This Week in Tech 435: 2.6 Percent Neanderthal
Rubin’s robots, scary Ingress, iBeacon everywhere, federal floppies, and more.
Technology
Hardware, Technology
Intel’s upcoming high-capacity SSDs reportedly run hot, require a heatsink
Intel is readying two new lines of high-capacity solid state drives – Fultondale and Pleasantdale – for release sometime in
Networking, Security
Credit card fraud comes of age with advances in point-of-sale botnets
Underscoring the growing sophistication of Internet crime, researchers have documented one of the first known botnets to target point-of-sale (PoS)
Technology
OCZ Goes Bankrupt, SSD Assets are Targeted by Toshiba
Five years without a profit, and messy financial fraud allegations spelled the enthusiast firm’s demise After years of takeover rumors,
Security, Software
Researchers create malware that communicates via silent sound, no network needed
When security researcher Dragos Ruiu claimed malware dubbed “badBIOS” allowed infected machines to communicate using sound waves alone—no network connection
Networking, Security
Botnet snatches 2 million logins for Facebook, ADP, and other sites
Two million logins and passwords from services such as Facebook, Google and Twitter have been found on a Netherlands-based server,
Software, Technology
Research shows removing DRM boosts music sales up to 41 percent
University of Toronto researcher Laurina Zhang is working on a paper that appears to prove it is more profitable to
Apple, Microsoft, Software
Windows 8.x growth flatlines, Internet Explorer 11 makes a splash
Enlarge Net Market Share November was the first full month of availability for both Windows 8.1 and OS X 10.9.
Networking, Security, Technology
Botnet busts more for stunts than security, expert says
Microsoft and Symantec made headlines in September and in the summer by taking down major botnets. Now, one expert calls
Hardware, Networking, Technology
Meet WISP, the wireless future of Internet service
The Internet connection we all rely on is about to change, now that WISP is coming to town. Most people