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Tuesday, 11-September-2012 06:16:28 (GMT +10) - by booj
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KonMan let us know about an ACT Magistrates Court ruling that a man who used an iPhone application to track down his stolen iPad was not breaking the law. When a man identified in court as Mr S had an iPad stolen from his home, he used the tracking application to locate it. The man managed to activate the iPad and hear a ring tone inside the garage of the home. Mr S went to the police, who searched the property and found numerous stolen goods.
Things aren't getting any easier for HP. The company has announced more job cuts. In a regulatory filing, the Palo Alto tech company revealed it now plans to cut 29,000 jobs by October 2014, according to a report by the Associated Press. Previously, the company had said it planned to cut 27,000. The additional job cuts come a month after HP suffered the largest loss in its 73-year history.
The New York Times visited Valve and have released a lengthy profile article. It talks about wearable computing, Steam & Windows 8 and the company structure.
Ivy Bridge processors generate quite a bit of heat when overclocked. Part of the reason for this is the thermal interface material used between the core and the heatspreader. eTeknix take a look at what happens when this TIM is replaced.
Think Computers examine one of the questions on many enthusiasts minds when making a PSU purchase. Single 12v rail or multi rail? Ever since multi-rail PSUs were introduced, we’ve seen enthusiasts adamantly claim that one or the other PSU type is better. Some claim single rail is better for overclocking. Some claim multi-rail is safer. Single rail is cleaner. Multi-rail more efficient. The list goes on and on, so who’s right?
A hacker aligned with Anonymous has reportedly hit GoDaddy.com with a DDoS attack, potentially affecting millions of websites.The administrators of GoDaddy confirmed on Monday that they were suffering from technical issues, which the website TechCrunch reports to be impacting a multitude of websites and their affiliated email accounts that are hosted through the service. Although the company has not discussed the specifics yet, a self-described member of Anonymous says that he or she is responsible, a claim that has not been verified yet.
The particle described as the elusive Higgs Boson has taken another step towards becoming accepted scientific fact. Following CERN’s announcement, both the CMS and ATLAS teams submitted their findings to Physics Letters B — and today, both of their research papers have passed peer review by the scientific community, effectively becoming… science.
Intel have released a surprising revenue warning as the company's business is not holding up as initially expected. The company has cut its forecast by $1.1 billion to a mid-point of $13.2 billion for the third quarter. Intel said that the cut is due to its customers "reducing inventory in the supply chain versus the normal growth in third-quarter inventory."
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is soon to take its last flight.. on the back of a 747 to its final resting place. Taking to the skies atop a modified Boeing 747, the shuttle will make pit stops in Texas and at Edwards Air Force Base in the Golden State before touching down at Los Angeles International Airport on the 20th.
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