Scientists use heat to store data on magnetic hard drive

Scientists use heat to store data on magnetic hard drive
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • A multinational team of scientists have discovered a new method to store data magnetically that is hundreds of times faster than current hard drives are capable of. The new method demonstrated by the research team uses a laser that fires for 1/10,000 of a nanosecond...

Logitech announces Touch Mouse M600 for Windows

Logitech announces Touch Mouse M600 for Windows
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Logitech has announced a new buttonless mouse featuring touch-sensitivity across its entire surface to support a handful of gestures as well as the usual left- and right-click functionality. The Touch Mouse M600 bears a clear resemblance to Apple's Magic Mouse,…

HP taking Envy 14 Spectre pre-orders, ships February 17

HP taking Envy 14 Spectre pre-orders, ships February 17
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • HP has started taking pre-orders for their Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook that debuted last month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Starting at $1,399, the Spectre won a Best of CES 2012 award from CNET and was one…

Nokia to cut 4,000 more jobs and move manufacturing to Asia

Nokia to cut 4,000 more jobs and move manufacturing to Asia
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia has announced plans to cut a further 4,000 more jobs at plants in Finland, Hungary and Mexico as the struggling firm tries to reduce manufacturing costs by re-locating production assembly work of its smartphones...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could face massive $2 billion tax bill

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could face massive $2 billion tax bill
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Facebook’s much publicized IPO will make founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a billionaire, but it could potentially also land him with a tax bill up to a staggering $2 billion, should he exercise his stock options worth billions of dollars...

Anonymous hacks Syrian President's email, reveals weak password

Anonymous hacks Syrian President
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 8:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security
  • Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who is facing increased pressure from world leaders to step down faces more embarrassment, this time from the tech community after online hacktivist group Anonymous...

Acer sues former CEO Gianfranco Lanci for joining Lenovo

Acer sues former CEO Gianfranco Lanci for joining Lenovo
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • Acer has sued former CEO and President Gianfranco Lanci for allegedly breaching a contract signed during his departure last year. Filed in Lanci's native Italy, the suit highlights a non-compete clause that barred Lanci from joining rival firms for 12 months...

A quick look at Chrome Beta browser for Android

A quick look at Chrome Beta browser for Android
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 12:17 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software With Video
  • Google released yesterday a beta version of Chrome for the Android 4.0 platform, bringing a few interesting features to the table and what we assume will eventually become the browser of choice for Android devices in general (future devices that…

Microsoft explains Windows 8's improved power efficiency

Microsoft explains Windows 8
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 6:35 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Expanding on previous blog posts about Windows 8's "power hygiene," Microsoft has shared new details about how its latest operating system will improve battery life on mobile devices. In addition to adding a "connected standby" mode for system-on-a-chip hardware and…

Google begins building out 1Gbps Internet to two U.S. cities

Google begins building out 1Gbps Internet to two U.S. cities
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • As promised, Google is beginning to build out Google Fiber in two cities: Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. When completed, the new city-wide networks will tether citizens to a fiber-optic backbone capable of delivering 1Gbps Internet to tens…

Google releases Chrome for Android Beta for Android 4.0 devices

Google releases Chrome for Android Beta for Android 4.0 devices
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software With Video
  • Google has released a beta version of Chrome for Android that is available now in the Android Market. The app is initially being made available only for phones and tablets running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, according to a post…

Adobe prepping sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, beta available now

Adobe prepping sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, beta available now
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security, Software
  • Adobe is working on a new Flash Player sandbox for Firefox that will essentially work in “Protected Mode” in an effort to protect users against exploits. The design of the sandbox is similar to what the company used with Adobe…

Tuesday tech deals: Microsoft keyboard, mouse and webcam for $30

Tuesday tech deals: Microsoft keyboard, mouse and webcam for $30
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 3:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • Today only, DealsClick offers the Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 Keyboard and Mouse bundled with a Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 Webcam for $29.99 plus $4.99 for shipping. That's $47 under the lowest total price we could find for these items if purchased separately...

Rumor: Google developing Android-based HUD glasses

Rumor: Google developing Android-based HUD glasses
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Google is reportedly working on a pair of glasses that can function as a smartphone and display information right onto your retina, Terminator-style. According to 9to5Google, the prototype device looks somewhat like Oakley Thumps (pictured below) and apparently it's is far…

E-commerce spending reached a record $161.5 billion in 2011

E-commerce spending reached a record $161.5 billion in 2011
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • E-commerce spending for 2011 reached a record high $161.5 billion which was good for a 13 percent increase from 2010. Nearly a third of the yearly total was spent in the fourth quarter alone, according to the latest report from research firm comScore.

Amazon to open physical retail store by year's end

Amazon to open physical retail store by year
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Amazon is planning to open a brick-and-mortar store in the Seattle area by the end of the year. The company plans to test the retail waters by stocking Amazon Exclusives as well as e-readers and tablets in the boutique shop,…

'Man in the Browser' malware defeats banks' two-step online authentication

  • Posted February 7, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • A new breed of malware called a Man in the Browser (MitB) attack can successfully bypass a bank’s two-step online authentication process. In most cases, the victim isn't even aware their account has been compromised until it's too late. …

Apple rakes in 75% of all mobile phone profits in Q4 2011

Apple rakes in 75% of all mobile phone profits in Q4 2011
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 10:31 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Apple may be trailing Nokia and Samsung in global mobile phone market share, but when it comes to the all-important bottom line the company is crushing the competition. Analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco has put together a series of graphics…

Virgin Media 100Mbps rollout to be completed ahead of mid-2012 deadline

Virgin Media 100Mbps rollout to be completed ahead of mid-2012 deadline
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • The rollout of Virgin Media’s super fast broadband service across the UK first started in October 2010 and was initially expected to be completed by mid-2012, offering its millions of customers connection speeds up to 120Mbps across the country.

Symantec offered hacker $50,000 for stolen source code

Symantec offered hacker $50,000 for stolen source code
  • Posted February 7, 2012, 8:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security
  • Anonymous released email exchanges between a member and Symantec yesterday, revealing that the security firm offered them $50,000 in exchange for destroying the source code of pcAnywhere and Norton Antivirus tools, believed to have been obtained by hackers after breaking…

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