Security researcher Jonathan Brossard created a proof-of-concept hardware backdoor called Rakshasa that replaces a computer's BIOS (Basic Input Output System) and can compromise the operating system at boot time without leaving traces on ...
Tags: Hardware, Basic Input Output System, computer technology, Brossard
Close your eyes and think of the cloud.Odds are Amazon quickly comes to mind--for good reason.By some estimates,Amazon Web Services holds 70 percent of the IaaS(infrastructure as a service)market,providing compute,storage,and networking ...
Tags: IaaS provider, HP, Microsoft, Google, Amazon
Vector Software, a provider of software testing solutions, has integrated its VectorCAST platform with Segger Microcontroller Systems' embOS real-time operating system (RTOS). The embOS is a zero interrupt latency RTOS designed to be used ...
Tags: Software, software testing solutions, VectorCAST platform
Sony began sales today of unlocked versions of its Xperia NXT series of smartphones in the U.S., with prices ranging from $299.99 to $559.99. The three Android 2.3 smartphones -- the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U -- all work over HSPA ...
Tags: Sony Xperia, Smartphone, US market, Android
MIPS Technologies and China-based mobile system-on-chip firm Actions Semiconductor have announced a design in for an Android 4.0'Ice Cream Sandwich'tablet. The miumiu W1 tablet from China-based tablet manufacturer Ramos incorporates the ...
European admins look forward to new capabilities in Windows Server 2012 and high-end features in the free version of Hyper-V 3.0, such as shared-nothing live migration. Hyper-V 3.0 will also include added capabilities for cloud computing, ...
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) pilots used to ease the transition into item-level tagging within the apparel industry is expected to drive demand for this market. The expanding implementation of RFID provides complete automation of ...
Tags: RFID, item-level tagging, apparel industry, expanding implementation
Google has unveiled its first branded tablet – the Google Nexus 7. The device will run on the latest edition of the company's mobile operating system, Android 4.1 – codenamed Jelly Bean – measure just 7in and feature a ...
Tags: Google, branded tablet, mobile operating system tablet, tablet
Table of contents Public Wi-Fi hotspot dangers Security of 3G and 4G-based hotspots Network access requires careful management Educating users about security risks Network security controls and practices are among the most mature,but can ...
Tags: Public Wi-Fi hotspot, 3G and 4G-based hotspots, security risks
Developers of system-on-chip(SoC)semiconductor devices need to add larger amounts of memory on chip and to support ever higher data rates.This is particularly true in image processing and communications.What are the options available? ...
Tags: SoCs, SRAM, DRAM, semiconductor
Strange things can enter municipal wastewater processing plants. While the bulk of the volume is water, the main challenge is what is carried along with it. As the influent enters the plant, the first line of defense is coarse screens that ...
Tags: market view, Wastewater treatment
Computerworld-Apple's Retina MacBook Pro is now shipping faster to online customers,according to the company's e-stores for the U.S.,Brazil,Canada,China,France,Germany,Japan and several other countries. The higher-resolution notebook now ...
Asus has introduced an Intel x86/Windows variant of its Transformer tablet-cum-netbook to run alongside ARM/Android versions. Called the Transformer Book"it is the world's first convertible ultrabook-allowing users to instantly switch ...
Tags: Asus, Transformer, ARM/Android versions, multi-touch tablet
New standards-based,easy-to-implement ZigBee Light Link profile expected to boost wireless networked LED lighting space TAIPEI,Taiwan,June 3,2012/PRNewswire via COMTEX/--Texas Instruments Incorporated(TI)today announced the industry's ...
Tags: Ti Unveils Industry, Taipei, wireless networked, LED lighting space
An accidental discovery of a new way to make memristors more commercially manufacturable has been found by University College London which is talking to some'fairly major names'in the industry to manufacture them. Anthony Kenyon of UCL ...