martes, 3 de mayo de 2011

RIM confirms BlackBerry 61 is now 7 claims huge update

RIM's co-chief Jim Balsillie in a question and answer call for the company's shipment warning validated rumors and said that it was renaming BlackBerry 6.1 to 7.

He was silent on what it would involve but explained it as a reflection of how much had changed. It was "such a big update" that it was more appropriate to give it a whole version number, he said.......

Source:
http://respectedadmins.com/blog/rim-confirms-blackberry-6-1-is-now-7-claims-huge-update/

NASA No Monday Launch For Space Shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour's final launch is off until at least the end of the week because technicians need to replace a switch box in the engine compartment, NASA said Sunday.

The six astronauts � led by commander Mark Kelly � wasted no time heading back to Houston.

Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/01/nasa-no-monday-launch-for-space-shuttle-endeavour_n_855981.html

lunes, 2 de mayo de 2011

Sony Apologises for Breach Boosts Security

Sony on Sunday apologised for a security breach that compromised millions of users, and said it could not rule out the possibility that credit card information was stolen.

Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110501/bs_afp/usjapanitinternetvideogamescrimesony

FCC opens floor for public comment on ATT TMobile deal

Since the world's engineers haven't yet come up with a way to read minds over the internet (or at all, last we checked), we're not

Source:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/30/fcc-opens-floor-for-public-comment-on-atandt-t-mobile-deal/

Samsungs Chrome OS netbook specs leak show dualcore Atom

Details of Samsung's first Chrome OS netbook escaped late Wednesday with a code page for Chromium OS.

Codenamed Alex, it would have the same 1280x800 screen resolution as the Cr-48 but pack a significantly newer dual-core, 1.5GHz Atom N550. Also spotted were 2GB of RAM and one of SanDisk's P4 mini-SSDs supplying storage.......

Source:
http://respectedadmins.com/blog/samsungs-chrome-os-netbook-specs-leak-show-dual-core-atom/

PSN Credit Cards May Be Up For Sale Sony Hints At Compensation

Even as Sony continues to struggle with bringing the PlayStation Network (PSN) back online, there are rumours that credit card numbers gleaned in the attack are already available for purchase.

According to Kevin Stevens, senior threat researcher at Trend Micro, various parties are already offering sections of the database up for sale. One...

Source:
http://hothardware.com/News/PSN-Credit-Cards-May-Be-Up-For-Sale-Sony-Hints-At-Compensation/

Apple to Roll Out New iMacs

If rumors are true, Apple will refresh its line of iMacs on Tuesday, May 3, adding the latest Intel Core i5/i7 processors and that new Thunderbolt port.

Source:
http://mashable.com/2011/05/01/new-imacs/