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First cloned passports, then bombs, and now ATM fraud: Security problems should plague RFID's future

First, it took hackers barely two weeks to clone the new RFID-based passports. Wrote Wired of the situation:Grunwald says it took him only two weeks to figure out how to clone the passport chip. Most of that time he spent reading the standards for e-passports that are posted on a...

Tags: passport, rfid

Blog posts 2006-08-09

Passports to get RFID chip implants

Passports to get RFID chip implantsGet Pissed Now or Lose Your Freedom ForeverNo, they're not tracking you, just following when you come and go, that's all. If we don't stop this nonsense now, we are at very great risk of losing all our privacy to the whims of whoever...

Tags: semiconductors, rfid, passport, rfid chip, chip

Discussion threads 2005-10-25

Medical supply firm to sell patient RFID chips

Medical supply firm to sell patient RFID chipsNot in my arm you ain'tI ain't no religous fanatic or conspiracy nut. I don't like needles and that is what it takes to put one of those things in me. Seriously, if they implant this thing in someone, how are...

Tags: rfid, chip, passport, medical supply company, medical supply, rfid chip, patient

Discussion threads 2004-11-10

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Report: Intel's Atom chip, Netbooks demand strong

Demand appears to be stronger than expected for Intel's Atom chip and the netbooks that they power, according to a Citi report. In a research note, analyst Glen Yeung said: Field checks from Japan suggest Intel has ordered 20M Atom flip-chip packages for 3Q08 and 25M...

Tags: intel atom, intel corp., chip, semiconductors, network technology, processors, hardware, networking, components, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-07

TSA vendor finds lost laptop, remains suspended

Travelers who use the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program might be verified as good security risks but the same can't be said about Steven Brill's Verified Identity Pass, one of the TSA vendors that operates the program. VIP, under the brand name Clear, lost a laptop containing...

Tags: transportation security administration, laptop computer, vip, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, richard koman

Blog posts 2008-08-06

The fast track to mobile Linux

The fast track to mobile LinuxThe fast track to mobile LinuxThis doesn't make much sense. Replace the RTOS with linux, then run a RTOS on top of a virtualization layer which will slow things down negating the purpose of a RTOS.How it worksYou keep the part of the RTOS...

Tags: rtos, fast track, mobile linux, linux, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Gallery: Lenovo hops on the netbook bandwagon

Lenovo announces the IdeaPad S10 netbook PC, a $399 Atom chip-based netbook that's about an inch thick and weighs just over two pounds. by Andy Smith

Tags: andy smith, lenovo group ltd., semiconductors, network technology, desktops, hardware, networking, netbook, atom chip, lenovo

Image galleries 2008-08-06

MIT team working on $12 'Apple II' desktop

MIT team working on $12 'Apple II' desktopAwesome, butThe Apple ][ was based on the 6502 processor, which I'm not even sure is even produced today. They'd probably have better success with a Zilog Z-80 derivative or even a Motorola Dragonball which powered the Palm Pilots. At least the 68000-derived...

Tags: team management, desktops, apple ii, mit team, massachusetts institute of technology, apple inc., team, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?

What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?The good old HDWhich is emulating a drum machine is my favorite and only means of failure I've ever encountered..Nearly all hardware failures...I come across could have been prevented by a quality UPS. I venture to say most failures...

Tags: bios, desktops, cheap power supplies, last pc failure, pc failure, pc, motherboard

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

The lowdown on Intel's Larrabee

With Siggraph 2008 starting next week and IDF Intel Developer Forum on its heels, Intel is revealing more details of its mysterious Larrabee project. Intel has finally stated unequivocally that its "many-core" architecture will be used in desktop add-in boards for 3D gaming that compete directly with AMD and Nvidia...

Tags: nvidia corp., intel corp., gpu, larrabee, john morris

Blog posts 2008-08-05

News to know: Vista x64; Apple; Phishing; Facebook

Notable headlines: Jason Perlow: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista Ed Bott: You've got Vista x64 questions, I've got answers Jason O'Grady: Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 software (updated 3x) Infinite Loop: Steve Jobs:...

