Value of total advertised goods on underground economy servers during 12-month period was more than $276 million, according to new report released by the security software maker, Symantec. The report (Report on the Underground Economy) details an online underground economy that has matured into an efficient, global marketplace in which stolen goods and fraud-related services [...]
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Hewlett-Packard announced today that its researchers from HP Labs, the company’s central research facility, have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering. This scientific advancement could make it possible to develop computer systems that have memories that do not forget, do not need [...]
Electronics work better under cold conditions (-150o C or -240F): with less thermal noise, detectors are more sensitive and low-noise amplifiers reduce noise further. Furthermore, the speed and reliability are increased. Dutch-sponsored researcher Srinivas Vanapalli has investigated the possibilities for the extreme cooling of electronic components at a chip level. Besides research into extremely small [...]
In a case study on how not to recycle electronic waste (e-waste), scientists in the United States and Hong Kong have documented serious environmental contamination with potentially toxic metals from crude e-waste recycling in a village located in southeast China. Recycling methods used in family-run workshops could pose a serious health risk to residents of [...]
Adobe announced this week its first public beta of an online photo editor, dubbed the Adobe Photoshop Express. The Rich Internet Application (RIA) is offered free of charge to the public. It is now available to anyone who wants to store, sort and show off digital photos with eye-catching effects, Adobe said. During the public [...]
Apple said Tuesday it has added new models of the iPhone and iPod touch which have double the memory,e doubling the amount of music, photos and videos that customers can carry with them. The iPhone now comes in a new 16GB model for $499, joining the 8GB model for $399. While, the iPod touch now [...]
If buying a new refrigerator is one of your “things to do” in 2008, there’s something new on the appliance market that might catch your eye. The place where children’s drawings and family photos have been taped or held up by magnets for generations, is going digital, and that’s only part of the story. Retailers [...]
With public concern over online fraud, new research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, has revealed that internet users will reveal more personal information online if they believe they can trust the organisation that requests the information. ‘Even people who have previously demonstrated a high level of caution regarding online privacy will accept [...]
A new international plan from AT&T is offering iPhone customers more room to roam. For $59.99 per month, iPhone users get 50 MB of data to browse the web, check e-mail and access other information in more than 29 countries. The locations include Canada, China, Mexico, and areas throughout Europe and Asia. AT&T calls the [...]
