After the PS3 Hack: Playstation 3: Sony is gearing up for pirate-hunting

Sony has increasingly nervous: In parallel with the French against hacker George Hotz (Geohot) upgrade to the Japanese, their anti-piracy team. According to a console manufacturer is currently looking for new employees with experience in copy protection. The advertisement disappeared just hours after the announcement out of the net.

As early as February 2011 at Sony, users who take advantage of the vulnerability to permanently ban them from the Playstation Network.

• Sony working on hack-proof PlayStation 3 with 300GB hard drive (22/02/2011)
• Rumor: Sony Considering "Hack Proof" PS3 (24/02/2011)
• Sony planning on new PlayStation 3 consoles that cannot be hacked: Possible Features, Price and Release details (22/02/2011)
• Is Sony Working on an "Unhackable" PS3? (23/02/2011)
• Rumor: Hack-Proof PS3 In Development (23/02/2011)

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Virtu: software to switch between GPUs Sandy Bridge in a dedicated graphics card

A few weeks after unveiling its technology Virtu, LucidLogix society - who also designed the chip Hydra - just put at the disposal of the motherboard manufacturers a Release Candidate software. The operating principle of Virtu is simple, at least on paper: use the GPU Sandy Bridge and a dedicated graphics card simultaneously.

Just like what NVIDIA offers its technology Optimus solution LucidLogix will choose which graphics card use and enable the IGP or dedicated card as required (office, 3D calculations, ...). The only equipment needed is the presence of a video output on the motherboard. MSI should logically be one of the first manufacturers to offer Virtu with its motherboards, the manufacturer has already at its catalog a number of models equipped with a chip Hydra.

First impression: Browser: Google Chrome 10: High speeds and uniform design

Google unifies the menu of your browser: Go to the options that open up as a separate tab, rather than being an additional window. Via buttons on the left to display a submenu of privacy or advanced options. The hotline is available on request on its own addresses, such as the initial setting. Since you were able to get the graphics card in your PC in a roundabout way to help, work, version 9, the more comfortable.

Android Nexus 2.3.3 for S and One

The Nexus and Nexus One S, two telephones Google are finally upgrading to 2.3.3 Android, the latest version for smartphones in the 2.4 and the pending merger of the smartphones and tablets (eventually). And if you do not want to wait for the update "OTA" (Over The Air) should happen in the coming days, it is possible to update the phone manually with - needless to say it - a final and official.

Intel ThunderboltT: the data connection for fast PC market

Intel has announced the launch of its technology Thunderbolt, a new high-speed connection for computers that allows us to combine high-speed transfer of data and graphics in high definition (HD) in a single cable. With a capacity of 10 Gbps., Thunderbolt technology can transfer a HD film in less than 30 seconds.

This solution, developed by Intel hit the market through technical collaboration with Apple, and will be available first in the new range of MacBook Pro laptops from Apple. The perspective that has been created Thunderbolt (so far received the code name "Light Peak") is to transfer digital media more quickly, simplify connections between devices and encourage new and exciting ways to design and use computers.

EXX900: 80Plus of Platinum from Enermax

Enermax should enjoy the CeBIT in Hanover next week to unveil the EXX900, the first feed manufacturer to receive certification 80Plus Platinum. Modular power supply that is actually capable of achieving an efficiency of 91.08% to 20% load, 92.51% at half load and 90.12% at full load. With a power of 900 watts, has four EXX900 +12 V rails It will unfortunately have to wait a little longer to get the price and availability date of this toy ...

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WLED screens from AOC affordable

AOC has announced the launch in the U.S. in the first instance, three new models of LCD backlight LED's e2043Fk (20 inches), e2243Fwk (22 inches) and e2343Fk (23 inches). Relatively thin, with a thickness not exceeding 12.7 mm, this LCD display a dynamic contrast ratio of 50 million: 1 and a response time of 5 ms.

They have a single DVI input and are quite energy efficient (0.1 W standby, 15 to 34W max operating). Displayed at an MSRP of $ 129, respectively, $ 149 and $ 179, these three screens are unfortunately still no date of availability for our country.

• AOC Aire Black LED Displays just 12.7mm thick (23/02/2011)
• CES: AOC shows 0.3-inch thick monitor (10/01/2011)
• AOC E800 8-inch Tablet Visits FCC; Tablet Market Has a New Addition (11/01/2011)
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• AOC's 8-inch Breeze Android 2.1 tablet goes for broke, sells for $200 (03/01/2011)

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