Russian company ElcomSoft is claiming to have cracked the 256-bit hardware encryption Apple uses to protect the data on iOS 4 devices, and is offering software that allows anyone to do it.
Category: Technology news
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IBM Now Officially Worth More Than Microsoft
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Intel Pushes Open-Source Support For Ivy Bridge
Just as I had said two weeks ago: expect Intel “Ivy Bridge” open-source Linux support to be pushed to the Linux 2.6.40 kernel.
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Linux Kernel Power Bug Now High Importance In Ubuntu
The bug introduced during the development of the Linux 2.6.38 kernel causing excessive power consumption is very real, is occurring on many different hardware platforms, and has just been deemed a bug of high importance by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.
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Linux Kernel Suffering Power Management Regression?
It appears that there’s a big power management regression in the Linux kernel for the 2.6.38 and 2.6.39 development releases, including the kernel to ship with Ubuntu 11.04 next week. It’s reportedly causing a 10~30% increase in power consumption on many laptop computers.
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Google found guilty of patent infringement for using Linux
A jury in the Eastern District of Texas told Google that it owes Bedrock Computer Technologies $5 million in damages for using versions of Linux that infringe on Bedrock’s patents.
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Apple to ship iPhone 5 in September: sources
Apple’s next-generation iPhone will have a faster processor and will begin shipping in September, three people with direct knowledge of the company’s supply chain said.
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Old Media Says Google Will Destroy Film & Music
The music and books retailer HMV and the music giant EMI are two of the grand old dames of Britain’s music industry. But the future of both these historic enterprises, with a pedigree of recording talent going back almost a century, is in doubt.
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NZ researchers build wearable generators
Bioengineers from the University of Auckland have developed cheap, lightweight rubber power generators that could harvest up to a Watt of power if embedded in shoes.