QNX survives cuts at Blackberry/RIM, called "crown jewel"

Read the last segment for details,

BlackBerry CEO details survival strategy | Mobile - CNET News
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57616170-94/blackberry-ceo-details-survival-strategy/

TechWeekEurope UKCalxeda Closes Down After Funding Shortfall

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/calxeda-closes-down-134516

RSA Key Extraction via Low-Bandwidth Acoustic Cryptanalysis

http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/acoustic/

Summary

Many computers emit a high-pitched noise during operation, due to vibration in some of their electronic components. These acoustic emanations are more than a nuisance: they can convey information about the software running on the computer and, in particular, leak sensitive information about security-related computations. In a preliminary presentation, we have shown that different RSA keys induce different sound patterns, but it was not clear how to extract individual key bits. The main problem was the very low bandwidth of the acoustic side channel (under 20 kHz using common microphones, and a few hundred kHz using ultrasound microphones), many orders of magnitude below the GHz-scale clock rates of the attacked computers.

Here, we describe a new acoustic cryptanalysis key extraction attack, applicable to GnuPG's current implementation of RSA. The attack can extract full 4096-bit RSA decryption keys from laptop computers (of various models), within an hour, using the sound generated by the computer during the decryption of some chosen ciphertexts. We experimentally demonstrate that such attacks can be carried out, using either a plain mobile phone placed next to the computer, or a more sensitive microphone placed 4 meters away.

Beyond acoustics, we demonstrate that a similar low-bandwidth attack can be performed by measuring the electric potential of a computer chassis. A suitably-equipped attacker need merely touch the target computer with his bare hand, or get the required leakage information from the ground wires at the remote end of VGA, USB or Ethernet cables.

Re: Benchmarking the ODroid XU: A Fast-Clocked Quad A15 ARM Machine

make money. ;-)
Jesse

On Dec 18, 2013 12:53 PM, "John Sokol" <john@anybots.com> wrote:

http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/752860-benchmarking-the-odroid-xu-a-fast-clocked-quad-a15-arm-machine

Benchmarking the ODroid XU: A Fast-Clocked Quad A15 ARM Machine

http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/752860-benchmarking-the-odroid-xu-a-fast-clocked-quad-a15-arm-machine

Raspberry Pi Gift Guide

http://www.makershed.com/Raspberry_Pi_Gift_Guide_s/310.htm

Boston Police suspend licence plate reader technology indefinitely after media inquiry | The Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/15/boston-police-suspend-licence-plate-reader-technology-indefinitely-after-media-inquiry/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+(The+Raw+Story)

Best Linux videos of 2013

http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/200-libby-clark/752470-best-linux-videos-of-2013

http://m.slashdot.org/story/195515

Google Brings AmigaOS to Chrome Via Native Client Emulation

from the time-machine-always-comes-last dept.

First time accepted submitter LibbyMC writesGoogle's approach to bringing older C software to the browser is demonstrated in bringing the '80s-era AmigaOS to Chrome. 'The Native Client technology runs software written to run on a particular processor at close to the speeds that native software runs. The approach gives software more direct access to a computer's hardware , but it also adds security restrictions to prevent people from downloading malware from the Web that would take advantage of that power.'Chrome users can go straight to the demo.

Looks Like Nobody Is Winning This Console War | TIME.com

http://business.time.com/2013/12/12/looks-like-nobody-is-winning-this-console-war/

Uh, no thanks: AT&T wants to trade its $70 gigabit service for your browsing & search history | VentureBeat | Security | by Ricardo Bilton

http://venturebeat.com/2013/12/11/uh-no-thanks-att-wants-to-trade-its-70-gigabit-service-for-your-browsing-search-history/

AllSeen Alliance: What is the 'Internet of Things'? - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2013/1210/AllSeen-Alliance-What-is-the-Internet-of-Things

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 410 brings 64-bit, LTE to emerging markets - CNET Mobile

http://m.cnet.com/news/qualcomms-snapdragon-410-brings-64-bit-lte-to-emerging-markets/57615002

How Apple's Lightning-Plug Guru Reinvented Square's Card Reader | Wired Design | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/12/the-new-square-reader-a-look-at-how-gadget-guts-are-designed/

Microsoft mood bra: Embedded sensors may keep you from pigging out - latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/nation/shareitnow/la-microsoft-mood-bra-20131206,0,5125711.story

New USB connector inbound, set to be smaller and reversible - TechSpot

NOTE: New connectors are not expected until late 2014.

http://www.techspot.com/news/54899-new-usb-connector-inbound-set-to-be-smaller-and-reversible.html

Gamasutra - Microsoft reveals the first batch of ID@Xbox developers

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/206226/Microsoft_reveals_the_first_batch_of_IDXbox_developers.php

Infamous Hacker Creates SkyJack To Hunt, Hack, And Control Other Drones | TechCrunch

http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/04/infamous-hacker-creates-skyjack-to-hunt-hack-and-control-other-drones/

Bleak, bleaker, bleakest: Latest PC market forecast projects historic 10% downturn - Computerworld

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244499/Bleak_bleaker_bleakest_Latest_PC_market_forecast_projects_historic_10_downturn

Microsoft codename 'Threshold': The next major Windows wave takes shape | ZDNet

http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-codename-threshold-the-next-major-windows-wave-takes-shape-7000023832/