Archive for March 27th, 2008

PWN 2 OWN contest lets hackers choose Vista, OS X or Linux

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Filed under: LaptopsLast year's PWN 2 OWN contest at the CanSecWest security conference went over way better than expected (read: exploits were glorified), so this year, organizers have spiced things up by letting hackers have their way with three separate machines. The Linux, OS X and Vista-based rigs were all ...

Comcast backs off BitTorrent, will continue to manage internet traffic

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Filed under: Networking Although Comcast has been beating around the proverbial bush about its data-meddling ways, it seems the pressure from the recent FCC investigation efforts have forced it to play nice. Reportedly, the firm is getting set to (begrudgingly, we presume) announce that it will "stop targeting BitTorrent on the ...

Thinkware iNAVI K2’s 3D maps are just like being there

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Filed under: GPS Looking out the window while driving is way overrated. The new hotness, in Korea at least, is super-detailed 3D maps that leave nothing of your route to the imagination. Thinkware's iNAVI K2 is just such a device, with purty 3D graphics showing up on its 4.8-inch 800 x ...

Sony Alpha A200 DSLR review roundup

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras Although the A200 has been on store shelves for a tick since its US debut at CES, we wouldn't blame you for clutching that $700 / $900 tight until a handful of reviews hit the 'net. Thankfully, that time has come, and here's what we're hearing. Overall, ...

Nokia Siemens rolling out EDGE Evolution in Q3: like EDGE with half the slow

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Filed under: CellphonesWhile we first got wind of a EDGE Evolution rollout from Ericsson, Nokia Siemens isn't about to let one of those young upstart carrier equipment manufacturers steal its top-of-the-heap EDGE thunder, and has just announced the "launch" of its Dual Carrier EDGE software solution, marking the first steps ...

Apple patent apps reveal plans for iPhone as “lifestyle companion”

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones While it doesn't exactly come as much of a surprise, it seems that Apple has plenty more goodies in mind for the iPhone (and, presumably, the iPod touch), with a recent batch of no less than six patent applications revealing some of its plans to turn the device ...