18. Jul 2008, 12:17
Via their individual E3 press conferences, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have this week engaged in unbridled corporate posturing and thinly-veiled rival bashing while attempting to convince attendees and prospective consumers alike that theirs was the
only console hardware and software combination worthy of investment. However, the latest U.S. sales figures from the NPD Group show that, while perhaps not all the rampant chest beating was warranted, each player is registering progress.
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18. Jul 2008, 12:15
Arriving only a matter of days after the European Union announced its intention to compel mobile phone operators into lowering roaming charges related to SMS use, the European Commission has said that it will also be taking action against companies found to be operating ringtone and wallpaper image scams.
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18. Jul 2008, 12:12
Renowned British band Radiohead, already viewed as innovative and unconventional in its recent approach to music distribution, has once again pushed out the boat of invention by enabling enthusiastic technophile fans to physically remix the ambitious video for new single ‘House of Cards’.
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18. Jul 2008, 12:11
Korean consumer electronics specialist Samsung has this week unveiled two new entrants to its digital camera portfolio, both of which are set to arrive in the UK as attractive and compact point-and-shoot photographic companions bolstered by impressive 10.2 mega-pixel performance.
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18. Jul 2008, 12:08
While Brazil is presently not an iPhone-equipped regions, its techno-savvy residents are probably not overly phased by Apple’s launch snub -- especially as a Brazilian company has this week laid claim to being the first to have hacked the second-generation iPhone and unlocked it from requiring a contractual sign-on with exclusive carriers.
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18. Jul 2008, 11:38
Symark, creator of the Power series covered in the past here on The Tech Herald, has this week announced PowerKeeper 3.0. PowerKeeper is an appliance that protects UNIX/Linux root, Windows Administrator, and other privileged accounts such as Cisco Enable. The new version now offers support for application-to-application (A2A) and application-to-database (A2DB) connections. ...
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18. Jul 2008, 11:34
Yesterday, during his appearance in court, Terry Childs (43) pled not-guilty, but remains in jail on $5 million USD bail. Childs was the administrator for San Francisco’s Department of Telecommunications and Information Services. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Childs is acting childish and holding the city’s administrator accounts hostage. ...
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18. Jul 2008, 11:18
Over the last few days there have been several Malware and Spam reports issued. The bulk of the reports offer the same news, which is: Malware and Spam are still a constant issue online and on the network. Here is a breakdown, by vendor, on the latest trends. ...
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18. Jul 2008, 11:05
Graham Lee, Senior Macintosh Software Engineer for Sophos, wrote an interesting paper recently. The paper, titled “10 Steps to better secure your Mac laptop from physical data theft,” covers tips and information most seasoned Mac users are aware of. However, as Mac users are cropping up all over thanks to marketing and buzz, these are still tips worth exploring. The Tech Herald spoke to Graham recently, and got him to talk a little about his paper and Mac security. ...
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17. Jul 2008, 23:51
U.S. geologists have discovered a treasure trove of fossils from an area near the Panama Canal, which they say could throw a light on life prior to the formation of the land bridge between North and South America.
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