Website-infecting SQL injection attacks hit 450,000 a day

As further incentive to update your browser software, otherwise innocent websites are being compromised by SQL injection attacks and being used to infect visitor’s PCs.

Posted on: March 17, 2009 9:00 am

Dell Takes Wraps Off Sleek Adamo Laptop

While not cheap, the Adamo laptops from Dell are thinner, and heavier, than the MacBook Air. The uni-body machines sport Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a 128GB solid state disk (SSD).

Posted on: March 17, 2009 9:00 am

Breakthrough For Post-4G Communications

European researchers are working on technology to deliver data wirelessly at speeds up to 12.5 Gb/sec using the extremely high frequency end of the radio spectrum.

Posted on: March 16, 2009 9:00 am

Death leaves online lives in limbo

We all have on-line identities now, with e-mail, Twitter, chat rooms, game boards, and more. How do you let everyone know when someone dies?

Posted on: March 16, 2009 9:00 am

Amazon gets heavy over e-book software

If you own a Kindle, Amazon want to be your only source for e-books. They’ve charged that a script allowing you to read downloaded books from other sources violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Posted on: March 16, 2009 9:00 am

Maine to Put a MacBook on Every Student’s Desk

The state of Maine has struck a deal with Apple to put a MacBook on the desk of every child, grades 7-12, in the public schools. That’s about 100,000 MacBooks.

Posted on: March 16, 2009 9:00 am

New article: He said, she said: 17-inch laptop cases

Unfortunately, none of our existing laptop bags fit these monstrous 17-inch laptops, and that’s why we’re doing this he said, she said review. We explained the project to Targus and asked them to send us each a bag, one for a girl and one for a boy.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Posted on: March 14, 2009 9:00 am

Obama Administration Declares Proposed IP Treaty a ‘National Security’ Secret

When politicians declare something affects “national security” it’s generally not a good thing. In this case the Obama administration is withholding, in full, the details of a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement that might criminalize P2P file-sharing, subject handhelds to border searches, and allow ISPs to monitor your communications.

Posted on: March 13, 2009 9:00 am

Apple to Preview iPhone 3.0 Next Week

Next Tuesday, in Cupertino, California, Apple will unveil version 3.0 of the iPhone operating system. The new OS is expected to multimedia messaging and tethering via Bluetooth and USB.

Posted on: March 13, 2009 9:00 am

Google Voice Speaks of World Domination

Ryan Singel has some concerns about the new Google Voice service. He feels the 800-pound gorilla has entered the room and we should all beware.

Posted on: March 13, 2009 9:00 am