1st August 2009 Archive

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• Walmart goes green with solar build-out

  But Intel still the greenest

  Walmart is adding five more stores to its solar-energy pilot program - but not because management's turned into a bunch of tree-hugging Arkansas hippies. The megastore multinational is going green for the sake of green - money, that is. The five latest stores in Walmart's pilot program, which now totals 20 stores, Sam’s Clubs …

  Environment 1 Aug 00:04

• Microsoft's Windows 7 price gamble - and why it's flawed

  Comment Upgrade or die

  Microsoft is gambling it can saturate consumers with Home Premium editions of Windows 7, hoping to dislodge Apple and milk customers over the long term. But Microsoft's Windows 7 price strategy is plagued by contradiction. On Friday, Microsoft said it's discounting the list price on Windows 7 again, this time for netbook users …

  Operating Systems 1 Aug 00:21

• Surveillance camera hack swaps live feed with spoof video

  Defcon Reliving Thomas Crown

  Corporate teleconferences and other sensitive video feeds traveling over internet are a lot more vulnerable to interception thanks to the release of free software tools that offer penetration testers and attackers a point-and-click interface. At the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas, the Viper Lab researchers demonstrated …

  Enterprise Security 1 Aug 00:35

• iRiver prepping Android PMP?

  The open source iPod Touch

  iRiver has inked plans to create an Android-based portable media player (PMP) designed to tackle the mighty iPod Touch. Danny Bejanoff, the iRiver project manager for Aussie distributor C.R. Kennedy, said the PMP will be called the K2 and that it may feature a 3.5in touch-sensitive display, according to a report by website …

  Reg Hardware 1 Aug 10:02