by Stephen Shankland September 28, 2009
You've probably heard about fiber optics for years--some kind of exotic technology used to carry gargantuan quantities of data across continents. But in the not-too-distant future, you might be plugging these tiny glass strands straight into your computer. That's if Intel gets its way. At its Intel Developer Forum last week, the chipmaker demonstrated fiber-optic technology called Light Peak for connecting many devices to PCs with fiber optic lines. Intel secured major Light Peak endorsement from Sony and now it's has begun trying to make it into an industry standard. But bringing optical technology to the masses will require more than Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner taking the stage to connect a thin white Light Peak cable into the back of a prototype PC. According to sources familiar with the situation, the most likely mechanism to carry Light Peak out of the R&D lab to the edge of your laptop will be the venerable Universal Serial Bus, and Intel has begun pounding the pavement to try to make that happen.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
The mobile Phone that thinks its a PC.
By Eddie Wrenn 28th September 2009
A mobile phone is due out at the end of this year which could boast unrivalled features and power - although it might look slightly familiar. The phone will contain all the usual high-end features, including GPS and Bluetooth, a 4.8inch touch screen, WiFi, and a huge amount of storage - and it will run a full version of Windows XP. The smartphone, created by Chinese company In Technology Group, could usher in a new life for the eight-year-old operating system, which has now been surpassed by Vista and next year's Windows 7. It will be able to do everything a computer can do - and may end up giving competitors like the iPhone a run for its money. The 'xpPhone' contains an AMD Super Mobile CPI, with up to 1GB of RAM, which in layman's terms means it should cope with most tasks thrown at it.While it might struggle with some high-end programs that require extra juice, such as advanced image-editing software like Adobe Photoshop, it should be able to handle programs such as Microsoft Office and video and music playback.
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A mobile phone is due out at the end of this year which could boast unrivalled features and power - although it might look slightly familiar. The phone will contain all the usual high-end features, including GPS and Bluetooth, a 4.8inch touch screen, WiFi, and a huge amount of storage - and it will run a full version of Windows XP. The smartphone, created by Chinese company In Technology Group, could usher in a new life for the eight-year-old operating system, which has now been surpassed by Vista and next year's Windows 7. It will be able to do everything a computer can do - and may end up giving competitors like the iPhone a run for its money. The 'xpPhone' contains an AMD Super Mobile CPI, with up to 1GB of RAM, which in layman's terms means it should cope with most tasks thrown at it.While it might struggle with some high-end programs that require extra juice, such as advanced image-editing software like Adobe Photoshop, it should be able to handle programs such as Microsoft Office and video and music playback.
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Hackers target Macs
Will give you 43 cents for each smug scalp
By Nick Farrell, 28 September 2009
A BUNCH of Russian hackers are offering 43 cents for each Mac that their partners in crime can infect with bogus video software. The move has been cited by insecurity experts at Sophos as a sign that Mac users' security by obscurity days are coming to an end. While 43 cents is not much, the idea is that it will encourage hackers to target Apple's PCs for recruitment into botnets. Any Ibotnet will probably want a lot of victims, so 43 cents for each smug scalp will work out to a lot of dosh. In a presentation (PDF) at the Virus Bulletin 2009 security conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Sophos researcher Dmitry Samosseiko spoke of his interactions with the Russian "Partnerka." This is a group of web affiliates who rake in oodles of cash from spam and malware, mostly from phony drug sites. Apparently there are affiliates dedicated to the sale and promotion of fake Mac software. One group operating a few months ago was offering 43 cents for each install and offered various promo materials in the form of Mac OS 'video players'. Symantec said that Samosseiko's evidence shows Mac users, who often believe that only Windows users suffer from malware, are increasingly at risk on the web.
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By Nick Farrell, 28 September 2009
A BUNCH of Russian hackers are offering 43 cents for each Mac that their partners in crime can infect with bogus video software. The move has been cited by insecurity experts at Sophos as a sign that Mac users' security by obscurity days are coming to an end. While 43 cents is not much, the idea is that it will encourage hackers to target Apple's PCs for recruitment into botnets. Any Ibotnet will probably want a lot of victims, so 43 cents for each smug scalp will work out to a lot of dosh. In a presentation (PDF) at the Virus Bulletin 2009 security conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Sophos researcher Dmitry Samosseiko spoke of his interactions with the Russian "Partnerka." This is a group of web affiliates who rake in oodles of cash from spam and malware, mostly from phony drug sites. Apparently there are affiliates dedicated to the sale and promotion of fake Mac software. One group operating a few months ago was offering 43 cents for each install and offered various promo materials in the form of Mac OS 'video players'. Symantec said that Samosseiko's evidence shows Mac users, who often believe that only Windows users suffer from malware, are increasingly at risk on the web.
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