Full FeedIndonesia bans porn, gets Information Ministry website hacked in return
There has been some great debates among the Muslim-majority Asian nation about whether or not to ban the access of pornographic materials. The government of Indonesia took the first step to restrict the access of pornographic materials from the web and went as far as making the “transmission of pornographic material on the Web” a criminal offense. Well it goes to show that when people want their porn they will stand up for what they believe is right, in respond with the government’s action, a couple of “web criminals” hacked into the website of the Information Ministry, and added their personal message and thoughts.
Anti-Theft Technology announced by Intel for laptops
Intel has announced plans to release an anti-theft initiative for laptops by the end of the year. The rate of data hacked from stolen or misplaced laptops has been increasing, and Intel has planned to release this technology to help prevent your vital data from being widely misused.
“It basically locks the system, lock the disk, so people cannot be maliciously using and getting the data,” stated executive vice president and general manager of Intel’s Mobility Group – Dr Dadi Perlmutter at his presentation.
Based on what Dr. Dadi had elaborated, The Intel Anti-Theft Technology is apparently a method to lock a laptop down to the component level, and prevent any access to data. But information about this technology is still limited. As for Intel, they said that Intel would announce more details when it’s nearing the release. So let’s just sit back, and wait for the good news
Via [InfoWorld]
RelatedIs this site down for everyone or is it just me?
Ever wind up at a website that took centuries to load? Only to get an error message after waiting for what seemed like an eternity. After that happens I am sure, like us, that you curse the net, the broadband and your computer. In the meantime you still wait and refresh, possibly setting yourself up for further disappointment.
Well, now instead of raising that stress level any further you can check out “Down for everyone or just me?”. It’ll tell you whether the offending website is down for everyone or just for yourself. Overall, two thumbs up for this website.
Read [Down for everyone or just me?] Via [geeksugar]
RelatedWindows Mobile 6.1 rumored to drop on April 1
Rumors are around that Microsoft will be releasing their latest update to Windows Mobile on April 1, 2008, which is also know as April Fools Day, so this may or may not be a lead-in to a huge disappointment. While the version 6.1 release is not a full new version, it is said to offer a lot of usability improvements over the current version 6.0.
Microsoft’s rumored Windows Mobile version 6.1 is expected to feature an improved web browser, copy and paste from IE, a Vista-like user interface, new fonts, a better task manager, Wi-Fi indicator and an some improvements to ActiveSync that will allow it to be auto-configured.
While this may be a big lead up for an April Fools joke, it does have good timing with CTIA, which will take place in Las Vegas beginning on none other than April 1. Luckily its only a short wait to see just how accurate this rumor is.
Via [Slash Gear]
RelatedBen Heck - the console modding legend going ‘pro’
Benjamin Heckendorn, or mostly known as Ben Heck, is a legend for his semi-godlike ability to recreate and modify electronic devices. Among those popular devices are the Xbox laptop and the popular reincarnation of Atari 2600. Ben started all with all of these “crazy” ideas from his basement, warming up by modding the Atari 2600 – taking the first gaming console and reviving it back in the form of a handheld console.
As he goes on with his hobby, his professional on modifying has captured a lot of attention and in turn he gets just about any request you could imagine, some of which he goes on to complete just because “it sounded so weird I did it.” There’s even an Iraq soldier who lost an arm in the war who has asked Ben to build him a one handed gaming controller. Ben goes on to say that while “no offers to throw bundles of money” at him have come he does get some offers and has been gotten the attention of people from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo and is even working with a peripheral maker to sell a packaged product that came from the previosusly mentioned one handed game controller.
RelatedUbuntu 8.04 beta ‘HardyHeron’ released with lots of new features, upgrades
Good news for Ubuntu users as Ubuntu developers have announced Ubuntu 8.04, also know as ‘HardyHeron’. Although it’s a beta release, it offers users the latest software and exciting features. As for those who are unfamiliar with Ubuntu, it is a Linux distribution for desktops, laptops and servers. Ubuntu is doing a great job, providing users with stable operation systems, focusing on usability, frequent updates and easy-to-install programs.
Novell focuses on integration with SuSE Linux Enterprise 11
Cheers to those Linux users, as Novell is going to be releasing the successor of Linux 10, which is the SuSE Linux Enterprise 11. Sadly, Novell has only released some details at this point, but look on the bright side, at least it’s going to be released. Novell stated that, SuSE Linux Enterprise 11 will work on a vast variety of products such as edge and infrastructure servers, to data centers and servers.
DirecTV looks to start up their on-demand service
DirecTV has announced that they’re going to release their latest feature – some sort of video-on-demand which they had been testing out through the years. DirecTV stated that, although they have had been some trouble setting up a video-on-demand system on their satellite-TV, this time, it’ll be different. This feature will be release as a beta version for subscribers to try it out around this June or July.
AT&T makes commitment to users with disabilites
AT&T is following the footsteps of Google and Apple, opening a new segment for the market of those with disabilities. AT&T is trying to open up their information to developers and allow them to create applications and systems for users who have disabilities. This method is called Universal Design, and a small range of applications has already been created based on this method to assist those users who are disabled or handicapped.
These Universal Design based application includes Mobile speak or voice command, a screen reader with Braille to help those who are blind, and Mobile Magnifier, a magnification application that supports low and high-resolution screens for those who have difficulties in reading.
Although there’s a lot of hi-end technologies that already assist a lot people in need, AT&T hopes that with this method, it’ll help develop additional tools that will offer further assistance. With this commitment of AT&T, there will hopefully be a brighter ‘tech’ future for those in need.
Via [SMS Text News]
RelatedCould the Microsoft-Yahoo! deal hurt the internet? According to Google; yes.
We thought that Eric Schmidt, the chief executive of the world’s top search engine Google was kidding when he said that Microsoft will “break” the free flow of the internet if it succeeds with their proposed Microsoft-Yahoo! deal. But things got a little more serious when Schmidt explained in detail how the internet-based systems of today are highly operateable, open systems, and the acquirement of Yahoo! by Microsoft would eventually break the system.
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