Archive for February 7th, 2008

Security Now 130: Listener Feedback 34

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners. For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Security Now is brought to you by Astaro Internet ...

Video: Hands on with Archos TV+

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

It made a lovely bedfellow, we must say. As you'll see from our video, you're able to download the latest movie releases, well before iTunes movie rentals launches in the UK. One-nil Archos. You can surf the web wirelessly on your widescreen telly, thanks to the nifty palm-sized remote control, which ...

Everex claims future CloudBooks to include SSD, 22-inch screens, Osborne effect?

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Filed under: LaptopsWhile Everex continues to bungle the launch of the CloudBook, Paul C. Kim is already spilling details on the next iteration, providing an already troubled launch with problems of Osborne proportions. Due to be released later this year, the upcoming CloudBooks should feature an SSD option, "female colors," ...

New iPhone and iPod touch Safari exploit discovered

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Filed under: CellphonesIt's difficult to tell if this is just a little fear-mongering, or cause for real concern, but it looks like there's another iPhone / touch exploit out there lurking on the unseen horizons of those device's browsers. According to reports, a memory exploit -- similar to the previously-patched ...

Is the Givori Serendipity the world’s ugliest cellphone?

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones We've never really understood the luxury cellphone market, but color us flat-out confused (and nauseated) by Givori's latest ultra-high-end handset, the Serendipity. We're not certain what upgrades you get over a standard Nokia N76 for the $3,077 asking price, but let us just suggest that you save the ...