Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Intel shows early tablet with Atom 'Medfield'

Intel shows early tablet with Atom 'Medfield'. Intel has introduced its first Android-based tablets and processors 'Medfield' Atom version for smartphones and tablets during its conference for developers, the Intel Developer Forum (IDF).

The Atom Medfield is one of the more efficient chip designs incorporating Manufacturer individual processing cores instead of dual-core Atom netbook used, and will be available on devices in the first half of 2012.

The tablet that Intel has shown during the conference is what is called a reference design that the company will offer manufacturers of tablets as a template for their own products.

Note that smartphones and tablets based on Intel processors incorporate Android, being relegated to MeeGo industrial and automotive applications. The tablet has a thickness of 0.3 inches, a 10.1-inch screen and runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

Intel already offers for tablets chip codenamed Moorestown Oak Trail, but have not had much success . Only a few companies, including Cisco and Fujitsu, have taken the tablets chip developed for the enterprise market.

The chip maker has a role in the market by the performance of their products, but the energy consumption of its processors has prevented the company has a strong presence in the mobile market where there ARM, whose designs are in most smartphones and tablets.

The chip combines an Atom processor Medfield with other components, such as a video accelerator, but the company will not run on this processor and for the IDF has announced new Atom as' Saltwell ' , which hit the market in 2012, and others not available until 2013 and 2014, when the launch of the Atom 'Airmont' , manufactured with 14 nanometer process, will coincide with the launch of the new Core and Xeon chips.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Insurers refuse to cover the costs of cyber Sony

Insurers refuse to cover the costs of cyber Sony. Problems for the Sony group as a consequence of the massive attack that suffered some of their websites, they are far from over. Zurich insurance company has claimed before a judge of the U.S. should not assume the economic compensation for that Sony will face monumental failure in the security of their websites, reports El Pais.

In April, a cyberattack on the PlayStation platform put data at risk 77 million customers. Another parallel data has exposed another 30 million. The company undertook to assume the damage that may have suffered theft victims. In Zurich demand explains that more than 50 lawsuits by users open platforms Sony claiming compensation.

Sony has gone to the insurance companies to support the financial responsibilities that may arise from litigation, and the insurer has responded by saying that his contract does not cover damage from the theft of ciberatacantes.

Sony has rolled out a welcome program to reward users of the problems encountered in the platform. A program based on the gift of games and one or two months free subscription

Macbook Pro and Macbook Air

Macbook Pro and Macbook Air . According to Charlie Miller, a hacker can install malware on the chip that can infect the rest of the computer and steal information, control functions, or cause blockage. The researcher Charlie Miller studied the batteries several Macbook, Macbook Pro and Macbook Air and found flaws in security that make them vulnerable to hacking.

After studying several of the batteries built into the Macbook, Macbook Pro and Macbook Air, security researcher Charlie Miller found that the chip microcontrollers batteries are included in the wrong password, once discovered, can be used to introduce computer for malware even stop the operation of the battery.

"What we try to show is that it is possible to use these security flaws for something really bad," Miller told Forbes.

Using passwords associated with a 2009 update of Apple, Miller was able to permanently disable multiple batteries, manipulate information sent to the operating system and charger, and completely rewrite the firmware chip.

According to Charlie Miller, a hacker can install malware on the chip that can infect the rest of the computer and steal information, control functions, or causing blockage. What complicates this problem is that the batteries of portable Mackbook are integrated into the computer instead of being dismantled.

"This change began in 2009 with the Macbook Pro 17-inch, and spread to other models, increasing the battery life at the expense of comfort at the time of replacement. This means that if a battery is damaged somehow be more difficult to solve the problem. At the same time, means that potential hackers can gain control over the system before they can do something about it, except to remove the team, "Josh wrote Löwensohn of CNET. Here are some tips to avoid problems: Accepts only installations and upgrades you've researched or scanned with the appropriate security software. Never trust spam. Beware of pop-ups that suggest upgrades. Stay away from file sharing systems illegal. According The Huffington Post, Miller said that most users should not worry too much because a hacker to take control of your computer and, despite this failure, the security of Mac OS X is better than ever. Miller, who works in the Accuvant security company, plans to discuss its findings at the upcoming Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas to be held next month.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Mac OS X Lion could reopen between Apple and Adobe

Mac OS X Lion could reopen between Apple and Adobe. The relationship between Apple and Adobe have been anything but idyllic. For a long time, the platform Flash Player from Adobe was not compatible with the phone company's Cupertino.

The situation came to a public clash with statements included crossing . However, finally, the 'war' was fixed and returned to normal relations.

However, the arrival of Mac OS X Lion seems likely to return to rekindle the controversy between the two companies. According to The Inquirer explains , the new version of Apple's operating system, which has reached a million downloads day , some Adobe products do not work properly.

Adobe has realized this and has posted a list of the 'known issues' compatibility between their products and Lion. The company suggests that from Cupertino might have turned off the accelerator 'hardware' in Flash , which directly affects its performance.

As they explain on their website, " Flash Player can cause increased CPU usage when playing a video , possibly related to disabling hardware acceleration. " In addition, ensure that "the native cursors are not working properly" and that "the configuration dialogs Flash Player does not respond to mouse clicks."

From Adobe ensure that the new system also creates problems in services such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat , and now, Apple has not appeared on this information which, if true, could reopen the battle between the two companies.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Google closes 'Labs' to concentrate efforts on its strong products

Google closes 'Labs' to concentrate efforts on its strong products. As part of the restructuring that Google is taking place in recent weeks, the company has decided to close one of its development platforms. Google Labs was the place where the Mountain View company showed prototypes of products that were developing so users could try them. As reported by the company, this decision has been made to prioritize their efforts on other products and to take full advantage of the opportunities "that the company has provided. "Although he learned a lot from the launch of prototypes in Labs , we believe that greater concentration is essential if we maximize the tremendous opportunities ahead, "they say. The company also claims that many of the products available on Google Labs will be incorporated in other areas of the company , for example, many products that are Android applications are still available in the Android Market . Despite the closure of its experimental wing Google promises to continue pushing forward the speed and innovation, the forces behind Labs , with all its products, as they did with the early release of Google + .