Apple Narrows Down Mac OS X 10.5.5 Testing Focus
With the latest 10.5.5 build in developers' hands, Apple is said to have sliced the testing focus in half, from 24 core system components to just 12, people familiar with the matter have revealed.AppleInsider cites people familiar with the software as

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Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest Glitches II (PS2)
Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest is a video game created by Snowblind Studios, and published by Sony Online Entertainment in 2005. Developed only for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony, it was classed as an action title with a dark medieval theme that sought to introduce some light role playing game elements. It is played from a third person perspective.The game is a direct sequel to Champions of Norrath and the action is set yet again in the EverQ...

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CEDIA 2008: Sharp Presents Ultra-Slim TVs, Blu-ray Players
Even if Sharp has made some rather interesting product announcements at this year's IFA show, it actually managed to hold some surprises for CEDIA as well. So, besides the ultra-thin, 120 Hz HDTVs (which they've initially presented at the Berlin show), the company has also unveiled a couple of very interesting Blu-ray players, mean...

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Softpedia Recommended Mac Apps of the Week – 06.09.2008
As every week goes, we have three new Mac apps for you to download and use, all free of charge. Although one of the programs showcased below has been released for quite some time, additional enhancements and tweaks have made it worthy of discussion. Read on for the details.Local Switcher – easily switch between several tex sourcesLocal Switcher is a free Mac app that allows you to switch...

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Nokia N96 Unboxed and Almost Reviewed
Nokia's new Nseries smartphone, the N96, which should be now in stores across Europe and some Asian countries, has appeared in an unboxing video. Moreover, a semi-review (more like a first impression) of the N96 has been spotted on the Web. Thus, if you want to know what you will get after buying an N96, read on.   First of all, regarding the unboxing video – this might seem a bit boring to some, but Nokia fans...

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Biggest Identity Theft Criminal Ring Charged
Eleven people that are believed to have conspired in the largest hack and identity theft in history had been charged. According to the authorities, some of the numerous counts the men were charged with are conspiracy, computer intrusion, fraud and identity theft. The nationality of ten out of the 11 defendants has been revealed: three are from the US, another three from Ukraine, two are Chinese citizens, one is from Estonia and one from Belarus. The citizenship of the 11th remains a mys...

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Microsoft: Windows, Windows, Windows
The Windows marketing earthquake is coming, with Windows Vista, Windows Mobile and Windows Live at the epicenter. Just because Microsoft is on a brand rebuilding mission, a mission involving telling the real Windows story and the truth about the Redmond company's flagship brand and product. As early as the start of July 2008, Brad Brooks, corporate vice president, Windows Consumer Product Marketing, promised that Microsoft would start to “free the people.” The recipe? Just a...

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Fly's DS500 and DS400 Dual SIM Handsets Unveiled
Fly Mobile might not be among the biggest names in the handset industry, but this doesn't stop the company from releasing new products. The latest two phones to come under the Fly brand are both packing dual SIM capabilities, hence allowing users to put two SIM cards at the same time in any of them. Named Fly DS500 and Fly DS400, the new handsets were released in Russia – one of Fly's major markets, alongside the UK, India and Uk...

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Webcam Voyeur Spends Four Years in Prison
A 47-year-old man from Cyprus will spend four years behind bars for spying on a teenager on her webcam and threatening her. The man, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested back in 2005 for infecting the computer of a 17-year-old, at the time, with a Trojan horse, which was attached to an email the man had sent to her. After downloading the malicious software, her computer got infected and images taken by her webcam, which was remotely controlled, were at the disposal of the attacker...

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Blind Spot Eye Identification to Be Employed in Security Systems
According to Japanese researchers working in the field of biometrics, the current security methods are far from being safe. And we're not talking here about easily hackable passwords, but iris or fingerprint identification. As specialists claim, with a little help from technology, people could easily imitate someone’s features, even if this would imply drastic changes in a person’s body, such as invasive surgery. Another obstacle could be that, say someone decides to go unde...

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