Digital Photograph
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Vendors: Ample tests to nip tainted goods
News Major hardware manufacturers say there are enough processes in place to prevent malware-infected equipment from being shipped to customers.
Tags: Hardware, Network security, Security Management, Malware, Manufacturing, Seagate Technology LLC, Spokesperson, Singapore, removable storage, virus
How to avoid obsolete storage hell
Reviews Don't get suckered into using a backup medium that your next computer won't be able to read.
Digital Wallet
Reviews Although not without its faults, the Digital Wallet is a product that many digital photographers will have been waiting for.
UK airport begins biometric ID trial
News Manchester Airport has begun a six-month trial of biometric face recognition technology that will scan passengers and use automatic gates in an attempt to tighten border security and speed up immigration checks.
Tags: Biometrics, Security, Facial Recognition, Home Secretary, ID Card, Europe, face recognition, Manchester, London, Silicon.com
Microsoft shows off 3D video-editing tool
News A research project called Unwrap Mosaic paves the way for adding features such as facial hair to the subject of a video that has already been filmed.
Tags: Software, Video, Personal applications, Microsoft Corp., Technology, Tool, 3D, Environment, trade show, photograph
Norton 2009 products open to public beta
News Symantec unveils lighter and faster versions of its venerable security and antivirus products.
Tags: Security, Antivirus software, Norton Co., Database, Norton Internet Security, antivirus, software, Symantec Corp., hard drive, digital photograph
Tainted products--sabotage or shoddy manufacturing?
News Panelists at the RSA security conference don't know why some products arrive on store shelves in the U.S. infected with viruses.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Malware, Manufacturing, globalization, intellectual property, Marcus Sachs, digital photograph, U.S., industry, supply chain
Microsoft tightens Windows 7 security for USB drives
News Windows 7 won't automatically launch programs using AutoRun when USB drives are inserted, company says.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Memory, Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Security, USB Flash Drive, Storage, removable storage
Attack exploits unpatched Excel security hole
News Windows users are warned to avoid opening suspicious attachments as Microsoft races to get a fix out for security hole in Excel.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Applications and tools, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Corp., Security, Storage, removable storage, Autorun Functionality, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Excel
Mundie: The desktop of the future is a room
News While mobile devices will be important, the desktop isn't going away. Eventually your whole office will be a desktop PC, says Microsoft's top strategy officer Craig Mundie.
Tags: Business applications, Desktops, Hologram, computer, Microsoft Xbox 360, digital photograph, financial analyst, killer application, Microsoft Xbox, desktop
Biometrics cuts days off UK visa processing
News Biometric technology has slashed the time taken to process visas for people coming to the United Kingdom, the government has said.
Tags: Biometrics
RFID passports arrive for Americans
News The U.S. State Department is about to begin handing out RFID-equipped passports, despite lingering security and privacy concerns.
Tags: RFID, Data security, Security, Government
Countering high-tech counterfeiters
Insight Digital tech is making it ever easier to print fake currency. Robert Schafrik led a group seeking answers.
Tags: Business security, Security
Microsoft's OneNote adds feature count with SP1
Insight SP1 for OneNote 2003 doesn't just fix problems, it adds a host of features to simplify note-taking tasks, such as interoperability with core Office applications, real-time sharing and more.
Tags: Office suites, Pocket PC
MySpace's new chic clique
News The social-networking site's new fashion community might benefit big, established brands and fledgling designers alike.
Tags: Web 2.0
