Section: Web, Web Browsers 
Firefox version 3.6 is the first major update since 3.5, which was released approximately 6 months ago. Several new features await us, such as Personas (allows changing of the browser’s appearance with a click of a button), performance improvements, new web technologies, and better third party application support.
If you feel like you’re in the mood of testing out the release candidate, you don’t have to worry about future updates. The software will automatically update itself, and will eventually be exactly the same as the final Firefox 3.6 release itself. Read [The Mozilla Blog] Full Story » | Written by Cheng Hung for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Computers, Security, Web, Websites  An unknown hacker attacked Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's website last week. As a result the site was briefly redirecting to another domain that contained a plea to God from someone who appears to be a fan of Michael Jackson, Brittany Farrah Fawcett and several other celebrities who died in 2009:
“Dear God, In 2009 you took my favourite singer-Michael Jackson, my favourite actress-Farrah Fawcett, my favourite actor-Patrick Swayze, my favourite voice-Neda. Please, please, don’t forget my favourite politician-Ahmadinejad and my favourite dictator-Khamenei in the year 2010. Thank you.”
The attack came on the heels of one that hit Spain’s EU website. In that attack, hackers replaced photos of prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero with photos of British comic character Mr. Bean. It's not yet known who is responsible for either attack or if they are related. Ahmadinejad's site has been offline since the breach. Read [ComputerWeekly] Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Communications, Smartphones  AT&T's iPhone users who attended this year's CES in Las Vegas last week found much frustration when attempting to use their phones. There were widespread complaints about the poor service, with many users unable to make calls, send tweets, download emails or do much of anything that required data. Not surprisingly, Verizon didn't hesitate to release a statement about how rock solid their service is:
What we have done and continue to do is have a buffer of capacity above what our demand is at any given point in time. When we see consumer demand begin to feed into that capacity, we scurry out there to add more capacity,” said Dick Lynch, Verizon Wireless’s chief technology officer, who was at CES displaying Verizon’s LTE network and devices. “This is a very simple concept and something we have done religiously over the year.”
AT&T has not responded to the criticism but it just adds to the black eye the company is getting in areas like San Francisco and New York City, where service is quite poor due to the strain being placed on the network by iPhone users. It's clear AT&T is going to have to stop dragging its feet and sitting back on their laurels and make a strong and determined effort to fix their network in 2010 or they may find themselves slipping to back of the pack. Read [Washington Post] Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops  Acer has announced a recall of over 22,000 laptops due to a major overheating problem. The computers have a defect in the microphone wire beneath the palm rest, which can lead to short circuiting and overheating. In some cases the overheating was severe enough to cause the external casing to show signs of melting.
The affected models are the Acer AS3410, AS3410T, AS3810T, AS3810TG, AS3810TZ and AS3810TZG. They were sold between June and October of last year. If you have one of the above models you can call 1-800-571-2237 for more information or go here and type in your unit's serial number. Acer claims they are also sending out emails to affected customers. European customers were notified back in October but the company has now decided to expand the recall to the U.S. as well. Read [PCWorld] Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Gadgets / Other, Trade Shows, CES Its been fun, but CES has officially come to a close and we will be (for the most) part be resuming our regularly scheduled tech coverage as of today. I say for the most part because we still have a few goodies left over that we will mix in during the day, but for the most part we have already shown you everything that we were able to check out while running around the show floor. And with that I also have to give one final thanks to Energizer for supplying the Gadgetell crew with Energi To Go battery packs. It was in part because of those battery packs that we were able to offer so many good posts, because those battery packs allowed us to keep things like cell phones, cameras and even our netbooks charged while running around the floor. Which meant we did not have to constantly seek out an electrical outlet to plug in. Finally, for more information on the Energi To Go battery packs you can visit EnergiToGo.com or visit them on Twitter at @energitogo. Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
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