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Could The Way Your Computer Look Be What Is Slowing It Down?

Could it really be true that your computers look might be the real reason why it runs slow? Yes, and no. Its part of the reason you have a slow computer, well actually it’s a small part of the reason your computer runs slow. Your computer runs slow because of all of the junk that builds up on it, but Windows has tuned its operating system to look good so that it will have user appeal.
This holds especially true if you are using Windows Vista since Vista has a lot of unnecessary things that are running in the back ground that are designed to just make the computer look good. Here is how to tune down your computers looks to make it run faster:
If you are using Windows XP, click Start, right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the Advanced tab and where it says “Performance”, click on the Settings button. In the Visual Effects tab select Adjust For Best Performance. What you are doing here is making Windows XP look more like Windows 98. If you would like your computer to look somewhat good and still be tuned for performance, select the Custom box, make sure that all of the other boxes are checked off, scroll down to the bottom and select “Use Visual Styles On Windows And Buttons”. Now select Apply and then OK.
If you are running Windows Vista, click Start, right click on Computer and select Properties. On the left hand side, select Advanced System Settings. In the advanced tab where it says Performance, click on the Settings button. Now in the Visual Effects tab, select Adjust For Best Performance. This will make Vista look more like Windows 98. If you would like to keep the way that Vista looks, and still have your computers look tuned for performance, just select the Custom box, make sure that everything is checked off and then select the box that says “Use Visual Styles On Windows And Buttons”. Click Apply and then OK.
The amount of a performance boost on your slow computer will vary greatly depending on your computers limitations, but I have used this tune up for many different computers and most of them saw a noticeable difference. Surprisingly most computer users never really take the time to tune their computers looks for performance and this can be one of the main causes of a slow computer. For the most part there really isn’t any loss at all to the person using the computer and most people will do just about anything to make their slow computer a bit faster, so feel free to give it a try.
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How to Clear Searches From a Computer

After you conduct a desktop search for files, the computer still saves it. It is possible to erase the searches, depending on the operating system. 

PCs (Personal Computers) and laptop computers save and store all the searches you conduct on the desktop and the Internet for your convenience so you can go back to them later for reference. However, if you share a computer, this does not ensure privacy and may be more of a hassle. It is possible to delete the desktop and Internet search history when you are done with it if you do not wish to go back to it. This method varies depending on the type of operating system and Internet search engine you are using.

Windows XP and Vista Operating Systems

Select the "Start" tab in the lower-left corner of the screen and click on "Run." Type in "Regedit" and push the "Enter" key.
Move the arrow so it is to the side of each folder on the left pane of the "Registry Editor." Click on the numbers "5603," which will be located on the left side of the "Registry Editor."


Erase every line that is on the right pane. To delete the information, press the "backspace" button on the keyboard or highlight the text and press "Delete."

Windows 7

Select the "Start" menu and type in "Run" in the "Search programs and files" space and press "Enter." Type "Regedit" in the Run space and push the "Enter" key.
Move the side of each folder so it is in the left pane of the "Registry Editor."
Select "Word Wheel Query" on the left pane. Select and erase all the words in the right pane with the mouse.
Clearing Search History on Internet Explorer
Select the "Safety" menu and click on "Delete Browsing History." Check the box that says, "Form Data." Select the "Delete" menu.

Firefox

Choose the "Tools" menu and click on the "Clear Recent History" tab. Select the "Details" tab and click on "Form and Search History." Click on the time period you want to clear the history from in the drop down menu. Click on "Clear Now." Right-click on the search bar in the top right corner of Firefox and then click on the "Clear Search History."

Google Chrome

Select the wrench icon in the top right corner of the window. Click on the "Clear Browsing Data" tab. Check the "Clear saved form Data" box and choose the time period you wish to clear the history from by using the drop down menu. Select the "Clear Browsing Data" tab.

Computers May Cause Eye Syndrome

prevent, protect with these tips.......


You probably spend time on the computer at work or school everyday. Staring at the screen too long can cause a vision condition, if you're not careful. Working at the computer can put you at risk for Computer Vision Syndrome.