Tags: facebook, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., intel corp., vyatta, mauku, phishing, service-oriented architecture (soa), sales strategy, cyberthreats, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), spam, security, spam and phishing, web services, enterprise software, software, sales, operating systems, microsoft windows, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Multi-core Intel chips to be used in handhelds and supercomputers?

Intel's "Larrabee" family of multi-core chips, originally aimed at the personal-computer graphics market, may now see action in "an increasingly broad spectrum of the computing world, from Windows and Macintosh desktop personal computers to handhelds and even supercomputers," reports the New York Times. Larrabee is slated to...

Tags: supercomputer, handheld, multi-core, graphics, intel corp., chip, larrabee, semiconductors, network technology, processors, hardware, networking, components, andrew nusca

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Linux laptop, make or buy?

Because Linux requires less storage, less RAM, and less chip speed to run than Windows Vista, it seems to mostly be a make market. You're not going to get a deal buying something new, so why not refurbish something old that you'll like? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: linux laptop, laptop computer, linux, notebooks, open source, operating systems, software, hardware, notebooks & tablets, dana blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Intel takes aim at Nvidia, AMD's ATI

Intel takes aim at Nvidia, AMD's ATIGood for LinuxThis is very good news for Linux users. Intel makes excellent open source Linux drivers, that are part of the Linux kernel by default.RE: Intel takes aim at Nvidia, AMD's ATII have no doubt that Intel's move will cause ripples, but don't...

Tags: corporate communications, linux, video cards, games, open source, intel corp., intel takes, ati technologies inc., nvidia corp., advanced micro devices inc., video

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Emerging markets fuel first half chip sales; Memory prices crater

Global chip sales were up 5.4 percent in the first half of 2008 to $127.5 billion courtesy of solid demand in the U.S. and emerging markets, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Developing economies in China, India, Europe and Latin America are offsetting any weakness in the...

Tags: memory, emerging market, semiconductor industry association, chip, sales strategy, sales force management, semiconductors, sales, hardware, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Intel takes aim at Nvidia, AMD's ATI

Intel is wading into the graphics chip market and its wake could roil Nvidia and AMD's ATI. On Monday, Intel is disclosing details (Intel statement, Techmeme) about Larrabee, a chip that will have stand alone graphics processing and aim for the gaming market. While Nvidia and AMD...

Tags: nvidia corp., ati technologies inc., advanced micro devices inc., graphics, intel corp., larrabee, jon peddie, semiconductors, hardware, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-04

iPhone 3G tethering App pulled by Apple (updated)

One of the most oft-requested new features in the iPhone 3G is modem access/tethering. Now that it has a chip capable of 3G data downloads, it stands to reason that you'd be able to connect your iPhone 3G to a MacBook and use it as a modem. But you can't....

Tags: apple iphone, apple inc., apple iphone 3g, 3g, cellular phones, modems, wireless, consumer electronics, personal technology, hardware, components, jason d. o\'grady

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Considering a Windows Innovation Demo

Considering a Windows Innovation DemoA narrow mind never innovates....Well Mr. Murphy, if you weren’t so narrow minded and stuck in the 70’s you might actually understand why Microsoft, and others, are making billions and you are stuck blogging on ZDNET.What’s next, a blog on how Charles Babbage ripped off the...

Tags: linux, blogging, c/c++, programming languages, .net, microsoft windows, microsoft corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Intel to deliver 500,000 Classmates to Portugal

Intel said Wednesday that it has inked a pact with the Portuguese government to supply 500,000 Classmate PCs to elementary school students. The chip giant is part of the Magellan Initiative, Portugal's education technology plan. It was launched by Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates and Intel Chairman...

Tags: intel corp., portugal, government, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-30

Evolution is punctuated equilibria

Evolution is punctuated equilibriaFunny thing......how the definition and *theory* of Evolution note the capital continues to morph. It's utter scientific fraud and debauchery!RE: Evolution is punctuated equilibria> Clearly, we are not any closer to securing the Internet, if that is even possible.I don't think it's possible, but it IS...

Tags: productivity, internet, litigation, security, debauchery, attack, computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-30