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Tid-bits
12/29
It looks like the spam epidemic is more or less contained these days. The spam problem peaked in 2003. Nevertheless 80% of the mail that passes through AOL is spam and and does not reach inboxes because it is blocked at the gateway. Also spammers today are more organized and professional and capable of subtly taking control of unsuspecting users PCs and using these computers to relay their spam, “employing zombie PC's".
McAfee shall extend security to dial-up customers of Microsoft’s MSN service come early 2006. Security includes VirusScan and Personal Firewall Plus. “MSN Dial-Up also features McAfee SecurityCenter".
CompUSA and Nokia are bringing together wireless devices, such as smartphones and an Internet Tablet with touchscreen. While the offerings at CompUSA shall change, they shall always represent the “most cutting-edge Nokia wireless devices".
Nissan and Microsoft have collaborated on the first integrated gaming system within a car. The Nissan allows drivers to use the car’s steering wheel, gas and brake pedals to play a 3D road race game, while parked of course. The vehicle debuts January 9, 2006, and is guaranteed to give an “experience not available in any living room".
Texas Instruments shall showcase video, audio, and wireless technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas in January. Products range “from digital cameras and portable audio players to DLP(R) TVs and cell phones".
Current Nokia narrowband and microwave radio solutions can be extended with Nokia DSLAM (digital subscriber line access multiplexer) devices to help clients move to IP networks and “the benefits that IP provides for multimedia services".