When there is a massive breach in security protecting personal data often times we hear about it for a week but then it's promptly forgotten. It's as if our brains can only retain the data for so long and then it's formatted.Unless you are one of the thousands of people who's data was stolen, hacked,

According to Ollie Whitehouse, a security researcher for Symantec, a feature that is supposed to protect a normal user from running harmful software may act as a Trojan for malware and viruses.Now from this and previous posts you'd probably think I'm anti-Vista. I'm not against the new OS, I'm against

Now I may have missed something but I was under the impression one of the selling points of Windows Vista, Microsoft's newest incarnation of its operating system, was it's security suite.A privilege escalation bug was discovered by eEye Digital Security. The bug, similar to a buffer overflow problem

The phenomenon that is MySpace is nothing new.Humans are extremely social creatures. I'm certain that back when my ancestors were Cro-Magnons there were social groups devoted to cave paintings. Course there was probably a social network that hated cave paintings as well. As we progressed we developed

I had to laugh at the new Mac commercial.If you haven't seen it yet, check it out.You need QuickTime installed to watch this ad.Here Endeth the Les

According to a recent article from EETimes.com the cost of flash memory is set to plummet this year due to manufacturers flooding the market in 2006.Joseph Unsworth, an analyst with Gartner Inc. (Stamford, Conn.) stated "Technically, you still have to buy it from vendors. It's certainly more affordable."

Several states have distracted driving laws that make it illegal to drive a vehicle and talk on the phone (unless handsfree), eat, etc. However a new law being proposed in NY would make it illegal to walk across a street while using electronic devices.State Sen. Carl Kruger's bill would actually ban

The RIAA has tried numerous times to get legislation passed concerning digital rights management software as well as spearheading the campaign that if they don't do something to protect their revenue people will be trading their intellectual property all over the internet.Steve Jobs made a bold statement

Silica is a portable hacking device created by Immunity Inc., that can search for and join 802.11 (Wi-Fi) access points, scan other connections for open ports, and automatically launch code execution exploits from CANVAS, the company's flagship point-and-click attack tool that features hundreds of exploits,

According to a company statement provided by Apple spokesman Derick Mains, "Although iTunes 7.0.2 may work with Windows Vista on many typical PCs, Apple is aware of some known compatibility issues and recommends that iTunes customers wait to upgrade to Windows Vista until after the next release of

So you don't like the screen on your iPod? Want a more immersive environment when you play World of Warcraft?Well the techs at Icuiti Corp. have come to your rescue. They have created twin high-resolution LCD displays built into a piece of eyewear that is reminicent of Geordi LaForge's goggles.Unfortunately

Well it's official... Technotropolis has recieved 1,000 hits.The blog went live in January 2006, so its taken a yearto reach 1,000 hits. Which equals to 2.74 hits per day...All you space monkeys need to be visiting my blog at leastonce per day... even if I only post once a week ;)Here Endeth the H

The Recording Industry Associate of America (RIAA) may becomingmore open to the idea of digital music rights."It's a model worth looking at," John Kennedy, head of theInternational Federation for the Phonographic Industry, said at apress briefing last weekend in Cannes at Midem, the annual globalmusic

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