27th January 2007 Archive

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Silence and 'scareware' epidemic at MySpace

Comment MyScare the Microsoft of Web 2.0?

MySpace's immense popularity appears to have handed the social networking site an unwanted role as a clearinghouse for Web 2.0 naughties. The Register has uncovered a third dose of "Myscareware" trying to make its way onto users' machines for file infection. Beyond freaking out plenty of teenagers and excitable men, the …

Security 27 Jan 2007, 01:34
Microsoft execs jilted by an unfaithful Dell

'We should whack them'

Microsoft executives - having been unceremoniously dressed down for, among other things, plotting to cut off rival Netscape's supply of life-giving air - discussed bludgeoning Dell over the true-blue ally's embrace of Linux. The online musings came to light this week in the antitrust case being tried in Iowa state court. In …

Servers 27 Jan 2007, 02:48
Intel cranks up next-gen chip-to-chip play

Terachat

Almost always a slave to silicon, Intel this week unleashed a record-breaking modulator that shows its favored material just might play a dominate role in future fiber optic networking. Intel's researchers have turned out a silicon optical modulator that can encode data at 30 gigabits per second, making it the fastest such …

Servers 27 Jan 2007, 04:24
Intel exposes 45nm Core 2 Duo

Penryn's 410m transistors revealed

Say hello to Intel's 'Penryn', the 45nm architecture that will form the basis for the chip maker's next-generation desktop, notebook and server dual- and quad-core processors, set to ship sometime in the second half of the year. Intel has already said it's punching out 45nm silicon and has booted a variety of operating …

Servers 27 Jan 2007, 05:02
Intel 45nm CPUs to use metal gates, high-k dielectric

One step ahead of the competition

Intel's 45nm microprocessors will incorporate transistors constructed with metal gates and high-k dielectric materials, the chip maker revealed today. That said, it was tight-lipped about which materials will actually make up these components in its 45nm dual-core die, 'Penryn'. Penryn's transistors use a metal in place of …

Servers 27 Jan 2007, 05:02
Put the button on your users

Take your Sideshow app and put it on a bag

The commuter sitting across from you with one hand in his pocket and an intent look on his face is probably just fiddling with a mobile phone or media player. If he’s fiddling with his pocket itself or the sleeve of his jacket, either you should move away – or he could be trying out Eleksen’s new reference design for fabric …

Developer 27 Jan 2007, 07:02
Great moments in human research

Part One: Research you really didn't need to know

Also in this week's column: Does urinating after sex prevent catching HIV or other infections? How much damage does a tapeworm do to the human body? Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker? Great moments in human research 1: "Concluding, among other things..." The Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded to research that is not exactly …

Science 27 Jan 2007, 09:02
Does urinating after sex prevent catching HIV or other infections?

An infectious rumour

Also in this week's column: Great moments in human research 1 How much damage does a tapeworm do to the human body? Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker? Does urinating after sex prevent catching HIV or other infections? Asked by John Norton of Philadelphia, USA It is widely believed that urinating after sex will …

Science 27 Jan 2007, 09:02
Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker?

Wake me up so the action starts

Also in this week's column: Great moments in human research 1 Does urinating after sex prevent catching HIV or other infections? How much damage does a tapeworm do to the human body? Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker? Asked by Gale Power of Manly, NSW, Australia It is a myth that it is dangerous to wake up a …

Science 27 Jan 2007, 09:02
How much damage does a tapeworm do to the human body?

Less than you'd think

Also in this week's column: Great moments in human research 1 Does urinating after sex prevent catching HIV or other infections? Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker? How much damage does a tapeworm do to the human body? Asked by George Gomez of Concord, California, USA Tapeworms produce surprisingly few physical …

Science 27 Jan 2007, 09:02
Inspirational Fortune editor changes sex in front of CEOs

Comment A woman like me

As someone who has suffered from intense (and very public) gender confusion for many years, I was thrilled this week to see another hack come out in Fortune magazine as a member of the genitalia flip-flopper club. Fortune's esteemed editor David Kirkpatrick revealed his longing to give up the frame of an aging man for that of a …

Media 27 Jan 2007, 17:00