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Photojournalist Natalie Behring visited Guiyu, China and documented the world’s biggest digital dump where, for $2 per day, the locals sort, disassemble, and pulverize hundreds of tons of e-waste. The payoff is huge. More …
The detritus also leaches chemicals and metals into local water supplies.
QuickTime more of a security risk than that Swiss cheese of browsers? Much as it will be hard to take, Computerworld reports Mac users are to blame. Secunia ApS released a study that 1/3 of Mac users had not updated their security patches for QuickTime, compared to only 9.6 percent of unpatched IE 6. More …
Does this mean a fully patched IE is secure?
MacNewsWorld reports EMI is willing to let Amazon.com to sell DRM free music. Also available will be smaller labels and independent artist who already sell their music DRM free. Is it only a matter of time? More …
For a limited time, Apple will dispose of your old computers from any manufacturer, along with any associated peripherals, at no cost to you. There is no purchase required to participate in the program and all accredited K-12 and Higher Education institutions with at least 25 systems to recycle are eligible There is no limit to the number of systems you can recycle - just register before June 30, 2007, and collected by July 31, 2007. You may register online or by calling 1-800-277-5356. An Apple representative will contact you within 3 business days to coordinate the pick up.
Adobe has confirmed that Adobe Version Cue CS3 Server (installed as part of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, or Web Standard editions may create a critical vulnerability. The install turns off the personal firewall to enable ports ports 3703, 3704, 50900, and 50901 to allow network access to the Adobe Version Cue CS3 Server. The installer may not re-activate the personal firewall when finished. If you have installed any of the above, you should check to see if your personal firewall is activated; System Preferences - Sharing - firewall tab. More …
It appears most, except the largest laptop displays, are 6 bit LCD’s not the 8 bit necessary for millions of colors. Has Apple represented the quality of the display beyond its capability? Ars Technica notes this is the main thrust of the case. The other causes are basically subjective. All laptops, PC included, should share this concern. More …
House Democrats want ‘broadband’ reclassified to at least 2mbs, up from 200kbps. Another requirement will change the FCC’s outlook on broadband availability. Presently if one household in a zip code has broadband access, that will not longer mean everyone in the zip code does. Consumer advocates, who appeared before the subcommittee, took well to the idea. Larry Cohen, president of the Communication Workers of America, said that the US is “stuck with a twentieth century Internet” and that he would support increasing the “broadband” definition to 2Mbps.” More …
Knowledge Base article details a potential external display quirk with the newly introduced MacBooks.
If the systems are connected to an external display in extended mode (rather than mirrored), the menubar location is on the external display, and the systems are woken from sleep by opening the clamshell, video may not be displayed on the built-in display. More …
Engadget reports that the iPhone has been granted FCC approval.
The Apple Inc. A1203 GSM Cellular Telephone with Bluetooth and Wifi, FCC ID: BCGA1203, is in compliance with the limits for general population uncontrolled exposure specified in FCC 2.1093. The device was tested according to the measurement standards and procedures specified in FCC OET Bulletin 65, Supplement C (Edition 01-01) and IEEE p1528/D1.2, April 21, 2003. More …
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