Lenovo kills notebooks with a text message
You lost your notebook? You are worried about the data that might be exposed. No problem: Kill the notebook with a text message…
Microsoft cleans fake antivirus tool from 994,061 PCs
The Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is a small program Microsoft pushes out to computers on Patch Tuesday to clean out a list of malware. On this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft added scans for a malware file that masks itself as security software, and it found plenty of copies.
What Would Happen If Gamers Ruled The World?
So what does a future run by gamers look like? There’s a vast amount you can learn from almost any kind of game. This article is about all the wonderful things that all manner of games teach us, and that we might use to make the world a better place. No-one would ever tell us that games were a waste of time again..
Fedora 10 released, brimming with new features
It’s time for me to wear my special hat again. The Fedora developer community has announced the official release of Fedora 10, a new version of the popular open source Linux distribution. This release is a promising step forward for Fedora and it introduces some important new features and technologies that bring more robustness and usability to
Ballmer to dish out more dirt in Vista Capable lawsuit?
Microsoft lawyers tried to protect CEO Steve Ballmer from being grilled in the increasingly dirty “Vista Capable” lawsuit, but Judge Marsha Pechman believes that Ballmer may have special knowledge about what went on behind the scenes and ordered the executive to be available for questioning.
Psystar case reveals Apple’s questionable policy on email
Apple has sold enterprise-class storage hardware and software for years, but the company has yet to embrace systematic email and document retention policies that are common among publicly traded companies.
Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool
Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple’s Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an attacker’s choice, and a hacker tool for creating backdoors, according to security vendors….
Illustrations: What HTTP Errors Look Like
What do HTTP errors look like? Cartoonist and illustrator Adam Koford has some ideas, and shares them in these hilarious illustrations. Which one is your favorite?
Kernel vulnerability found in Vista
A flaw in Vista’s networking has been found that can crash the system, but no fix is expected until the next service pack.
Google may offer Chrome detailing on new PCs
Google has big plans for Chrome, and they don’t involve keeping the browser in a perpetual beta twilight. The search giant intends to seize a significant chunk of the browser market in 2009, and could offer competition the likes of which Internet Explorer has never faced.
IBM to build brain-like computers
IBM has announced it will lead a US government-funded collaboration to make electronic circuits that mimic brains.
Samsung Starts Mass Production of 256GB SSDs
Samsung Electronics has started mass production of 256G-byte solid-state drives, which could make their way into laptops in a few months, the company announced Thursday
