Computer security researchers said Wednesday they have discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc.’s ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software that allows cyber-intruders to attack personal computers through trusted Web links. Virtually any Web site hosting Portable Continue reading “Security Threat – Flaw found in Adobe Acrobat PDF”.
Cisco Systems announced on Thursday that it will pay $830 million in cash and stock for e-mail security company IronPort Systems. IronPort, a privately held company based in San Bruno, Calif., is a leader in Continue reading “Cisco purchases IronPort for $830 million”.
EVGA, a leading provider of performance computing hardware, today announced the release of their e-GeForce 8800 GTX KO w/ ACS (P/N: 768-P2-N837-AR) and 8800 GTS KO w/ ACS (P/N: 640-P2-N827-AR) NVIDIA technology-based graphics card. The Continue reading “EVGA Announces Overclocked GeForce 8800’s with ACS Cooling”.
Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has purchased a 10,000-square-meter parcel of land in an upscale area of Shanghai on which it will construct its China headquarters, according to Taiwan’s Chinese-language Commercial Times. Meanwhile, construction of Continue reading “Foxconn reportedly to build China headquarters in Shanghai”.
Today’s News from Around the Web ASUS offers up an affordable motherboard from the new nForce 600 series family; the P5N-E SLI featuring the nForce 650i chipset. To put it plainly, this motherboard gave us Continue reading “January 3 News From Around the Web”.
I’m sure by now that everyone has seen the review on the R600, but now it’s known that that review was done on a card that has a number of problems that are serious enough Continue reading “AMD’s R600 to suffer another delay – needs re-spin”.
Open-source database maker MySQL AB will soon release the alpha version of its Falcon storage engine, designed for high-volume Web server environments, a company executive said Wednesday. News of the release slipped out early, but Continue reading “MySQL on track with storage engine – Falcon”.
Google has fixed a security hole in several of its services that exposed the address books of Gmail users, the company said Tuesday. An attacker could create a malicious Web site that would copy all Continue reading “Google plugs Gmail data leak flaw”.
A U.S. research institute has sued Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Matsushita-owned Panasonic for violating a patent for Bluetooth technology, potentially putting the free wireless standard at risk. If this case wins it would be a Continue reading “U.S. group sues Nokia, Samsung over Bluetooth”.
Digital video recording pioneer TiVo may be a household brand, but the company appears to be stuck in a rut. TiVo’s stock essentially finished where it started in 2006 (it closed the year at $5.12), Continue reading “TiVo Needs a Tweak”.
TV tuners for PCs have been around for more than a decade, but until recently they have been of questionable use. Here in the near future many of the wide screen LCD monitors that we Continue reading “Easier than ever to tune into TV on a PC”.
Can video games make kids more violent? A new study employing state-of-the-art brain-scanning technology says that the answer may be yes. Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine say that brain scans of kids Continue reading “Does game violence make teens aggressive?”.
Asustek Computer will showcase its XG Station, an audio-visual workstation for notebooks at the upcoming 2007 International CES in Las Vegas, according to the company. The XG Station, equipped with discrete graphics chips, Dolby output Continue reading “Asustek to showcase notebook audio-visual workstation at CES”.
I figured why not start out the year right and give something away to the community! This month is sponsored by Gigabyte and we are giving away their Radeon X1600 XT Video Card to one Continue reading “January 2007 Forum Contest – Gigabyte X1600XT Video Card”.
Still on the fence about getting an 8800 series card? Heres another review to help you decide. Need a game to play with that new card, check out the review for Rainbow Six Vegas. Can’t Continue reading “January 1st News from Around the Web”.
