Tag: panic
Virus alert! Asus Eee Box ships in Japan with malware
Asus, suddenly faced with an extremely popular product, has been slapping the Eee badge on everything it possibly can. Earlier this year, it announced the Eee Box, a small, low-cost desktop PC. The company has just admitted, however, that the version of the product shipping in Japan contains a virus…
Internet founder: IPv4 addresses will run out in 2010
When IP, or “internet protocol” was invented in 1977, no-one imagined that we’d actually get through the 4.2 billion possible addresses. Turns out that there are only 600 million or so left, and given the rate at which mobile phones are going online, there’s every chance we could run out as soon as 2010….
SCIENTISTS – "We are all doomed" as the Sun gets ready to EXPLODE
That headline’s perhaps a bit dramatic. That’s not really what the weather-watchers at The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said at all.
The point is this – our Sun appears to be going into a new cycle of sunspot activity, which could, possibly, maybe if it goes “2 da Xtreme,” interfere with all the cool electric stuff we so dearly rely upon.
The solar breakout could lead to mobile networks breaking, GPS systems crashing and the power grids…
Christmas stocking filler gadgets: Duh and Panic buttons
Here's two little gizmos that provide absolutely no practical purpose whatsoever, but are supposed to make you feel better if you totally screw up something on your PC. Deleted a file? Wiped out that important presentation? Sent a rude email…
