Kaspersky Lab has discovered the first virus designed to infect iPod. It has been named Podloso. It is a concept program that doesn’t pose real threat. Podloso only works if Linux has been installed on the iPod. The virus has to be manually loaded on the iPod by the user and it can’t be launched automatically without user involvement.Once Podloso is launched it scans the hard disk and infects all executable .elf format files. And when any of these files is launched a message is displayed which says “You are infected with Oslo the first iPodLinux Virus”.
Podloso is a proof concept virus, which demonstrates that it is possible to infect a specific platform. It does not have a malicious paylod and can’t spread on its own.
So now in the near Future we’ll see iPod Anti-Virus Wars !! 
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Dell will soon become the first major desktop vendor to release mass-market desktops and laptops with pre-installed Linux. (DesktopLinux)
Dell is going to release select desktop and and notebooks with pre-installed Linux as an option soon. However we currently don’t know that which Linux distribution(s) it will be supporting, or which Dell desktop and laptop machines will have pre-installed Linux. This pre-installed Linux move seems to be because of the user demand.
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Don’t want to get stuck in traffic ? Want to Reach your next appointment or date on time use the Traffic by Live Search Maps gadget for Vista Sidebar. It shows you the realtime traffic conditions in your area. Shortcuts to driving directions, local search and full screen traffic view on maps.live.com. The tool updates the traffic information every 2 minutes. The gadget is very light on system and the map cache is in your IE cache.
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Last Year nVidia released there not so successful chipset 590 series for Intel Core 2 Duo Series of Lineup.The chipset was a very poor overclocker but had many new features and one of them was nVidia’s Linkboost technology.In this technology if the motherboard finds 2 7900GTX, then the frequency of both graphic interfaces is automatically set from default 100 MHz to 125 MHz, and simultaneously the frequency of system bus HT between chipset bridges increases from 200 to 250 MHz. This solution ensures a increase in the capacity by 25% (theoretically) and it can give a certain performance gain.
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Oh what a sweet, sweet day it must be for Microsoft. The first worm specifically targeting the open-source office package OpenOffice has emerged.
It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux computers, but anti-malware vendor Sophos admits it poses a low threat, especially as it’s only a proof-of-concept that hasn’t actually been discovered ‘in the wild’.
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Today I am writing about Microsoft’s Windows Vista’s ReadyBoost technology and is it worth all the hype.
But first an insight into what actually ReadyBoost is.
From Wikipedia:
ReadyBoost is a disk caching technology first included with Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system. It aims to make computers running Windows Vista more responsive by using flash memory on a USB 2.0 drive, SD card, CompactFlash, or other form of flash memory, in order to boost system performance.
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Yeah its true! Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Vista is the last 32bit version of Windows for desktops. Windows Sever 2008 and its ‘release 2? will be the last 32 bit for server. After that no more 32bits from Microsoft’s side!
Means that if you have Pentium 4 and Core Duo ( Pentium D) without Extended 64 support then you’ll need to stick with Vista forever else you will need to update to test forthcoming Windows from Microsoft. Microsoft will slowly transit into 64bit in 2008 because they have realized the benefits of 64-bit computing.
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One of the most anticipated games of 2007 Halo 3’s multiplayer beta will be made available on May 16.It will be offered to those registered through the “Rule of Three” promotion or those who purchased specially marked copies of the game Crackdown.The download will be available via Xbox Live Marketplace.
Three maps will be made available within the beta:”Snowboard”, “High Ground” and “Valhalla.” New weapons, vehicles and game types will also be made available that will be a part of the Final Release.
Storing data is gonna get a lot easier in future thanks to Bacterias. Yeah those microscopic organisms would be the future storage devices and guess what they can store your data for millions of years.
The four characters of the DNA T, C, A and G (Thymine, Cytosine, Adenine & Guanine respectively) which represent the genetic coding in DNA work much like digital data. Character combinations can stand for specific letters & symbols, so codes in genomes can be translated, or read, to produce music text, video & other content.
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On March 28, Apple released a new version of Boot Camp, 1.2, that is compatible with 32-bit Vista. Boot Camp is Apple-developed software that allows Intel-based Macs to run Windows without requiring emulation.
Boot Camp 1.2 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.
From the Website
Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes:
- Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
- Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
- Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
- A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
- Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
- Improved Windows driver installation experience
- Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
- Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)
You can download it from Here
But i wonder why does Mac wants its users to use Vista when it boasts that vista interface is a copy of Mac OS X.
