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9th October 2007 Archive

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  • BT home router wide open to hijackers

    Updated Authentication bypass exposes many customers

    If you rely on BT for high-speed internet or VoIP, there's a good chance a pair of UK-based researchers know how to enable a backdoor in your router that leaves you wide open to eavesdropping, caller spoofing and other nasty attacks. The vulnerability resides in the BT Home Hub, one of the UK's most popular home routers, …

    Networking and Wireless 9 Oct 2007, 00:34

  • AMD adjusts Athlon prices

    Some up, some down

    AMD has juggled the prices of its desktop processors, knocking up to 27.5 per cent of various CPUs, introducing some new, low-power ones, and upping what it charges for a number of other parts. Among the processors that are now cheaper than before are members of the dual-core Athlon 64 X2 line and the single-core Athlon 64 …

    Bits 'n' Chips 9 Oct 2007, 09:24

  • Seagate admits Flash-fitted HDDs fall short of promised benefits

    BIOS, driver code to blame, apparently

    Seagate has admitted its first-generation hybrid hard drives - standard hard disks with an added Flash memory cache - are not providing the promised benefits, but it blamed the discrepancy on PC BIOS and device driver software. Seagate first discussed its Momentus 5400 PSD (Power-Saving Drive) line of 2.5in hybrid hard drives …

    Storage 9 Oct 2007, 09:48

  • Samsung shows SIM-squared mobile

    One handset, two SIM cards

    Keeping your work and private calls separate without carrying two handsets around could soon be a real possibility. Samsung yesterday unveiled its DuoS D880 handset, which allows owners to use two SIM cards in a single phone. Samsung's DuoS D880: two SIM card slots Users are able to switch between SIM cards without …

    Phones 9 Oct 2007, 09:57

  • Sony to cut Japanese PS3 prices

    Unveils 40GB model there too

    Sony has followed its announcement of a European 40GB PlayStation 3 by saying it will cut the prices of its 20GB and 60GB PS3s in Japan, a move that will pave the way for the introduction of the 40GB model there. The price cuts will take place on 17 October, Sony said, and see the 20GB PS3 fall from ¥49,980 to ¥44,980 ($426/£ …

    Consoles 9 Oct 2007, 10:13

  • RM readies Linux sub-laptop... for £169

    Updated Asus eePC reborn as MiniBook

    UK PC company RM - formerly Research Machines, 1980s school-computer buffs - is to bring Asus' tiny Eee PC, launched last June, to these shores - for a mere 169 quid. RM's MiniBook: cheap enough for the kids to break with impunity... The laptop will be branded the RM Asus MiniBook. The 890g, 22.5 x 16.5 x 2.1-3.5cm unit is …

    PCs 9 Oct 2007, 12:07

  • Manhunt 2 banned by UK censor - again

    Heads won't roll

    The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has once again refused to grant controversial videogame Manhunt 2 a release certificate in the UK, effectively banning the title. Manhunt 2: no axe please, we're British Manhunt 2 was originally refused a classification by the BBFC back in June, preventing the game from being …

    Consoles 9 Oct 2007, 12:16

  • Samsung S85 eight-megapixel digital camera

    Review The Peoples' Choice?

    Remember the days when even an entry-level digital camera cost the proverbial arm and a leg? Nowadays, low-price doesn’t have to mean low performance or even low in features. If you’re looking for a decent digital camera today, you can pick up a fairly well-specified model for a little over £100. Let’s face it: not everyone …

    Cameras 9 Oct 2007, 14:40