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Hack makes ATM vomit cash: Black Hat

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:00:01 +0000

Barnaby Jack, director of security testing at Seattle-based IOActive, hauled two ATMs onto the stage at the Black Hat conference and demonstrated to a rapt audience the fond daydream of teenage hackers everywhere: pressing a button and having an automated teller machine spew out its cash until a pile of paper lay on the ground.

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Conroy supposedly backs NBN opt-out

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:36:01 +0000

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy appears to have backed a so-called ‘opt-out’ model for the National Broadband Network where Australians would be required to choose not to have fibre internet connected to their premises – as opposed to the current model where they must opt-in.

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First look: Samsung’s Galaxy S phones look like star performers

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:02:09 +0000

Front and back views of the Samsung Vibrant, a Google Android-powered smart phone available on T-Mobile. Photo: Samsung Samsung’s Vibrant and Captivate, the first two of five Galaxy S line of phones that run on the 2.1 version of Google’s Android operating system , have recently launched

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Daily Dispatch: Amazon connects to Facebook; B-Schools embrace social media

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:51:48 +0000

Combing through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily, Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through the noise to bring you the tech news most important to consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below

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Warner Bros. offers 3D IMAX movie bundles with LG, Sony 3D Blu-ray players

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:16:36 +0000

A Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) shows off its ability to display an entire spectrum of color on its skin in Whyalla, South Australia during the filming of the IMAX® film Under the Sea. Photo: IMAX Warner Bros.’ Home Video division has teamed up with both LG Electronics and Sony to give buyers of those companies’ 3D Blu-ray players —and some other 3D gear—a free IMAX 3D movie.

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iBuyPower launches Performance Lab, pre-tests select desktops and laptops for gaming performance

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:02:26 +0000

Computer review sites have long posted benchmark scores of systems running popular games, but iBuyPower is taking that approach in-house by opening its Performance Lab.

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laptops Improved liquid crystal displays

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:24:29 +0000

in particular active-matrix TFT (Thin-Film Transistor) LCD technology. Early laptop screens were black and white, blue and white, or grayscale, STN (Super Twist Nematic) passive-matrix LCDs prone to heavy shadows, ghosting and blurry movement (some portable computer screens were sharper monochrome plasma displays, but these drew too much current to be powered by batteries)

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laptops for notebook

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:15:06 +0000

　　A laptop computer or simply laptop (also notebook computer or notebook) is a small mobile personal computer, usually weighing from two to six pounds (one to three kilograms), depending on size, materials and other factors. 　　While the terms “laptop” and “notebook” are often used interchangeably, “laptop” is the older term, introduced in 1983 with the Gavilan SC.

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ASUS U45JC-A1 14-Inch Business Laptop

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:12:40 +0000

Powered by a 2.4GHz Intel Core i3-370M processor, the U45JC-A1 is the newest business laptop from ASUS. The machine offers a 14-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlight display, a NVIDIA G310M 1GB graphics card, a 4GB RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a 0.3-megapixel webcam, a DVD SuperMulti, a 5-in-1 card reader, two built-in Altec Lansing speakers, WiFi, an HDMI port, an 8-cell battery and is pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS

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Smart-phone data use is soaring—and some bills may follow suit

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:39:38 +0000

Owners of smart phones are consuming about 50 per cent more data on their wireless plans than they did just last year, according to an upcoming study.

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Smart-phone data use is soaring—and some bills may follow suit