Intel to Ship Value-Based X25-X SSD in Q4

From Tom's Hardware: An Intel partner recently informed us that Intel has an upcoming value SSD called the X25-X, which will be based on 34nm Flash memory, thus providing consumers a lower pricetag and competitive performance.

The SSD will fall short in both price and speed in...

Acer Recalls Certain Ultra-Thin Notebooks For Consumers

From X-bit Labs: Acer, the world’s No. 2 maker of personal computers, initiated voluntary safety recall of its Acer Aspire Timeline thin notebooks that are based on Intel Corp.’s consumer ultra low-voltage (CULV) platform. Apparently, the company’s ultra-thin laptops may overheat in...

Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches

From InfoWorld: Microsoft last week patched nine vulnerabilities, five marked "critical," in Windows 7, a move that will require users upgrading to the new operating system starting Thursday to download a security update to keep their PCs secure.

The patches were the first for...

Mozilla Unblocks Microsoft Add-on for Firefox

From PC World: Mozilla has now unblocked a Microsoft add-on thought to pose a danger due to a software vulnerability, but a second add-on remains blocked, the organization said on Sunday.

Microsoft has confirmed that the .NET Framework Assistant add-on can't be used as a "mechanism"...

Firefox blocks insecure .Net add-on--awkwardly

From CNET News.com: Mozilla on Friday disabled a Microsoft plug-in for Firefox called the .Net Framework Assistant because of a security problem--then scrambled to give people with patched systems an override option.

Mike Shaver, Mozilla's vice president of engineering, announced...

Sony Confirms Plans to Release PlayStation 3 250GB

From X-bit Labs: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. on Thursday confirmed plans to release PlayStation 3 Slim with 250GB hard disk drive (HDD) in the U.S. in approximately two weeks from now. The new unit will further strengthen Sony’s positions on the market and will allow to either...

Sneaky Microsoft add-in leaves Firefox open to attack

From InfoWorld: An add-on that Microsoft silently slipped into Mozilla's Firefox last February leaves that browser open to attack, Microsoft's security engineers acknowledged earlier this week.

One of the 13 security bulletins Microsoft released Tuesday affects not only InterNet...

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