Post from May 2008
Security of Windows CardSpace (codenamed InfoCard), a Microsoft’s client software for the identity theft prevention, has been compromised by three researchers from Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany,
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According to UK’s Obscene Publications Act, possession of photos of child pornography is unlawful and the distribution or sale of such material is prohibited. But pedophiles get away with it by using computer technology to turn real photographs or videos of abuse into drawings or cartoons which are not covered by the legislation.
US and Japan have accused EU of of reneging on the1996 Information Technology Agreement by imposing tariffs on some IT products.
Both countries have formally lodged a complaint with World Trade Organization (WTO) against EU tariffs.
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IM Flash Technologies LLC, a joint venture between Intel and Micron has made world’s first sub-40nm Nand memory device.
This 34nm 32Gb multi-level chip which is due this year is the smallest Nand process geometry on the market.
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Just when we thought the DVD format war is over and users can have a sigh of relief, Toshiba has announced that it is working on an extension to the DVD format which will offer video quality comparable to that produced by Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs.
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Yes it’s the name of new website that Honda has recently launched to woo dog lovers. The website contains information on dog friendly cafes, hotels, and dimensions for its cars’ cargo space for storing dog cages.
In 2005 Honda came up with the W.O.W. concept car at Tokyo Motor Show designed especially for dogs.
Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience at Google while speaking at Google I/O conference explained how they improve search results by using A/B split testing.
Using split A/B testing Google shows different versions of the pages to users and measures how they respond. Multivariate or split A/B testing is a statistical term […]
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3K Computers a U.S. manufacturer of Built-to-Order (BTO) desktops, laptops, workstations, servers, and storage equipment has introduced a new $299 ultra portable laptop.
3K RazorBook 400 - Mini-Notebook PC (UMPC) Ultra Mobile PC comes with WiFi 802.11 b/g and 7″ LCD TFT display.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Joseph C. Teresi has found Dell guilty of false advertising and fraud.
Last year, the Attorney General of New York instigated a lawsuit against Dell for practices like long hold times, repeated call transfers, and disconnects for customers waiting for phone support — all of which make it harder to […]
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Companies mostly fear hackers. Not.
Enterprise security firm Secure Computing recently conducted a survey according to which it was revealed that most companies fear their employees when it comes to security.
