The 12 days of tech-mas

12 Patch Tuesdays
It seems that all that work shoring up security started to pay off for Microsoft this year. In July, the company was able to release a monthly update with no critical patches, its first such release in years. January and November were also quiet months, each bringing just two bulletins.
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On the 11th day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

11 browser plug-ins
This year more than ever the line between browser and operating system was blurred. From Microsoft's Silverlight to Sun's JavaFX, the power of the web-based app grew exponentially.

On the 10th day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

10 shares a-falling
The days of tech shares hitting the roof are sadly over. Lots of tech staff have been left with stocks they can't sell for love nor money. Don't expect things to get better any time soon.

On the 9th day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

9 Nehalems churning
Intel's Nehalem processor looks like the bees knees of power processing. It's got the grunt to do large processing jobs, good software support and looks to be the greenest Intel processor yet. All in all Nehalem is going to be the processor to buy next year, unless AMD's Shanghai proves better.

On the 8th day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

8 cores a-waiting
2009 should bring the release of the first eight-core chips from Intel and AMD. Combined with the ever-shrinking fabrication systems, the new year shapes up to be as busy as any in terms of new processor designs.

On the 7th day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

7 brand new Windows
Windows 7 is where it's at these days. Vista is dead in the water and most companies are happy with XP in the meantime. Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference was all about Windows 7, and there are precious few developers concentrating serious time on Vista. Expect Windows 7 to launch with lots of software and support. It's been promised for 2010, and that date looks firm.

On the 6th day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

6 scammers scamming
Unfortunately the next year will see increasing numbers of fraudsters going online, and they'll be trying to scam us for some time yet. 2009 will see more of these low-lifes online and the only way to beat them is to be smart.

On the 5th day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

5 iPhone 3Gs
Roughly one year after the iPhone made its grand debut in the US, Apple's star attraction jumped from fashionable gadget to practical handheld smartphone. The 3G connection, combined with the opening of the App Store, greatly expanded the pool of iPhone software and made the handset a practical enterprise tool for the first time.

On the 4th day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

4 AMD cores
2008 was the year that AMD fleshed out its quad-core strategy. At the CeBit show in Germany, the company unveiled its 45nm quad-core offerings. Late in the year, the Shanghai series of chips made their debut as a server processor.

On the 3rd day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

3 server chips
AMD, Intel and Sun have all brought out new server systems this year and they look very good. Big iron prices are going to carry on dropping for a while, and you'll get great bang for your buck.

On the 2nd day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

2 deals for Yahoo
In 2008 no story was bigger than the saga of Yahoo. The headlines started in February when Microsoft made a public offer for the embattled internet giant. Yahoo's board resisted the attempts, prompting a shareholder rebellion lead by Carl Icahn. Eventually, that feud was settled, but the damage was already done. The failure of the Microsoft deal, combined with an ill-fated search partnership with Google, eventually forced the resignation of Yahoo chief Jerry Yang.

On the 1st day of Christmas the tech world gave to me ...

1 notice of my redundancy
OK, fingers crossed but we have to face up to the fact that there are going to be some redundancies this year. Money is tight across the board and, with the economic downturn biting around the world, outsourcing contracts will get cheaper and companies will try to cut costs.(vnunet.com)

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Television Technologies

CRT tube or adapted to the needs of viewers for several decades. Plasma and LCD came in recent years, more competitors for disability television buyers. These newer entrants to offer slim design and ability to enjoy a theatrical experience with enormous screens that do not require the entire room settings.

For millions of consumers are still buying new plasma or LCD television, despite falling prices in recent years will, of course, other technologies are being developed in the not so distant future, a complicating factor in the decision when choosing a new set. To get acquainted with at least the names of various technologies on the horizon may help prepare buyers for what is sure to follow in a crowded market.

OLED

OLED stands for organic light-emitting diode. This technology was originally developed years ago, Eastman Kodak and is used for both light sources and television. Sony is one of several companies in the hope of this technology on the market. Images are produced through the electro-phosphorescent properties of certain organic materials. No tail lights, you must have an OLED TV. In addition to television, OLED can be applied to small screens such as mobile phones, MP3 players and digital cameras.

