Online thieves nab $450,000 from town coffers
A keylogger on the computer of the Carson, Calif., treasurer enabled online thieves to transfer nearly half a million dollars to other bank accounts, according to news reports.
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MacBook Pro backlight comparison: LED vs CCFL
Filed under: Features, Laptops
Turns out our local zombie-infested Apple store was already stocking yesterday’s new Santa Rosa-based LED-backlit MacBook Pro — and so naturally we had to do our own wholly unscientific comparison. Now, for starters, please note: all side-by-sides were taken with an 8 month old 2nd gen MacBook Pro with CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent tube) backlight and matte display on the LEFT, and the 3rd gen MBP with LED backlight and matte screen on the right. Apple told us the difference would be imperceptible — was it? Check out the pics, and read on for some thoughts.
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Microsoft Surface revealed in patent form
Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets
While it’s hardly as big a deal now that Microsoft itself has let its much-anticipated Surface/Project Milan out of the bag, those that prefer to get their information in the form crude sketches and less-than-readable sentences can finally get their fix, as the USPTO has now revealed Microsoft’s patent application for the device. Filed way back in November of 2005, the application describes a “function-oriented user interface,” and lays out many of the features that we saw first-hand last week, including resizing pictures using two fingers, and dragging one element to another in order to initiate an activity. So, not a lot of new information, but if you’re looking for something more to tide you over until you can get your hands on a Surface yourself, you can hit up the link below for a glimpse at its origins (and plenty more sketches).
[Via PC Joint, thanks Staksa]
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The Truth About Piracy
After posting the recent article on Copyright and Intellectual Property, I expected someone would question whether the whole notion of copyrights is fear-based. Sure enough someone did. It’s a very good question — is the whole notion of intellectual property inherently rooted in fear and scarcity thinking? Should we feel free to pirate whatever we desire? Or is [...]
Philips SPD5130 external hard drive hits 1TB
Filed under: Storage
Philips certainly isn’t the first company to shove 1TB of storage into some form of external enclosure, but the recently-unveiled SPD5130 does manage to strip the NAS niceties and add an eSATA interface all the while. Of course, users can still plug this one in via USB 2.0, and everyone should appreciate the 32MB included buffer for “enhanced transfer stability.” Externally, the 1TB drive is wrapped in a thick aluminum shell that should protect it from minor battles, touts a one-click backup button, and it even includes an intelligent power management feature that powers it up and down with the PC it is attached to. Reportedly, the SPD5130 should be available to customers in Europe and the US pretty soon, and while we haven’t seen anything official just yet, we’re hearing that it’ll run €449 across the pond and $499 here on American soil.
[Via Pocket-Lint]
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