Tech remorse: the worst gadgets we ever bought As much as we love technology, it can also be a downer. With every bad gadget purchase, however infrequent, we're reminded that chip-based life forms are cold and indifferent. A touchscreen insists you tapped a full inch to the left from the icon you meant to hit; a laptop spins up its fan as the hard drive refuses to yield a Word document; a voice recorder drains its 4 AAs, dabs the corners of its lips, and dies for the third time today. Gadgets that stubbornly refuse to operate the way the manual, advertisements, packaging, or marginally competent salespeople said they would should not be suffered in silence. Here, we exorcise the technological demons that have brought us serious gadget pain over the last few decades. The 3Com Ergo Audrey, by Sean Gallagher
Network Security In order to avoid this a variety of data safety measures are adopted by network administers. A lot of the data security measures are related to applications. Computer hardware network security choices also used. AMD snubs hackers’ tiny package, will fix raided blog – Register eSecurity PlanetAMD snubs hackers’ tiny package, will fix raided blogRegisterBlack-hat hacking crew r00tbeersec claimed responsibility for the break-in at AMD’s WordPress-driven blog, and followed up the assault with a much bigger raid on Dutch… See on www.theregister.co.uk
Science Addresses The Problem Of Pee Splashback They call themselves "wizz kids." Todd Truscott and Randy Hurd of Brigham Young University's Splash Lab, a research lab studying the physics of fluids, have been using high-speed cameras to examine exactly what happens to a stream of urine when it hits the toilet. They're on a quest against "splashback," simulating male urination in the lab (using this apparatus) to see how exactly you can go about getting it all in the bowl.
The Gates-Funded Toilet Of The Future Today is World Toilet Day. That’s not as silly as it sounds. Two and a half billion people around the world don’t have access to clean toilets, which means they are at risk for a number of diseases--diarrhoeal diseases, in fact, kill someone every 20 seconds. More people die from poor sanitation than measles, malaria, and HIV/AIDS combined. A Computer Infection that Can Never Be Cured A Computer Infection that Can Never Be Cured: At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas last week, Jonat… See on www.insidecostarica.com
Experts working to shield cars from computer viruses – National Post National PostExperts working to shield cars from computer virusesNational PostBOSTON — A team of top hackers working for Intel’s security division toil away in a West Coast garage searching for electronic bugs that could make automobiles vulnerable… See on life.nationalpost.com Another startup steps up to build the hyperloop Hyperloop Technologies, a startup formed by SpaceX alumni and well-known Silicon Valley executives, came out of stealth with $8.5 million on Wednesday to make the hyperloop reality, according to a report in Forbes. The hyperloop, a transportation system that would send capsules large enough to contain people or goods through tubes at 760 miles per hour, originated with a paper published by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his team in 2013, but Musk said at the time that he didn’t have the time to pursue building it. He announced plans to build a test track last month. That paper contained enough details for others to go after their own plans, and Hyperloop Technologies is the first to come up with actual money.
How Apple let a hacker remotely wipe an iPhone, iPad, MacBook On Friday, I wrote about how Gizmodo's Twitter account was hacked. It turns out that this was Apple's fault. Let's take a step back. Over the weekend, it quickly became clear that the bigger story was how the whole thing started.
Prosecutors to Disclose Hundreds of New Names of News Corp. Phone Hacking … – Hollywood Reporter Hollywood ReporterProsecutors to Disclose Hundreds of New Names of News Corp. Phone Hacking …Hollywood ReporterLONDON – Prosecutors in the phone hacking scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. See on www.hollywoodreporter.com Intel: Moore's Law will continue through 7nm chips Eventually, the conventional ways of manufacturing microprocessors, graphics chips, and other silicon components will run out of steam. According to Intel researchers speaking at the ISSCC conference this week, however, we still have headroom for a few more years. Intel plans to present several papers this week at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, one of the key academic conferences for papers on chip design.
Hackers Have Attacked 92% of Apple iOS and 100% of Android Top 100 Paid … – Technorati Help Net SecurityHackers Have Attacked 92% of Apple iOS and 100% of Android Top 100 Paid …TechnoratiJust when you thought it was safe to go back into the app store, internet security company, Arxan reports that, “hacked mobile apps now account for… See on technorati.com