On OLED-TV (active-matrix) will use less energy than the average LCD TV. Offer greater range of colors and lighting, as well as a broader perspective. These televisions are lighter weight, thinner and more durable. The most important input in the OLED TV at this early stage of their lives. The life of one of LEDs (blue folder) is only in 3000 to 5000 hours at the moment. If the production technology are made, it is assumed that OLED TVs have a much more competitive life.


SED

SED is a surface conduction electron-emitter display, which is the technology which alleged Toshiba and Canon. SED uses electron emitter for each dot to light on the phosphors on the screen and works as a CRT screen. Unlike CRT television, however, SED provides a much thinner and flatter screen.

SED television to say that the long working life, while only 10% reduction of the polluters after 60,000 hours. They use much less energy than traditional LCD and plasma screen and an excellent ratio of the contrast and brightness. In contrast to the LCD TV, the SED had no experience (blurring in fast action scenes) and provides a 180 degrees angle. Like the early plasma, however, contains an SED television is a risk of burn in.

Laser-based TV

Mitsubishi may be revealing its new laser-based HDTV models at the end of the year.

The television is a slimmed-down rear projection model that will reportedly rival space-saving design of plasma and LCD screens. He says he is only 10 "deep, which do not impose too much in every room. It is also expected to be lighter in weight, partly because of their lightweight plastic screen versus traditional glass.

According to the manufacturer, other attractive features include improving the quality of the image. These sets are said to improve the content and the color black blacker than existing technology. Moreover, the new laser-based television messages consumes much less energy and is expected to be much lower than the price that similar large plasma or LCD screens.

FED

Another potential leader for the future is FED (field emission display). Sony is currently in the FED push.

FED television is supposed to act as a CRT set, but offers a flatter, thinner, such as LCD and plasma. The use of more efficient transmitter (carbon nanotubes), and can thus create an image of higher resolution than an LCD, use significantly less power than plasma screens and can move quickly without blurring.

The good news is that the evolution of television technologies should present some options with a fantastic view and yet affordable for the average consumer. Only time will tell which technologies will actually come on the market and whether or not actual performance will match current expectations.

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Calling Cards

A business card is clear and simple, with a view to reducing the cost of long distance. Here is how it works: phone cards is a form of dial-around, which means that the use of the calling card call, you're routing calls specifically for a lower rate. Phone cards usually come with two important figures: the number of access points to a phone number that you have the choice actually choose the number you want to call that number and a PIN code must be introduced to prevent further access to your account without your authorization.
A new functions for calling card now allows you to record phone numbers (of which you normally for Incoming calls), so you do not need to enter your PIN to make a call from this number.

Some of the calling cards are free postage, which means that you have an account and you only pay for the monthly use. Others are prepaid cards, so you can only create a fixed amount. Prepaid cards are often lower rates, because after payment you can map to negotiate peace suppliers in good time.

There are prepaid cards are specially designed for use between the two countries, or only one country. Is it really not difficult to choose a calling card, but you must take into account this problem to make sure you pay the absolute lowest rate for incoming calls.

Now, see what phone cards are: First, do not confuse the phone cards we talked about in this article, the cards are used in many countries to activate the phone that these smart cards contain chips and usually have many names including phone cards, phone cards and Tele Cartes. We do not: it had found. We are simply a way to cover the costs of long distance. And if you buy online, you will also avoid getting a worthless piece of plastic (physical card). They have access to PIC number (s) and you've paid for the credit. In short, everything needed to process low-cost high-quality local and international calls.

Yahoo Cuts Data Retention Times

In order to reinforce confidence in its users, Yahoo has been the preservation of global politics, promises anonymize user data protocol within 90 days, half the time limits set by the EU.

The company added that the new policy will apply to display the page, click on the page views and ad clicks, as well as the search records, but also argued that the exemption when they are obliged to keep information about fraud , Security or legal reasons.
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"In our world of personalized services on-line, which is responsible for the use of data is important for creating and maintaining the confidence of users," said Anne Toth, Vice President and head of the privacy policy at Yahoo.

