HP 12C financial calculator emulated, runs on webOS
The webOS platform is not quite dead yet, and is pretty capable if placed in the right hands. We're talking about the HP 12c financial calculator being emulated on webOS, thanks to the magic of Javascript emulation. While this is not the full application, it will still let you perform all the relevant calculations that you've ever wanted to do with this classic. The program is known as Calc12c, where it will support both the Pre and the Pixi, delivering haptic feedback for each press of the on-screen button. This is definitely the more economical way of going around things since a physical 12c will cost you around $70.
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Asus Eee PC 1001PQ has unusual lid design
The Asus Eee PC 1001PQ has pretty much standard specifications where a netbook is concerned, featuring staples like an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHZ processor, a 10.1" display at 1024 x 600 resolution, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity as well as a choice between a 3- or 6-cell battery. What makes it stand out from the crowd would be its rather different netbook lid design, coming in either “Flame Purple” or Vibrant Gold” (as seen above) colors. Not only that, you will also find a set of stickers for you to customize the lid design according to your preference. Pre-adolescents are the target market crowd for the 1001PQ, although we're quite sure some of you out there won't mind toting one of these puppies around. Small kids should be using the family computer so that parents can supervise just which sites they're visiting instead of having a netbook they call their own.
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New ATM Hack Turns Cash Machines Into Jackpots
The ubiquitous ATM has quickly become a favorite, and often easy, target for hackers looking to make a quick buck. At the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Barnaby Jack recently demonstrated a pair of hacks that allowed him to force an ATM to literally spit cash at him like he'd hit the jackpot on a slot machine. In the demonstration, Jack attacked ATMs from Triton and Tranax, but he said that he had successfully tried the methods on two other brands of machines, as well.
The first attack involved accessing a Tranax model over a network (although it could also theoretically be done on the Internet via dial-up) and bypassing the ATM's authentication systems. Once inside, Jack installed malware that can either collect account numbers and PINs, or simply force the machine to spit out cash with a specially coded card. For his follow-up act, Jack opened the front of a Triton machine, inserted a USB drive loaded with similar malware, and watched as it automatically infected the ATM. The attack on the Triton is particularly unnerving, since it demonstrates that many ATMs use the same key to unlock the access panel (much like filing cabinets). That key can easily be purchased on the Internet for around $10.
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eReader price war reaches $99 level
"Good Enough": those two words terrorize every technology companies in the world. It usually means falling margins, but also the possible mass adoption of a class of products. Copia (a DMC Worldwide company) is readying a $99 5" eReader that will compete with the Kindle, Nook and other (bigger, in size) electronic readers. With this pricing, they've reached a new (low) level in the eReader price war.
In addition of the hardware itself, Copia is trying to differentiate itself via its platform, which relies heavily on a social aspect: users can access their Twitter and Facebook feeds, and also share their thoughts on those social networks, without having to use the websites.
In short, we've pretty much reached the point where the technology behind eReader (display, processors, OS) is "good enough", so expect equipment makers to fight on prices (devices+books), platform and possibly on differentiators like social networking (but that's easy to do/reproduce). The iPad pretty much puts a ceiling on eReaders prices and we're currently looking for a bottom. Expect the average price to continue falling. Head to Copia, or read more eBook stories.
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Panasonic announces new Toughbook Permanent Display Removable Computer (PDRC)
Toughbook is one of Panasonic's forte, and this time round the Japanese company has announced its latest Toughbook Permanent Display Removable Computer (PDRC) which will merge a vehicle-mounted display and full-functioning keyboard that delivers heightened accessibility within public safety vehicles. Upgrades to the PDRC will comprise of a brighter touchscreen display, improved user visibility and a reduction in connection cables. This will be the perfect tool for those who want unprecedented flexibility in their in-vehicle computing solution, working seamlessly with other Toughbook mobile computers including the Toughbook U1, H1 Field, 19 and 31. Running on the Windows 7 operating system, it will feature a bunch of more-than-decent hardware specifications which you can read about in the extended post. You can pick up the updated Toughbook PDRC for $2,279, where it will be accompanied by a standard three-year limited warranty. [Press Release]
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Opera Mini serves up on billion page views daily
Just how popular is the Opera Mini mobile browser? How about the fact that it serves up a delicious one billion page views daily? This Java ME-based mobile browser is definitely heading in the right direction despite pretty decent browsers being bundled together with the iPhone and Android-powered handsets to date. This mobile browser's main distinguishing feature would be its compression technology that is smart enough to compress web page content up to 90% on Opera’s servers before sending them to the actual device, which will go a long way in helping you save time and bandwidth.
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Microsoft Unveils Its Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000v2
The folks over at Microsoft probably aren't going to be too happy with the date that they chose to announce its latest Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000v2, since Apple had just announced its Magic Trackpad. While we do understand that normal mice and the Magic Trackpad are going to coexist for a long time more, you'd expect Apple's new offering to get more attention at this point in time. The Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000v2 sports rubber grips on its side to make it comfortable, and is usable by both left and right hands, while the USB nano receiver is small enough that you can leave it plugged into your notebook without having to worry too much about it. Battery life is rated at a good 10 months, with a power status indicator also present to notify you when it's running out of juice. Finally, this mouse sports three buttons, a scroll wheel, and 1000dpi for better precision. It's priced at
Patriot Launches Its 60GB, 120GB, And 240GB Inferno Series SSD
Patriot Memory has just announced the availability of three new capacities of its Inferno series of SSDs, which are the 60GB, 120GB, and 240GB drives, improving on the previous 100GB and 200GB models in the same family. These drives are designed around the SandForce SF-1200 SSD processor, and offers read and write speeds of 285MB/s and 275MB/s respectively. They also come bundled with a 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch adapter plate for easy installation into your desktop computer, and is covered by a 3-year warranty. The SandForce DuraClass technology used claims to offer enhanced endurance and reliability by an average of 20x over traditional SSD controllers.
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Microsoft Releases Video To Promote Office For Mac 2011 Features
Microsoft has released a new promotional video that shows some of the new features in Office for Mac 2011. The video shows off a new template gallery that allows users to choose from various designs or additional content from the Internet. Outlook integration has been improved with conversation view, not to mention a new database that supports Spotlight searches. Email is now also compatible with Time Machine backup and recovery. A noticeable change will also include the Office for Mac ribbon, which can be minimized in order to free up some additional screen real estate. While an official launch date hasn't been announced just yet, the software is expected to ship sometime before the end of the year.
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100 million Facebook users’ details collected and published
Are you a Facebook user? If so, then you probably have a 20% chance of being victim of the latest fiasco, where a cool 100 million Facebook user details (out of 500 million) were collected and published for all and sundry to see by a security consultant. According to Ron Bowles, he used a piece of code to scan Facebook profiles, and went ahead to collect data which was not hidden by the user's privacy settings. The list has been made available to the masses as a downloadable file, where it also holds the URL of every searchable Facebook user's profile, their name and unique ID. Needless to say, this file has spread like wildfire across the Internet, being downloaded over a thousand times on the Pirate Bay. Facebook isn't too peturbed by this as they issued a statement saying the information in the list was already freely available online, and no private data is available or has been compromised.
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