Un Hacker, anteriormente experto en seguridad, encontró más de 40 fallos en el servicio de vídeos de Youtube y les amenazó con divulgarlos si el buscador no los corregía. Google se lo agradeció regalándole una bicicleta.
Christian Matthies, que así se llama el hacker, declaró que los fallos que encontró comprometían la seguridad de millones de usuarios. Al principio Matthies se puso en contacto con la compañía para que los corrigieran y al no obtener respuesta, optó por la amenaza.
Al final, consiguió que subsanasen el error y una bicicleta.
Más información [OJObuscador]
Gateway’s keeping on with the convertible tablets, now announcing its latest in the lineup: the E-295C / C-140. Options include:
* Core 2 Duo 1.8 – 2.4GHz options
* 14-inch WXGA (1280 x 768) display, 200 nit brightness
* Wacom digitzer / pen with 256 sensitivity levels (nice!)
* Intel GMA X3100 or ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 graphics
* Up to 4GB RAM, drive options up to 120GB
* Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0
* DVD±RW drive, SD / MS / xD media reader, 1394, three USB 2.0 ports, biometric scanner
Prices start at $1100, plus there’s another shot after the break to whet that whistle.
Más información [Gateway]
SOFTWARE FIRM Microsoft is selling PC hardware in India at a cost of RS21,000 (~$500) and using Zenith and Wipro to build machines which use AMD chips.
The PC is aimed at the educational market and Microsoft is aiming at growing the market in the long term.
The scheme is called Unlimited Potential and the machine is called the IQ PC with machines initially being introduced in early July in Bangalore and Pune, with the scheme getting all India roll out in November.
PC penetration in India is around two per cent of the total billion plus population and these Microsoft machines include educational software that marries the local curriculum. Microsoft gave no further details of the configuration of its PC.
What local vendors and the channel think about this one can only imagine. But the phrase “bhar me jae” probably springs to mind at the idea of the Vole nibbling at this particular patch.
Más información [The Inquirer]
Dell has launched their 2407WFP-HC, a 1,920 x 1,200 24-inch monitor that covers 92% of the NTSC color gamut, which is excellent news for photographers and video editors. What else is in? 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 450cd/m2 brightness and 6ms response time, plus 9-in-2 flash card readers and all kinds of connectors, even Y/C and Composite, but sadly no HDMI. However, the best thing is the price tag.
While in Japan, where it just launched, it costs $870, here you will be able to grab it for just $660. Hopefully sooner than later.
Dell debuts HC version of its 24″ beast [The Inquirer]
ANYONE LOOKING to buy a Blu-ray player or a PS3 might do well to hold off a couple of months – the Blu-ray Disc Association has announced a new promotion that will see each new optical player ship with five (count ‘em) movies in the box, according to sources.
While Blu-ray players typically retail for a minimum of $200 more than their HD-DVD equivalents, lobbing in five movies means about $100 off the sticker shock.
However, since most of the bundled movies are likely to be turkeys, if these promotions in the past are anything to go by, picking up an HD-DVD player and the movies you actually want to watch may well still be a better option.
The marketing move is designed to coincide with Blu-ray’s one year anniversary in the North American market and to pile the pressure on HD-DVD, which has done fairly well out of Xbox 360 owners.
The format wars are far from over, and we can only hope that they get more interesting than crummy bundles. Where’s the sex, death and intrigue?.
More information [TheInquirer]
Those of you playing first person shooters on the PS3 but suck at using the SIXAXIS to aim were probably looking forward to the SplitFish FragFX, the half controller, half mouse contraption. How well does it work? Pretty darn well. And it’s customizable too.
You can assign the mouse to control the camera view, the left stick, or even act as a mouse in the PS browser. Downloadable software also lets you reassign all the buttons in case games don’t have good assignment options themselves.
There’s even a “frag” button, which when pressed, slows down the mouse movement significantly so you can aim even more precisely. For $59 (wired) and $69 (wireless), you can’t go wrong with this controller. We just wish they’d make one for the 360.
SplitFish FragFX PS3 Review [IGN]
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DIY web site Instructables has a very intense but very cool tutorial for converting a laptop into a second monitor.
This is a “roll up your sleeves and hope you don’t screw it up” project, but it’s also a great way to repurpose an unused laptop for a cheap second LCD monitor. For a non-DIY approach, you can use a software like MaxiVista to transform a second laptop without the hardware tweaking, but the Instructable will take the repurposing to the limit. On the other hand, if you’re just looking to share a mouse and keyboard, check out previously mentioned Synergy.
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Laptop Converted to 2nd Monitor [Instructables]