"We know that our users expect significant and compelling content and ads by visiting Yahoo, but they also want assurances that we focus on the protection of their privacy."

Microsoft has recently announced that they would fall in line with the EU and reduce the retention time looking for information about only six months, while Google still holds the data for the nine months.

According to Yahoo, the move follows a comprehensive overview of their information used throughout the world work with the privacy and data management teams to the information needs of global products and services.

The company estimates that the new limit will still allow it to provide the same level of service for users and advertisers, while retaining the ability to combat fraud, secure systems, and fulfill the statutory obligations.

"This policy represents Yahoo assessment of the minimum amount of time needed to store data to meet the needs of our business and enhances our trusted relationship with users," added Toth.

However, there are several provisions added to this new policy. In the case of possible fraud and system security issues, Yahoo will store information specific to the system in recognizable form for more than six months, a search engine and acknowledges that he might keep some data for a longer period meet other legal obligations.(vnunet)

Unlock iPhone 3G

Whatever your friend says that the website or what they claim that it is impossible for a 3G iPhone unlock software. There is, however, as well as the release of the SIM hardware for the 3G iPhone just as easy to install, requires no modding your iPhone or SIM card, and works with all versions of the firmware. I will talk more about this later method will need to explain a bit more information about the software to unlock, while we are still on this subject.

You can now use your 3G iPhone jail break software, the same software that can be used to unlock the 1st generation iPhone will be able to jail break your iPhone 3G. Jail Breaking your iPhone you can easily install their own applications 3rd Parties to the iPhone. This process is reversible, so dont care if you mess something. Here are some guidelines, as the first jail break iPhone 3G and secondly, Revirginize iPhone 3G (if you want to restore your iPhone to 3G Factory).

To unlock all iPhone software, must Jail Broken, so you can install and modify the code to unlock your 3G iPhone. Please do not be misled into thinking there is software to unlock iPhone 3G, because there is no second unlock software available for the iPhone 3G will be able to view and download the release of the iPhone 3G iPhone Software Unlock 3Gs Status page. If you have a web site where software to unlock iPhone 3G will be announced prior to the release of the iPhone 3G - than the 99% of the fraud on the foot.

Now ... back to the hardware SIM unlock the iPhone 3G. In essence, this little device in your iPhone slots (in the same way your existing SIM card) and your iPhone on any 3G network. His simple and it works! But there are many different types of hardware SIM now around the Internet, and most of them are really nonsense products. Their lack of quality (reception, the signal call clarity, 3G issues) and some even require that you reduce your SIM card.

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BlackBerry Curve 8900 Hits The UK

Research In Motion (RIM), was officially launched BlackBerry Curve 8900, with the expected availability of multiple carriers, United Kingdom 20 December.Curve in 8900, code-named Javelin, updated styling at the intersection of the curve so that it more in line with the law Bold issued BlackBerry earlier this year. It also includes a new-look user interface, which debuted on the Bold.

RIM said that the new model is the thinnest BlackBerry with a full QWERTY keyboard, the thickness of 13.5 mm and the weight is comparable to other models to 110 grams curve.

Unlike recent equipment BlackBerry Curve 8900 lacks support for 3G/HSDPA networks. However, it has a built-in 802.11b / g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS navigation can support applications such as the RIM BlackBerry Maps.

Other features include 256 MB of memory plus MicroSD slot for Flash cards. The 1400mAh battery is estimated at 5.5 hours talk time and up to 356 hours in standby mode.

He said that the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 will be available in the UK from O2, T-Mobile and Carphone Warehouse.

Fighter Jet Inspired Motorcycle

Motorcycle nuts on ICON Motorsport for the creation of an interesting comment about their Warthog round, based on the USAF A-10 attack fighters reason that the same nickname: "It is clear that the first thing that grabs one's attention is a 800-watt MTX audio system. " Well yes, of course, it is impressive to see - but I think Minigun mounted on the front of the "cycle of my first caught the eye. That, and it is hard to miss the whole thing is decal'd to the nines with ammunition. But I am sure that the audio system sounds killer, too.