It has been called the number one occupational hazard of the 21st century. Dr. Melissa Billings with Vision Park Family Eye Care in Urbandale says, "When people are using computers these days, they're using them anywhere from four to eight hours at a time without taking breaks. And, it is causing a lot of fatigue and different symptoms that are popping up."

Dr. Billings says more patients are complaining about headaches, eye strain, red and watery eyes and trouble seeing things far away. She says, "They get done looking at the computer, and they look across the room and they can't see things as clearly as they could earlier in the day. Those are pretty typical symptoms."

Dr. Billings says Computer Vision Syndrome is caused when people stare at pixilated images, like the computer screen for too long. Your eye muscles have to work extra hard to focus. She says It's like when you overexert yourself in a sport and experience muscle fatigue. She says, "The eyes, just like any other muscle in the body, there are very very fine muscles in the eye that allow you to focus on the computer."

Your eye doctor can prescribe special anti-glare glasses to help you focus on the computer. But, you can also do simple things on you own to prevent Computer Vision Syndrome. Dr. Billings says to follow the 30-30-30 rule. Take a break from the computer every 30 minutes, look at something for 30 seconds that's 30 feet away. Also, minimize glare on your screen by covering windows and reducing the amount of fluorescent light in your work place. And, consider putting an anti-glare screen on your monitor.

She says, "Allow those fine muscles in the eye to have that opportunity to relax a little bit." The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health recommends computer users get a full eye exam at least once every year.

source:The baltimore sun

Seattle Man Used Limewire for Identity Theft

A Seattle man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Tuesday for using the Limewire file-sharing service to lift personal information from computers across the U.S.

The case highlights a type of identity theft that is probably more common than most people realize, said Kathryn Warma, assistant U.S. attorney in the Computer Hacking and Internet Crimes Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The man, Frederick Wood, typed words like "tax return" and "account" into the Limewire search box, Warma said. That allowed him to find and access computers on the Limewire network with shared folders that contained tax returns and bank account information.

Wood also searched specifically for forms that parents fill out to apply for college financial aid for their children, which include "exhaustive personal and financial information about the family," Warma said. He used the information to open accounts, create identification cards and make purchases.

"Many of the victims are parents who don't realize that Limewire is on their home computer," she said.

Wood was initially apprehended while executing an even more low-tech crime, the Attorney's Office said.

He advertised an Apple computer for sale on Craigslist, and a Seattle resident responded to the ad and met Wood at a coffee shop to buy the computer. After paying for the computer with a check and leaving the coffee shop, the man discovered that there was no computer in the box, only a book and a vase.

The victim helped police set up a similar deal with Wood, who was arrested when he handed over another computer box with no computer in it, this time to a police officer, the Attorney's Office said.

Police later searched a computer they found in Wood's car and discovered tax returns, bank statements and cancelled checks stolen from more than 120 people across the country. He had also used the information retrieved through Limewire to make forged checks. He used those checks to buy electronics gear, some of which he sold on Craigslist, said the Attorney's Office.

Warma's advice to people who want to avoid becoming victims of this kind of identity theft was to "get Limewire off your computers." Even the added security features in the most recent version can be circumvented, she said.

"I think it's a horrible idea for people to have peer-to-peer software on their computers unless they're a very sophisticated user," she said.

During the investigation the authorities discovered that Wood was an associate of Gregory Kopiloff, the first person in the U.S. to be indicted for using file-sharing programs to steal personal information. He was sentenced in early 2008 to more than four years in prison for fraud.

Wood was sentenced Tuesday to 39 months in prison and three years of supervised release for wire fraud, accessing a protected computer without authorization to commit fraud, and aggravated identity theft. He was tried in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Warma believes Wood and Kopiloff are the only two people to be convicted so far for using peer-to-peer networks to steal personal information.

source:PC WORLD

Prep Your PC for Windows 7

Q. My computer is a few years old. Will it be able to handle Windows 7 if I decide to upgrade my operating system?

A. According to a page on Microsoft’s site (bit.ly/RuDfh) the most basic requirements for computers to run Windows 7 include a gigabyte of memory and a processor running at a speed of at least one gigahertz. The machine also needs 16 gigabytes of free space on the hard drive. (Computers running 64-bit processors need 2 gigabytes of memory and 20 gigabytes of drive space.)

