Hackers Break Into Power Station, In Less Than A Day By Humphrey Cheung Published 10 April 08 San Francisco (CA) - It took hackers less than a day to take over several desktops at a major power company.
Two Chinese Nabbed At LAX With Infrared Cameras By Humphrey Cheung Published 7 April 08 Los Angeles (CA) - A pair of Chinese men were caught at the Los Angeles International Airport with ten military-grade infrared cameras as they were about to board an international flight.
VIDEO - Speaker Overload, We Blew Out Our Eardrums At The Bangkok Motor Show By Humphrey Cheung Published 7 April 08 Bangkok (Thailand) - A nice looking car is one thing, but some people are more interested in having the LOUDEST car on the block .
Michigan Frat House Builds Paintball-firing Panzer Tank By Humphrey Cheung Published 7 April 08 Flint (Michigan) - A 19-year-old Kettering University student and his frat brothers have built a working Panzer tank.
New Rolex Watch Waterproof At 12900 Feet And Fits Over Dive Suit By Humphrey Cheung Published 3 April 08 Marinas Trench (Pacific Ocean) - So let's say you're a diver who just hates having watches break under pressure because you like diving deep, I mean REAL deep.
People "probably Won't" Need Discrete Graphics Cards Anymore - Intel By Humphrey Cheung Published 3 April 08 Shanghai (China) - The days of discrete graphics cards are coming to an end, according to an Intel representative we talked to at the Shanghai Intel Developer Forum.
Intel Shows Off Massive Two-billion Transistor Tukwila And Diminutive Atom At IDF By Humphrey Cheung Published 2 April 08 Shanghai (China) - Modern gleaming chip wafers constrasted with a thousands of year old sword at the Intel Developer Forum today as company executives showed off a 2-billion transistor Tukwilla processor along with the diminutive Atom chip.
Intel's new catchphrase - 'Carry Small, Live Large' By Humphrey Cheung Published 1 April 08 Day 0 of the Intel Developers Forum has just finished and we've now heard the company's new slogan of 'Carry Small Live Large' hundreds of times. Intel has firmly established market dominance since its Core Duo processors and now it appears the company will also go full-bore into MIDs or so-called mobile Internet devices. Those devices will require desktop-like power and connectivity and that will require CMOS level integration of network cards, wireless radios and other IO devices. Guess who is going to make all those new chips ... Intel of course.
VIDEO - Intel Shows Off Nehalem's Power With Fire And Smoke By Humphrey Cheung Published 1 April 08 Shanghai (China) - Intel's is showcasing the power of its upcoming processors with a new 'Smoke' demo which rains fiery destruction upon a virtual shack.
Laugh Off .44 Magnum Hits While Cruising In Style - BMW's 550i Security Series By Humphrey Cheung Published 31 March 08 Bangkok (Thailand) - If you're going to cruise around in an armored car, it might as well be a nice looking BMW.
VIDEO - Airline Passengers Massacre Billions Of Germs With New Air Filter By Humphrey Cheung Published 26 March 08 San Diego (CA) - Flying can be murder on your immune system with the all the stress, dry air and sick people around you.
Internet Addicts Should Be Considered Mentally Ill By Humphrey Cheung Published 25 March 08 Chicago (IL) - Internet addiction should be considered a true mental illness, according to a recent editorial published in the prestigious American Journal of Psychiatry.
Craigslist Hoax Nearly Wipes Out Oregon Man's Possessions By Humphrey Cheung Published 25 March 08 Jacksonville (OR) - A Jacksonville Oregon man is slowly recovering his possessions after people ransacked his home in response to a pair of Craigslist ads.
Original Ada Lovelace Painting Purchased On EBay By Humphrey Cheung Published 24 March 08 Redlands (CA) - Computer geeks on opposite ends of the Earth have found the original sketch of the world's first programmer.
Video - Former Apple VP Makes A Mint In The Combination Lock Biz By Humphrey Cheung Published 24 March 08 San Diego (CA) - Combination locks are neither geeky nor high-tech, but a former Vice President of Apple Computer wants to change that with his word spelling lock.
Organic Molecules Found On Far-away Planet By Humphrey Cheung Published 21 March 08 Pasadena (CA) - Astronomers believe methane could be on a far-away planet in the Vulpecula constellation.
Man Builds Suicide Robot To Kill Himself By Humphrey Cheung Published 20 March 08 Burleigh Heads (Australia) - This is a very sad story to write.
UCLA Hospital Bans Laptops And Cellphones By Humphrey Cheung Published 20 March 08 Los Angeles (CA) - The neuropsychiatric hospital at UCLA has banned all laptops and cellphones.
Two U.S. Aircraft Carriers Head Towards Taiwan By Humphrey Cheung Published 20 March 08 Yokosuka (Japan) - The USS Kitty Hawk and the Nimitz are headed to Taiwan for training exercises.
Universal Studios Building Attendee-skimming Roller Coaster By Humphrey Cheung Published 20 March 08 Orlando (FL) - The Universal Studios theme park in Orlando will construct a new roller coaster that will fly a few feet over other park attendees.
Huge Supermarket Data Breach Exposes 4.2 Million Accounts By Humphrey Cheung Published 18 March 08 Portland (Maine) - A huge security break at the Hannaford Bros.
Alienware Relaunches Area-51 Desktop With 9800 GX2 By Humphrey Cheung Published 18 March 08 Miami (FL) - With today's lifting of Nvidia's 9800 GX2 NDA, system builders are announcing desktops powered by the dual-processor graphics card.
Washington Gov't Employees Get New Thumb Drives By Humphrey Cheung Published 18 March 08 Olympia (WA) - Small USB thumb drives are great for most people, but they cause headaches for government agencies handling sensitive information.
Tesla Roadster Begins Production By Humphrey Cheung Published 18 March 08 Hawthorne (CA) - Tesla Motors has announced that it will begin regular production of its all-electric Roadster.
First 9800GX2 Cards Debut By Humphrey Cheung Published 18 March 08 Hong Kong - Nvidia's NDA has lifted and over the next few hours you'll see a flurry of product announcements and benchmarks spring up around the Net.
