Microsoft security--you've come a long way, baby

Major security-related events at Microsoft over the past decade

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Ten years ago, Microsoft had a big problem. Buggy code was allowing viruses like "CodeRed," "ILoveYou," and "Nimda" to infect millions of computers running its Windows and Microsoft's Web server software.

Times have changed.

Back then, the steady stream of worm outbreaks, coding

PalmSecure turns your blood flow into key for your laptop

PalmSecure is like the home version of a trip through airport security.

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LAS VEGAS--Long before "face unlock" on Android 4.0, Fujitsu developed an even more intimate method for secure user identification--your blood flow.

PalmSecure is a technology that's actually been around for a few

Adobe to release zero-day fixes for Reader and Acrobat

In early December, Adobe issued a security bulletin regarding new zero-day PDF-based attacks that took advantage of flaws in its Reader and Acrobat programs, allowing a hacker to crash the program and take control of the system.

The flaw was initially found to be in Reader and Acrobat versions 9.4.6 and X (10.1.1) on

E-ballot device for presidential vote has bugs, report confirms

The DS200 Precinct Scanner and Tabulator

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An e-voting machine that is to be used for the presidential election this year has been found to have "anomalies" such as failing to record votes or logging the wrong vote and freezing,

Google+ Hangouts Update Brings New Screensharing Feature And Larger Video

Google has rolled out a new update this week to its Google+ Hangouts feature. Bring with it new “screensharing” features that enable you to share what’s on your computer screen with everyone in the hangout.

Together with enlarged video images, putting the emphasis on the live

Ion Audio Road Rocker Bluetooth Speaker

The new Ion Audio Road Rocker unveiled this week at CES is equipped with a Bluetooth connection that allows you to stream audio directly to it from any device with Bluetooth support, including Apple’s iPad and iOS devices.

The Ion Road Rocker speaker is fitted with a

Shuttle XH61 Core i7 Barebones PC Announced

Shuttle has announced its latest barebones mini PC, the Shuttle XH61 which comes with an LGA1155 socket motherboard which can take Intel’s Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors.

The Shuttle XH61 can also take up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM,

Asus Transformer Prime Lands In The UK

Asus’s latest Android tablet, the Asus Transformer Prime is now available in the UK, and it comes with Android 3.2, although people who purchase the tablet will be able to upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

As a reminder, the Asus Transformer Prime features a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor

New JVC Everio 2012 Range Equipped With Wireless Connectivity

At CES this week JVC have unveiled their new JVC Everio range for 2012, which have now dropped cables for wirelessly WiFi connections. The new Everio EX, VX and GX range of camcorders and now all fitted with Wi-Fi connectivity. Making uploading videos to your YouTube account even easier. Together with wireless transfer support of files to

Ion Audio Guitarlink Air, Provide A Wireless Link To Your PC, Mac, Amp Or iOS Device

Ion have announced a number of new products which they have added to their range at CES this week including the Ion Guitar Apprentice and Ion iCade controllers. Another new addition to their line-up is the Ion Audio Guitarlink Air, that allows you to link guitars wirelessly

Archos G9 Tablets Getting Android 4.0 ICS Update In February

Archos announced back in December of last year that they would be upgrading their Archos G9 tablets to the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

At the time of the announcement we were told that the Android 4.0 update would be

Google Launching Map Based Game Within Google+ Next Month

Google quietly demonstrated a new map-based game yesterday, which they will be launching on to their Google+ social network next month. The new game has been developed by Google Maps team for Google’s gaming platform, and features a blue ball which you will need

CyanogenMod Now Has One Million Users

Yesterday we heard that the CyanogenMod team were considering building their own app store, and now we have some more news from them, as they have just announced that they now have more than 1 million active users.

That means there are more than 1 million Android devices

Cooler Master Hyper 212+ CPU Heatsink Comes With A Built In Computer

Cooler Master has shown off a new CPU heatsink at this years CES, the Cooler Master Hyper 212+, and this one is a little different than any of the heatsinks we have seen before as it comes with its own computer built in

On the back of the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ there is nano-itx

Skyrim 2012 Style (video)

The popular Bethesda Skyrim game has been brought up to date in this new humorous take on what Skyrim might look like in 2012. The short 4 minute film has been created by Grosjean Brothers Productions, who have also been responsible for some other great takes

Casio Exilim EX-ZR200 High Speed Compact Camera Announced

Casio has added another compact camera to their Exilim range, with the launch of the Casio EX-ZR200, which is capable of shooting up to 30 frames per second at full resolution.