Microsoft has a free program you can use to see if your hardware is up to the challenge. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta is available at microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/upgrade-advisor.aspx.

If your computer is running Windows Vista, upgrading to Windows 7 when it arrives this fall shouldn’t be too difficult. You should also be able to easily upgrade a Vista machine to Windows 7 without having to move your data somewhere else to install the new system.

Windows XP computers are probably not going to be as easy to upgrade. Although Windows 7 includes an Easy Transfer program to help you get your files moved, you will still most likely need to park your data on an external drive while you wipe the computer drive and do a clean installation of Windows 7. After that, you need to copy your files back to the PC and then reinstall all your programs.

Personal Tech invites questions about computer-based technology, by e-mail to QandA@nytimes.com. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually.

source:http://www.nytimes.com

How to Create a Minimalist Computer Experience

A minimalist computer setup, as paradoxical as that may sound to some, lends itself to a more serene, focused creative environment in my experience.

I love a clean desktop

, a friction-free interface, and simple tools that help me focus on what I really need to get done: to create, without distractions.

And when I gaze lovingly at my icon-less desktop, I sigh with contentment. I really love simplicity.

If this kind of minimalist experience appeals to you (and it won’t appeal to everyone), read on for my suggestions for creating this setup.

An Uncluttered Desktop
I don’t have any icons on my computer desktop — I’ve had the experience of having a thousand icons on the desktop and it really doesn’t compare to an uncluttered environment. Sure, it may be easy to just double-click on a frequently used app or document (although that’s not as fast as what I suggest under the “Interface” section below). But having to look at so many icons is visual stress and distraction, so I’ve banished this method of working.

Now, I have zero icons on the desktop and I usually choose a fairly minimalist (but beautiful) desktop pic to complete the experience. See my desktop in the pic above.

Here’s what to do:

Put all icons on your desktop into a folder. You could put them into a “Temp” folder for sorting later, or create two folders and sort them quickly: “Working” and “Archives”. Working is for stuff you’re working on right now, and Archives is for everything else. More on filing structure below.
On the Mac, remove the hard drive icon by selecting “Preferences” (Cmd-,) and under the “General” tab, deselect “Hard disks” under “Show these items on the Desktop”. On the PC, you can right-click on the desktop and under the “View” submenu, deselect “Show desktop icons”.
On the Mac, set the Dock to auto-hide in the Dock preferences. I never use the Dock anymore (see the next section).
Choose a serene desktop pic (or “wallpaper”). I like ones with a plain-colored background (such as white or black) and a nice minimalist picture on it. Or just a nice nature scene. Nothing too distracting.
I also don’t like a lot of icons or apps in my menu bar, so I remove everything that isn’t necessary. Right now all I have is the clock and Spotlight. On the PC, I do the same thing - remove everything.
Simple Interface
If you’re still using the mouse to open programs and documents, you should seriously consider using the keyboard instead. It’s super fast and frictionless, which means you can get things done without having to dig through folders or scroll your cursor over your entire desktop or go the Start menu (on a PC) or down to the Dock (on a Mac).

On the Mac, use the free and awesome Quicksilver. On the PC, I like AutoHotKey or Launchy. The all work similarly: you can launch programs and documents with the keyboard, without having to use the mouse or dig through a lot of folders. Quicksilver is by far the best, as it can do so, so much more.

So you need to start writing — with a couple of keystrokes, your trusty writing program launches and you’re writing in seconds. You need to look something up or send an email? A few keystrokes away.

Keeping the interface simple like this, without a real need for the Finder or Windows interface, makes things much easier.

Simple Filing
You don’t have time to file, to sort all your stuff into a million little folders. You’re a busy person! You have bigger and better things to do! Right?

