Habey USA Unveils Fanless Embedded PC

January 28, 2012

Embedded computing manufacturer Habey USA announced the BIS-6630, a small, fanless embedded computer with an Intel Atom N2800 (1.83 GHz) or D2700 (2.13 GHz) at its core. The D2700 version also has a PowerVR SGX545 GPU (640MHz) which purports to offer 60% improvement in graphics performance over previous Atoms. Features of the 12W, 7.5×7.5×2.5-inch…

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Symantec: Botnet Entangles Android Users

January 28, 2012

Mobile malware hasn’t been a huge problem up to this point. It certainly exists, but wielding a smartphone and downloading apps from an official market place isn’t like running Windows, where multiple new threats emerge every day. Perhaps things are beginning to change. Security firm Symantec discovered over a dozen malicious apps in the Android…

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Google Wants to Kill the Menu Button

January 28, 2012

Google has a message for developers: Say Goodbye to the Menu Button, which is the title of an Android Developers blog post pleading with devs to rethink their reliance on the Menu button. A better option, according to Google, is to direct users towards the ActionBar introduced in Honeycomb, and it’s never been more important [...]

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First Wave of Razer Blade Laptops Sell Out in Half Hour

January 28, 2012

Talk about tough luck for folks living on the East Coast. Razer late last night sent us an email announcing its highly anticipated Razer Blade gaming laptop is in stock and going on sale at 9PM PST, or midnight for EST gamers. We clicked the link this morning and discovered whatever stock Razer made available [...]

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Twitter boycott looms with censorship accusations

January 28, 2012

When Twitter announced it would withhold tweets country-by-country based on local restrictions, it said it was being more transparent. But some users disagree.

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Anonymous takes aim over Europe’s SOPA

January 28, 2012

Hackers are attacking sites and looking to expose information on European officials in response to the signing of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. ACTA critics say it’s even worse than the Stop Online Piracy Act floated in the U.S.

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Microsoft’s Kelihos botnet suspect says he’s innocent

January 28, 2012

St. Petersburg, Russia-based Andrey N. Sabelnikov says he is “absolutely not guilty” of participating in the creation of the huge spam network that Microsoft shut down last September.

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Stickman games that shine on iOS

January 28, 2012

This week’s collection of games relies less on graphics and more on solid gameplay. If you don’t mind simple graphics and just want a good pick-up-and-play game, this is your collection.

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Windows 8 stable on ARM, going to developers soon, say sources

January 28, 2012

Windows 8 on ARM is coming along nicely, thank you, according to a couple of sources with whom CNET spoke.

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Take a tour of BMW’s new Mog online music system

January 28, 2012

CNET takes a hands-on look at the new Mog online music system in a BMW 650i. Relying on an iPhone, the Mog interface lets the driver choose from 14 million tracks.

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