by Joseph Forbes | Apr 6, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the why-you-always-smash-them-with-a-hammer-before-reselling-them dept. To probably no one’s surprise, wiping a smartphone by standard methods doesn’t get all the data erased. From an article at Wired: ‘Problem is, even if you do everything...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 6, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the set-in-3D-stone dept. The three largest memory makers announced the final specifications for three-dimensional DRAM, which is aimed at increasing performance for networking and high performance computing markets. Micron, Samsung and Hynix are leading the...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 5, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Dell believes an ARM supercomputer will be applicable in specific use cases Not fazed by a takeover battle looming on the sidelines, members of Dell’s research division are putting together the pieces for prototype ARM supercomputers that could be deployed in...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 5, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY
from the just-go-straight-to-800 dept. The IEEE this week launched a study group to explore development of a 400Gbps Ethernet standard to support booming demand for network bandwidth. Networks will need to support 58% compound annual growth rates in bandwidth on...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 5, 2013 | MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
from the also-conducive-for-uninformed-panic dept. NASA researchers have compared nuclear power to fossil fuel energy sources in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution-related deaths. Using nuclear power in place of coal and gas power has prevented some...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 5, 2013 | HAPPINESS, HARDWARE, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
from the not-the-best-resume-builder dept. Last fall, the state of Washington passed a marijuana legalization referendum, and needed to acquire an outside consultant to run the program. ‘As it normally does, the state put out a request for proposal for a...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 4, 2013 | HACKING, INTERNET
from the north-korea-has-a-flickr-page? dept. With tensions on the Korean peninsula continuing to rise, Anonymous hacked into the government-run North Korean Flickr site to post a ‘wanted’ poster for NK leader Kim Jong Un. It says that he is wanted for...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 4, 2013 | Blog Entry, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the postcard-vs.-envelope dept. Alfred Anaya was a custom stereo installer who branched out to making secret compartments for valuables, who the DEA sent to prison as a co-conspirator when a drug dealer used his creation to smuggle drugs. But Wired points out the...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 4, 2013 | SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technicals
In celebration of spring’s onset, today we’re providing advance notification for the April 2013 release of nine bulletins; two Critical and seven Important. The Critical bulletins address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer, and the seven...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 4, 2013 | DATA, LAW, NERD NEWS, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the who’s-to-blame dept. We have a sense that surveillance is bad, but we often have a hard time saying exactly why. In an interesting and readable new article in the Harvard Law Review, law professor Neil Richards argues that surveillance is bad for two...
