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Chip bugs can lead to major security disasters: Chip bugs can lead to major security disastersChip bugsShamir suggests that it's impractical to test all cases of 64*64-bit multiplication. But given the lifespan of a chip design, and given that the test only needs to be run once, wouldn't it be practical to design a "grid" or "distributed" test,...; Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Desktops, CERN, Shamir, Chip bug, chip, security disaster, security; Discussion threads 2007-11-19

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Kaminsky and Ptacek comment on DNS flaw: Well, well, well, what a day for security news! I got a chance to get the scoop word of mouth from Dan Kaminsky of IOActive (pictured above [image courtesy of quinnums]) and Thomas Ptacek of Matasano pictured below on the DNS flaw that's been all over the...; Tags: DNS, Flaw, Nate, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Intel will be inside DreamWorks' animated flicks: Intel on Tuesday formed an alliance where Dreamworks Animation will use its visual computing tools to produce movies in stereoscopic 3D. Dreamworks Animation is making its films in 3D beginning with Monsters vs. Aliens right due in March 2009. Dreamworks Animation will convert its systems to Intel-based...; Tags: DreamWorks SKG, Intel Corp., Home Entertainment, Semiconductors, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-08
IMHO, PhlatLight LEDs from Luminus are pretty phat: LED screens in notebooks are becoming fairly common, if not standard, not just because of the energy issues but because people are craving smaller, lighter laptops. But what about an LED in your HDTV? Enter Luminus Devices of Billerica, Mass., which has developed an LED chip...; Tags: Home Theater, DLP, Light-emitting Diode, Luminus Technology, Engineering, Home Entertainment, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-08
OpenLaszlo 4.1 relased with DHTML support: I completely missed this but it looks like OpenLaszlo 4.1 has been released and it includes full support for DHTML/Ajax as well as SWF/Flash. In addition there are a number of bug fixes and overhauled documentation. Back when OpenLaszlo started showing being able to create either DHML/Ajax...; Tags: DHTML, AJAX, Scripting Languages, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-07

What's next for the MacBook Air?: Brook Crothers at CNet's nanotech blog has posted an interesting piece about what upgrade options might be coming for the MacBook Air. Drives Apple dropped the price of the 64GB Solid State Disk SSD option by US$400 on Thursday but Crothers points to higher capacity, 128GB...; Tags: Processor, Disk, MBA, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Solid State Disk, Intel Corp., MLC, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Segway CTO to become Apple VP of product design: Segway CTO to become Apple VP of product designhuh?"Engadget points out another irony of the move: When asked for his reaction to the original Segway design Steve Jobs said “I think it sucks.” Funny how things change, isn’t it?"so? He probably still thinks it sucks. Just because he...; Tags: Product marketing, Engineering, iCAR, product design, Segway, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
SIMORE dual SIM card -- FrankenBerry is ALIVE!: Two weeks ago, I kvetched about my wretched existence of having to carry two separate mobile devices for Voice and Data use -- a regular 3G cellphone and my inseparable BlackBerry 8820. Apparently, I'm not alone in this situation: some of you told me that you even carry two or...; Tags: SIM Card, RIM BlackBerry, SIMORE, Flash Memory, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Apple drops Solid State Drive price by US$400: Apple dropped the price of the Solid State Drive SSD option in its MacBook Air subnotebook computer on Thursday by US$400. Previously available as a US$999 upcharge, the 64GB SSD option can now be added to the MBA for US$599. You can see the price drop when you...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Solid State Disk, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Trilogy Recruitment (zip): Store & share valuable client and recruit data in a 100% secure client-server network, HR is the first demo release of five including - Financial Needs Analysis, Project Management, Financial Accounting and Payroll. Other HR functions includes a detailed recruit profile, CV report generator, referral tracking, schedule diary with appointments,...; Tags: Human Resources, Client-server, Trilogy SE, Financial Accounting, Servers, Finance, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-07
