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Paul Mah

Paul Mah is a writer and blogger who lives in Singapore, where he has worked for a number of years in various capacities within the IT industry. Paul enjoys tinkering with tech gadgets, smartphones, and networking devices.

Innovation
Adobe Flash video to support H.264

Its official: The next version of Flash Player will feature the H.264 video codec. Known as MPEG4 Part10, H.264 is a video standard yielding a much greater compression than its predecessors. Excerpt from The Register: Such is the reduction in bandwidth that it’s possible to increase the quality while reducing the bandwidth requirement by an ...

Paul Mah
Published: August 21, 2007, 11:09 PM PDT Modified: August 21, 2007, 11:09 PM PDT Read More See more Innovation articles
CXO
Google rolls out ads for YouTube

Close to a year after Google’s acquisition of YouTube for a whopping $1.65 billion, Google has announced that testing of a new advertising format for YouTube has begun with a small number of advertisers. So, there you have it! Google is finally attempting to cash in on the 130 million YouTube subscribers after all. And ...

Paul Mah
Published: August 21, 2007, 4:58 PM PDT Modified: August 21, 2007, 4:58 PM PDT Read More See more CXO articles
Security
Sourcefire acquires ClamAV

Sourcefire has announced its acquisition of the open-source ClamAV gateway antivirus and antimalware project. It appears that the deal includes all related trademarks and copyrights held by the five principal members of the open-source AV team, including project founder Tomasz Kojm. Subscribe to the Cybersecurity Insider Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping ...

Paul Mah
Published: August 21, 2007, 4:42 AM PDT Modified: August 21, 2007, 4:42 AM PDT Read More See more Security articles
Hardware
VIA introduces new Eden CPU running at a cool 1W

VIA Technologies has announced a new addition to its Eden ultra-low voltage processor lineup at a press conference on August 16, 2007. According to the DIGITIMES, it will come toting the 21mm x 21mm nanoBGA2 packaging like other Eden models and utilizes the typical VIA V4 bus. Under the hood however, it will run at ...

Paul Mah
Published: August 19, 2007, 4:58 PM PDT Modified: August 19, 2007, 4:58 PM PDT Read More See more Hardware articles
Microsoft
Bug in ATI driver throws Vista wide open

Microsoft is currently working with AMD to fix a bug in an ATI driver that ships preinstalled on millions of laptops. In effect, this bug leaves the kernel of Vista wide open via the loading of unsigned drivers. If you recall, we mentioned earlier this month about the glaring loophole in the requirement for signed ...

Paul Mah
Published: August 18, 2007, 3:56 PM PDT Modified: August 18, 2007, 3:56 PM PDT Read More See more Microsoft articles
Apple
Texting speed on the iPhone tested

It appears that the folks over at the Chicago usability consultancy User Centric decided to do a test of the iPhone’s touch interface. Apparently, they got a group of 20 experienced users who all send at least 15 messages a week to see how they would adapt to the iPhone keyboard. Half of them own ...

Paul Mah
Published: August 18, 2007, 3:24 PM PDT Modified: August 18, 2007, 3:24 PM PDT Read More See more Apple articles
Hardware
Dell to ship PCs with virtualization by next year

According to various sources, Dell may introduce consumer PCs running both Windows and Linux together on the same hardware using virtualization. Says Dell Chief Technology Officer Kevin Kettler: Virtualization is very powerful. It’s an environment that would allow many different operating systems to coexist. You can interpret that however you would like. Subscribe to the ...

Paul Mah
Published: August 17, 2007, 5:46 AM PDT Modified: August 17, 2007, 5:46 AM PDT Read More See more Hardware articles
Open source
A look at the ACCESS Linux Platform

The Treonauts have posted a piece on the recently released screenshots of the ACCESS Linux Platform (ALP) unveiled in time for the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco. According to them, a Treo running this new OS is anticipated at the beginning of 2008. As it is, the screenshots help give a pretty good idea as ...

Paul Mah
Published: August 17, 2007, 4:40 AM PDT Modified: August 17, 2007, 4:40 AM PDT Read More See more Open source articles
Tech & Work
Security holes found in forensics software

According to researchers with iSEC Partners, forensics software that are commonly used by the police, as well as enterprise security personnel, is not as secure as it should be. iSEC Partners has spent the past six months investigating two forensic investigation programs: Guidance Software’s EnCase and as an open-source product called The Sleuth Kit. Subscribe ...

Paul Mah
Published: July 26, 2007, 4:13 AM PDT Modified: July 26, 2007, 4:13 AM PDT Read More See more Tech & Work articles
Networking
Meet the XO: OLPC project redefines the laptop

Not sure about you, but when I first saw a picture of the XO – the end result of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, my mind immediately associated it with a kid’s toy. Like many of those disappointing toys in my younger days that come in the form of coveted items that only ...

Paul Mah
Published: July 25, 2007, 4:59 PM PDT Modified: July 25, 2007, 4:59 PM PDT Read More See more Networking articles

Paul Mah

Adobe Flash video to support H.264

Google rolls out ads for YouTube

Sourcefire acquires ClamAV

VIA introduces new Eden CPU running at a cool 1W

Bug in ATI driver throws Vista wide open

Texting speed on the iPhone tested

Dell to ship PCs with virtualization by next year

A look at the ACCESS Linux Platform

Security holes found in forensics software

Meet the XO: OLPC project redefines the laptop

Quality Assurance Checklist For Outsourced Projects

Cloud Computing Policy

Quick Glossary: Business Intelligence and Analytics

Hiring Kit: Video Game Producer

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