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Nvidia working on CUDA-based anti-virus

Nvidia working on CUDA-based anti-virus

7th Oct 2009 Nvidia has announced that it is working on producing a CUDA-based anti-virus system which will offload the task of checking for malware on to its range of graphics processors. [32]

MS unlikely to simplify licensing options

MS unlikely to simplify licensing options

6th Oct 2009 Fielding a question at a press event yesterday, Steve Ballmer stated that the company has no immediate plans to simplify its often confusing licensing offerings. [10]

Thousands of Hotmail accounts leaked

Thousands of Hotmail accounts leaked

6th Oct 2009 The details of around ten thousand Hotmail accounts - including passwords - have been leaked to pastebin.com, possibly as the result of a phishing attack. [20]

Mozilla demos CSP anti-XSS tech

Mozilla demos CSP anti-XSS tech

5th Oct 2009 The Mozilla Foundation has released a demonstration of its new Content Security Policy system, designed to prevent cross-site scripting attacks completely. [9]

MS confirms Windows XP Mode RTM

MS confirms Windows XP Mode RTM

5th Oct 2009 Microsoft has announced that the Windows XP Mode virtualisation system for Windows 7 has hit Release To Manufacturing status, and will be launched on the same day as Windows 7. [14]

Nvidia: Without TWIMTBP, PC gaming would be dead

Nvidia: Without TWIMTBP, PC gaming would be dead

3rd Oct 2009 GTC 2009: Ashu Rege, director of Nvidia's DevTech team, said that PC gaming would quickly peter out if it wasn't for the work of his team. [79]

Nvidia dismisses AMD's Batman accusations

Nvidia dismisses AMD's Batman accusations

3rd Oct 2009 GTC 2009: The two figureheads behind Nvidia's TWIMTBP program have dismissed AMD's Batman accusations. [56]

High-end Fermi will ship this year

High-end Fermi will ship this year

3rd Oct 2009 GTC 2009: A senior official at Nvidia has said that they're confident GeForce products based on Fermi will ship this year. [14]

Fermi card on stage wasn't real

Fermi card on stage wasn't real

3rd Oct 2009 GTC 2009: Nvidia has confirmed that the Fermi card held up by Jen-Hsun on stage wasn't real, but was adamant that the demos were. [22]

Win loads of Asus and AMD hardware

Win loads of Asus and AMD hardware

2nd Oct 2009 There's only a few days left to vote on this year's Custom PC & bit-tech Awards. Read on to find out how you could win some great prizes!

Bloggers prompt WTF change

Bloggers prompt WTF change

2nd Oct 2009 Bloggers have convinced the Wisconsin Tourism Federation to change its name to the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin owing to its unfortunate acronym WTF. [9]

Win Gigabyte graphics cards by Overclocking!

Win Gigabyte graphics cards by Overclocking!

1st Oct 2009 Test your overclocking skills againt Gigabyte and bag yourself a top-end graphics card or gaming mouse. [52]

Finjan warns over new banking Trojan

Finjan warns over new banking Trojan

1st Oct 2009 Security firm Finjan has alerted users to a particularly insidious new Trojan which infects Windows-based systems and steals money from on-line banking systems. [13]

Windows 7 Compatible logo scheme unveiled

Windows 7 Compatible logo scheme unveiled

1st Oct 2009 Microsoft has revealed the details behind its "Compatible with Windows 7" logo scheme. [20]

First Fermi card pictured

First Fermi card pictured

30th Sep 2009 GTC 2009: Nvidia's Jen-Hsun Huang showed off the first Fermi card - it's a Tesla card, but expect the GeForce card to look pretty similar. [37]

Nvidia CEO reveals Fermi architecture

Nvidia CEO reveals Fermi architecture

30th Sep 2009 GTC 2009: Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang revealed the company's next generation GPU architecture, codenamed Fermi. [29]

MS releases free Security Essentials

MS releases free Security Essentials

30th Sep 2009 Microsoft has released its Security Essentials, a free anti-virus, anti-spyware, and anti-malware package for Windows - and reviews are positive. [30]

Inmate cripples prison systems

Inmate cripples prison systems

30th Sep 2009 A criminal sentenced to six years for fraud over the Internet was given the task of coding for Ranby Prison - and locked the governors out with a series of passwords. [20]

Google used to distribute malware

Google used to distribute malware

29th Sep 2009 Google's DoubleClick advertising brokerage has been used by ne'er-do-wells to put malware-laced ads on some of the web's top sites - but the company blames others. [10]

MS patents on-screen touch-type keyboard

MS patents on-screen touch-type keyboard

28th Sep 2009 Microsoft has applied for a patent on a new keyboard technology, using multitouch to align the keys to your hands and scale the keyboard. [22]

Google brings Chrome to IE

Google brings Chrome to IE

25th Sep 2009 Google has launched a plugin for Internet Explorer - Chrome Frame - which allows IE to use the Chrome rendering engine, and Microsoft isn't happy. [26]

Twitter valued at $1 billion

Twitter valued at $1 billion

25th Sep 2009 Twitter has just completed another round of funding, securing investment of $100 million in a deal which values the microblogging company at a staggering $1 billion. [18]

NZXT competition winner announced

NZXT competition winner announced

23rd Sep 2009 Are you a winner? [52]

Razer ships malware with drivers

Razer ships malware with drivers

23rd Sep 2009 Peripheral manufacturer Razer has taken down its support site following reports that it was unwittingly distributing a worm dropper as part of several driver update packages. [8]

iPhone OS 3.1 brings battery life issues

iPhone OS 3.1 brings battery life issues

22nd Sep 2009 The latest version of the iPhone firmware - 3.1 - appears to be drastically reducing battery life for quite a few users, and Apple is so far keeping quiet as to the cause. [23]

Scribd sued for copyright infringement

Scribd sued for copyright infringement

21st Sep 2009 The law firm who represented file sharer Jammie Thomas-Rasset is now on the other side of the courtroom, accusing sharing site Scribd of infringement. [4]

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