Many electronic devices ship with Internet access these days. And I’m not talking about traditional devices like PCs or even gaming consoles, but more about peripherals like printers and household items such as fridges or microwaves. Columbia University researchers have discovered a vulnerability in some Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer lines that could allow attackers to install [...]

Categories: Security

It’s an issue that polarises opinion and that splits people, those who even know about it anyway, straight down the middle.  Should you update the OS or firmware on your device or hardware?  Recently there has been considerable criticism levelled against Apple for problems the update to their latest version 5 of their iOS operating [...]

Categories: Advice

New Firmware often adds new functionality and improvement to devices. Firmware is recorded on computer chips and therefor an integral part of the device. The best known firmware is probably the bios of a computer’s motherboard. Apple releases regular firmware updates for their devices, which often add new functionality and improvements like a better performance [...]

Categories: Mac, Operating Systems, Windows

Companies release new DVD writers all the time that have new functions and work better with certain type of media. They neglect DVD writers that they have produced before and it is quite common that those DVD writers will have problems with certain blank DVDs that have been newly produced.

Categories: Hacking, Hardware, Software

I see a lot of parallels between Apple’s iPhone and Sony’s PSP. Both add new firmwares like crazy to their devices in an effort to keep device hackers at bay. Apple recently upgraded the iPhone’s firmware to version 1.1.1 which made many modified iPhones inoperable.

Categories: Hacking, iPhone, Mobiles

If you are currently unhappy with the features of your mp3 player you might want to take a look at the open source rockbox firmware which adds lots of functionality to your mp3 player including iPods, iRiver and Archos models. A firmware update is of course something that should only be done with extreme precaution because it will void the warranty. Take a look at some of the features that can be added:

Categories: Hacking, iPod

I bought a Geforce 6600 graphic adapter last year from Asus and had the initial problem that the fan was to noisy. Even when I was surfing the internet or writing a text in Open Office. I was sure that this could not be correct and decided to search for a way to reduce the fan speed and thus the noise level when it was not needed.

Categories: Knowledge