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So you think you’re safe? You think you can just carry on doing what you do in your life without thinking you’re in danger? Don’t you have any idea what’s going on behind the scenes when your computer automatically reboots, crashes, keeps sending your contacts suspicious emails or links to kiddie porn? If you do, then you wouldn’t have been here reading this. No, instead you would’ve been in a state of shock, like the rest of us who are in the know. Instead, you would’ve been curled up in bed, wondering how you managed to last so long without seeing the “real picture”. If you don’t understand what I’m talking about, just take a look at the photo above. See that? Know what that is? That’s what’s been eating up all of your computer’s resources lately. That’s the thing that keeps on destroying network after network and connection after connection, all without you even noticing. That, my friend, is a picture of computer malware. And if you look closely, if you could only try to look straight into its eyes, then maybe you’ll understand why I’m so tense right now.

Keep on reading for a few more renderings care of a wicked visualization program called Malwarez…

Stormy

IRCBot

PWSLineage Trojan

Via [Geekologie]

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Posted Mar 15th 2008 7:56PM by Paul Miller
Filed under: cellphones
Can’t leave the comforts of your speedy, reliable network, but aren’t ready to carry the brick-like Voyager to appease that touchscreen hankering? Verizon might finally have a solution with the LG VX9700, which just passed the FCC. The above leaked image of the phone shows it to be similar to LG’s Prada phone, but apparently there’s no designer branding to be had here — just like AT&T’s upcoming Prada-inspired LG Vu. Other than that, erm, innovative menu, rumored infos include a 3.2 megapixel camera, micro USB, microSDHC, and an on-screen QWERTY keyboard for text input. Word is the phone was slated for the end of the month, but now might be delayed until April. We suppose we’ll be finding out soon enough.

Posted Mar 16th 2008 3:40AM by Paul Miller
Filed under: cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video
While it appears that Meizu’s infringement shutdown at CeBIT was for unlicensed MP3 usage, and not at all to do with the eerie resemblance to a certain iPhone, the company still seems eager to prove to the world it is brewing something unique with the M8 mini One. CEO Jack Wong posted a bunch of new shots to the Meizu forums with small interface tweaks that inch the OS a bit away from its iphone roots — but certainly not far.

[Thanks, Lino G.]

Gallery: Meizu M8 interface gets tweaked once again. A few pixels to the left, please?

Filed in archive Tip by John Mello on October 23, 2007

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From time to time, I get the urge to experiment with artificial lighting, but then I take a gander at the cost of studio lights and retreat back into my world of natural illumination and built-in flash photography. "Clockdoc," though, over at the the Digital Photography School forum, has some engaging stills he shot with, of all things, a single LED penlight. "I posted this to encourage you to try out different 'everyday' light sources you find around the house and to show that you don't need a $300 strobe to do creative lighting," he writes. After looking at his lighting experiments, they certainly have me ruminating about creative ways to tinker with ordinary artificial lighting sources.

Posted Mar 15th 2008 5:39PM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
As any true iriver aficionado would realize, just because one of its device isn’t yet available in the US doesn’t mean that it’s not being thoroughly enjoyed elsewhere. Case in point: the E100, which was recently loosed in Europe, has already been acquired, photographed and reviewed by the cats over at Pocketables, and unfortunately for those certain of this thing’s awesomeness, it’s not exactly the surefire winner you had hoped for. Put simply, the fantastic styling and native FLAC support weren’t enough to overcome the lackluster speaker output, subpar audio quality (for iriver standards, anyway) and non-integration of material on the internal memory and microSD card. Still, it seems that those without ultra-high expectations would be more than pleased with what the E100 is packin’, but we’d still recommend giving the full review a look before pulling the trigger and never looking back.

[Thanks, Jenn]

Posted Mar 15th 2008 3:11PM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Laptops
Sheesh — as if the Eee PC, ONE, Cloudbook, G10IL and countless others weren’t enough, now we’ve got one more low-cost laptop to keep track of. Aiming to arrive just a hair below that magical $300 price point, NorhTec is reportedly gearing up to introduce its Gecko laptop to the world, but the machine itself will be designed / built by Quanta. So far, we’re hearing that it’ll tout a 1GHz Via C7M ULV processor, an optional PATA hard drive, integrated graphics, a 7-inch display and the Linpus Linux Lite operating system. According to NorhTech’s president Michael Barnes, “Linpus Lite is very similar to gOS,” which we aren’t exactly sure is something you’d really want to trumpet. Nevertheless, said bigwig also implied that the formal announcement of this here lappie would be happening soon — let’s just hope it actually stays under three bills.

[Via Eee Site]

Dubai is one of the most famous cities in the world that is known for its magnificent buildings and structures. In the near future one more splendid structure will be added to this list - an arch bridge designed by NY architecture firm Fxfowle.

This bridge having one mile in length and 670 feet in height will be the largest and tallest arch bridge in the world. In addition to that according to available illustrations it will be one of peerless beauty. Construction of this bridge starts this month and will go on till 2012. As regards the total expenditures they are estimated at about 7 million. Moreover world’s first vacuum tube mass transit system will launch in Dubai shortly thereafter.

Thus, the architecture that looks like it’s from the XXII century contributes a lot to the sheer grandeur of this city. So, in case Dubai goes on expanding that fast, it will soon create its own universe that would be absolutely different from everything in the world.

I don’t know where manufacturers got the idea that gadgets and exercise buffs would go good together, so I’m genuinely surprised every time I see a new “sports trainer phone”, “diet tracking device” or other similar gadget. These things, of course, more often than not die faster than a flame inside a hurricane, of course that shouldn’t stop new concepts from coming out of the woods now, should it? Especially not one that uses back-to-back OLED multi-touch screens, a compact hydrogen battery and dual-core processors.

The FIT cellphone concept uses existing technology in order to track a user’s performance. A computerized personal trainer pre-programmed into the FIT phone will periodically provide fitness plans, track burned calories, and give a diet list based on a user’s exercise advancement level. It even has videos showcasing professionals with their exercise techniques pre-loaded to help you kick-start your own personal exercise program. And it’s no slouch on multimedia too, with a music player, camera, and a whopping 80GB of storage built into the device as well.

The last, and perhaps the most interesting, feature of the FIT cellphone lies in its power switch mechanism. To turn the device on, you simply have to grab it. I really couldn’t have said it better.

Via [Hard Geek]

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