Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 15:11:00 Firm claims 75 per cent power and space reduction Server manufacturer SeaMicro has unveiled an internet-optimised x86 server which it claims could reduce power consumption and space requirements by 75 per cent….
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Lithium find to impact laptop, smartphone prices A massive $1 trillion deposit of untapped minerals discovered in Afghanistan includes huge amounts of lithium, which is used in batteries for laptops and mobile phones such as the iPhone and BlackBerry.
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 14:32:00 Online project management and sharing service expanded to RIM platform Online collaboration firm Huddle has brought its cloud-based project management, document sharing and collaboration services to the BlackBerry market with the launch of a dedicated application for users of the…
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David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 14:19:00 Firm announces tighter intergration with Google and Twitter Jive Software has updated its Social Business Software (SBS) designed to tackle information overload and improve workplace productivity. The company claims that SBS 4.5 can help enterprise users better manage…
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Jive touts social business tool enhancements
Panasonic introduces the new AG-HMC80 shoulder mount professional AVCCAM HD DV camcorder features both solid state and HD recording capabilities. The HMC80 has a professional 3-chip 3-megapixel imager to capture 3MOS 1920 × 1280 × 1080p Full HD 720p or AVCHD video and 10.6 megapixels. The AG-HMC80 uses the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 high profile encoding and offers four modes AVCCAM professional HD recording , including the method of the highest quality PH (average 21 Mbps / Max 24Mbps ), HA mode (approx.17 Mbps), HG mode (approximately 13 Mbps) and HE mode extensive recording (about 6 Mbit / s).
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Panasonic AG-HMC80 Professional AVCCAM HD Extensive Camcorder
Been lusting after something in Makers Market , but can’t quite justify the expense? Enter our tweet-it-to-win-it contest and you just might get it for free! Here’s how to enter: Look around Makers Market and pick out your favorite product of value $500 US or less.
Microsoft confirms no browser updates after 13 July Unless Microsoft releases an emergency IE update in the next 31 days, PC users running Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) have seen their last security update for Internet Explorer (IE).
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No more IE patches for Windows XP SP2 users
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 12:16:00 Companies should re-evaluate plans as model fails to achieve widespread take up Software-as-a-service (SaaS) will have a role in enterprise systems, but will not take the dominant place many thought it would, according to Gartner….
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Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 12:01:00 Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organisation aims to highlight the complexities of software testing The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organisation (AMTSO) has expanded its guidelines and resources in a move designed to provide software testers with more accurate security testing methods….
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Anti-malware body expands testing guidelines
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 11:57:00 Veritape claims to slash ‘audio data thefts’ from call centres UK security firm Veritape has released a new device which it claims can help protect banks and consumers from credit card fraud committed through call centres….
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UK firm boosts security for call centre payments
Last week’s news that the e-mail addresses of some iPad 3G users were accessed by hackers was obviously a huge embarrassment for both AT&T and Apple, but PCWorld’s Tony Bradley says the underlying issues, and other Web security issues like it, are actually quite common.
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Analysis: iPad 3G leak flaw more common than you think
Server designed for fast-moving workloads like web applications SeaMicro has developed a server that packs in 512 low-power Intel Atom processors on miniature motherboards the size of credit cards, the company announced today.
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The United States Federal Trade Commission has set out to identify, and prescribe a cure for, the problems of the journalistic industry, reports the New York Times . The Commission will host a series of public forums to discuss ways to make the industry profitable again. Thus far, several diverse ideas have been suggested, including loosening antitrust laws, imposing a tax on iPads and other electronic devices, and creating a public fund to pay young journalists.
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US Commission searches for solutions to the woes of journalism
There’s something appealing about being able to set your mobile down and have it start charging without having to attache anything special to the device itself. Inspired by such simplicity, maker Infinitemods gutted a Palm Pre for the necessary parts and retrofitted a brand new HTC Evo to charge using a Palm Touchstone
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HTC Evo inductive charging mod
Drink From Your Own Customized Heineken Bottle [Beer] Get rid of Heineken’s iconic green bottle and customize a bottle yourself. It’ll cost you a pretty penny at $36 for a 6-pack so don’t play beer pong with this, enjoy every sip. Responsibly, of course
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Visitors to adult sites often have out-of-date software Web users looking on the net for porn are likely to have out-of-date software that can be exploited, making them an attractive target for cybecriminals.
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Antitrust case is ‘likely’ expert warns Apple will probably face a federal investigation into its decision to bar rival Google from iPhone’s mobile advertising market, an antitrust expert said last week.
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Apple to face antitrust case over Google ad ban?
Public demonstration was ‘responsible disclosure’ The hackers who harvested an estimated 114,000 Apple iPad 3G owner email addresses defended their actions Friday as “ethical” and said they did nothing illegal.
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iPad email attack ‘legal and ethical’, say hackers
Critic says iPhone has significantly lower resolution than the retina When Apple launched the iPhone 4, Steve Jobs made the claim that the smartphone’s screen has a resolution higher than the retina. However, these claims are being disputed.
Unethical, yes, but not against the law Google is under global scrutiny for its “accidental” gathering of wi-fi data while driving about photographing the world with its Street View camera cars. In the court of public opinion Google’s actions cross ethical boundaries, but whether or not the activities were illegal depends on the laws in place for the given jurisdiction.
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Google Wi-Fi data gathering ‘not illegal’