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JooJoo Tablet Gadget

2010-04-05T17:17:00.000-07:00

Finally one of the most anticipated JooJoo has finally landed in our hands. The JooJoo was formerly called as the CrunchPad which created heavy waves in the market. It is quite surprising because within a week we have seen the launch of two tables in the market. JooJoo is good looking in its looks and is a 12 inch gadget which can enable users to browse, watch movies whenever they travel. But no one has landed their hands on the gadget to give us some information about the functionality. Still suprprises surround around JooJoo. So, remember the era of tablet gadgets are slowly evolving.

Acer Aspire Ethos with TouchScreen

2010-04-03T15:52:00.000-07:00

Acer has finally come with yet another innovation to its Aspire series with the touchscreen feature. The new series will be called as the Acer’s Aspire Ethos. The Aspire Ethos laptops has a touch screen which can be found below the keyboard where the touchpad is normally found. This touch screen feature enables the users to control volume and navigate images very easily than before. This will help us in having a clean and elegant design.

The Ehtos laptops have a powerful processor from Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. Also it has ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 series graphic card. The Ehtos series also has Blu-ray disc drives. There are two versions of Ethos available. One is the Ehtos 8943G with 18.4 inch screen and the Ethos 5943G with 15.6 inch screen. The storage capabilities are available in the form of two 640GB hard drives combined to 1.28TB of space with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The prices are not available now.

Apple iPad Finally launches at US stores

2010-04-03T15:22:00.000-07:00

The wait for the tablet is over. Now consumers can buy and use the most anticipated gadget of the year Apple iPad which was launched on Saturday before the Easter rises. The Apple iPad tablet can do many things like playing videos, surfing web, entertainment and so on. Many queued up the stores and waited long hours to get a Apple iPad. The looks and features are awesome as suggested by some users and it will surely be a huge success like the iPhone series.

The iPads that were on sale on Saturday included Wi-Fi and were prices in the ranges from $499 to $699. Also there are various storage options available for us to choose from. It can also be called as an advanced version of iTouch. But still the 3G service iPads has not been rolled out and is expected to come very soon. But that will cost from $629 to $829. And Steve Jobs has once again marked his reoutation of keeping up his promise which he did on late January.

Google Optimizes Web Applications for iPad

2010-04-02T18:46:00.001-07:00

It is well known that google always comes with new ideas all the time. And time and ever we are using google’s applications in our day to day life. As a part of this google has come with yet another idea of optimizing applications for the iPad which is going to be launched soon. Their main focus is in their mail client and Gmail which will be of great use to the tablet users especially when iPad launches at the market. Event though iPad has its own mail client but google is making sure that all its applications are perfect in all platforms. They are holding all kinds of tests to make sure that it works flawlessly on all shiny new tablets.

Microsoft and Ford's plan on Electric Car Software

2010-04-02T13:12:00.000-07:00

Microsoft and Ford, the two big giants have decided to work together on Electric car technology. The Microsoft’s Hohm consumer energy management software will now be seen on future Ford electric vehicles. The use is the management software will enable the users to determine the best time to recharge their vehicles at different locations like home, office and so on. This news has come officially by the two companies at a conference in New York. As the demand for hybrid electric vehicles has risen considerably the need for such management software is very crucial in helping the users recharge their vehicles at the right time. Hope this gets good and successful.

Acer Aspire One D260

2010-04-01T06:51:00.000-07:00

It wouldn’t be surprise if modern netbooks uses Android platform. As a sign of it Acer has decided to launch a new netbook which can simultaneously run both windows and Android as a dual boot machine. The Acer’s new creation of netbook called the Aspire One D260 and is expected to launch at the TimelineX launch. This is actually an upgrade of Aspire One D250 which was spotted last year. Technical specifications has not been revealed for now but news confirms that it will be and Atom CPU upgrade.

Microsoft Zune HD 4.5 Update Expected Sooner

2010-04-01T06:29:00.000-07:00

Microsoft is one good giant which everyone can rely on and it is not surprise they have kept their promise. We all know the promise of Zune HD given by Microsoft at CES this year. They are almost complete with it and is going to be launched very sooner may be in the next few weeks. As far as Zune HD is concerned it is all about the Smart DJ feature with Xvid and AVI containers. This update will soon hit the market along with a new feature of Zune HD dock which everyone will enjoy.

