AT&T said Wednesday it plans to boost the speed of its 3G wireless network to speeds of 20 megabits per second in 2009, paving the way for over-the-air downloads that are more than five times faster than what customers can achieve today.
The Air Force wants a suite of hacker tools, to give it “access” to–and “full control” of–any kind of computer there is. And once the info warriors are in, the Air Force wants them to keep tabs on their “adversaries’ information infrastructure completely undetected.” The government is growing increasingly interested in waging war online.
Sounds like that rumor about a new, smaller Xbox 360 coming next year might have a shorter life than a red-ringing console. A Microsoft representative let us know today that “While we don’t normally comment on rumors like this, we can tell you that we have no plans to release a new console in 2009″.
According to ZDNet.de, Intel Manager Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that Apple would be using the Intel Atom processor in a future version of the iPhone. The new model will reportedly be a larger model with a 720×480 pixel display, correlating with circulating rumors about a mini-tablet device rumored…
We all know that China censors the Internet for its citizens behind “The Great Firewall of China,” but what are the consequences of that? Here’s a balanced look at the pros and cons of the Chinese approach.
DeviceVM, the makers of Splashtop, just made a big announcement though. Their technology will no longer be restricted to the top-shelf motherboards and will see a much wider release. At first it will be featured on Asus’ P5Q (high-efficiency design, Intel P45 chipset) family of motherboards, starting with the P5Q Deluxe, P5Q-WS, P5Q3 Deluxe….
Both the Mormons and the Scientologists are upset about leaks of confidential church documents posted on Wikileaks. Can religion succeed where Swiss bankers have failed?
An interesting Consumerist discussion on use of the term “gay” on XBox live forums, and the homophobia felt by gamers.
