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Comment To IBMs defense (Score 1) 339

by City Jim 3000 on Sunday September 24, 2006 @04:34AM (#16173245) Attached to: Alan Cox's Exploding Laptop

From the article: "...with third-party batteries we bought separately"

Shame IBM for not having an "your cheap battery is imminent to asplode" sensor.

Mars Rover Upgraded 132

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday May 28, 2006 @10:37AM from the everyone-likes-upgrades dept.

MrShaggy writes "According to a BBC article, NASA is upgrading their MARS rovers. The upgrade will allow the rovers to sift through the pictures of dust-devils, decide which is the most appropriate, send it back. 'Clouds typically occur in 8-20% of the data collected right now,' Castano said. 'If we could look for a much more extended time and select only those images with clouds then we could increase our understanding of how and when these phenomena form. Similarly with the dust devils.' The article also discusses upgrades to the Mars Odyssey. They plan to make it self-reacting to events on the planet as they are happening."

Dell Installs Google Software at Factory 242

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday May 25, 2006 @10:41PM from the yes-have-some dept.

simonjp writes "BBC News are reporting that Dell will be installing Google software onto their new machines as part of the software build. Details appear sketchy, but this signifies the first step for Google from being just something you can download to an almost 'essential' software provider. They report that both sides are to benefit from the deal, and that 'more is to come.'"

Critical Flaw Found in VNC 4.1 175

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday May 11, 2006 @09:42PM from the public-desktops dept.

jblobz writes "IntelliAdmin has discovered a critical flaw that allows an attacker to control any machine running VNC 4.1. The flaw grants access without the attacker obtaining a password. The details of the vulnerability have not been released, but their website has a proof of concept that allows you to test your own VNC installation for the vulnerability"

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