Technology Mindset

As of late, Google has to do with an increasing wave of lawsuits filed against it because of its content on YouTube video hosting property. The latest legal action initiated against the Mountain View based search giant from GraphOn, an application developer who claim that Google has infringed its patent rights. Google Base, Google’s Blogger, Google Sites and YouTube is mentioned as the sites that make use of four of the patents from the portfolio of intellectual property rights in GraphOn.

The disputed patents bear numbers 538, 940, 034 and 591, and all are behind GraphOn is “unique method of maintaining an automated and network accessible database,” because the company explains.

“The number of patents that are now owned by GraphOn as a result of NES [Network Egineering Software] acquisition has increased to twenty-three, a number that is expected to continue to increase as patent applications in the file in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to mature in issuing patents,” said Robert Dilworth , GraphOn’s executive director. “Aggressivt protect the technology represented in these patents is an important part of maximizing the value to GraphOn.”

The server-based application producer says that the purpose of the process is to force the search giant to stop using the four patents. Other damage can also be sought, but have not been specified yet.

This is not the first time when GrapOn goes against, by legal means, well-known companies, which are said to have infringed certain copyrights of the company. Yahoo, AutoTrader.com, Juniper Networks, Classified Ventures, IAC / InterActiveCorp, Match.com, eHarmony.com and CareerBuilder have also been targeted in the past, as part of GraphOn attempt to rehabilitate their rights.

For all these, only one case was resolved amicably. The process in november 2005 against AutoTrader.com, which appeared to have violated the copyright of the same 538 and 940 patents related to Google’s case was dismissed when the two parties reached an agreement. After the automotive Online Trader decided to buy the rights to use the two technologies, GraphOn remove all the allegations against it.

The National Police Service in Ireland is investigating a major credit card scam in which information of more than 20000 credit and debit cards have been stolen. The attackers placed on the bank’s staff and rogue devices attached to card readers in retail stores from the north-east of Ireland. The captured data sent over the Internet via a wireless connection.

The use of rogue card reader, for example, linked to the bank’s ATMs, is not unusual in a world of credit card fraud but in this case made it on a large scale. In addition, the data collected can be used to create clones of the cards, to empty accounts or perform online transactions.
As most European countries are using “chip-and-pin”, where an embedded chip is also controlled in the credit card that is inserted into an ATM, scammers will likely attempt to draw money from other countries in the world who do not have this system is implemented. To combat this, affected financial institutions such as Bank of Ireland has been temporarily limited overseas withdrawals to as little as $ 150, in addition to completely block certain cards from being used.

Jennie Chamberlain, marketing manager for the Irish Payment Services Organization, commented that people whose credit card was stolen would be notified of their respective banks and added that it was possible that some of the information that has already been used for fraud.

In recent years, those that use embedded chips in credit cards has significantly reduced credit card fraud in the European Union. However, this has a downpour. The attacker moved to countries outside the EU to withdraw the money, which makes it much more difficult to trace and arrest them. “Kortbedrägerier have tended to move to the weakest link,” said Jennie Chamberlain.

The “chip and pin” system does not offer protection for online transactions, in which the only credit card is needed, and not the physical cards themselves. The Web is also the environment in which many forms of social engineering, such as e-mail and phishing, is used in order to steal personal information. For additional information about this attack are kept secret during the investigation, because of the sensitive nature of the data.

Not too long ago, just after the release of AMD’s latest Radeon HD 4000-series graphics cards, a rather surprising announcement were made by the graphics firm Gainward. The company, which until that time had one of NVIDIA’s best board partners, decided to extend a pair of new ATI Radeon-based graphics cards, with the latest HD 4850 and 4870 graphics processors.
Well, because it was almost two months ago, it is very likely that the company’s relationship with AMD has been strengthened over time, making it possible Gainward to prepare a custom design for one of AMD’s advanced graphics, HD 4870.

First and foremost, keep in mind that non-reference video card is designed to boost graphics performance and provide the computer gaming enthusiasts with the latest tools for high-end gaming. The Gainward HD 4870-based graphics card, which is yet to be officially unveiled, should make an exception to that rule, especially since it is equipped with a custom dual-slot, dual-fan cooler to effectively lower the GPU temperatures. Leaks out photos, as well as several of the card’s specifications, has already signed on Expreview site.

