Archive for April, 2010

Posted by PeterK 32 COMMENTS

As you may know already, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security is not secure. This first wireless LAN security standard, developed by the IEEE, has been vulnerable to cracking by Wi-Fi hackers for nearly a decade now. In 2003, the Wi-Fi Alliance released a security standard called Wi-Fi Protected Access. Although the first version (WPA), which [...]

Categories: Hardware, Internet, Software
Posted by PeterK 25 COMMENTS

It’s easy to think of the Internet as something that’s just “out there” in cyberspace, that doesn’t effect the physical world in any tangible way. In 2009, however, it was estimated that Internet data centers worldwide consumed about 2% of global electricity production. Not only did most of that electricity undoubtedly come from non-green sources, [...]

Categories: Hardware, Technology
Posted by PeterK 21 COMMENTS

The release date will likely be around June or July of 2010, and there has been a great deal of speculation about the new iPhone 4g… in HD!! Verizon Wireless is currently testing a CDMA version of the iPhone 4G and Verizon confirms they are making network changes to bring the iphone to their network. [...]

Categories: Hardware, Technology

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