Lenovo has launched its 17-inch ThinkPad W700, which it described as "the PC industry's highest-performance mobile workstation." The laptop has a built-in graphics tablet and will support the upcoming Intel mobile quad-core processor.
The W700 offers what Lenovo called the industry's first built-in digitizer and color calibrator in a mobile workstation, as well as NVIDIA Quadro FX mobile graphics, dual hard drives in a RAID configuration, up to 8GB of memory, a variety of wireless connectivity choices, and an optional Blu-ray DVD player. There are also five USB ports, a 7-in-1 multicard reader, and a fingerprint reader.
Up to 2GB of its memory can be configured to support Intel Turbo Memory, and the dual hard drives can be configured so that one is a solid-state drive. Some W700 models will offer Intel vPro technology for IT management. Connectivity options include WLAN 802.11n, WWAN 2, or WiMax, as well as Bluetooth and ultra-wideband.
The W700 is targeted at professionals in the areas of digital content, computer-assisted design and manufacturing, photography, and scientific fields such as oil and gas exploration.
Peter Hortensius, senior vice president of the notebook business unit, said "no other PC manufacturer delivers the sheer quality, power and performance, and cutting-edge innovation packed into this mobile workstation." With the ThinkPad W700, he added, Lenovo "has engineered a new breed of mobile workstations."
According to industry reports, mobile workstations have become nearly a quarter of the worldwide workstation market in the last five years, and are expected to grow another five percent next year.
The color calibrator on the W700 automatically adjusts, up to four times monthly, the color of the optional WUXGA display. The calibrator is built in as part of a palm rest, as is the digitizer, which helps digital-content users configure and image by mapping to the full screen or to a user-defined area. A digitizer pen allows using the Wacom digitizer pad like a graphics tablet.
Lenovo said the 1920x1200, 17-inch screen offers more than twice the brightness of most displays, and its 72 percent color gamut has 50 percent more color intensity for 2-D and 3-D work. The laptop supports DVI, Display Port, and VGA, and is expected to be available in September with prices starting at $2,978.
Richard Shim, an analyst with industry research firm IDC, called the new product "an innovation statement" because it is one of the first laptops with the mobile quad-core processor. Its targeting of the high-end content creator, he noted, means it could find a place in a niche market.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Computer security professionals vulnerable to scams
Computer security professionals tend to be a highly paranoid bunch, seeing potential threats everywhere. It turns out that some aren't cautious enough, though.
Two researchers demonstrated Thursday at the Black Hat hacking conference how they had gotten computer security experts to let their guard down online the same way they advise the average Internet user not to, especially on social networking Web sites.
A relatively simple ruse persuaded dozens of prominent security analysts to connect on their social networking Web pages with people who weren't friends at all. They were fake profiles, purportedly of other well-known security pros. The scam was designed to expose the trust that even some of the most skeptical Internet users display on some of the most insecure sites on the Web.
Some social networking sites can be dangerous because they allow people to post programming code — used for good or evil — on other people's pages. Even networking sites that don't allow that step carry their own security risks, because it's relatively easy for someone to masquerade as a "friend" who isn't actually friendly — and recommend malicious Web sites to click on.
The ruse concocted by Shawn Moyer, chief information security officer for Agura Digital Security, and Nathan Hamiel, senior consultant for Idea Information Security, worked like this:
They found prominent security figures who didn't have profiles on particular social networking Web sites.
They built up fake profiles by using information from press releases and news articles. Then they built up the profiles' authenticity by sending them around to people who indiscriminately add friends on those sites.
Finally, once the profiles looked legitimate, they identified groups of security professionals on those sites and sent their friend requests to them.
Moyer and Hamiel said they did it three times, each time impersonating a different person. Each time they lured in more than 50 new friends within 24 hours. Some of those people were chief security officers for major corporations and defense industry workers, they said. They declined to identify any of those people.
"We really were surprised at the level of trust we found — we didn't think we'd be as successful as we were," Moyer said. "Any one of these people would have happily clicked on a malware site or viewed our profile with a (data-stealing) Trojan application."
Moyer and Hamiel said they even landed an interview with a journalist who responded to one of their friend requests. But they got busted: the reporter sent an e-mail to the target's real profile page on another social-networking site and discovered the fraud.
Moyer and Hamiel emphasized that the talk wasn't intended to single out any particular social networking site. Many of them have the same security problems, and users need be cautious about verifying the people they add as friends.
Readers, i receive this email article from my friend. Yes, it is true no one could escape from the on line vulnerable scams. So, please take necessary steps to not to became victim of the same.
Analyse any request from any social networking before you accept it.
Two researchers demonstrated Thursday at the Black Hat hacking conference how they had gotten computer security experts to let their guard down online the same way they advise the average Internet user not to, especially on social networking Web sites.
A relatively simple ruse persuaded dozens of prominent security analysts to connect on their social networking Web pages with people who weren't friends at all. They were fake profiles, purportedly of other well-known security pros. The scam was designed to expose the trust that even some of the most skeptical Internet users display on some of the most insecure sites on the Web.
Some social networking sites can be dangerous because they allow people to post programming code — used for good or evil — on other people's pages. Even networking sites that don't allow that step carry their own security risks, because it's relatively easy for someone to masquerade as a "friend" who isn't actually friendly — and recommend malicious Web sites to click on.