The extra features include the ability to navigate through the Zune marketplace right from our Tv with the Zune HD plugged into the dock. Microsoft has always been in competition with Apple’s Genius and this feature will really make it smarter. This also means that the new feature will be very fast in operation. As for the moment the exact date has not been published but the download can be done from the PC without any hustle. So, if anyone comes to know about it share it with us.

Cisco and Bank of America's Largest TelePresence Network

2010-03-29T15:52:00.000-07:00

Cisco and Bank of America are in a new plan to roll out 200 Cisco TelePresence systems globally which will make this as the largest TelePresence system network owned by a company so far. Although the bank has 28 systems under the same technology for meetings and training, it further wants to take it to the next big level. HP is also in the same process with Cisco.

But Cisco’s approach is always better and different which involves making the customers buy high end devices like HD monitors, cameras which can give efficient output. Many corporate companies have gained about this Cisco TelePresence but the new company’s which may look to implement this has to spend more than $250,000 but experts reveal that it has saved much more than expected in terms of travel savings and productivity. Hope this collaboration between Cisco and Bank of America would be a huge success.

Apple's new iPhone to be Launched soon

2010-03-29T15:32:00.000-07:00

Interesting News Folks!! Every year Apple comes with a new product and it is no surprise if Apple launches a new version of iPhone after the huge success of iPhone 3GS. According to the sources it is to be launched on this summer. Apart from this one more news is that Apple is working on another model for Verizon wireless in US. As of now the news is not available anywhere else but sources say that it would be launched to mark the first anniversary of iPhone 3GS. This would be nice if Apple rolls out the newer version of iPhone as expected.

Apple's "iAd" Mobile Advertising set to Launch Soon

2010-03-28T13:56:00.000-07:00

We all know that Quattro Wireless is under the acquisition of Apple since January. After their collaboration speculation are surrounded by their new announcement of an advertising system called the iAd. This system is a complete mobile advertising system which is to be launched in the name of iAd on April 7th. This system is expected to focus on location-aware advertising. This move by Apple is going to put lots of effort from the google which surely have to come up with some more new ideas if iAd goes well.

Jailbroken iPhone's attacked !

2009-11-23T11:43:00.000-08:00

'Jailbroken' or ' Jailbreaking'- iPhone or iTouch which are modified to use applications not approved by Apple are under attack by two new worms . The first worm also know as ikee or Rickrolling worm which was created by an australian student changes the wallpaper of the jailbroken iPhone to a picture of '80s pop star Rick Astley. He told a local media that he experimenting with a malicious code which went wrong, infecting lot of jailbroken iPhone users on the Optus network, australia.

The second worm targeted customers of Dutch online bank ING Direct. Surfers visiting the the ING direct site with the infected devices are redirected to a phishing site. The "Duh" or Ikee-B worm, like the Rickrolling worm exploits an SSH backdoor on jailbroken handsets in order to spread. Unlike the former this spreads across a wider range of ip. The worm changes the infected iPhones root password from "alpine" to "ohshit".

Now the phishing sites have been brought down by the officials. Experts advises the jaibroken phones to change their passwords from 'alpine'. Though Jailbreaking gives a lot of advantages there are some security holes in it.

Think twice before jailbreaking an iphone or i touch.

~c

Is SSL Truly Safe?

2009-11-20T11:47:00.000-08:00

Shocking news reveals that the Secure Socket Layer often called as SSL is vulnerable to various attacks on the web. Security experts have demonstrated the vulnerability with various examples which can cause devastating consequences. The first phase for a hacker is to succeed in a man in the middle attack which is quite a difficult task.

The SSL authentication gap bug is the mode of exploit for an attacker to gain access to a network. The demonstration revealed how the Authentication flaw still remains a challenge. First the attacker sends a data that causes the SSL server to reply with a redirect message which in turn is sent to the Web Browser to another page. The attacker then takes the help of the redirect message to move the victim to unsecured connection where all the modification to the web pages can be written by the hacker before they are sent to the victim.

