BlueHippo tramples on the poor BlueHippo bills itself as a company that has "helped thousands of Americans with limited financing options purchase computers, flat screen televisions, and other electronic equipment". This may be true. But it's also worth noting that BlueHippo will soon fork over as much as $5m to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that an unspecified number of Americans have paid the company hundreds of dollars in exchange for absolutely nothing.… Full published article at: Read More »

Going native Rarely the rebel, Intel looks to shake up the processor game with a six-core chip.… Full published article at: Read More »

Container raider Security researchers have discovered a bug in VMware desktop virtualization applications that allows attackers to take complete control of the underlying PC, including the execution or modification of files on the host operating system.… Full published article at: Read More »

IE 8 hoves into view Adobe Systems and Microsoft are jockeying for attention with pronouncements on new and planned software for the development of online content, applications and hybrid desktop applications.… Full published article at: Read More »

256GB box for $500k $50k Fred Weber has a good thing going. As CTO of AMD, he spearheaded much of the work around adding 64-bit extensions to x86 processors. Those extensions made it possible for x86 servers to tap vast amounts of memory. Now, Weber, as CEO of start-up MetaRAM, wants to sell you a ton of memory.… Full published article at: Read More »

Canadian virtualization startup consumed Novell wants to buy the Toronto-based virtualization firm PlateSpin for $205m cash. And you know what, they probably will.… Full published article at: Read More »