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Lenovo creates SMS "kill pill'

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:37:37 +0000

If BIOS-level passwords, fingerprint recognition and encrypted hard drives aren't enough for the most paranoid portable PC user, get set for the latest in security. A new service will allow users to disable a lost... Read more...

Dell Creates Laptop and Community For "Digital Nomads"

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:11:02 +0000

Dell has announced a new line of Latitude and Dell Precision laptops built for the consumer on the go. The new laptops have an increased battery life, can be customized in a wide... Read more...

Engineer Creates First Academic PS3 Computing Cluster

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:16:04 +0000

At North Carolina State University, Dr. Frank Mueller imagined using the power of the new PS3 to create a high-powered computing environment for a fraction of the cost of the supercomputers on the market. Mueller,... Read more...

Nvidia Creates First Graphics Chip with Embedded DRAM

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:23:20 +0000

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Nvidia Corporation have announced that TSMC has successfully produced a fully-functional sample of a graphics chip for handheld devices with embedded DRAM. "Nvidia is pleased to have collaborated with... Read more...

AMD Creates First 45nm Chips, Says Manufacturing Chief

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:11:33 +0000

The new chief of manufacturing at Advanced Micro Devices said the company has already made first test chips using 45nm process technology, however, he said the new fabrication process still does not employ high-k dielectrics... Read more...

'Blue Pill' Prototype Creates 100% Undetectable Malware

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:54:03 +0000

A security researcher with expertise in rootkits has built a working prototype of new technology that is capable of creating malware that remains "100 percent undetectable," even on Windows Vista x64 systems. oanna Rutkowska, a... Read more...

Linus Creates Patch to Aid Cross-Platform Virus

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:41:19 +0000

Linus Torvalds has had an opportunity to examine the testing and analysis by Hans-Werner Hilse which we reported on yesterday, and has blessed it as being correct. The reason that the virus is not propagating... Read more...

IBM Creates Chips for Faster Wireless Data

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:09:35 +0000

International Business Machines Corp. on Monday said it has developed new chips for quickly transmitting data over wireless networks. The chips use a portion of the radio spectrum that can carry more data at faster... Read more...

Worm creates fake Google site

Howard Thomson — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:50:18 +0000

A worm that modifies a user's HOSTS file to redirect visitors of Google.com to a spoof website has been discovered. The worm was found by Panda Labs and is currently circulating on P2P networks Shareaza... Read more...

Red Hat Creates Fedora Foundation

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:08:35 +0000

Red Hat Inc. has decided to hand over control of the open-source Fedora Project, creating the new Fedora Foundation to manage the project. Mark Webbink, the deputy general counsel at Red Hat, of Raleigh, N.C.,... Read more...

AOL creates kit for 'ping and play'

Mon, 16 May 2005 19:29:03 +0000

America Online is releasing a tool kit designed to let online game developers integrate its AIM and ICQ messaging software into their titles, the company said on Monday. Doing so will give... Read more...

Bagle author creates new outbreak

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:18:08 +0000

Kaspersky Lab, a leading security content management has detected a number of variants of Email-Worm.Win32.Bagle. These new Bagles are new variants of the same malware, but packed differently. One thing they all have in... Read more...

Apple Creates New iPod Division, Shuffles Execs

Thu, 20 May 2004 15:22:36 +0000

Apple Computer Inc. has created a new division within the maker of the Macintosh computer to sell its popular iPod, the market leading digital music player, the company said on Wednesday. Jon Rubinstein, who has... Read more...

Sasser creates European pandemonium

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 05 May 2004 19:08:36 +0000

There may have been no major outages for UK businesses as a result of the Sasser worm, according to Microsoft UK, but it caused significant problems in continental Europe. According to Finnish news reports the... Read more...

Philips Creates Foldable Screens for E-Newspapers

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 19:43:55 +0000

Dutch firm Philips Electronics said on Monday it was preparing to mass-produce a slim, book-sized display panel onto which consumers could download newspapers and magazines -- then roll up and put away. The 5-inch display,... Read more...

Anti-hacking law creates 'headache' for companies

Wed, 02 Jul 2003 20:49:16 +0000

Businesses are unprepared for a new law under which they must notify customers if personal data is compromised, say legal experts. A new California law requiring companies to notify customers if their computerised personal data... Read more...

UK firm creates GPS tracker for kids

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:53:21 +0000

Parents in the UK will soon be able to track the whereabouts of their children using a GPS device that can be partly disguised as a badge. The product, called Kidcontact, is... Read more...

Start-up creates futuristic 3D display

Sat, 29 Jun 2002 04:45:08 +0000

Thanks Grappa for this. The ideal computer display of today may be flat, but a start-up called Actuality Systems has gazed into the future, and what it has seen looks more like a crystal ball.... Read more...

AT&T-Comcast merger creates net giant

Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:22:25 +0000

After months of corporate tire-kicking, AT&T Broadband, the biggest cable company in the United States, has decided to merge with original suitor Comcast. The $72 billion deal will create a cable powerhouse,... Read more...