technology - "computers"

HOME computer users are leaving themselves open to cyber attack by failing to take basic security precautions, researchers warn.

Roland Piquepaille writes 'University of Michigan (U-M) researchers have developed an ultra low power microchip which 'uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 times less in active mode than comparable chips now on the market.' It only consumes 30 picowatts in sleep mode, which means that a simple watch battery could power the chip for more than 200 years. Of course, this is not a processor for your next computer. It is designed for sensor-based devices such as medical implants, environment monitors or surveillance equipment. However, the design is very clever.' Roland's blog has some more information, including a die picture of the chip, known as the Phoenix. of this story at Slashdot.

It has been a wild first decade for Mozilla. Despite having had a staff of fewer than 100 for most of its existence, the grassroots organization managed to break Microsoft's lock on the Web browser market. If not for Mozilla's popular Firefox browser, Microsoft's software might have come to dominate the Internet the way it does computers.

Hamburg, Germany - You don't need the most expensive memory card in the store if you are using a standard digital camera. Regular cards are fast enough for regular photography, reports computer Bild (Computer Picture) magazine in its issue cover dated...

FOUL-mouthed TV chef Gordon Ramsay is taking his fiery temper high-tech by launching a computer game, Hell's Kitchen The Game, in September.