New firmware for vulnerable telecom router available

After announcing in late April, was that the products sold by Deutsche Telekom Speedport router types showed type B W 723V, 921V and Speedport W Speedport W 504V an easily exploitable vulnerability Telekom strives to correct the error.

Having been on 29 April a beta firmware for the model Speedport W 921V is available (which now appears to be a detached final version was), is now also a new firmware version for the model Speedport W 723V Type B. This is available for download at Telekom . Of the original three affected routers thus remains only the Speedport W 504V without a patched firmware.

Heise recommends that users should change after updating the firmware required for access to wireless key.

Injunction against Windows 7 and Xbox 360

This morning was delivered on Mannheim Regional Court’s decision more than four unrelated content complaints against Microsoft, Motorola. They succeeded Motorola an injunction against further sales of Microsoft’s Windows 7 and its Xbox 360 gaming console to obtain.

In addition to banning the sale would have all the relevant Microsoft products and not sold to withdraw from the market and destroy. However, this injunction is not enforceable.

The reason that Microsoft will appeal to all expectation against this decision. Motorola wants to reach the force of law still preliminary, it must accept liability for any damages if the decision should be repealed. In addition, securities must be made in the tens of millions of dollars in order to provide for such a case, a fund for the satisfaction of any damages Microsoft’s. Only then would theoretically be available to enforce.

In addition, risk of assignment to Motorola’s success but still a risk of side of the appeal, the appeal will go to the Microsoft. If they – in this case, the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe – come to the conclusion that the arguments against the Redmond objection is successful or Motorola violates FRAND terms, it may suspend the said disposal well for the duration of the procedure. Something similar happened at an Streifall between Motorola and Apple.

Finally, it would also be a process that Microsoft has filed against Motorola in the U.S. due to inadequate respect for the FRAND principle. Currently, this process three weeks ago issued a ruling that prohibits Motorola to enforce such a ban in Germany. If this process – what about the relevant bewandertem analyst Florian Mueller Foss of patent is not unlikely, according to – go out after going through the courts in favor of Microsoft, Motorola could enforce the injunction no longer final.

The basis for the whole procedure were two older patents that are essential, according to the opinion of Motorola and the critical judgment of the widely used H.264 video codec. Despite its commitment in these patents FRAND provide process requires annual licensing fees from Microsoft for Motorola in the billions, what the Group does not accept, however. Motorola, however, seems even aware of the Covered awareness of this requirement to be, so it wanted to use from the outset such injunctions as leverage against Microsoft in order to enforce a comprehensive cross-licensing agreements.

8th Price: A premium headset from beyerdynamic

As a reminder for our (not daily) reader and the fact that it took nine prizes for all in itself, we make a profit every day of our anniversary raffle in 2012 before again separately. Today: A premium headset from beyerdynamic!

Best sound while playing the promises premium headset MMX 300 factory of the German experts estimated under forge audio beyerdynamic . The rugged and durable headset processed is based on the pilot’s headset H300, which was developed for professional pilots. The MMX 300 has a noise-canceling condenser microphone, which will also guarantee in heated gaming sessions for best intelligibility. The made in closed design headphones is also the claim with his thick removable pads not only to be an acoustically Ohrenschmeichler.

beyerdynamic Manufacture MMX300
In the factory edition the look of the headset to your own requirements. Thus, for example, the ability to customize the colors of various components to your own taste. It is also possible to freely between matte and shiny colors to choose. In head-and ear pads, the user can choose between income from real or synthetic leather, of course, are also different color versions. If even one additional USB sound card is required, the order is also not a problem to enjoy this luxury headset also lasts as long as possible, given beyerdynamic entire 5-year warranty.

Industrial espionage causes € 4.2 billion loss

Industrial espionage causes damage to billions every year in Germany. About half of all German companies already become victims. This is the result of a recent study, carried out by the Security Consulting Corporate Trust in collaboration with Brainloop, TÜV Süd.

