Notebooks with flash-based hard drives cost a lot and are plagued by returns, according to mounting evidence. more
Fake Google Calender meeting invitations used in new spam attack
Nigerian scammers have launched a new spam campaign sending fake Google Calendar meeting invitations in an attack targeted towards corporate users, security vendor BitDefender warned today. more
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Aluminum Toxicity: A misdiagnosed epidemic (Part 2)
Aluminum, which appears as #6 on the periodic table, is a pervasive metal that is present in the air we breathe through our military’s “chemtrail” project, in public water supplies through the use of aluminum sulfate as a flocculating agent, in medications/vaccines, in toiletries, in the soil and, therefore, in our food and drinks (fruit juice pouches and soft drinks). more
Google rolls-out Google Transit in Perth other states to follow
Google today announced the availability of Google Transit in Perth, the first city in the southern hemisphere to feature the Google Maps’ tool that provides public transport directions to commuters. more
Intel details roadmap to more cores
Intel has laid out its future product roadmap, including a forthcoming six-core upgrade to its Xeon processor line, details of its next micro-architecture codenamed Nehalem, future 32nm chips, and technology with which it plans to meet requirements for high-performance graphics and visualisation. more
Bridging the Designer–User Gap
Depending on how representative designers are of the target audience, a project might need more or less user testing. Still, usability concerns never go away completely. more
Internet heading for a fall, says founder
The internet in its current form is unsupportable and dangerous, according to the man that led its inception. more
IBM predicts five biggest tech trends
IBM has released a series of predictions that they see as the five big new trends in tech for the next five years. more
Email mayday saves South Atlantic sailors
A retired couple who got into difficulty while sailing across the South Atlantic managed to raise the alarm by emailing coastguards in Cornwall. more