Even the demonstration of twitter hacks poses a great threat to many organizations in safeguarding their data. This has surely raised the question of the reliability of the Secure Socket Lays protocol. Let us know with your updates on this topic if possible.

Google Chrome OS - Windows Killer ?

2009-11-18T08:22:00.000-08:00

Everyone must have used the Google's Chrome browser which is an efficient light weight browser. Google went one step further as it always does, announced that it will be launching an OS . Ever since the announcement made by Google, there has been buzz all around.

Google Chrome OS is an open source project which will be a light weight when compared to the other OS available at present. Google states that initially it will be targeting the notebooks market. Acer, ASUS, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and Toshiba are the partners who will be marketing their notebooks with this light weight OS. These notebooks hit the market later half of 2010 if everything goes as planned. Google chrome will be running on top of a Linux kernel with a new windowing system. Google says that the OS will be effective , secured and simple. The applications for the Chrome OS can be created using any known web technologies. The application not only works on this particular OS but can be used in other OS like Mac, Windows and Linux thereby the developer has the user base on all platforms. This is a cool thing as some applications running in one OS won't work in some other OS.

Now, the question is will it kick windows of the market?
Think Steve Ballmer will have an answer ! :P

~c

Sixth Sense Technology

2009-11-17T11:54:00.000-08:00

One could not really think beyond this. Yes, the latest sixth sense technology introduced by Pranav Mistry of MIT is an awesome masterpiece for the future. If you think the touch screen as the future please reconsider it as the Sixth sense overrides others in all features. Using sixth sense is very easy by having a projector coupled with a mobile phone. One can launch its interface on any objects and start operating it just like that.

Even taking photos is very sophisticated which is done by using our bare hands fitted with some sensors. Although many electronic companies wanted to get copyrights its inventor has decided to publish this technology in an open source format which will help the future generation to discover many applications based on this platform. Now the dream has come true where people can carry their computer on their neck. This sixth sense technology also has normal browsing facilities, file manipulations and so on.

The True Nature of NIDS

2009-10-14T12:49:00.001-07:00

Do you think the Network Intrusion Detection system can completely complete security? If yes, I am going to disappoint you with the latest SQL injection technique. The NIDS fails to detect attacks when attacker’s uses high value target coupled schemas to perform the SQL injection. This is done by using static signature definitions which bypasses the NIDS.

The main problem is because all NIDS lacks in the context to defend itself from HTTP requests which has malicious codes. The only solution to solve this problem to a certain extent is by using the SSL. When SSL encrypts the data the packets which are sealed cannot be transferred back to the original data. And sometimes this also fails. Better to analyze the pros and cons of a network efficiently.

Twitter Users: Do not Change your Account Details

2009-10-14T12:23:00.000-07:00

Important news for all Twitter users. Twitter users are advised not to change their log-in data’s until further announcements as the risk of getting the account locked is on high. As the investigation is half way changing the account details will result in non access of accounts. Until full investigation completes users are asked not to update their account details. This news is genuine as it is posted on the Twitter’s Status Website. Hope this helps you a lot.

Self Encrypting Hard Drives

2009-10-07T22:26:00.001-07:00

In order to provide initial level security a detailed and interesting security features has been implemented by Seagate one of the largest manufacturer of Hard Disks. As many organizations aims to protect the privacy of their customers and internal data Seagate has come with a new level of security called Self Encrypting Drives(SED).

These self encrypting drives are one of the easiest and safest mechanisms to stop any kind of breach activities. Most breaches occur when a hard drive goes out of service. So, such things can be avoided if SED has been used thereby restricting the access to the internal data. These hard drives are very useful for health care and financial companies to safeguard their customers privacy and information.

The Google Phishing Scam

2009-10-07T22:10:00.000-07:00

As a shocking statement Google has confirmed today that the passwords of Gmail user’s accounts have been stolen by hackers. the type of attack employed is phishing attack. Soon after Microsoft revealed the phishing scam google has also joined with them but clearly indicates only a small number of users has been a victim to the phishing scam.

So, users of any accounts are asked to change their passwords now and then if they feel any breach. And for those who are a victim to these phishing scam can recover their passwords by answering their security questions. The Anti-Phishing Working Group has revealed a recent data of some unique and fake websites that focuses on stealing users accounts.