So stop filing. Set up only four folders in your Documents folder:

1Inbox: For things you’re downloading. I empty this folder daily so it doesn’t fill up with junk.
2Working: For things you’re working on now. Empty it weekly.
3Read: For stuff to read. Empty weekly.
4Archive: For everything else. When I empty the above three folders, I just dump the files in here. Do I organize it into subfolders and subsubfolders? Heck no! I just dump it all here. Why? Search, and online files. Read on for more.
Search and Online Files
You don’t need to organize all your files into folders anymore because of magic called Search. On the Mac, Quicksilver and Spotlight cover this well. On the PC, I recommend Google Desktop. These programs index all your files — including the contents of the files — and put any file at your fingertips in seconds.

Seriously, I have been using this system for a few years and have never had trouble finding a single document.

Then again, my hard drive doesn’t have a lot of documents on it (mostly movies and music and pictures) because I keep most of my documents online. I use Google Docs and Spreadsheets, which means I never file anything. I just search and it’s there in half a second.

Keeping all my documents online — even most of my photos are online using Picasa — means they’re accessible from any computer, which is important to me as I switch between my iMac and Macbook Air frequently, and sometimes work from other computers. I don’t need to sync anything or carry around a USB drive.

I know some people will say, as they always do, that I’m a fool for giving all my data to a company (Google). What if the Internet crashes? What if Google folds? What if they do evil things with all of it?

All good points. I don’t see any of that happening soon, and I can always export it all if necessary. I’ve been using this system for three years without a single problem. In those three years, I would have had to do 17,000 syncs or transfers of files, and my hard drive would have crashed once or twice, losing valuable data if I don’t back up.

Tools
Your needs will differ from mine, but I recommend using the simplest programs for the work you need to do.

As a writer, I use TextEdit (on the Mac) or Wordpad (for the PC). I also love, love the program WriteRoom (Mac) or DarkRoom (PC) … it is so beautifully minimalist, and blocks out all distractions as I write.

For todo lists, I don’t like full-featured todo programs because they’re too complicated and invite too much fiddling and distractions. I use Gmail’s simple Task app or a simple text file on my desktop computer.

Keep your tools simple. It allows you to focus on what’s important: creating.

Leo Babauta writes at Zen Habits

Tax-free computer questions answered

ASHEVILLE — North Carolina's annual tax-free weekend, which begins today and runs through Sunday, comes as a welcome event for parents who need to buy a new computer for their children — and anyone else who needs to purchase a desktop, laptop or printer.

Consumers will save at least 6.75 percent in sales tax during the holiday, amounting to $67.50 on a $1,000 computer. Many will save much more by scoping out the weekend's many sales.

“A lot of people have significantly less discretionary income this year, and if they have a child going to college and they need a computer, they may buy it during the holiday,” said Thomas Beam, a spokesman with the N.C. Department of Revenue.

But computers are not just for college students. Monty Fuchs, director of technology for Buncombe County Schools, said having a computer is becoming a necessity for public school students.

“If there is anything out there that is worthy to get this weekend when taxes are free, a computer would be on the top of my list,” he said. “Maybe even two.”

Local retailers are gearing up for the weekend. Best Buy on Tunnel Road has a plan in place and extra salespeople to deal with the increased number of computer shoppers during the tax-free weekend, said Mason Sprinkle, the store's computer supervisor.

“We see tons of people,” he said. “It's different from any other day here.”

Smart consumer

Here's what to know about buying a computer for the student in your life or for yourself:

• Computers with a sales price of $3,500 or less are covered under the rules of the tax-free weekend. For purposes of the exemption during the sales tax holiday, a computer may include a central processing unit, monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers, if sold together. All those accessories are subject to taxation if bought separately..

•
Printers, along with computer storage media, hand-held electronic schedulers, personal digital assistants and printer supplies priced at $250 or less are covered, even if you don't buy a computer to go with them. Any device that's also a mobile telephone will be taxed, however.

Mike Honeycutt, a computer consultant at UNC Asheville, recommends college students also check with their school to see if it offers any discounts on certain computers. He said consumers should expect to spend around $1,000 for a laptop, printer and software, or about $700 for a desktop computer, printer and software.

• For students of all ages, experts recommend buying a laptop over a desktop computer. Although desktops are generally less expensive, laptops have come down in price and are now just as powerful as their immobile counterparts, they said.

