Archive for ‘February, 2010’

Doctors will wash their hands with plasma

Doctors will wash their hands with plasma

Doctors and hospitals have dozens of times a day to wash their hands, and it takes precious time. The new device, developed by several laboratories, will get rid of hand washing. Instead of washing your hands, people just need to stick them in a small box. Hands will be cleaned by the plasma – a [...]

“Beeline” taking pre-orders for iPhone 3GS

“Beeline” taking pre-orders for iPhone 3GS

Parish iPhone 3GS in Russia have been waiting for, and this event will happen in the near future. The site of “Beeline” (“VimpelCom”) under the online store an opportunity to issue a preliminary order to “yablokofon.” «Beeline” offers two models in two colors – with 16 GB and 32 GB in black and white colors. [...]

Google donates $ two million Wikimedia Foundation

Google donates $ two million Wikimedia Foundation

Google supports the Wikimedia Foundation with a donation of two million dollars (just under 1.5 million euros). This was announced by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Lotus founder Mitch Kapor is known about Twitter. An official announcement will follow today. The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that free content wiki project, and in many [...]

IT services provider Atos Origin increases profit

IT services provider Atos Origin increases profit

Olympic sponsor, Atos Origin has made more profit despite revenue decline (Image: Atos Origin). Atos Origin has presented its results for fiscal year 2009. The currency-adjusted sales in fiscal 2009 was € 5.13 billion. That is 3.7 percent less than last year. Operating profits climbed from 256 to 290 million euros. The net profit could [...]

USB-stick for the real men of Prestigio

USB-stick for the real men of Prestigio

On the eve of Day of Motherland Defender Prestigio company introduced in the domestic market three series of original USB-drives – Prestigio Leather Data Flash, Prestigio Lighter and Prestigio Pen. series drives Prestigio Leather Data Flash are made in the form factor flash drive with a massive steel ring, and the USB connector is safely [...]

Cisco switches are reversed for the modular Dell servers

Cisco switches are reversed for the modular Dell servers

A couple of months ago, Dell, figuratively speaking, slapped across the face Cisco, publicly criticizing its platform Unified Computing System, as a closed to a single supplier. Naturally, as a good example Dell has its own procurement policies, which allows customers, in her words, loose enough to form a set of servers, storage and networking [...]

Buzz: U.S. privacy advocates call for investigation

Buzz: U.S. privacy advocates call for investigation

privacy advocates the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked them to initiate an investigation against Buzz. They interfere primarily because Google each user of its e-mail service, mail automatically when buzz-member enters, without the user before asking for permission. The FTC should require Google to require users to register [...]

12-core Magny-Cours processors are sold on eBay

12-core Magny-Cours processors are sold on eBay

We are talking about server dvenadtsatiyadernyh AMD Opteron processor 6100, which provides for socket G34. Also, plan to release and eight-chip. Processors Magny-Cours (12 cores) – two crystal Istanbul, united in a single package. Supported by the four-mode memory. Magny-Cours chips can be combined into two-and four-processor computer systems, even with forty-eight cores. on eBay [...]

O2 completes acquisition of Hansenet

O2 completes acquisition of Hansenet

Telefónica O2 Germany has completed the acquisition of Hansenet. According to regulatory approval by the EU Commission in late January, the company yesterday signed the sale contract. With approximately 2.4 million customers O2 will become the fourth largest DSL provider in Germany. Hansenet is, according to O2 CEO René Schuster continued as an independent company [...]

Apple exchanges faulty MacBook hard drives

Apple exchanges faulty MacBook hard drives

As reported AppleInsider, Apple has announced an exchange program for MacBooks with faulty hard drives. Affected are the drives of black and white 13-inch MacBooks, which were sold between May 2006 and December 2007. According to the company appear for some users when switching on a flashing question mark on the screen. The problem occurs [...]

Details on pricing and timing of Nissan LEAF

Details on pricing and timing of Nissan LEAF

Nissan North American representatives shared some details about price and date of occurrence in the sale of all-electric vehicle (EV, EA) LEAF. Since August, Nissan will be taking orders for corporate LEAF, then, in December, the first deliveries of cars will reach dealers USA, Europe and Japan. Price of new EA is going to be [...]

Tipping Point announces Pwn2Own hacking competition in 2010

Tipping Point announces Pwn2Own hacking competition in 2010

Tipping Point has announced the hacker contest Pwn2Own 2010th As in past years, it will be held at the CanSecWest security conference. Compared to last year, the security company has increased the prize money significantly. Hackers are to be given for discovering security holes a total of $ 100,000. Only $ 40,000 from a total [...]

Buffalo brings external SSD with USB port

Buffalo brings external SSD with USB port

Buffalo has introduced the “MicroStation SSD” an external flash-based storage solution with USB 2.0 port. The 32-gigabyte version costs 115 €, the 64GB version 210 €. The SSD measures 5.7 times 1.3 times 9.8 inches and weighs 62 grams part of delivery includes the encryption software Lock Ware and the synchronization application Memeo AutoSync. Power [...]

Racing chair for an enjoyable gaming

Racing chair for an enjoyable gaming

Fans of “Formula 1″, as well as amateurs to play console games, sitting in a comfortable chair, is dedicated. Designer Arthur Reis Jr. (Arthur Q. Reyes, Jr.) Developed the concept of the chair, which looks as if it had just pulled out of Formula race car. Moreover, membership of a particular brand is not in [...]

Report: Shell loses data of 176,000 employees and suppliers

Report: Shell loses data of 176,000 employees and suppliers

As The Register reported , the oil giant Shell has confirmed the loss of personal data of 176,000 employees and suppliers. A stolen address list has been forwarded to lobbyists and activists who are critical of the company. John Donovan, an activist who has received the database, said that he had destroyed them voluntarily. There [...]