The Warthog is doing everything possible to the spirit and fast, and the couple is nutty fringes, such as the 8-inch LCD screen for "the whole Metal Jacket, Iron Eagle, or Top Gun and the ability to broadcast to look for The victims left in its wake the back through an integrated camera. "

The fear will not be able to rock a bike as a Warthog? Well, the appropriate helmet you the confidence you need. Try the gallery below for more Warthog icon and click through for the video-bike in action.(dvice)

Latest Blackberry Phones

The BlackBerry phones are slim and Smartphone, which comes loaded with bells and whistles. Last Blackberry phones storms Blackberry 9500, Blackberry 9000 fat, curve Blackberry 8320, Blackberry 8220 Pearl flip or BlackBerry 8820 and BlackBerry Pearl 8120th All these Blackberry phones are high-technology communications that come with new technological possibilities.

Last Blackberry phone best example is the BlackBerry 9500th Storm This is a beautiful 3G equipment. The main features are HTML browser, Facebook and MySpace, which are compatible 3G technology, HSDPA, 3.2 inch 65k color touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, touch screen, 3.2 megapixel camera with video capture, Roxio Media Manager, GPS navigation with the BlackBerry wireless e-mail and maps. The handset is light in weight 155 grams, or a weight of 112 x 62.2 x 14 mm dimensions. Storm BlackBerry 9500 is wide and big screen comes in sizes 3.2 inches, which is filled with 65k colors.

The touch screen is entitled to 320 x 240 pixels. It comes with 128 MB flash memory, with the possibility of a microSD memory to 8 GB. Complete rechargeable battery provides 5.5 hours of call time 360 hours standby time. The quad-band technology supports 2G and 3G networks. Its features include 3G HSDPA connectivity, Bluetooth, USB, GPRS and EDGE. His function is enabled with HTML, and RIM wireless modem. The media player supports MP3, AAC, AAC, EAACI, WMA and WMA formats PROPLUS. Offers great sound quality in MP3 and MIDI ringtones, polyphonic ringtones, Roxio Media Manager, mono and stereo microphone and headset. Storm BlackBerry 9500 is integrated with 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus and flash functions. Other camera features include camera settings, camera key, video player with MPEG4, H263, H264 and WMV formats, video and video streaming. With a high resolution digital camera offers its users to click and videos are still great.

Other recent BlackBerry phone BlackBerry Curve 8320. This stylish and slim handset comes with a keyboard QWERTTY elections. BlackBerry Curve 8320 is the most important features are 2.5 inch 65k color screen, 2 megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard and trackball navigation, Wi-Fi technology, HTML embedded RIM wireless modem, instant messaging and media player. It is tastefully finished and smooth edges handset comes to the weight of 111 g, 107 x 60 x 15.5 mm dimensions. It has a 65k color screen is entitled to 320 x 240 pixels. The organizer features include phone book, calendar, task list, alarm clock, QWERTY keyboard, backlit keyboard, trackball, document viewer, BlackBerry, maps, safety and security with a password keyboard lock. Users can keep themselves updated features organizers.

Its connectivity features, you can easily connect to the Internet. Connectivity features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, GPRS and EDGE. This EDGE technology delivers high data transmission equipment. It is anchored with 2 megapixel camera with flash and zoom options. Users can flash function in bad light and zoo-in and zoom-out in accordance with the requirements. Some other camera functions are camera settings viewfinder display, video player, VCR, video and screen savers. You can listen to a high quality sound of the music on the latest Blackberry phone. His music features include a media player, MP3 and MIDI ringtones, polyphonic ringtones, vibration, speaker and voice dialing. You can listen to your favorite songs and store in the personal file. It is the integration of entertainment games based feature that allows you to download games. Users can also chat via messages. The messages are text SMS or MMS, or multimedia messaging, wireless e-mail with attachments and instant messaging.