PHP floating point bug crashes servers

From InfoWorld: A newly unearthed bug in certain versions of the PHP scripting language could crash servers when the software is given the task of converting a large floating point number, raising the possibility that the glitch could be exploited by hackers.

The bug will cause the...

Apple Launches Support Profile Site

From PC World: Getting technical support for your Apple products has become a bit easier with the introduction of the new Apple Support Profile Website. This site provides one-stop shopping for you to check the registration and warranty status of all of your Apple products. If you...

Windows Phone copy-paste update expected in Febuary

From CNET News.com: The long-awaited Windows Phone 7 software update that will bring copy-paste functionality as well as a handful of bug fixes is said to be arriving next month.

That's according to Paul Thurrott over at Windows Phone Secrets, who says that the update is being...

Comcast to stream live TV to iPad, Android tablets

From CNET News.com: Comcast will allow for in-home streaming of its live and On Demand content to the iPad and Android tablets later this year, the company announced today.

So far, details on the streaming option are slim. Comcast only revealed that users "will be able to watch live...

Google Steps Into NFC Market

From DailyTech: The Near Field Communications (NFC) market is just beginning to gain traction and is set to blow up as more and more firms start to head to the market. An indicator of how big an new industry can become is to look at the size and reach of the firms that are entering...

Canon Introduces Four New PowerShot A-Series Cameras

From DailyTech: Canon's budget-conscious PowerShot A-Series digital cameras are getting four new additions today. The new offerings include the A800, A1200, A2200, and A3300 IS and are for people that want a simple and effective camera with plenty of scene modes to capture the...

Samsung Develops World's First DDR4 Memory Module

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics, the largest producer of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), on Tuesday said that it completed development of the industry's first DDR4 memory module last month, using 30nm-class process technology.

The new DDR4 DRAM module can achieve data...

Marvell Weds Solid-State Drives and Hard Drives

From X-bit Labs: Marvell, a leading designer of various controllers and system-on-chips, has developed a controller that can combine benefits of solid-state drive and hard disk drive in one system. The 88SE9130 controller uses intelligent algorithms to automatically pin hot data...

Oversupply sends DRAM prices to one-year low

From InfoWorld: DRAM chip prices reached a one-year low on Tuesday and approached their cheapest ever due to a post-holiday oversupply. The cheap memory chips are pushing PC prices lower too, a Taiwan-based trading platform said.

Prices for commodity 1Gb DDR3 DRAM chips dropped to...

Dell buys SecureWorks for IT security services

From InfoWorld: Dell announced Tuesday it is purchasing security services vendor SecureWorks, expanding its range of IT management offerings. Terms were not disclosed.

SecureWorks handles more than 13 billion "security events" and spots some 30,000 varieties of malware each day...

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