While the WEP-encrypted Wi-Fi networks have been easily broken for quite some time now, latest reports indicate that the more secure WPA or WPA2 encryption systems are also vulnerable.Security researchers claim that are able to partially crack the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard used to protect data on many wireless networks in just few minutes. The attack will be discussed at the PacSec conference in Tokyo next week. Researchers will give a live demonstration of cracking the WPA encryption in order to read data being sent from a router to a laptop computer.
Key parameter of this attempt is to break the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) key, used by WPA. This can be achieved in just 15 minutes, the researchers claim. And that's exactly the interesting part of the story. Until now, the TKIP could be cracked using what's known as a dictionary attack. The attacker cracked the encryption by sending massive trial requests to the wireless device in an effort to finally guess the key used to secure th wireless data. But this procedure required increased computational resources and time.
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Zotac has announced yet another Mini-ITX motherboard based on Nvidia's Nforce 630i chipset, the Zotac 630i-ITX WiFi. The new motherboard measures 17x17cm and comes fully packed with some serious punch.The Zotac 630-ITX WiFi supports Intel's Core 2 processors with a FSB of up to 1,333MHz, has two memory slots for up to 4GB of DDR2 800MHz memory, integrated Geforce 7100 graphics and integrated 802.11b/g WiFi.
Other specifications include two SATA ports, an IDE connector, onboard 5.1-channel HD audio, Gigabit LAN, six USB ports, and a D-sub and DVI port. All in all, a pretty decent set of features considering the board's small size.Please post your valuable comments.Have subscribe yourself to get latest news of gadgets.
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Nokia Nseries has launched the Nokia N85 in India.The dual-slider boasts of a 2.6" OLED screen and comes pre-loaded with 15 try-and-buy made-for-mobile N-Gage games and a voucher for one full game license. Dedicated gaming keys of the device light up when it is in gaming mode.
"The Nokia N85 was created to be more than the sum of its parts, offering a complete mobile entertainment package," said Devinder Kishore, Director- Marketing, Nokia India. "Combined with landscape gaming and dedicated gaming keys for additional comfort, the Nokia N85 breaks the boundaries of mobile gameplay".In addition to games, the Nokia N85 comes with multimedia features like in-built FM transmitter, 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and location tagging capabilities, a three month integrated license for turn-by-turn voice navigation. Gaming, photos, navigation and music blend together with the newest Ovi and third party services via 3.5G HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity to make discovering and sharing experiences quick and seamless.
The Nokia N85 comes with an 8GB microSD card, which allows storing upto 6000 songs. It powers up to 30 hours of music playback time and the built-in FM Transmitter allows users to play music wirelessly through a car or home stereo.
The Nokia N85 has started shipping and will be retailed at an MRP of Rs. 27,299.
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With the world is going eco-friendly (and smaller!), why should Dell be left behind?Back in April 2008, there were rumours about the launch of Dell's smallest, greenest PC. That was then. Yesterday, Dell finally revealed the little green machine for all to see. The Studio Hybrid, as Dell chose to call it, is claimed to be 80% smaller than a mini tower and consumes 70% less energy. It also comes in an eco-friendly packaging with a system recycling kit bundled along.The machine looks similar to a large capacity external hard drive and as Dell says,it is "about the size of a collegiate dictionary". The Studio Hybrid can be set up in either a vertical or a horizontal orientation, and be personalized with a choice of seven optional and interchangeable sleeves: Bamboo, Emerald, Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Slate and Topaz.
With a starting price of $499, the Studio Hybrid is powerful enough for basic web page designing, editing and uploading videos and digital photo albums. It comes with an HDMI port as standard and can be customized with an optional wireless keyboard, Wi-Fi networking, a Blu-Ray Disc drive for watching high-definition DVDs, and a TV tuner.
This makes it a pretty capable PC and it should be an attractive proposition for buyers who were looking for an energy efficient, powerful computing device, in a space-saving package.
"Our goal was to design a desktop that fits in the office or in the living room, or anywhere space is at a premium," said Michael Scheschuk, desktop product marketing. "We've created a desktop PC category that combines style, performance and a high degree of energy efficiency."
Along with the Studio Hybrid, Dell also introduced two new Inspiron PCs, including the Inspiron 13 -- a sub-$800 13-inch laptop.
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Previously, we had reported about the leaked Creative Zen X-Fi media player. Now finally, an official announcement of Zen X-Fi and Zen X-Fi with Wireless LAN has been made by Creative.Scheduled to launch in Singapore, both the Creative Zen portable media players feature Xtreme Fidelity X-Fi audio technology and are compatible with MP3, WMA and unprotected iTunes music with the X-Fi Crystalizer as well as the EP-830 premium quality in-ear earphones.With the WLAN, the Zen X-Fi ensures streaming and downloading of music wirelessly in an X-Fi audio quality from home PC. The player can access music on home PC from any room. The basic features of the players include a 2.5-inch TFT display with 16.7 million color, an integrated FM, speakers, headphones, microphone for voice recording, and Creative Zen X-Fi video converter.
Moreover, both the models are incorporated with the new Creative Centrale application for organising, CD and playlist creation, and transfer of a wide variety of video formats such as WMV, AVI, MJPEG, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4 and 5 and XviD. The players also sync with Microsoft Outlook - contact, calendar, “To Do” list and more.
Talking on the latest release, Craig McHugh, President and COO of Creative, mentioned, “We’re very excited to achieve this breakthrough of adding our X-Fi audio technology to a ZEN player, setting the highest standard in audio quality for portable music players. Some of the top recording artists in the music industry are very outspoken about the poor quality of digital music. We addressed the issue of the poor quality of digital music by inventing X-Fi technology, which restores the quality of music that is lost during the digital ripping process, and now for the first time ever we’ve been able to implement this technology in a ZEN.”
Users can also have the opportunity to use free instant messaging over popular IM services such as Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Windows Live! Messenger. The unique feature is to personalized emotive avatars with different facial expressions and hair styles and also make use of it while chatting.
Currently, the Creative ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN has reached the Singapore market and is also available online for S$399.00 (32GB model) and S$329.00 (16 GB model), whereas the Creative ZEN X-Fi 8 GB is slated to hit the market by end of this month for S$229.00.
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If you’re an N95 8GB user and often wondered why Nokia left out an auto screen rotate feature, worry no more. A new application has been created just for you. With the new firmware update (v20.0.016) users will find that just like in the Nokia N82, the N95’s screen can now rotate to landscape mode automatically when tilted. You won’t need to open the media keypad anymore to switch to landscape. All thanks to an accelerometer that drives the application, as in the N82.
Other updates to the firmware include support for more Bluetooth headsets as well as some bug fixes for the browser and Wi-Fi.Unfortunately, what Nokia seems to have left out is Nokia Maps 2.0 and the new update for the N-Gage application. How odd. Nevertheless, the recent upgrade seems like it will only make the phone that much more appealing to users.
To update your handset, click here or simply update the firmware from your Nokia PC Suite.
Other updates to the firmware include support for more Bluetooth headsets as well as some bug fixes for the browser and Wi-Fi.Unfortunately, what Nokia seems to have left out is Nokia Maps 2.0 and the new update for the N-Gage application. How odd. Nevertheless, the recent upgrade seems like it will only make the phone that much more appealing to users.To update your handset, click here or simply update the firmware from your Nokia PC Suite.
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