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Mac OS X malware targets porn surfers

Got a Mac? Think having a Mac protects you from the spyware often associated with sleazy porn sites? Think different again. Intego, a security research firm, says a Trojan — dubbed OSX.RSPlug.A — has popped up on several pornography Web sites. It tricks users into installing the malware on their Macs. Users hoping to see [...]

Virtua Fighter 5 Online (Xbox 360) Gameplay Blowout

GT provides us with new Virtua Fighter 5 Online footage. This game is available now on the Xbox 360. Videos after the break. Click here for more pictures. Players will not only achieve victory by defeating highly-skilled opponents, but also by competing for prizes and earning in-game money which allow them to buy many items [...]

VIDEO: Make Your Own High Gain Wi-Fi Antenna

That’s right, “for less than a nickel, you can change your regular antenna into a high gain antenna just like the $30 range extender antennas.” Video after the break.

Leaked Picture of the Google gPhone?

Made by China-based e28, Indiastreet claims that the phone above could be the new Google gPhone. Though technical specifications have not yet been announced, it does look similar to the Blackberry. Click here for more pictures. China’s e28 is going to be Google’s Gphone software and handset manufacturer. We have not been able to confirm whether [...]

SEMA 2007: 50-Cent Shows Off Customized Pontiac G8, Boasts 550hp (with Video)

Recording artist 50-Cent unveiled his completely revamped Pontiac G8 at SEMA 2007. It boasts a 550hp LSX 427 engine, fitted with “a variety of production-based components used on the Corvette Z06’s 7.0L LS7 engine, including a forged steel crankshaft, lightweight titanium connecting rods, racing-derived aluminum cylinder heads and a complete LS7 intake/throttle body/fuel injection system.” [...]

Amazing Crysis Cutscenes

We get a first look at Crysis’ two cutscenes (demo) — courtesy of “Nightmare225″. Video after the break. Click here for more pictures. This is it folks. The first Crysis cutscene, the one that starts the entire party. This is the demo, running completely maxed out, all very high settings, with 4xAA on my 8800 - [...]

In praise of eye candy

There’s no doubt about it — personal computer operating systems are getting prettier. As both Microsoft and Apple take advantage of advances in the capabilities of graphics cards, their products are getting more pleasant to use. With each successive version of Windows or Mac OS X, there’s more eye candy — changes in the interface [...]

Linkpost | 10.31.2007

British Army looks to make tanks, troops invisible

Filed under: Transportation While not the first bunch to try and mesh invisibility with military equipment, the British Army is reportedly staying busy by “testing technology it claims makes tanks and troops invisible.” Apparently, the (previously) uber-secret trials were conducted by the Royal Engineers and scientists from QinetiQ, and if eyewitness reports are to be believed, [...]

Chrysler 300 sports display-equipped wheels at SEMA

Filed under: Displays, Transportation One may wonder how on Earth a wheel manufacturer can top the sheer gaudiness displayed on the world’s biggest spinners, but apparently, somebody’s already all over it. Shown at SEMA 2007, the pictured Chrysler 300 was sporting a set of LED-equipped wheels (PimpStar, anyone?), each of which contained its own (effectively worthless) [...]