Microsoft Bringing DRM Back
I just ran across an article on PC Pro news that shows Microsoft taking a giant step backwards on the issue of music downloads and DRM .
Archive for the 'Hardware' Category
Internal Emails Reveal "Vista Capable" Deception
they couldn’t stop an email from an MS exec:
“I believe we are going to be misleading customers with the Capable program. OEMs will say a machine is Capable and customers will believe that it will run all the core Vista features. We must avoid confusion. It is wrong for customers.”
A Nightmare On HelpDesk Street
Then there’s the other side of the coin, support bots and phone droids that are good for little more than wasting your time and raising your temper to the boiling point. I’ve spent a serious amount of time over recent days dealing with a collection of them gathered at the Centurytel Internet support desk.
Quantas Wants to Blame Passenger's Laptops For Plane Problems?
A Quantas Airlines plane had a sudden 300 foot drop in altitude recently and now Quantas is investigating the chance that laptops and other electronics being used by passengers could be to blame for interfering with the plane’s avionics.
Where Is IPV6?
Aftrica is leading the world in the adoption of IPV6 addressing. I realize that African ISPs and networks aren’t exactly a dime a dozen, so they’ve got less to adapt and change. Plus the fact that because they’ve so much less established stuff there, they can adopt the new IPV6 ready equipment and software right from the start.
Unclonable RFID Chip?
A tech company called Verayo has announced a new flavor of RFID chip, one that they say cannot be cloned. It uses a Challenge / Response technology called “Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF)”.
Cellular Life In The Sticks
I have always preferred the old-fashioned brick and mortar kind of shopping when it comes to buying things like computers, phones and so on, you know, the usual assortment of home and personal or business electronics that we’ve all come to depend on so much.
Diebold Finally Admits It's Machines Drop Votes
Welcome back!In an article on Engadget there is news that’s going to be cause for all voters to wonder.
Diebold has finally come clean, admitting that their voting machines have a flaw in them that’s been there for years and does in fact cause votes to get dropped. At the very least this means [...]
Beware Cheap Laptops
Powered by Max Banner Ads Network world has a report of something claiming to be the “world’s cheapest laptop”. However just because this thing can be had for as little as $130 doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a good idea.
It’s called the Impulse NPX-9000. This laptop has a paltry 400mhz cpu in it which [...]
Instant On Linux Will Hammer Windows
Picture this: Joe Sixpack needs to check in on his fave blogs and online news but he hasn’t got the time to wait for Windows to boot. He flips on his computer, five seconds later he’s got a browser running and is getting up to date while the guy next to him is still looking at the Windows logo, waiting for his machine to boot.
