Category Archives: Technology
The price wars concerning the Amazon Kindle and other up and coming ebook readers is still in motion, and there is a lot of debate as to who will come up as the winner of this fierce battle. The dropping of the price for Amazon’s new Wi-Fi only Kindle to a low price of $139 [...]
A vulnerability that was found to affect all versions of Windows, has forced the company to play its hand and release a patch on Monday, August 2nd. The emergency patch will help to address the issues of zero-day vulnerabilities in shortcuts. According to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC), attempts to exploit the vulnerability are [...]
Though the news is not new that Microsoft is planning to introduce a unique tablet of its own and enter the fray of recent competitors that are attempting to go against the iPad, the results of the product are the subject of much debate. Although it seems that CEO Steve Ballmer is looking forward to [...]
The iPad has gained a lot of popularity with its release, but that’s not all its getting. With the strong success of the iPad, competitors are entering the fray one by one, and the latest competitor is Blackberry Maker, Research in Motion. According to reports, RIM will be launching its own BlackPad, a strong competitor [...]
A breakdown of the HTC Droid Incredible has revealed a rather expensive material cost of $163.35. The result was due to a breakdown by iSuppli, and it has been quoted that once manufacturer costs have been added in, the costs go up to $172.25. The expense of the materials was shown to have have been [...]
The strategic game of StarCraft has long been a popular title in the early days, along with other titles such as WarCraft and CounterStrike. The popularity of the title has led to highly anticipated waiting for the next installment of the popular game. However, the waiting gap between the first installment of StarCraft and the [...]
In June, Apple released the iOS 4. After the upgrade by consumers, complaints started pouring in to Apple, sparking the need for fixing the problem. Accourding to reports, the factor that is in question is the performance of hardware and software after the upgrade. Although Apple claimed that the mobile operating system would work on [...]
During the Black Hat Security Confenence, Barnaby Jack of IOActive stated that, “I found specific vulnerabilities in the ATM machines. But the attack surface is across the ATM industry as a whole.” The results were shocking, as he further stated that, “In every ATM system I’ve looked at, I’ve been able to find flaws.” The [...]
After a large survey of iPhone and Android apps, it was found that a large percentage was able to access private contact data on the phone devices and to send them out to third parties. The survey results were revealed by security research firm, Lookout, at a Black Hat conference in Nevada. Part of the [...]
The hot development in the eBook Reader wars has taken an unexpected turn as Amazon has decided not to follow the path of Apple’s iPad and has decided to resume with the same low-cost e-ink display and to offer a lower price to consumers. It was announced that the next generation of Amazon Kindle would [...]