Writing an end to the bio of BIOS
Intel and Microsoft are gearing up to move toward the first major overhaul of the innermost workings of the personal computer–the boundary where software and hardware meet–during 2004. http://news.com.com/2100-7337_3-5131787.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news
Telefónica ofrece ADSL por satélite a aquellas zonas sin lÃneas fijas
Telefónica de España ha extendido su oferta de cobertura de banda ancha a la “totalidad” del territorio nacional al haber incorporado una modalidad bidireccional que permite al cliente el acceso de alta velocidad a Internet sin que sea necesario disponer de una lÃnea telefónica adicional, ya que ambos sentidos de la comunicación se establecen vÃa [...]
Hackean Cámaras digitales desechables y las convierten en dispositivos que pueden ser conectados a equipos informáticos
Expertos del soldador y de la electrónica han descubierto como preservar la vida de las populares cámaras digitales desechables que se comercializan en los EEUU por solamente 11 dólares. http://www.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2003/1203/3012/noticias301203/noticias301203-17.htm
Electronic Voting Firm Site Hack
A company developing security technology for electronic voting suffered an embarrassing hacker break-in that executives think was tied to the rancorous debate over the safety of casting ballots online. http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,61764,00.html?tw=rss.PRV
The Expensive Hobby Of Kite Aerial Photography
The BBC is running a cool article – strapping your digital camera to a kite and doing D.I.Y. aerial photography. Examples of suitable kites can be found here. Anyone want to try this from the top of an apartment building in London or NY? A pretty accessible pastime, so long as you can afford to [...]
eBay, Tumbleweed settle patent suit
Capping a year of patent acrimony, eBay put one legal struggle behind it by settling with plaintiff Tumbleweed Communications. http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5133886.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news
The Year’s Top 10 Tech Stories
If 2001 was a year of cataclysmic change and 2002 was a year of prolonged recovery, recessionary and otherwise, then in 2003 we seemed to get back to business. In fact, in business terms, it was a very good year. It was a year in which we spent more time looking forward than back, for [...]
Malaysian e-mail virus exploits terrorism fears
A virus hidden in an e-mail purporting to warn of planned terrorist attacks is spreading in Malaysia, according to published reports. http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5133874.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news
Embedded Linux VPN Router Near Release
A new open source project aims to build a VPN router that supports all major routing protocols on a standardized hardware platform running embedded Linux. The “Linux Router Project – LR101” started in mid-2003 and plans a first release in January 2004. It is based on a dual-NIC VIA EPIA mainboard and a Travla case, [...]
Israel’s Finance Ministry To Distribute OpenOffice
Israel National News reports that The Israel Finance Ministry said Sunday it will begin distributing Open Office for free as of next week. The ministry said that it would begin to distribute thousands of Open Office CD-ROMs at public computer centers and later on at community centers throughout the country, ‘in a bid to reduce [...]