In what we feel is an egregious example of backward thinking, Microsoft's Security Strategy Director Jeff Jones claims in a rather controversial whitepaper that frequent security updates make Firefox more susceptible to exploits. From his Technet blog , Jeff writes... "Over the past few years, there has been much discussion of the need for improvements in browser security, but few hard data studies performed to support assertions concerning the security of available browsers."
In his white paper he examines exploit severity, version to version trends, and forms an overall analysis of how each browser is performing relative to existing exploits in a three year cycle.
Samsung has been tooting their horn lately with their TB
drives and SSDs. They are yet again claiming another crown with their new incarnation of GDDR5. Samsung states in a press release that
"...it has developed the world's fastest memory, a GDDR5 (series
five, graphics double-data-rate memory) chip that can transfer data at six
gigabits per second..."
Graphics memory is used in almost all computing platforms to move massive
amounts of data related to video and generated imagery.
Ever have a problem with multiple device chargers and cords
splayed across the floor? One company has finally shown some innovation in the
portable power market. WildCharge
inc. has the world's only wireless charging system. The technology has
garnered a spot on TIME Magazine's list of the best inventions of 2007. In
addition, the gadget has won the International Consumer
Electronics Show 2008 Best of Innovations Award in the portable
power category. The device is called the "Wildcharger" and is capable
of charging up to five devices simultaneously without any wired connections.
“Samsung’s new F1
Series is our ‘racing green’,
environmentally friendly drive,” said Andy
Higginbotham, director of hard drive sales and marketing.
Samsung has announced today they are shipping their new "racing green" 1 terabyte
hard drives. The new drive is under the Spinpoint F1 series with the model
number HD103UJ. The features they flaunt are bold. They essentially claim
the crown on TB hard drives in respect to power, density, temperature, and
performance.
Read more here .
*update* availibility is increasing, read for locations
Interesting video showing a man manipulating digital traffic signs with his laptop. Laughing the whole time, the man drives down the highway changing speed-limits on the fly. He even put his own picture up onto an informational traffic sign. We can't figure out if this is cracking or an inside operation due to our language barrier, but it would appear as though the techie is using some sort of proprietary software logged into the traffic network. Check it out here.
