Great and Cheap Computer Upgrades

Everyone is always looking for ways to spend less $ while maintaining a quality PC, here are some of my favorite upgrades for a new or old PC:

Wireless Keyboard/Mouse- it’s always a great feeling to get rid of those crummy wires- plus if you choose a nice set, you can control volume, media players, get shortcuts to emails/word documents. The sky is the limit- it’s controlling your entire computer from a couple easy buttons on your keyboard/mouse.

Wireless Internet Cards/Routers - for those of you with laptops who are still plugging in blue Ethernet chords-just stop! YOU are outdated if you still use those blue cat5 cables with your laptop. Most laptops come standard now with a wireless card to connect to the internet from anywhere around the house/yard. This also is a great segway to a new router. Routers are becoming the talk of the tech world now with such new innovations that are providing to be useful more then ever. Some of the newest routers contain features like build in harddrives to have a network ready storage bin for everyone in the family to share documents or for users who like to work on a desktop and then work on that same file on a laptop as well

Better Display- If anyone is reading this article on a CRT…you have issues. LCD’s are the only way to go in our modern world with the prices expected to DROP rapidly (even though they are pretty reasonable at the moment) Treat yourself to a larger display (17-24″) moniter and dont feel shy to even look at some widescreen views. If your someone who spends some significant time on the computer- or if you even use it for simple email tasks, a monitor upgrade should be high on your list!

Sound Quality- Mp3 players are now owned by over 20% of the worlds population which means these users have a source for putting their music onto these players. Most computer users suffer through poor sound quality when a quick 30-50 dollar sound card and 20 dollar upgrade for a cheap pair of speakers would solve some ailing ears.

Don't be afraid to spend some money on these products as they arent so “rapid- changing” as their hardware brother and sisters!

iPhone’s Browser Safari is Easy to Hack: say Experts

There is something about the iPhone that attracts the attention of all the readers as well as reporters. From the launch, till now we have written so much about the device, that we can write a review of it without having one with us. Jokes apart, here is something that is very serious about the phone.

Researchers have warned iPhone users about its security system. The iPhone does not contain any security software but at the same time the device does not allow anybody to load third-party programs on the device.

However when it is connected to the Web, possibilities of loading malicious software emerge, said Marius van Oers, a security researcher with McAfee’s AVERT Labs in Amsterdam.

Oers has not revealed any specific security hole but has found out a list of ways, which could be used to hack the device.

“It’s fairly easy to send someone an SMS (Short Messaging Service) or an e-mail with a Web link,” van Oers said. “And once you go to the Web link, then that server can inject code into the iPhone, and if that happens, [a hacker] can have full control.”

“Once you get access to the system, it’s all over,” added van Oers.

Apple’s web browser has always been in the discussion since the launch of the device.

There are special programs, which have been specially designed to hack mobile phones. Through these programs repeatedly autodial or text messages are sent to a premium number. The number is owned by the hackers and they collect the revenue.

Marius van Oers also added that hacking mobile phones is not as common as hacking desktops. But the iPhone is the most popular device in the US and soon it’s launching in Europe too. Thus the chances of getting iPhones hacked are higher.

iPod touch

Apple has launched ipod touch , with 8GB ipod touch will cost you 299$ , and it has got features like revolutionary multi-touch interface,3.5-inch widescreen color display
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g).And you will get Safari, YouTube, iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
8mm thin.

And you can get your own 16Gb ipod touch for 399$ only and it will come with Revolutionary multi-touch interface,3.5-inch widescreen color display
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g),Safari, YouTube, iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
8mm thin