This is not the company’s first non-reference Radeon-based graphics cards, but it is the first to incorporate an HD 4870 GPU and a high-performance custom cooler. According to the information published on the above website, the card is clocked at a GPU speed of 775MHz, while 512 GDDR5 memory is clocked at 1000Mhz. The card will have an additional BIOS setup that will produce the card with reference clock rates, namely the 750MHz and 950MHz for the core and memory, respectively.

In the case of custom dual-fan cooler, it seems that Gainward decided to equip the card with a 80mm fan and a second, smaller 70mm fan, to keep the high-speed GPU in a cool temperature. Although no details about pricing are yet available, it is believed that the card will fall in stores in early September.

The largest advertising serving the program in the world, Google’s AdSense, endangering people’s safety, by offering them “malvertizements” - ads that, when clicked, directs users to sites that host malicious software, rogue security or other threatening applications. This time, several sources have identified a MediaMan ad that Google AdSense on Mashable, which, when clicked, links to a Russia-based antivirus false site which hosts malware.

As the bloggers who first discovered the error in the AdSense network was in Russia at that time, it is likely that users from different countries were localized ads of the same nature. The question that arises is how malvertising managed to infiltrate the system. Google is usually aware of the threats and check all the suspect flash files that are served by optimistic people. But the shortcomings that still allow the hijackers ability to infect the machines of the users who can not think of any advertising serving program is more reliable than AdSense.

“MediaMan has been discovered long ago that a malvertisement so it’s a surprise to see them popping up in the AdSense network. […] Now, I am not submitting this to shame Google (I am sure their content team had already withdrawn this ad) - I put it up here more as a call to action. “said Mike Nolet, CTO and a founding member of AppNexus, a cloud computing company that aims to reduce the number of problems online advertising companies face today. Nolet was the first to face the adverse publicity.

Another blog also confirmed that the AdSense offered dangerous content, and is recommended for users to rely on an online security tools that gave a full description of each given. SWF file. Besides dimension, weight, actionscripts and links that can be controlled by a Flash file, the tool analyzes on the specific file hosts some form of malicious software. In the case of the ad provided by Google, the message is displayed by AdopsTool was: “The file has a sprite / movieclip containing Malware ActionScript code. Contact the creative agency for monitoring and cleaning of the file.” This proves that the malware could have been detected by a simple control.

HP Pavilion dv5t is the replacement for the increasingly popular dv6000 series portable computers. It is a complete redesign with new features. The dv5t based on the latest Intel Monte Vina “2 Centrino mobile technology and is equipped with powerful graphics.

HP Pavilion Notebook dv5t have the following specifications:
• Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor (2.26GHz/ 1066MHz FSB/ 3MB L2)
• 15.4-inch WSXGA+ Infinity display
• Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT w/ 512MB DDR2 dedicated video card
• 2GB DDR2-800 RAM (2x 1GB)
• 160GB 5400RPM hard drive (Fujitsu)
• Broadcom 802.11b/g wireless + Bluetooth
• Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
• High-capacity 6-cell Li-ion battery

Look at the design:
The design of the HP Pavilion dv5t is simply beautiful. It is neat and advanced, with tasteful accents. The entire notebook is streamlined, and no matter what angle you look that good. The notebook has a “soft” design with all the corners rounded. A look at the side of the notebooks, the rear is a semi-circle, and the front curves that the arc of a boat. If the monitor is turned off, the back of the notebook has a rake a look at it, which is pleasing. The display has only one large hinges, to the elegant look. Chassis is relatively thin, at 1.37 to 1.65 mm thick.

Two general colors - silver and black. All the visible surface is shiny and reflective, but not to the extent of Toshiba computers with the merger. The dull silver palmrest reflective surfaces is a feeling that you can see a mist of himself in them. They see themselves clearly in the metallic surfaces ready, and also in the black shiny surfaces. HP calls its shiny surface of “liquid metal”.

HP offers two display finishes in addition to the resolutions - the standard BrightView or the BrightView Infinity. The Brightview display has the standard glossy finish that nearly all new consumer notebooks come with. The Infinity display is a new option introduced on the dv5 series notebooks. The Infinity display is basically a large piece of clear plastic over the entire display. It makes the display look like it has no borders. I have the Infinity finish on my notebook. While it makes the notebook look sleeker and more modern, it does increase the amount of reflections over a standard glossy finish. I personally do not mind the reflections. If you are used to a regular glossy display, the Infinity display is not that different in glossiness. I would choose the Infinity display again, since it makes the notebook look sleeker.