Apple To Radically Revamp MacBook Pro in 2012

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Slim and light MacBook Pro

In a move that’s likely to disrupt the notebook computer market even further, Apple looks set to totally revamp it’s entire 2012 MacBook Pro lineup, jettisoning optical storage and traditional hard disks in favour of fast Flash-based Solid State Storage (SSD) drives and a slimmer, lighter chassis much like the MacBook Air. That’s according to recent reports from authoritative Apple news sites such as AppleInsider and The Next Web.

The new lineup will also use Intel’s forthcoming Ivy Bridge microprocessor CPU architecture and chips which are slated to ship in April. The Air has been responsible for helping Apple’s notebook sales continue to rise despite a general downwards trend in the industry, and has led to creation of the new “ultra-book” category of laptops intended to complete with Apple’s popular thin-and-light models.

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iPad 3 Announced in March Will Pack Retina Display

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The iPad 3 is believed to have a Retina Display

The Apple iPad 3 is hotly tipped to be announced during the first week of March, as rumours reach fever pitch about what to expect in the new device. Apple usually updates the iPad once a year and considering the iPad 2 was released in March 2011 at the Buena Yerba centre in san Francisco, it won’t come as a major surprise if the rumours pan out.

Mounting evidence points to an imminent announcement, which means the iPad 3 will be released several days or weeks later, and according to The Next Web Apple is already finalising the choice of apps to showcase and is busy organising the ad campaign…
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Two people are dead because they unfriended woman on Facebook

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Marvin Potter, 60, (on the right), is in custody and is being charged with two counts of first degree murder. He is accused of having shot a couple that had both unfriended his 30-year-old daughter Jenelle on the social site Facebook, Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece said Wednesday.

The problems began when Billy Payne Jr. and his girlfriend, Billie Jean Hayworth, unfriended Marvin Potter’s daughter Jenelle on Facebook. According to the police, Jenelle started to harass the couple in the time leading up the murders on January 31st. Continue reading →

Get $25 from Google for sharing your search and browsing history

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Google is about to start a new project called Screenwise, they have already set up a signup page – it’s not yet active for sign-ups though – from this page you can read about their new project where they want to get their users to agree on giving them access to their browsing and search behaviors online via a browser plugin for Google Chrome. Here is what Google says themselves:

Google is building a new panel to learn more about how everyday people use the Internet.

The new project is called Screenwise. As a panelist, you’ll add a browser extension that will share with Google the sites you visit and how you use them. What we learn from you, and others like you, will help us improve Google products and services and make a better online experience for everyone.

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Google is being sued for consolidating its Privacy Policies

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As you may remember from last week, Google announced a (rather large) change to their privacy policies and if you are a Google user you have probably noticed that they have tried to make you aware of the changes with arrows pointing to it and by redirecting you to their policy page once.

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed a suit in the Washington D.C. district court claiming that the upcoming privacy changes – which are planned to take effect March 1st – will cause “irreparable injury to EPIC and the public.” EPIC claims that the change violates a settlement agreement that Google and the FTC reached last march forbidding any privacy changes without consent from the user. EPIC wants the court to issue a temporary restraining order on Google, they also ask for a preliminary injunction compelling the FTC to enforce the settlement agreement from March last year.
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Apple TV Prototypes in Production…?

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Is this the face of the Apple TV?

Are the first Apple TV prototype sets already in production?

Apple TV Rumours

Persistent rumours of a connected Apple TV to launch in 2012 continue to fly despite a distinct lack of concrete evidence. Nevertheless, recent murmurings from Asian TV manufacturers such as Sharp have alleged that Apple is continuing to shop around for parts; but shopping around doesn’t necessarily mean that Apple really will release a super-slim TV set anytime soon – almost certainly they are investigating the concept and may even have built prototypes, but that’s a very different scenario from an imminent launch of a major new product…

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iPhone Helps Apple to 75% of Mobile Profits with Just 9% of Units

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Last week it was revealed that Apple makes a massive 75% of all mobile profits, despite having only 9% of the unit total sales. This news comes sharp on the heels of Apple’s record financial results, in which the California based company shot past Samsung to become the world’s number one smartphone maker in terms of profit.

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Facebook Data Center in Oregon doubles the power usage in the county

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The interior of Facebook data center in Prineville, Oregon

A $210 million monster data center in Prineville, Oregon has been built by Facebook. The data center has a capacity of 28 megawatts usage, this was revealed by Facebook earlier this week together with local economic development officials. The entire power usage of the whole county of Prineville was prior to this center being built only 30 megawatt, so the consumption will be doubled with this Facebook server center.

Facebook who according to the most recent rumors are preparing for their IPO to happen very soon, have built this 300,000 square foot monster, and apparently two more are on the way according to sources in the local community.
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Yes! Your Passwords suck! Hints on creating solid passwords

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Every time that you cleverly come up with a seemingly complicated combination of letters, symbols and numbers for a password, you are not only up against creepy individual hackers, you are up against a myriad of easily obtainable super-computers! Your password has to be strong enough to hold up against these computer programs that can use infinite numbers of dictionaries from multiple languages, Wikipedia and everything in the World Fact Book to run encrypted passwords in a matter of MINUTES. Passwords like yours are probably too short, too personal or just too simple or predictable.

This article will help you to see that you need to change your password as soon as possible and  it will also give you hints on how to create ‘bulletproof’ passwords and protect yourself against the highly technologically advanced, increasingly adaptable hacker world.

Cracking weak passwords is easy! Steve Ragan, Tech Herald journalist, proved this when he used free downloadable software and a $300 off-the-shelf computer to crack over 80,000 encrypted passwords in only 5 hours.

It is very important to remember that once ONE of your passwords has been compromised, (just like 24+ million Zappos.com shoppers earlier this month), it isn’t just bad news for that one account on that one Zappos website. The hackers can have a ‘hacking party’ with access to your Facebook, Twitter, or email accounts IF you have used the same login for these other services as well. Information can be extracted from one of your accounts and used against you to access another. Continue reading →