Thus, just made 54.6 percent of the German economy unpleasant experience with some hackers, industrial espionage by foreign intelligence services, competition spying on competitors, spy or secret treachery of organized crime gangs disloyal employees.

The focus of the illegal machinations are medium-sized enterprises, which were 23.5 percent at the most damaged. With 18.5 percent followed by large corporations, small business then with 15.6 percent in the third most frequently targeted by attackers. “Carefully calculated amounts to the total amount of financial loss of German companies by industrial espionage on a total of 4.2 billion euros per year,” said Christian Schaaf, lead investigator and director of corporate trust.

The attackers are almost always goes to the spying of sensitive corporate data, acquired over years of research findings or other top-secret corporate know-how. Here are the attackers becoming more aggressive. Have “show the hacker attacks on Sony, Google, NATO or the IMF, that cyber-criminals more radical goals and tactics. These new threats is a fundamental rethinking makes with respect to information security, especially the IT-security, employee retention and the basic rules for the knowledge sharing is required, “said Schaaf.

Even government agencies are increasingly turning to the ways of espionage on the Internet. “When it comes to protecting our own know-how goes it is important to have a reasonable awareness of the risks,” said Thomas Störtkuhl, Product Manager at TÜV Süd. Equally important, however, was to put a healthy confidence in their security and reliability of its employees. Negligence was not enough security, is not cost too much security, it said.

Qnap raises his bet in capacity

Qnap not want it to be for space and this week announced that its Series teams Turbo NAS are prepared now to accommodate hard drives up to 4 TB of capacity in each of its bays.

Discs compatible with this ability are now those of 3.5-inch Hitachi Deskstar range with interface SATA III 6 Gbps, 64 MB cache and speed of 7200 rps.

If we number since the series Turbo NAS includes models between 2 and 8 bays , with a simple configuration could reach 32 TB without much difficulty. Then have to pay them clear.

Lasts 20 years: Philips’ LED light goes on sale

Last year, the Dutch manufacturer Philips has reviewed the U.S. Department of Energy signed ‘ L-Prize won ‘. The aim of this competition was to develop a highly efficient, incandescent light bulb replacement.

How ‘ Phys.org ‘reports, developed by Philips LED bulb is starting next Sunday in the U.S. ready for sale. The choice of date is no coincidence: On this day, namely the “Earth Day”, the “Earth Day” to warn consumers to actively managing the resources of our planet.

The new LED lamp from Philips is the most efficient lighting fixtures and provides at an output of 10 watts a lifespan of about 20 years. The manufacturers also promise that it gives off a “pleasant and natural looking” light.

The LED lamp from Philips will hold 20 years

The long life has a price, however, in the truest sense of the word: Originally, Philips has issued a recommended retail price (MSRP) the amount of $ 60. Meanwhile, the EIA has been reduced to 50 dollars, in addition, are especially large discounts (20 to 30 dollars) on the sale price downwards.

Philips has also reduced the selling price to stimulate not only the interests of customers, but to get paid great attention to the prize money of U.S. Department of Energy. The L Prize competition dictates namely, that the prize money is paid out of ten million dollars only if the LED bulb falls within a year in trade among the 22 dollar mark.

Mobile communications: Poor marks for customer consultation

The rate and cell phone recommendations that consumers get the dealer to fit, often to the needs of customers. This resulted in a recent study by the German Institute for Service Quality on behalf of the news channel N-TV.

Undercover test customers seek advice in 90 different branches. Examined, six mobile shop chains. The result: Almost half recommended rate did not fit perfectly to the calling habits of consumers and more than 20 percent proposed by the consultants phones did not meet the customer requirements.

“The telephone habits and the individual needs of the customers asked for too little and analyzed,” said Bianca Möller, director of market research institute. Even with technical issues, such as the amount of roaming charges, the sellers were often not well informed and often made false statements.

Were able to convince the other hand, mobile phone shops with friendly staff and content understandable advice. There also was little fault in the design and supply of the stores, it said. Work in a clean, well-kept premises offered a reasonable selection of shops, the phone models and accessories. “Advised, however, was almost always standing up,” criticizes Bianca Carmen, “seating were the exception.” Overall, the industry shows that in the opinion of the experts a satisfactory quality of service.

