LG Electronics will show off an 84-inch 3D Ultra Definition TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. The world’s largest 3D TV will offer 8 million pixels at 3840 x 2160 screen resolution — four times that of existing full HDTV screens, LG asserted. Features include 3D Depth Control, which lets [...]
Intel announced its third-generation Atom mobile processor-based platform, code-named “Cedar Trail,” on Wednesday. It consists of two dual-core mobile processors, the N2600 and N2800, and two that target entry-level desktop and other solutions, the D2500 and D2700. The platform introduces new features such as Intel Wireless Music and Intel Wireless Display, which let users stream [...]
Even before Steve Jobs admitted to his biographer that he had cracked the modern television nut, Apple fans have long suspected — and hoped — that Apple’s little hobby Apple TV set-top box was just a stepping stone to a bigger and better HDTV living room experience. The latest rumors throw fuel on the fire: [...]
A road map for the future development of the Windows Phone OS has apparently been leaked. The new information comes in the wake of a recent flurry of criticism over Windows Phone’s performance in the smartphone market. The road map is purportedly accurate as of October 2011. If that’s true, it could alleviate some critics’ [...]
Backing up data and restoring a crashed computer are two of those “I wish I hadda” moments in the life of every computer user. When you maintain a collection of computers for your job or organization, those tasks can be critical. One of the fastest and most reliable ways to restore an afflicted computer is [...]
Hackers claiming to belong to the Anonymous hacking community broke into the servers of private think tank Stratfor over the holiday weekend. They stole thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information, and also claim to have stolen the company’s list of confidential clients. This includes organizations such as the United States Air Force [...]
Hackers claiming to belong to the Anonymous hacking community broke into the servers of private think tank Stratfor over the holiday weekend. They stole thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information, and also claim to have stolen the company’s list of confidential clients. This includes organizations such as the United States Air Force [...]
Imagine the paint on your house powering the electric devices inside it. That’s a possible application of some research being conducted at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Nano Science and Technology. A team at the center lead by Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Prashant Kamat has found a way to create a kind of [...]
As the U.S. government continues to pound out proposals for getting its IT security ducks in a row, it appears it’s not the only party in Washington, D.C., to have a problem with network intrusion. IT systems belonging to the lobbying group the United States Chamber of Commerce were breached by hackers using servers located [...]
If there was ever a year for train wrecks, 2011 was it. It is that time when we look back at the screwy decisions executives made last year, and be thankful that we aren’t them. There were a number of career-limiting moves last year that warrant a top spot on my Bozo meter. HP and [...]