Let's Stop DDoS

2009-10-07T01:38:00.000-07:00

Researches have come up with a new idea to control DDoS attack. The study reveals that a host-based security application can block all kinds of Denial-of-service attacks efficiently by using IPCAF which is Identity-based privacy-protected access control. This software also has the ability to stop all other attacks like session hijacking, man in the middle attack and other such attacks. Their simulative study has also revealed stopping massive denial of service attacks. Be updated on this as it may be very informative in your study.

Easy Email Encryption

2009-10-07T01:29:00.001-07:00

Security has become the prime concern for all organization’s and individuals. As most people share their sensitive messages through e-mails protecting them has become the need of the hour. In the recent days a major phishing scam has been exposed by Microsoft which has created a big panic in the internet world. But people do not have to worry now because there are various encryption software’s which can provide maximum security to the message transmitted across the network. One such kind is Easy Email Encryption. This master piece has the ability to encrypt the texts which in turn is copied on to the email message. The receiver just receives the encrypted text which can be decrypted by using the same software. By this email users can ensure confidentiality.

Threat to the nation

2009-08-22T19:01:00.000-07:00

Computers are the upgrading technologies of the world. Every in this world uses computer as a primary object. Lads get fascinated of its features and development in short period. But it has its own pros and cons. It can help the country to develop drastically mean while it got the power to put down the country when it got into the bad hands. The main threat is due to the hackers. A hacker will gain access to millions of credit and debit card numbers and has the power to take down a nation in a fraction of second. The main job of these hackers is to crack the codes of the computerized object and get the information from it. In the Tinsel town, the attack was through a bunch of router.

Twitter Problems Solved

2009-08-18T13:45:00.000-07:00

Recent Technical problems experienced in Twitter by various third party applications have been fixed. The problems which arise on Saturday have been finally fixed by the technical team. Although the technical team does not reveal the exact cause for this problem, they are quite sure of its functionality in the future. If any problem arises for the third party twitter applications they are asked to report the problem as soon as possible to the experts. Twitter is back into action and there is nothing to worry now.

TomTom iPhone Application

2009-08-18T12:56:00.000-07:00

The revolutionary TomTom application is available for the iPhone platform. It costs $100 which is relatively high for a GPS system but the technology used in this application is simply outstanding. It helps to cover all winning technology under one application. It makes use of IQ Routes to search for the best and efficient route to the destination.

Besides this, the innovative technology helps to set directions with all best routes. Their scroll and zoom features are very impressive in the multi touch display. Users can also choose portrait and landscape mode for easier way. This application also allows finding a way for the desired contact list in the phone. This attractive application for iPhone is available at $100 in the market.

Cyber Crime in Facebook

2009-07-01T22:27:00.000-07:00

Recent news says that facebook is no longer is free from cyber crime activities. A large number of cyber criminals has started to use this very popular networking site as their means to launch their illegal activities. Eventhough Facebook is taking immnense measure to control illeagal activities it is upto the users to monitor their security. It is highly recommended not to publish sensitive details on Facebook says experts. So, friends this piece of information will surely create some panic and take care of your own security.

Are you aware of the Future of Advertising Technology, Digital Signage?

2009-05-29T21:14:00.000-07:00

Gone are the days when television and printed media were only sources used by the advertisers. It is time for the static billboards to move out and give way to digital signage. Digital signage is the most effective “out of home advertising” that is now being preferred by all the major advertising firms.

Digital signage makes use of electronic displays like LCD or plasma screens to showcase messages at public places. China tops the list of users for digital signage. This advertising technology could be used effectively for

• Brand building and promotion
• Displaying public information like news flash, weather reports, local information
• Are the great replacements for billboards and are also used for providing directions to the customers like fire exit etc.
• Being used to help customers in busy restaurants and banks by showing their order number or coupon numbers

Digital signage's are gaining popularity as they refresh easily and no additional money has to be spent on printing new advertisements. Moreover digital signage can easily be modified based on the type of the audience and can also be used to display animations and presentations. Digital signage is here to stay because of its high return on investment as compared to conventional methods of using printed signs.