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ASUS shows off Congo-based Eee PC 1201T netbook

ASUS’ Eee PC 1201HA just went on sale here in the States earlier today, but already it seems that the debatable father of netbooks is looking to one-up its own with the 1201T. Shown off recently at an event overseas, that 12.1-inch netbook gets powered by AMD’s Congo platform. The 1.6GHz MV40 CPU was at [...]

Dell, HP, and Lenovo bringing SDXC to laptops alongside 32nm Intel chipsets?

Those incredibly sexy (as far as portable storage capacities are concerned) 64GB SDXC cards coming on the horizon? You’re gonna want some hardware to work with it, and according to DailyTech, three of the largest computer manufacturers are looking to bring the upgrade with Intel’s forthcoming Arrandale CPUs. Lenovo, HP, and Dell are reportedly working [...]

Inside Sharp’s new LCD factory, we can see our next HDTV from here

The path back to LCD leadership for Sharp begins at its just opened Sakai City manufacturing facility. Being a 10th generation facility means it can roll out more and bigger displays, producing six 60-inch LCDs from each glass substrate, 60% more than older 8g facilities. Check out the pics for a peek at where 72,000 [...]

Ethics of Releasing Non-Malicious Linux Malware?

buchner.johannes writes “I was fed up with the general consensus that Linux is oh-so-secure and has no malware. After a week of work, I finished a package of malware for Unix/Linux. Its whole purpose is to help white-hat hackers point out that a Linux system can be turned into a botnet client, by simply downloading [...]

Google Maps Navigation makes trip across the pond, thanks to some hackery

Apparently us Yanks have been spoiled by the warm embrace of Google Maps Navigation, forgetting that our friends in the UK don’t have the same luxury. Leave it to Electricpig to connect worlds, finding a somewhat hack-induced way to bring the app upgrade to British Android 1.6 devices. directions are pretty easy, so whether you’re [...]

UK Pub Reportedly Fined For Illegal Wi-Fi Download

superglaze and several other readers noted a piece up on ZDNet.co.uk reporting that last summer a pub in the UK was fined £8,000 after a customer downloaded copyrighted material on its Wi-Fi connection. According to the editorial, whose source was the Wi-Fi hotspot provider, it was a civil action and the pub was not identified [...]

Praktica unleashes a slew of 10 and 12-megapixel shooters

Dresden’s Praktica make has a lengthy, distinguished history — but like many such makes with distant, distinguished histories, stateside readers usually come across that name attached to some pretty average consumer electronics. In that case, we have a smattering of nondescript digicams that feature the usual compliment of face detection, SD/SDHC card support, and a [...]

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