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Signeo SN-A800 (1GB, black): Want to impress your jaded gadget geek friends? Show 'em the Signeo SN-A800, a sleek and unusual MP3 player straight out of Japan. From the beginning, the retro-styled flash-based player, with its circular display and 14 "blister" buttons caught our fancy; you might even say it's our current...; Tags: Games, Digital music, Digital media, arrow; Product reviews 2006-08-10
Tomb Raider: Legend next-generation demo (zip): Lara's new quest brings her to lost ancient realms that guard Secrets of the Past. The revamped control system provides intuitive and fluid character movement, while the animation system puts focus on continuous motion, giving Lara the ability to seamlessly handle obstacles and interact dynamically with surfaces.This updated version of...; Tags: Eidos Interactive Ltd., Animation, Legend, Lara, Control System; Software downloads 2006-06-15
Tomb Raider: Legend demo (zip): Lara Croft makes her return in Tomb Raider: Legend. Lara travels the globe in search of an ancient artifact and is pitted against rival forces. The dual-pistol-wielding adventurer's polygon count and animation set has been increased significantly, presenting Lara in the finest fidelity to date. Lara's new quest brings her...; Tags: Eidos Interactive Ltd., Artifact, Animation, Legend, Lara, Adventurer, Control System; Software downloads 2006-04-03

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Keeping the web open, by letting the EU deal with things: Privacy International have said that Google's new Street View tool could breach data protection laws if people's faces are shown, according to the BBC, whereas the creator of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has made it clear that the success of the web has been because it's open for...; Tags: Imagery, Google Inc., Web, European Commission, Europe, Street View, Channel Management, Marketing, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-09
How to: Using TrueCrypt 6 to hide an operating system: When I read about a new release of TrueCrypt (open source, free ...), and found out that using this software you could essentially have a hidden OS and a visible OS both on the same PC, I was intrigued. Intrigued enough to take a look ... by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Password, Operating System, TrueCrypt 6, TrueCrypt Boot Loader, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-09

Parallels Operating System Virtualization for HP Integrity Line: An announcement when out last week that Parallels and HP have chosen to collaborate and offer Parallels Virtuozzo Containers to HP Integrity server customers. The goal of this partnership is to help HP's customers make the most efficient use of the power of HP's Integrity line all the way up...; Tags: HP Integrity, Parallels Virtuozzo, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Operating System, Hardware, OS Virtualization, Virtual Machine, Virtual Machine Software, Desktop Virtualization, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-09
News to know: iPhone; DNS patch; Online privacy; VMware; Vista: Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: A Modest Privacy Proposal Richard Koman: Congress looks at next-gen ad networks Techmeme: iPhone reviews Matthew Miller: MSM Apple iPhone reviews are up and may just have saved me some cash ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, DNS, Online Privacy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., HP iPAQ 910, 3G, Domain Names, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-09
How to: Using TrueCrypt 6 to hide an operating system: When I read about a new release of TrueCrypt, and found out that using this software you could essentially have a hidden OS and a visible OS both on the same PC, I was intrigued. Intrigued enough to take a look ... by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Operating System, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, truecrypt, encryption, security; Image galleries 2008-07-09
Late breaking news: Microsoft investigates reports of Office Word 2002 SP 3 exploited in the wild: From Bill Sisk, security response communications manager for Microsoft: Microsoft Security Advisory (953635) Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution Published: July 8, 2008 Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3....; Tags: Attacker, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletins: Microsoft announced 4 "Important" security bulletins today that cover 9 separate vulnerabilities. Of note were vulnerabilities reported in Windows DNS server and client, and within SQL Server. Briefly, the vulnerabilities involve: Cache poisoning and insufficient socket entropy flaws in Microsoft DNS Server A remote...; Tags: Attacker, Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Outlook, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Microsoft delivers 'important' patches: Microsoft on Tuesday delivered nine important patches to fix vulnerabilities in SQL Server, Exchange Server, Vista and Windows Server. Among the details, which were previewed last week. CVE-2008-0085: A vulnerability in the way SQL Server manages memory page reuse. An attacker with database operator...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Security, Databases, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-08
An history of bilateral teleoperation: In case you're not familiar with the concept of bilateral teleoperation, this is just a way to remotely control robots. Two researchers have written a technical paper which covers more than 50 years of history of bilateral teleoperation. This paper has just received the 'Automatica Best Paper' in the survey/tutorial...; Tags: Moon, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Geek Sheet: Configuring Synergy2 to Share Keyboard, Video and Mouse: It's time again for another Geek Sheet. This time, we're going to show you how to share keyboard, mouse, and video click for short demonstration between multiple desktop computers, using different Operating Systems with a free Open Source program called Synergy2. Are you geeky enough that you...; Tags: Mouse, Video, Synergy2, Client, Screen, Mice, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-08
ICANN says registrar was hacked: Two weeks after ICANN's own domains were hijacked by Turkish hackers, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers says it was its registrar -- not ICANN's servers themselves -- that were attacked. On June 26, a number of ICANN sites popped up with this message: ...; Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Attack, Security, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Web 3.0 - the future of social networking: Note: re-posted after withdrawing post a few days ago; no changes made since then. I would put this very much on par with a past Scoble moment, as I've been lucky enough to see something which actually impresses me. I've seen a lot over my life, the...; Tags: 3D, Web, Facebook, Network, Web 3.0, Scene, Vivaty Scenes, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-08
They don't all really need laptops, do they?: I've been getting this question a lot lately from administrators, parents, and taxpayers. The question isn't malicious, but rather comes from folks with a vested interest in making sure that our technology dollars directly benefit students. Does giving teachers laptops directly benefit students? For people who aren't...; Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Productivity, Benefits, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-08
PlateSpin Launches PowerConvert 7.0: PlateSpin, a recent acquisition of Novell recently announced PowerConvert 7.0, The company was quick to point out that this is the first product launch since the acquistion. Why would they go to such great lengths to mention that? They want to convince the market that PlatSpin will continue to be...; Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Data Center, Migration, PowerConvert, Aragorn, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Document Management, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-08
News to know: Linux; iPhone; Gmail; Insecure antivirus software; SAP: Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: SaaS star leaves SAP for Salesforce.com Dennis Howlett: Ticking bombs in enterprise land Garett Rogers: Your Gmail is now a lot more secure Dancho Danchev: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products ...; Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Linux, Google Gmail, SAP AG, Antivirus Software, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, 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
Image Gallery: A look at Windows Mobile 6.1 on the Samsung Blackjack II: The Samsung Blackjack II has been out for a few months, but will soon be getting an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1. I had a chance to use this cool device with the latest operating system and find it to be a very solid and responsive Smartphone. by Matthew Miller; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Blackjack, Samsung Blackjack II, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller, product photos, windows mobile, samsung, smartphone, at&t; Image galleries 2008-07-08