“If you are going to be in the dorms, it is pretty much laptop, laptop, laptop,” Honeycutt said. “I see very few students carrying them to class, but there is such limited space in dorm rooms, laptops have pretty much become a necessity.”

original post:http://www.citizen-times.com

How to bypass megavideo time limit

There are 2 ways, which i know how to:

Either;

• When the video starts to play, pause it, wait till it is Fully loaded, disconnect from your internet, Then watch it all.

OR

• Watch the video until the ‘72 Min limit’ has appeared, (If you have a router!):
  Go to: 192.168.2.5 in your internet browser, Then enter your password (if there is one), then there should be ‘discconect’ somewhere, Press it and you’ll be dissconnected from the internet, then press ‘connect’ and you’ll be assigned a new ip. Then just click where you where previously, and watch the end.

The second one might only work if you have a changing ip (Static i think), but try it anyway.

The FIRST option will ALLWAYS work

This might be helpful for people that don’t know (2nd option was invented by me )

Computer Techs Are Still Pervs

Best Buy will face stiff competition if it ever tries to penetrate the UK market, as this hidden camera investigation into peeping tom computer repair shops reveals.

A Sky News hidden camera investigation finds computer techs snooping through and downloading to thumb drive private photo folders, and even trying to access an online banking account with the login information found on the laptop.

Remember folks, keep anything you wouldn't want a sleazeball finding on an external harddrive so if you computer ever goes in for repair, you're not also handing over your secret bits.

Also remember, when you've got a computer problem across the pond, don't take it in for repair AT THE SKETCHIEST-LOOKING COMPUTER SHOP IN WEST LONDON.

credit: http://consumerist.com/5327615/computer-techs-are-still-pervs

U.S. Weighs Risks of Civilian Harm in Cyberwarfare

It would have been the most far-reaching case of computer sabotage in history. In 2003, the Pentagon and American intelligence agencies made plans for a cyberattack to freeze billions of dollars in the bank accounts of Saddam Hussein and cripple his government’s financial system before the United States invaded Iraq. He would have no money for war supplies. No money to pay troops.

“We knew we could pull it off — we had the tools,” said one senior official who worked at the Pentagon when the highly classified plan was developed.

But the attack never got the green light. Bush administration officials worried that the effects would not be limited to Iraq but instead create worldwide financial havoc, spreading across the Middle East to Europe and perhaps to the United States.

Fears of such collateral damage are at the heart of the debate as the Obama administration and its Pentagon leadership struggle to develop rules and tactics for carrying out attacks in cyberspace.

While the Bush administration seriously studied computer-network attacks, the Obama administration is the first to elevate cybersecurity — both defending American computer networks and attacking those of adversaries — to the level of a White House director, whose appointment is expected in coming weeks.

But senior White House officials remain so concerned about the risks of unintended harm to civilians and damage to civilian infrastructure in an attack on computer networks that they decline any official comment on the topic. And senior Defense Department officials and military officers directly involved in planning for the Pentagon’s new “cyber command” acknowledge that the risk of collateral damage is one of their chief concerns.

“We are deeply concerned about the second- and third-order effects of certain types of computer network operations, as well as about laws of war that require attacks be proportional to the threat,” said one senior officer.

This officer, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the classified nature of the work, also acknowledged that these concerns had restrained the military from carrying out a number of proposed missions. “In some ways, we are self-deterred today because we really haven’t answered that yet in the world of cyber,” the officer said.

In interviews over recent weeks, a number of current and retired White House officials, Pentagon civilians and military officers disclosed details of classified missions — some only considered and some put into action — that illustrate why this issue is so difficult.

Although the digital attack on Iraq’s financial system was not carried out, the American military and its partners in the intelligence agencies did receive approval to degrade Iraq’s military and government communications systems in the early hours of the war in 2003. And that attack did produce collateral damage.

Besides blowing up cellphone towers and communications grids, the offensive included electronic jamming and digital attacks against Iraq’s telephone networks. American officials also contacted international communications companies that provided satellite phone and cellphone coverage to Iraq to alert them to possible jamming and ask their assistance in turning off certain channels.

