Neowin News Feed for: Safer

Pwn2Own Hacker shares thoughts on Mac and PC security

Sam Symons — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:30:18 +0000

You may remember that the Pwn2Own competition was run recently, designed to reveal hidden security flaws within browsers and operating systems. Charlie Miller, who was one of the competitors in the competition, has come out... Read more...

Safer Laptop Battery Developed by Matsushita

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:18:37 +0000

Matsushita, aka Panasonic, announced that a safer lithium-ion battery for laptops is now ready for mass-production. How is it safer? A heat-resistant insulator is added to the battery cell. It is meant to prevent overheating... Read more...

IEEE Plans Safer Laptop Batteries

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:33:53 +0000

IEEE is going to revise its laptop battery standard which will seek to improve overall performance, make systems more reliable and address the concerns over the recent laptop battery rant. IEEE is coded IEEE... Read more...

Experts: Microsoft tweaks, new laws won't make '04 safer

Wed, 24 Dec 2003 22:58:28 +0000

For computer security experts, 2003 started with the Slammer Internet worm and went downhill from there. The year, which included four major worm and virus outbreaks just in August, has been labeled the "year of... Read more...

EU extends Safer Internet scheme

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 29 May 2003 15:11:54 +0000

A European scheme to tackle illegal and harmful digital content is to be extended for another two years. The Safer Internet Action Plan - which supports a network of hotlines in Europe where people can... Read more...