January 2012 – Page 7

Windows 8 to manage your mobile broadband use for you

Windows 8 will contain built-in support for mobile broadband devices and smarter use of metered Internet connections, as detailed in the lastest post on Microsoft’s Building Windows 8 blog.

Most 3G mobile broadband connections are subject to usage limits, and keeping track of data usage at the moment normally means running an application from the mobile operator, or even checking on their website. Windows 8 will have its own usage counters so that users can keep track of how much data they’ve burned through over the current billing cycle.

Applications will also be able to treat metered connections differently from unlimited ones. For example, a Flickr front-end might stick to low-resolution preview images when on a mobile broadband connection, fetching high-resolution images only when on an unmetered connection. Application bandwidth usage will also be shown in Task Manager, with separate counters for metered and unmetered usage.

The blog post also demonstrates Windows 8’s faster Wi-Fi connectivity, with hot spots being found and connected to in under a second, and its new support for Wi-Fi hotspots that use authentication portals. Instead of having to open a browser to enter a username and password, it will be possible to type credentials directly into Windows itself.

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Kingston launches new family of high performance SSDs, doesn’t care if you’re a business or a consumer

Kingston‘s turning its SSD solutions up to eleven on its new SSDNow family of products. The SSDNow V+200 is a solid state drive toting SATA 3.0 SandForce SF-2281, capable of up to 535 MB/s read speeds and 480 MB/s writing speeds. Regardless of whether it’s for your office or home rig, Kingston reckons it’s got your storage needs covered, offering up the V+200 in 60GB, 90GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB sizes. The 2.5-inch drives arrive with self-encryption as standard, alongside a three-year warranty with support — something that’s getting increasingly rare. The full press release is waiting below.

Update: Prices, alongside the upgrade kit, range from $156 to $985 — depending on exactly how many photo albums you need on solid state storage.

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iBoostUp Cleans Out Your Mac’s System File Clutter in a Minute [Video]

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Mac OS X: iBoostUp cleans out the crap on your drive and fine-tunes your system for better performance. It’s simple, it’s quick, and it’s free. More »

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Absinthe A5 jailbreak released for iPhone 4S, hacker Dream Team makes untethered dreams come true

Been waiting with bated breath to liberate that dual-core A5 within your shiny, white (we presume) Jony Ive-designed device? Well, you can exhale now, as a “Dream Team” of iOS hackers have just released Absinthe A5: an untethered solution for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. For the uninitiated, this particular hack will not only free your handset or tablet from Apple’s controlling grasp, it’ll also retain the jailbreak upon reboot. But don’t just thank this hacker collective for the successful effort, you can direct some of that applause to yourselves, as over ten million users submitted crash reports which led to the discovery of the exploit. But enough of the backstory — head on over to the source to get your download started.

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Apple’s Value Reaches $400bn, Worth More Than Greece [Factoid]

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On Thursday, Apple’s value on the stock market reached an all-time high of $400 billion. That figure makes it worth more than Greece, Austria, Argentina and South Africa. And, come to mention it, quite a lot of other things, too. [CNN; Image: fdecomite] More »

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Ice Cream Headache Alert: You Can Get Free Wendy’s Frostys for the Rest of 2012 [Hobomodo]

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The best thing at Wendy’s is the Frosty. Now you can get them for free for the rest of 2012, all while supporting a good cause (I think it’s a good cause, at least). But who cares: free Frosty! More »

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How the Internet blackout affected congressional support for PIPA/SOPA

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Amy Seidenwurm says: “Pro Publica posted a simple/powerful image of the members of Congress’ position on SOPA/PIPA today vs. yesterday.”

SOPA Opera Update: Opposition Surges

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Google Hauled in $10 Billion of Highly Relevant Money Last Quarter [Google]

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Google just reported its earnings results from the most recent financial quarter, and while there’s not too much to go on yet, it’s notable that for the first time, the company took in over $10 billion of revenue in a single three-month period. More »

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Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree: DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, and Universal Music All Offline [Hackers]

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Anonymous has sure been quiet lately, but today’s federal bust of Megaupload riled ’em up good: a retaliatory strike against DoJ.gov (and plenty of other foes) leaving them completely dead. More »

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Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged

Details are still somewhat light at the moment, but reports are now coming out that the popular Megaupload file-sharing site has been shut down by Federal prosecutors in the US, and that the site’s founders and other individuals have been charged with violating piracy laws. According to The New York Times, the indictment says that the company has cost copyright holders some $500 million in lost revenue, and that the site was at one time the 13th most popular on the internet. As the Times also notes, this news comes a day after Megaupload voluntarily blacked out its website to protest the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy legislation now being considered by Congress.

Update: As The Verge reports, the indictment itself doesn’t mince any words, calling Megaupload an “international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy,” and alleging that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom et al generated more than $175 million in “criminal proceeds.” Those charges also come with some potentially hefty prison sentences, including a maximum 20 years for conspiracy to commit racketeering, five years for copyright infringement, 20 years for money laundering, and five years for each of the substantive charges of criminal copyright infringement.