Officials now acknowledge that the communications offensive temporarily disrupted telephone service in countries around Iraq that shared its cellphone and satellite telephone systems. That limited damage was deemed acceptable by the Bush administration.

Another such event took place in the late 1990s, according to a former military researcher. The American military attacked a Serbian telecommunications network and accidentally affected the Intelsat satellite communications system, whose service was hampered for several days.

These missions, which remain highly classified, are being scrutinized today as the Obama administration and the Pentagon move into new arenas of cyberoperations. Few details have been reported previously; mention of the proposal for a digital offensive against Iraq’s financial and banking systems appeared with little notice on Newsmax.com, a news Web site, in 2003.

The government concerns evoke those at the dawn of the nuclear era, when questions of military effectiveness, legality and morality were raised about radiation spreading to civilians far beyond any zone of combat.

“If you don’t know the consequences of a counterstrike against innocent third parties, it makes it very difficult to authorize one,” said James Lewis, a cyberwarfare specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

But some military strategists argue that these uncertainties have led to excess caution on the part of Pentagon planners.

“Policy makers are tremendously sensitive to collateral damage by virtual weapons, but not nearly sensitive enough to damage by kinetic” — conventional — “weapons,” said John Arquilla, an expert in military strategy at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. “The cyberwarriors are held back by extremely restrictive rules of engagement.”

Despite analogies that have been drawn between biological weapons and cyberweapons, Mr. Arquilla argues that “cyberweapons are disruptive and not destructive.”

That view is challenged by some legal and technical experts.

“It’s virtually certain that there will be unintended consequences,” said Herbert Lin, a senior scientist at the National Research Council and author of a recent report on offensive cyberwarfare. “If you don’t know what a computer you attack is doing, you could do something bad.”

Mark Seiden, a Silicon Valley computer security specialist who was a co-author of the National Research Council report, said, “The chances are very high that you will inevitably hit civilian targets — the worst-case scenario is taking out a hospital which is sharing a network with some other agency.”

And while such attacks are unlikely to leave smoking craters, electronic attacks on communications networks and data centers could have broader, life-threatening consequences where power grids and critical infrastructure like water treatment plants are increasingly controlled by computer networks.

Over the centuries, rules governing combat have been drawn together in customary practice as well as official legal documents, like the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations charter. These laws govern when it is legitimate to go to war, and set rules for how any conflict may be waged. Two traditional military limits now are being applied to cyberwar: proportionality, which is a rule that, in layman’s terms, argues that if you slap me, I cannot blow up your house; and collateral damage, which requires militaries to limit civilian deaths and injuries.

“Cyberwar is problematic from the point of view of the laws of war,” said Jack L. Goldsmith, a professor at Harvard Law School. “The U.N. charter basically says that a nation cannot use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any other nation. But what kinds of cyberattacks count as force is a hard question, because force is not clearly defined.”

How to Activate Windows XP without Product Key

welcome friends......

Here is a simple trick to activate windows without any product key .

When you have installed windows xp and try to activate you get messages like “your product key is not genuine or the number of activation has been exceeded” and then it tells you to call MIcrosoft to get the key, Instead of Going to this trouble, or instead of spending Hundred of dollars, to get a new genuine product, let us solve this problem by following way:

• Find and Click “Run”
• Type regedit
• Click the plus next to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE”
• Click the plus next to “SOFTWARE”
• Click the plus next to “Microsoft”
• Click the plus next to “Windows NT”
• Click the plus next to “CurrentVersion”
• Click “WPAEvents”
• On the right panel, find “OOBETimer” then double click it.
• Now, Delete all the Values by highlighting it, then delete it
• Then type in this value without the quotation mark “FF D5 71 D6 8B 6A 8D 6F D5 33 93 FD”
• Then after that click OK,
• Then on the left panel right click WPAEvents, then click on permissions
• Then click System or SYSTEM, then Deny Full Control, then Click OK.
• Then Exit Registry Editor by Click the X or the red X on the Upper Right of the Title Bar or press ALT and F4 at the same time.
• To Very that it works, go to start, then “activate windows”, or go to start, then all programs, then “activate windows”
• If it says that Windows has been activated.

