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- DNS vulnerability could lead users to phishing sites
When he discovered a vulnerability in Domain Name System servers about six months ago, IOActive security researcher Dan Kaminsky kept quiet and worked covertly with other security experts to come up with a patch. Kaminsky and his colleagues released the fruit of their labor two weeks ago, and they planned...
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Last post by Meadows at 11:56 AM on July 25, 2008 - 2133MHz Corsair DDR3 memory hits stores
Have you ever wanted to spend the value of a full desktop PC on a couple of memory modules? If so, now's your chance. Corsair has announced that its new TW3X2G2133C9DF 2GB Dominator DDR3-2133 memory kit is now available at "select Corsair retailers." The...
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Last post by Krogoth at 11:59 AM on July 25, 2008 - Yahoo to shut down DRM servers on September 30
Owners of Yahoo Music accounts, take note. In line with the company's plan to terminate its Yahoo Music Unlimited service, Yahoo intends to shut down its digital rights management authentication servers on September 30. As PC World reports, that means users won't be able to listen to ...
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Last post by dmitriylm at 12:36 PM on July 25, 2008 - Google opens Wikipedia rival to the public
Wikipedia often catches flak for letting anonymous users waltz in and edit articles, leading to inaccuracies and vandalism other writers can take days to fix in some cases. Google voiced plans to introduce a rival online encyclopedia based on a different concept last December. Known simply as Knol, the...
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Last post by DaveG at 12:34 PM on July 25, 2008 - Friday Shortbread
Friday Microsoft CEO backs web spending, "done" with Yahoo Charts: how Microsoft spends its money online Zune phone really in the works at Microsoft? AnandTech and HardwareZone on Intel's SoC (System-on-Chip) designs ...
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Last post by BiffStroganoffsky at 10:31 AM on July 25, 2008 - 45nm Phenom power consumption tested
Samples of AMD's upcoming 45nm Phenom processors seem to be making the rounds among Chinese enthusiast sites, and ZOL.com.cn is the latest to enjoy the honor. The site has compared a 2.3GHz 45nm Phenom to an identically clocked Phenom X4 9600 in power consumption and heat tests. For full-system power...
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Last post by Master Kenobi at 11:22 AM on July 25, 2008 - New Intel system-on-chip designs feature x86 cores
Intel is putting its x86 architecture everywhere lately—graphics processors, handhelds, and now even system-on-chip designs. Indeed, the company has unveiled a new generation of SoC offerings that feature x86 processor cores derived from the Pentium M. Known as the EP80579 Integrated Processor family, the new SoC line...
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Last post by eitje at 8:25 AM on July 25, 2008 - Triple-GPU Asus graphics card benchmarked
With dual-GPU graphics cards now common, someone was bound to try slapping three GPUs onto a single card. We first learned about the EAH3850 Trinity in March, when Asus revealed it had built a single-slot AMD Radeon HD 3850 CrossFire X config out of a trio of notebook graphics...
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Last post by ludi at 1:20 AM on July 25, 2008 - Core 2 Duo E8600 coming on August 10
The folks at Fudzilla have managed to obtain some specific information regarding an upcoming Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 processor. We talked about the chip in conjunction with a report about Intel price cuts earlier this month, but some uncertainty still surrounded the E8600's exact pricing and launch...
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Last post by stmok at 10:34 AM on July 25, 2008 - HP to absorb Voodoo PC into its consumer division
Almost two years have passed since HP acquired boutique PC maker Voodoo PC. Since then, Voodoo founder Rahul Sood has become Chief Technology Officer of HP's Global Gaming business, and Voodoo has been operating behind a separate front. That's all about to change. According to PC World, HP has decided...
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Last post by NeronetFi at 10:34 AM on July 25, 2008 - 'Mojave' showcases Vista's image problem
Almost anybody who keeps track of the tech press will agree Windows Vista has an awful reputation. Is that reputation justified, though? News.com reports that Microsoft has carried out an interesting experiment to answer that question. In short, the experiment involved rounding up Windows XP users skeptical of Vista's merits,...
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Last post by Krogoth at 10:58 AM on July 25, 2008 - Intel pulling the Nehalem launch to September?
AMD just can't seem to get a break lately. According to DigiTimes, Intel has decided to bring forward the launch of its next-gen Nehalem processors to some time in September. The chip giant's previous roadmap reportedly called for a launch in November or December. Quoting its usual sources at motherboard...
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Last post by derFunkenstein at 7:59 AM on July 25, 2008 - Thursday Shortbread
Thursday DigiTimes reports Intel brings forward Nehalem launch Fudzilla reports Intel's 3.33GHz dual-core launches August 10 and Atom 330 to launch on September 21 CHW reports Nvidia's Big Bang II comes in September (write-up in Spanish) GeForce 9500 GT: NV's first 55nm product hits market ITOCP...
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Last post by Mourmain at 3:24 PM on July 24, 2008 - UPDATED: AMD confirms fab business spin-off, then backtracks
Say it ain't so. After months of rumors about the possibility of AMD spinning off its manufacturing business, AMD CEO Dirk Meyer has confirmed the move. Meyer made the revelation in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman, which printed the following: And Meyer says the company is just months...
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Last post by ludi at 10:44 PM on July 24, 2008 - 'MacBook touch' to merge MacBook, iPhone concepts?
Could Apple be cooking up a tablet Mac with multi-touch functionality? That's what the folks at MacDailyNews have gathered from an informer who revealed details about the purported system. MacDailyNews' source claims the "MacBook touch" will feature a 13.3" (or "possibly a bit smaller") display with an iPhone-style glass cover....
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Last post by d2brothe at 8:37 AM on July 25, 2008 - LG readies low-cost subnotebook
Korean electronics giant LG is planning a late entry into the low-cost subnotebook space, according to a report by DigiTimes. The Taiwanese site claims an LG X110 netbook will come out in October and feature an 8.9" display, an Intel Atom processor, 2GB of memory, a 120GB hard drive,...
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Last post by Firestarter at 10:18 AM on July 25, 2008 - Wednesday Shortbread
Wednesday The Stoked Gamer reports Nvidia to launch new GPU at Nvision 08 Engadget reports Shuttle's SN78SH7 supports Hybrid SLI, launches Friday Gizmodo on a rumor: MacBook touch coming in October DailyTech reports PC makers fearful of small PCS, AMD passes on netbooks DigiTimes reports Intel cuts...
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Last post by Meadows at 2:55 AM on July 24, 2008 - Western Digital's VelociRaptor heads to the enterprise
Three months after unveiling its 10,000-RPM VelociRaptor desktop hard drive, Western Digital has announced a version of the device aimed at servers. The new enterprise-bound VelociRaptor has the same 2.5" form factor as its desktop cousin, but it sheds the 3.5" IcePAK drive sled the latter uses...
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Last post by tygrus at 3:47 AM on July 24, 2008