Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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North Korean unternet went dark

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 01:06 AM PST

2014040401712_0North Korea experienced a complete unternet outage for hours before links were restored this morning.

At the moment it is unclear what caused the country's internet to go dark – it could have been a technological glitch or a hacking attack. more»

Internet spying proves useless to GCHQ

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 01:04 AM PST

dn_dr_no_foto_sean_connery_james_bond_les_ambassadeurs_morland_cigarette_AA_01_01aFor all the internet spying that GCHQ has been doing, it does not appear to be helping it in its primary job of tracking down serious criminals and terrorists.

According to the Daily Telegraph, GCHQ has lost track of some of the most dangerous crime lords and has had to abort surveillance on others. more»

HP: Flash will save everyone of us

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 01:03 AM PST

flash_gordon (1)HP's storage marketer Craig Nunes has said that the cost of flash storage to fall below that of spinning-disk storage within the next couple of years and widescale adoption is starting to rise.

Nunes said that if you can get the affordability right on flash, if you can drive it down and cross over spinning disk, people will buy it. more»

EU 4G speed trials completed

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 01:03 AM PST

indy1909EE, Qualcomm and Huawei have completed a 4G trial which aimed to speed up internet connection and reliability on mobile gear.

The three said that they managed to achieve download speeds of up to 410Mbps when going downhill and with the wind behind it. more»

Intel to spend $550 million in Israel

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 01:02 AM PST

Intel-logoIntel has pledged to write a cheque for at least $550 million in the Promised Land over the next five years.

This is part of Intel's promise to spend a total of $6 billion to upgrade its Kiryat Gat plant for the manufacture of new advanced chips for its next generation devices. more»

China havers over North Korea hack allegations

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 06:45 AM PST

Kim Jong Un, courtesy of North Korea news agencyNorth Korea's only ally, mainland China, has condemned the hacks on Sony but said there is no proof it was behind the attacks on the movie company.

A report in Reuters quoted a spokesperson as saying that while China was against any cyberattacks and cyber terrorism, there is no proof that North Korea was the culprit. more»

LEDs in cars to be worth $2.5 billion

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 06:33 AM PST

googlecarIncreased use of light emitting diode (LED) technology in the authomotive industry means that revenues by 2018 will amount to a staggering $2.5 billion.

The reason is high end developments in technology, along with higher margins from the automotive market than in other applications, according to Taiwanese market research company Trendforce. more»

Steel furnace hit by hackers

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 06:25 AM PST

wargames-hackerFears that computer hackers could compromise industrial as well as military and commercial systems have been confrmed.

A report by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) said that a large German steel mill was shut down after hackers stole logins allowing them to compromise the industrial infrastructure. more»

Chip market starts to boom

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 06:14 AM PST

nand-chipsRevenue from worldwide sales of semiconductors will rise by nearly 10 percent this year, its strongest performance since 2010.

Figures released by IHS Technology show that global revenues will be worth $353.2 billion this year, a rise from $322.8 billion in 2013. more»

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