The Casio EX-ZR200 can be adjusted to shoot between 3 and 30 frames

Google Search For Non ICS Android Devices Gets Updated

Google has updated its Google Search application for Android devices which aren’t running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and the new update application is compatible with Android 2.2 Froyo to Android 3.2 Honeycomb.

Google has said that the latest version

Skyrim Running On The Asus Transformer Prime (Video)

One of the coolest games available for the PC, Xbox and PS3 at the moment is Skyrim, and now NVIDIA have shown off Skyrim running on the new Asus Transformer Prime tablet, which you can see ion the video below.

The Asus Transformer Prime is connected to a PC

eXcanvas Camera Concept Makes It Easy To Snap Self Portraits

Anyone who enjoys snapping self portraits while out and about with their camera or smartphone, might be interested in this new concept which has been developed by designer Junyoung Jang called the eXcanvas.

The eXcanvas camera can be separated into a tripod and sub camera and features a

Asus Transformer TF101 To Get Android 4.0 ICS Early February?

The other day Asus announced that they would be releasing the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the original Transformer TF101 tablet, after today, the 12th of January, although we didn’t have any idea of when the update would arrive.

Now according to the guys over at Android Police,

Google Removes Incoming Stream From Google+ After User Feedback

If you found Google+’s “Incoming” stream little confusing, you weren’t alone, and Google has now listened to feedback from users, deciding to remove the Incoming stream form its Google+ social network.

The Incoming stream was designed to provide Google+ users with an

Plextor Unveils M3 Pro SSD

At CES this week Plextor has unveiled a new pro version of their M3 solid state drive (SSD) which measure just 7mm in thickness and brings a 7 percent improvement over the standard M3 SSD, currently available.

The new Plextor M3 Pro SSD will be arriving int he next couple

Lumus has been showcasing their new Lumus DK-32 transparent display glasses at CES this week. Providing us with a glimpse in to the future of wearable displays.

The Lumus DK-32 display glasses use an optical engine to project the light on to the lens which is then reflected on to the eye of the wearer through

OnLive Gaming Headed To Google TV

Google has announced a partnership with cloud gaming service OnLive for their Google TV platform, and the service will start will an OnLive viewer app on Google TV.

Basically this means you will just be able to watch and use OnLive social features on your Google TV device at the moment, but Google and OnLive are

Mad Catz F.R.E.Q 5 Gaming Headset

Mad Catz is preparing to launch a new addition to their gaming headphones range later this year with the arrival of the new Mad Catz F.R.E.Q 5 Gaming Headset. The Mad Catz F.R.E.Q 5 is equipped with 50mm drivers, intuitively placed on-ear controls, and a detachable noise-cancelling microphone.

The F.R.E.Q 5 also has a handy

Bang And Olufsen Beolit 12 AirPlay Speaker Announced

Bang And Olufsen has launched a new brand, which is called B&O Play, and the company is attempting to connect with younger, tech savvy people with their new brand.

One of the first products to be released under the B&O Play brand is

Ion Audio’s iPad Guitar Apprentice (video)

Anyone looking for an experience somewhere between the Guitar Hero game and full musical instrument. Might be interested in the new Ion Audio Guitar Apprentice, which has been showcased at this weeks CES exhibition in Las Vegas.

The Ion Audio Guitar Apprentice is a full-scale, electric-guitar-style

Huawei Media Pad To Get Android 4.0 ICS Update

Huawei has announced that their MediaPad Android tablet, which comes with Android 3.2 Honeycomb will now come with Android 4.0 ice Cream Sandwich out of the box.

Huawei has also said that they will be releasing the Android 4.0 ICS update for

Apple Holding Education Special Event January 19th

Apple has sent out invitations to a new special event which will take place at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Thursday the 19th of January, and as you can see from the invite, Apple will make an ‘education announcement’.

Apple hasn’t given any details on what

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Video Camera In Action (Video)

We have been testing out the Samsung Galaxy Nexus over the last couple of week and thought we would show you guys a sample video which was recorded on the Galaxy Nexus.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus features an advanced 5 megapixel camera

Raspberry Pi Computer Goes Into Production

It looks like the first Raspberry Pi computers should be available by the end of the month, as they guys from Raspberry Pi have announced that the first models have gone into mass production.

The first models should start rolling off the production line by the end of January, and the company will be selling the model B version for $35, which comes with

Kanex Sydnee Charge Stand is for Serious Apple Fans

A company called Kanex has unveiled the charging stand for the person or family that is serious about their Apple devices. If you walk into a room and there are a bunch of iPhones of iPads charging, this is what you need.

This one stand will help free up some