Winner and thus the best mobile phone shop in 2012 was the German Telekom. The company revealed in comparing the best quality advice. The staff were not only friendly and helpful, but went on an individual of the customers and declared competent, the new mobile technologies.

Reached the second place Mobilcom Debitel. Among the strengths of the shops that short waiting times were up for discussion and a good offer. In third place are placed base / E-Plus. The provider convinced with the best analysis of customer needs and a pleasant environment consultancy.

Dolby 3D TVs at NAB: 26 angle, 4K resolution

Dolby and Philips present on the currently held NAB show a first prototype that will demonstrate the operation of “Dolby 3D”. If you believe the TheVerge colleagues, the result is quite presentable. Technically, Dolby and Philips set to values ​​similar to those already on the IFA 2011 Toshiba .

In essence this means that the 3D effect is produced by a lenticular that the images displayed on the television scattered in different directions. The left and right eye of the beholder should be as each slightly offset views presented get why a deep impression in the presentation. For this to work in the living room for several observers, is the Dolby 3D device producing entire 26 Views, enabling a wide usable area in front of the television.

So that works reasonably presentable, have used the TV at least two images represent the same – namely those that produce the 3D image. Toshiba produced the prototype shown at the IFA 2011 also have five different views simultaneously, and thereby reduced the actual display resolution in 3D mode – despite 4k Panel – to 1,280 × 720 pixels. Even Dolby / Philips put on a native resolution of 3,840 × 2,160 pixels, but promises even greater potential viewing angle. In the absence of details of the underlying image engine can not say whether this resolution is reduced (significantly), or whether the different viewing angles are created solely through the lens system.

The required high resolution of the display is also one reason why the actual launch of Dolby 3D still a ways off. As the technology suite has been designed for other classes of devices such as smart phones, tablets and notebooks, these devices must also come up with very high resolution displays. For such screens would be cheaper but only once.

Prices new Blackberry Bold 9790 with Movistar

As users continue to assimilate the news surrounding the mobile grants, we see that operators continue their usual maneuvers exclusive terminal to capture the attention and today added the Blackberry Bold 9790 smartphones at Movistar catalog for both existing customers as for new ones.

The Blackberry 9790 Bold BlackBerry has OS 7 operating system, touch screen, keyboard, ultra-sensitive optical trackpad, 1 GHz processor, 8 GB of internal memory and a slot for expandable memory card supporting up to 32 GB of additional storage among the most highlighted.

Available to new customers without permanence and EUR 409 for customers who sign stay current with minimal expense and exchange their points (they will have 20,000 of gifts) between 357 and 0 euros which may reduce the price a minimum of 40 euros if other supplies used blackberry. All pricing options with points are:

A leaked video reveals more features of Office 15

Come on, do not stop these leaks. In Microsoft are not stopped, and I do not know if they do it on purpose (eye, is a good marketing method) or if you really are filtered so much without realizing it. After a good agenda with plans to release Office 15 and Internet Explorer 10, which has leaked a video today is announcing several features of Office 15.

The video, which you can see just above and just takes half a minute, says the following:

Welcome to Office 15. Goes where you go. When you log into Office, it is very easy to keep your documents safe online. This travel with you and all your devices. So easy to resume work exactly where you left off. And everything is there whenever you need. Your Office is ready. Let’s begin.
Wait a minute … “Log in Office”? We know the solutions in the cloud of Office 365, but this is a sign more global Office 15 is painted directly indicate that everything we generate applications using the Microsoft office suite next will be permanently synchronized to a server of the Redmond company. It is not unusual, with Google Docs based on the web and became its main competitor currently. And as symbolizing some objects in the video, it sounds like Office 15 will be fully integrated and computer tablets. With the interface Metro ahead, missing more.

As we said when the book was leaked a few days ago, Office 15 may appear later this year or early next year. Beta version is expected sometime this summer.