The ruse concocted by Shawn Moyer, chief information security officer for Agura Digital Security, and Nathan Hamiel, senior consultant for Idea Information Security, worked like this:
They found prominent security figures who didn't have profiles on particular social networking Web sites.
They built up fake profiles by using information from press releases and news articles. Then they built up the profiles' authenticity by sending them around to people who indiscriminately add friends on those sites.
Finally, once the profiles looked legitimate, they identified groups of security professionals on those sites and sent their friend requests to them.
Moyer and Hamiel said they did it three times, each time impersonating a different person. Each time they lured in more than 50 new friends within 24 hours. Some of those people were chief security officers for major corporations and defense industry workers, they said. They declined to identify any of those people.
"We really were surprised at the level of trust we found — we didn't think we'd be as successful as we were," Moyer said. "Any one of these people would have happily clicked on a malware site or viewed our profile with a (data-stealing) Trojan application."
Moyer and Hamiel said they even landed an interview with a journalist who responded to one of their friend requests. But they got busted: the reporter sent an e-mail to the target's real profile page on another social-networking site and discovered the fraud.
Moyer and Hamiel emphasized that the talk wasn't intended to single out any particular social networking site. Many of them have the same security problems, and users need be cautious about verifying the people they add as friends.
Readers, i receive this email article from my friend. Yes, it is true no one could escape from the on line vulnerable scams. So, please take necessary steps to not to became victim of the same.
Analyse any request from any social networking before you accept it.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Hindu Gods - Part 2
Dear Readers,
In the previous part you learn about main GODs in Hindu religion. Here is the next 3 main deities of Hindu religion.
Saraswati is the wife of Brahma, and is the Goddess of education and knowledge. She has four hands representing four aspects of learning: mind, intellect, alertness and ego. To symbolize her connection to knowledge, she holds the sacred scriptures in one of her four hands. She plays the music of love and life on an instrument called a veena. She is dressed in white to signify her purity. She is often shown atop a white goose.
Lakshmi is the wife of Vishnu and is Goddess of prosperity, purity, chastity and generosity. She has four hands, representative of four spiritual virtues. She sits on a fully blossomed lotus, a seat of divine truth. Her palm is always extended to bless people. She is adored by Ganesha.
Parvati is wife of Shiva, the universal goddess. She is known as one of the benevolent forms (while Durga and Kali are the wrathful forms). She is appears as Shiva's consort, considered in this form to be a mountain goddess. According to legend, Shiva had become despondent over the death of his wife, so he turned to the life of a hermit. He sat concentrating his energies until he turned into a pillar of fire. The gods became worried over this, and begged the mother goddess Shakti for help. In response, the goddess took the form of Parvati, princess of the mountains, and sought to win Shiva's heart with the help of Kama, god of love. But when Kama shot his love-dart at Shiva, Shiva opened his third eye, let loose a fiery missile and reduced him to ashes. Parvati then took on the life of a hermit as well, and mortified her body through austerities that won Shiva's admiration, and he accepted her as his consort. Inspired by Parvati's beauty, Shiva made music and began to dance. Parvati also cajoled Shiva to reveal the secrets of the cosmos locked in his mind. It is believed many seers were enlightened when they overheard their conversation between the two lovers. Parvati is highly revered for her ability to transform the austere ascetic Shiva into an amorous householder.
Thank you, Readers
JS
In the previous part you learn about main GODs in Hindu religion. Here is the next 3 main deities of Hindu religion.
Saraswati is the wife of Brahma, and is the Goddess of education and knowledge. She has four hands representing four aspects of learning: mind, intellect, alertness and ego. To symbolize her connection to knowledge, she holds the sacred scriptures in one of her four hands. She plays the music of love and life on an instrument called a veena. She is dressed in white to signify her purity. She is often shown atop a white goose.
Lakshmi is the wife of Vishnu and is Goddess of prosperity, purity, chastity and generosity. She has four hands, representative of four spiritual virtues. She sits on a fully blossomed lotus, a seat of divine truth. Her palm is always extended to bless people. She is adored by Ganesha.
Parvati is wife of Shiva, the universal goddess. She is known as one of the benevolent forms (while Durga and Kali are the wrathful forms). She is appears as Shiva's consort, considered in this form to be a mountain goddess. According to legend, Shiva had become despondent over the death of his wife, so he turned to the life of a hermit. He sat concentrating his energies until he turned into a pillar of fire. The gods became worried over this, and begged the mother goddess Shakti for help. In response, the goddess took the form of Parvati, princess of the mountains, and sought to win Shiva's heart with the help of Kama, god of love. But when Kama shot his love-dart at Shiva, Shiva opened his third eye, let loose a fiery missile and reduced him to ashes. Parvati then took on the life of a hermit as well, and mortified her body through austerities that won Shiva's admiration, and he accepted her as his consort. Inspired by Parvati's beauty, Shiva made music and began to dance. Parvati also cajoled Shiva to reveal the secrets of the cosmos locked in his mind. It is believed many seers were enlightened when they overheard their conversation between the two lovers. Parvati is highly revered for her ability to transform the austere ascetic Shiva into an amorous householder.Thank you, Readers
JS
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