Monsters and Critics

Police to hack personal computers without court warrants

5. Jan 2009, 17:39

In a move likely to incite fervent reaction from privacy advocates, police authorities in the United Kingdom have this week been given the power to ‘hack’ into the computers of suspects without first securing a search warrant.

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Hormone imbalance responsible for gaunt Steve Jobs

5. Jan 2009, 17:06

Recent online chatter suggesting a sudden decline in the health of Apple Inc. chief executive officer Steve Jobs has been officially quashed by the man himself today in a personal letter to Apple fans and stockholders.

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Review: Cloudmark Desktop

5. Jan 2009, 14:00

The Tech Herald has been testing Cloudmark’s anti-Spam application, Cloudmark Desktop. After months of testing and normal hands-on usage, here are the results. ... more

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PlayStation 2 eclipses Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during 2008

5. Jan 2009, 13:00

The apparent advantages of high-definition technology and scrumptious game graphics has seen hardware platforms the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 trading blows for glory in 2008. However, fresh research offered up by Nielsen suggests the supposedly defunct PlayStation 2 is still a force to be reckoned with.

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Wii Fit scrutinised beneath the scientific microscope

5. Jan 2009, 13:00

U.S. researcher Scott Owens of the University of Mississippi is presently running a multiple-family study investigating how much positive effect Wii Fit has on the fitness levels of users across a prolonged period of time. ... more

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CES: Lenovo unveils W700ds dual-screen ThinkPad notebook

5. Jan 2009, 13:00

With the January 08 start date of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) looming large on the Las Vegas horizon, computer manufacturing heavyweight Lenovo Group has opted to steal a little of the gathering limelight by unveiling a tantalising dual-screen notebook.

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CES: Freescale looks to pull the Netbook rug from beneath Intel’s Atom

5. Jan 2009, 13:00

Freescale Semiconductor is expected to reveal a new Netbook processor on January 05 as the Texas-based company looks to drop anchor in the port of ultra-portable hardware alongside the likes of Intel’s Atom and VIA’s C7-M and Nano processing platforms. ... more

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CES: New LG high-def TVs deliver instant Netflix content

5. Jan 2009, 13:00

Moving its business model further towards the realms of complete digital distribution, Netflix has joined forces with LG Electronics in a deal that will result in the production of high-definition televisions capable of streaming Netflix content directly from the Internet.

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New research shows Great Barrier Reef growth slowing since 1990

4. Jan 2009, 23:08

Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland, has slowed its growth by 14 percent since 1990, new research conducted by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has shown. ... more

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Obama to link NASA and Pentagon

4. Jan 2009, 22:24

President-elect Barack Obama will look to end long-standing enmities between the Defence Department and NASA, joining civilian and military space missions to combat China in a new space race, according to a Bloomberg report.

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Canadian kid goes ballistic upon receiving the Wii

2. Jan 2009, 13:15

Given that the hugely popular Nintendo Wii videogame console was the most sought after electronic product this Christmas, it’s not difficult to envisage that the morning of December 25 was punctuated by wails of youthful disappointment. However, for one Canadian family, their ears were subjected to screams of an entirely different kind. 

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UK housewives the world’s biggest Web users

2. Jan 2009, 13:15

A global online poll carried out across more than 27,000 people has revealed that, when it comes to the seemingly insatiable hunger of Internet users, no one ranks quite as ravenous as the humble British housewife.

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Wikipedia saved by $6 million in donations

2. Jan 2009, 13:15

It may not always be the most accurate or reliable source of online information, but the undeniable scope of Wikipedia and its free encyclopaedic content is certainly something the Internet masses don’t wish to part with any time soon.

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Rumour: Microsoft to cull 15,000 workers in January

2. Jan 2009, 13:15

Regardless of being the world’s biggest software company, current online whispers are suggesting that even Microsoft Corporation is vulnerable to bouts of belt tightening across its international workforce as the dour economic climate grows progressively darker.

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Apple’s Internet share receives festive boost

2. Jan 2009, 13:15

Apple’s online presence has shown marked improvement through the month of December, according to preliminary numbers published by Net Applications on January 01 of 2009.

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Unlock your 3G iPhone in a few button presses

2. Jan 2009, 13:15

Thanks to the efforts of the Dev Team and its new “yellowsn0w” hack, disgruntled 3G iPhone owners looking to break free of carrier exclusivity are now only a few button presses away from blessed freedom.

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VeriSign replaces RapidSSL certificates

31. Dec 2008, 17:06

Just before the New Year holiday, VeriSign has made good on its promise to a team of CCC researchers who exposed security problems on the MD5 hash used to sign new certificates purchased from RapidSSL. VeriSign has removed MD5 and switched to SHA-1 on all new certificates issued by RapidSSL. ... more

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The health of Steve Jobs once again under scrutiny

31. Dec 2008, 14:36

With various online tech watchers pointing to the possible unveiling of the iPhone Nano, a shrunken version of Apple’s iconic touch-screen smartphone, the latest Apple-related chatter suggests a worrying deterioration to the health of company CEO Steve Jobs. ... more

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Capcom bringing back-catalogue to PlayStation Network

31. Dec 2008, 14:34

In a post on Sony’s Official PlayStation blog, leading third-party videogame publisher Capcom has said it plans to make a selection of its original PlayStation and PlayStation Portable titles available for download via the online PlayStation Network (PSN).

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Apple rumoured to be preparing iPod Touch tablet computer

31. Dec 2008, 14:32

Seemingly not satisfied with rumours pertaining to the health of Steve Jobs and the possible emergence of an iPhone Nano handset, Apple watchers are now proclaiming that the Cupertino-based computer and gadget company is on the cusp of revealed a revised large-screen iPod Touch.

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