Windows Gets a Safari
Here’s a late day quick note. Apple extends its claws onto the Windows platform by announcing a Safari browser download available for Windows users. Steve Jobs made the announcement today as part of his keynote address. It should be interesting to see what direction that heads in. It sounds like a […]
China Starts “Three Gorges” Generator
Earlier this morning, the People’s Republic of China reached a milestone in the development and construction of it’s ‘Three Gorges’ dam. This superstructure activated the fifteenth of its twenty-six massive generators and is now producing energy for China’s needs, as previously, only power generators on the left side of the dam were operational (those were […]
Yahoo Messenger Active X Control Vulnerabilities
Secunia has issued an extremely critical warning (it’s highest warning) for Yahoo Messenger. Both of these exploits compromise components of the webcam Active X controls. And both cause buffer overflows which then allows the malicious person to execute arbitrary code on the victim’s machines. Yahoo has issued a bulletin highlighting the issue.
Firefox 3 Alpha 5 Available
The latest and greatest incarnation of the Internet’s best browser is available: Firefox 3 Alpha 5. While this update won’t bring anything new to the table, Mike Connor, director of Firefox development at Mozilla says this latest version “will feel like organic growth.” So you can be expecting a few new and refreshing changes, like […]
iPods with iMacs!
Ok, nobody panic, but it seems like Apple is going to be rolling out a special deal for college students in the next few days. As you can see on the Apple.com front page, there’s a little button in the lower right (on my screen) that shows a promotion for a special Mac deal: Every […]
Harnessing Heat to Make Electricity
Orest Symko and his physicist students at the University of Utah have come up with an efficient way to convert heat into electricity. “We are converting waste heat to electricity in an efficient, simple way by using sound,” says Orest Symko, a University of Utah physics professor who leads the effort. “It is a […]
HTC Touch Passes Apple iPhone
High Tech Computer, Inc. has come out with an iPhoneish phone before Apple. The new device features a touch screen and runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional. The new little beauty features a 2 mega-pixel camera, a large 2.8-inch colour LCD screen and comes with a 1GB microSD card. That’s a nice […]
World’s Smallest Computer?
Surfing around the Net earlier today, I came across what I believe to be the smallest computer I’ve ever seen. Forget that “Linutop” box I wrote about; this thing is TINY and packs a punch. I mean this thing is MINISCULE. It’s scarcer than the last time Steve Jobs and Bill Gates sat down together. […]
Joost Gets Juiced on Mike
The internet is increasingly drawing the eyes and pocketbooks of consumers from TV. Yes, there are still hits and staples out there. My word, the loyalty of rabid Heroes fans is incredible. It just goes to show you that if you bring an artistic and well scripted show together, people will show their gratitude. Joost […]
Uber Tech Carnival June Edition
Welcome to the June edition of uber tech carnival. It seems that my update got a little messed up, so we may get some repeats in here. Some really good stuff posted, as usual. Peruse the wonders of the UberTech Carnival. Step right up and see what’s in our house […]
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