Archive for October, 2010 - Page 29

At least one company is claiming that possible Malware attacks on Mac users have become so significant that they should begin looking towards anti-virus software. Panda Security says that there are now over 5,000 strains that are geared towards attacking Apple computers. The company also says there are more than [...]

IBM says it has created and patented a natural disaster warning program that can predict future disasters using analytical data from past occurrences. The program also uses this data in order to predict the damage zone of an earthquake, making it easier for first responders to know exactly where to [...]

If Allied secrets were as well kept as Sony’s during World War II, we’d all be speaking German right now. Turns out they’ve been showing off the PSP 2 behind closed doors at the Tokyo Game Show. Just to get that out of the way, nobody said anything about a [...]

Last week Google announced it was going to upgrade their privacy practices after it became known that the company had unwittingly snapped up bits and pieces of WiFi data that had been left unencrypted by its Street View cars. While the data was mostly fragmented sometimes entire emails were snagged.

A popular maker of Apple OS office software has already committed to making apps for the Mac App Store when it is launched. Omni Group has long been a provider for Mac and other Apple products including the iPad and they have announced they will continue their relationship with the [...]

Only earlier today we brought you what appears to be the first official image of the Barnes & Noble Nook Color (or what is speculated to be, at least) as was made available via Barnes & Noble’s own website for a limited period (before being removed) and, of course, we’ve [...]

As the release date of the much hyped 7” Samsung Galaxy Tab Android 2.2 Tablet – you can catch up on our extensive coverage concerning the Galaxy Tab here -  draws ever closer (if you’re a regular reader – and thus well informed – you’ll already know it’ll hit retail [...]

We’ve been working especially hard to bring you all the news we can concerning Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect and, to that end, we’ve already offered you a heads up concerning two official Xbox Kinect video promos – namely Kinect for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE with Kinect – as well as [...]

There’s something satisfying with the noisy way that we open our bags of potato chips. Apparently, though it’s not too environmentally friendly, considering that 34% of each bag’s 80-gram carbon footprint is in the packaging. PepsiCo is trying to change that with more eco-friendly (and quieter) packaging options.

Some spycam photos have emerged of a new low-cost Android 2.2 phone, the T-Mobile Comet. Surprised by this new phone? Don’t be. You may remember it by its other name, the Huawei Ideos, when it was introduced at this year’s IFA in Berlin. The low-cost Android phone looks to be [...]