Motorola has announced it is going to split into two publicly traded entities next year. Its money-losing handset division would become one firm and the other would be formed from the part of the company that specialises in equipment for cable television and mobile phone networks.
Motorola said the split will “provide improved flexibility, more tailored [...]


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