The Mac clone maker that has countered an Apple lawsuit with one of its own said that forcing the California computer maker to undo an illegal tie between the Mac OS X operating system and its hardware would force it to drop prices, according to court documents filed Thursday.
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Is that measly 40GB hard drive keeping you from downloading all your favorite movies and games from the PlayStation Store? Here are five easy to follow steps to supercharge your PS3 to a whopping 500 gigs for all your downloading pleasures. Watch the video walkthrough to see how it’s done.
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We’ve gotten our hands on a slew of pictures showing off a very real T-Mobile-branded Dream in all its Android-running glory.
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Dan Kaminsky revealed his discovery of a DNS flaw that could be exploited to direct unwitting users to malicious web addresses,Now, practically on the heels of that announcement, a hacker team that presented at DEFCON has demonstrated how a fundamental design error in the Internet’s border gateway protocol can be used to invisibly eavesdrop.
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In a surprise power development that could have implications for electronics, cars and even the military, researchers at MIT have created the world’s first batteries constructed at the nano-scale by microscopic viruses.
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In April, Apple filed an updated 52-page application for a patent on an extensive multi-touch interface for a full Mac OS X-based system. The illustrations that accompany the application look like the long-heralded but non-existent “iTablet.”
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First it was Intel. Now, Big Blue is keen on solid-state drives. IBM said Thursday it is testing a 4-terabyte, high-speed solid-state drive array targeted at the enterprise, as the technology giant gives its imprimatur to flash-memory-based storage.
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google admitted that it was partnering with five Far Eastern outfits to stretch a cable from the US to Japan.
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Microsoft is introducing a new “feature” to Windows XP Professional. If you try to update with a bootleg copy, you’ll see a few changes… Such as, the desktop background will be reset every 60 minutes & changed to a plain black background. Not to mention the addition of what Microsoft calls the “persistent desktop notification.”
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US-CERT on Tuesday warned of attacks against Linux computers using compromised SSH keys. SSH (Secure Shell) is a network protocol designed to provide secure network communication via public-key cryptography. According to US-CERT, the attack appears to rely on stolen SSH keys to gain access to a system
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The Bloomberg financial newswire decided to update its 17-page Steve Jobs obituary today — and inadvertently published it in the process.
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Microsoft fired the latest volley in the new browser wars on Wednesday, releasing the latest version of Internet Explorer to the public. Our quick take: Microsoft wouldn’t need an ad campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld if it came out with more products like this.
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