Texas Instruments pulls power management efforts under new division: Quick update on Texas Instruments TI, which looks at power management from the guts of the chip level. Here's the blog I wrote last week describing some of those efforts. I wasn't all that surprised to hear that the company has pulled all its power management and...; Tags: Power Management, Texas Instruments Inc., Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-05
Runescape graphic glitches: Spending the American July 4th holiday with friends and family is a wonderful break from the daily routine. Imagine my surprise when a lively 12-year old proudly showed me the graphics problems he discovered in Runescape, an online game. According to this young bug-hunter: It all...; Tags: Graphics, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Beautiful Earth Wallpaper and Screensaver Desktop (exe): See the Earth from the space on your desktop wallpaper and screen saver. You can see which parts of the Earth are enjoying the sun light. And in night areas you can see the city lights. With real time clouds and time zones. Version 6.2.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements,...; Tags: Earth, Screensaver, GimmeGoody, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-04
Access Password (TSAP) (exe): Access Password is MS Access database password recovery tool. With this tool you can recover your database password, user-level security records logins and passwords, users and groups ids. Recovered MS Access user-level security information can be used to re-create lost Workgroup information file, access user-level secured database, fix MS Access...; Tags: Security, Password, Microsoft Access, Thegrideon Software, Access Password, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-07-04
Weather Desktop Wallpaper and Screensaver (exe): Current weather conditions on your desktop wallpaper and screen saver. Other features: Graphical view of current weather conditions for cities around the world on a beautiful map of Earth. Weather forecasts for up to seven days for US cities. Time Zones. It is also possible to use your own pictures...; Tags: Desktop, Desktop Wallpaper, Screensaver, Weather, GimmeGoody; Software downloads 2008-07-04
FolderMatch (exe): FolderMatch compares and synchronizes any two folder trees or two files. Winner at the 2002,2003 and 2004 Shareware Industry Awards, it's a MUST-HAVE tool for keeping files and folders in sync as well as powerful insurance against loss of valuable data. Who can benefit from FolderMatch?Everyone who maintains multiple copies...; Tags: File, Salty Brine Software, FolderMatch, Productivity, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Insurance, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance; Software downloads 2008-07-04
Komodo IDE (Mac OS X/Intel) (dmg): Komodo IDE 4 is a powerful, multi-platform, multi-language IDE for end-to-end development of dynamic web applications. Komodo IDE makes creating robust web apps fast and easy, with a rich feature set for client-side Ajax technologies such as CSS, HTML, JavaScript and XML, coupled with advanced support for dynamic languages such...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Web Application, ActiveState Tool Corp., Komodo IDE 4, Scripting Languages, CSS, AJAX, Cloud Computing, Programming Languages, Apple Mac OS, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Web 2.0, Software Development, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-07-04
Komodo IDE (Windows) (msi): Komodo IDE 4 is a powerful, multi-platform, multi-language IDE for end-to-end development of dynamic web applications. Komodo IDE makes creating robust web apps fast and easy, with a rich feature set for client-side Ajax technologies such as CSS, HTML, JavaScript and XML, coupled with advanced support for dynamic languages such...; Tags: Web Application, Microsoft Windows, ActiveState Tool Corp., Komodo IDE 4, Scripting Languages, CSS, AJAX, Cloud Computing, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Web 2.0, Software Development; Software downloads 2008-07-04
On deck from MS: Four 'important' patches but nothing for IE: On deck from MS: Four 'important' patches but nothing for IEAm I correct that uninstalling Safari mitigates the problem?I realize it isn't a fix but am I correct in believing that for the time being, removing Safari effectively closes off the only known attack vector that can utilize this vulnerability?...; Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, patch management, flaw, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
On deck from MS: Four 'important' patches but nothing for IE: Next Tuesday, Microsoft plans to ship four security updates for multiple flaws affecting Windows, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange Server but the absence of fixes for publicly known Internet Explorer issues is causing raised eyebrows among security professionals. According to the company's advance notice for July's...; Tags: Patch Management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Flaw, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-03