credit to: http://www.gupshupblog.com/2009/02/how-to-activate-windows-xp-without-product-key

Zii Egg – new Android handheld computer could beat out the Apple iPod Touch

The Zii Egg is a rather swish new handheld computer which comes with lots of very smart technology built in. There’s 1080 HD video output for a start, a fast multimedia processor to match, twin cameras (one HD), a 10 point multitouch capacitive screen, GPS/WiFi/Bluetooth on-board and an SD memory card slot. Oh and did we mention the 32 GB of on-board RAM (and support for another 32 GB SD card). And all Android ready. Neat. It’s at times like this you realise Apple’s soon going to have its work cut out trying to stay ahead of the pack. $399.00 on offer. Video.

The Zii EGG is an energy efficient handheld StemCell Computer based on the powerful ZiiLABS ZMS-05 media-rich applications processor. Besides its multi-touch 3.5-inch LCD screen, it can also output HD video at up to 1080p. The ZMS-05’s 24 floating-point processors deliver up to 8 GFLOPS of raw processing power, while the StemCell Computing’s flexible architecture allows stunning display of 3D graphics on a small handheld battery powered device.

credit: http://www.redferret.net

Report finds fake antivirus on the rise

Malware posing as antivirus software is spreading fast with tens of millions of computers infected each month, according to a report to be released on Wednesday from PandaLabs.

PandaLabs found 1,000 samples of fake antivirus software in the first quarter of 2008. In a year, that number had grown to 111,000. And in the second quarter of 2009, it reached 374,000, Luis Corrons, technical director of PandaLabs said in a recent interview.

"We've created a specific team to deal with this," he said, of the rogue antivirus software that issues false warnings of infections in order to get people to pay for software they don't need. The programs also typically download a Trojan or other malware.

PandaLabs found that 3 percent to 5 percent of all the people who scanned their PCs with Panda antivirus software were infected. Using that and worldwide computer stats from Forrester, PandaLabs estimates there could be as many as 35 million computers infected per month with rogue antivirus programs.

About 3 percent of the people who see the fake warnings fall for it, forking over $50 for an annual license or $80 for a lifetime license, according to Corrons.

Last September, a hacker was able to infiltrate rogue antivirus maker Baka Software and discovered that in one period an affiliate made more than $80,000 in about a week, said Sean-Paul Correll, a PandaLabs threat researcher.

A Finjan report from March estimated that fake antivirus distributors can make more than $10,000 a day.

"The general consumer doesn't understand" the threat, Correll said. "No legitimate antivirus vendor will start a scan automatically on your computer without your consent."

After all the hoopla about the Conficker threat, researchers seemed almost relieved that it turned out to distribute fake antivirus software instead of something much worse.

credit: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10298253-245.html

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Apple teams with record labels for ‘Cocktail project’; readying tablet-sized computer!

According to Financial Times' Sunday reports, Apple has teamed up with four record labels - EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Vivendi's Universal Music Group - for a project called 'Cocktail,' with the aim of increasing digital sales of albums.

Citing unnamed sources-in-the-know Apple's 'Cocktail' project with the record companies - which is likely to be launched in September - would offer interactive features with music downloads, bundled with a new interactive booklet and sleeve notes.

Though neither Apple nor the four record companies were available for further elaboration on the proposed 'Cocktail' project, it is believed that the move it will essentially bring about a change in the buying trends on the Apple iTunes store.

Meanwhile, Apple is also readying its much-hyped portable tablet-sized computer for Christmas season release. The Financial Times' report said that the new Apple device might be launched alongside the fresh content deals - including those that would help fuel the sales of CD-length music.

The forthcoming touch-sensitive Apple tablet will have an up to 10-inch-diagonally screen, and will connect to the Internet like the iPod Touch. Though the tablet would likely lack phone capability, it still will have access to Apple's online stores.

In addition, if book publishers' talks with Apple work out and they are allowed to offer their services on the tablet, there could be more competition coming Amazon Kindle's way!

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