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Chinese malware pre-installed on new PCs
Microsoft has published evidence of an extraordinary conspiracy in which potent botnet malware was apparently installed and hidden on PCs during their manufacture in China ( Read more... ) -
USB stick computer
Braben has developed a tiny USB stick PC that has a HDMI port in one end and a USB port on the other. You plug it into a HDMI socket and then connect a keyboard via the USB port giving you a fully functioning machine running a version of Linux. The cost? $25 ( Read more... ) -
Hacking
Hackers break into Senate computers
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Government 'may have hacked IMF' computer security, computers, hackers, internet, securityTechnology helped to return stolen laptop
"Who was this stranger sitting with Kaufman's stolen laptop? Kaufman collected the images and took them to police, who did not help him. So he went online, publishing the pictures on Twitter and in a blog titled "This Guy Has My MacBook" (thisguyhasmymacbook.tumblr.com)" technology, computers, welcome to the futureApple Is A Religion
The cult of Apple is real, according to neuroscientists ( Read more... )Most browsers leave fingerprint that can ID users
"The vast majority of people surfing the web leave behind digital fingerprints that can be used to uniquely identify them, research released Monday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation suggests ( Read more... )iPads and laptops can disrupt sleep
"Potentially, yes, if you're using [the iPad or a laptop] close to bedtime ... that light can be sufficiently stimulating to the brain to make it more awake and delay your ability to sleep," said Phyllis Zee, a neuroscience professor at Northwestern University and director of the school's Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology ( Read more... )