Samsung launches third phase of notebooks in Kuwait
Press release:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, is proud to launch the third phase of innovative and pioneering notebooks and netbooks in Kuwait. Samsung is putting its achievements in mobile computing on full display by showcasing for the first time this year the premium series and stylishly-designed SF and RF series.
Delivering its advancements in both design and performance, Samsung has crafted these products to meet the needs of its customers’ dynamic and rapidly changing lifestyles. Each product has been skillfully designed to enhance previous capabilities while delivering entirely fresh and exciting user experiences.
“The products we are launching at the event truly demonstrate Samsung’s commitment to delivering the finest in technology with optimum designs to meet the demands of every lifestyle,” said Raj Varma, Business Head of Notebooks, IT Division at Samsung Gulf Electronics. “It gives us great pleasure to introduce a fresh look to mobile computing by bringing new excellence and innovation to consumers in the region.”
RF and RV series notebooks – portable, premium, and powering multimedia
RF series notebooks are the highest performing products in Samsung’s award-winning portfolio. The quad-core performance notebooks are crafted to perform to high standards and is available in 15.6’ (NPRF510) screen size. Multimedia lovers and gamers will benefit from the RF series’ super-fast processors and dazzling graphics while the range’s minimalist design and clean lines will appeal to even the most style conscious consumers. Samsung’s RF series notebooks come equipped with nVIDIA’s latest graphics solution – a GT330M video card with 1GB of memory or a GT420M card with 2GB or memory – that will make 3D games and HD video shine.
Additionally, the RV series notebooks are designed for style, safety and satisfaction. The powerful and reliable RV410 and RV510 models are designed to enhance your unique sense of style with optional patterns to choose as well as comfortably fit your on-the-go lifestyle with its ergonomic engineering and durable casing.
SF series notebooks and NF series netbooks – design sophistication
The SF series ultra-portable notebooks (Samsung NPSF310 and NPSF410) couple stylish, streamlined design with contoured line and rounded edges for increased mobile convenience. Inspired and elegantly crafted, Samsung has taken a new approach to design and focused on streamlining the body for fashionable and trendsetting lifestyles. It is available in the 13” &14” screen size and shows refined craftsmanship that is both ultra-light and scratch resistant.
Samsung NF series netbook is a powerhouse of practical technology to help you stay connected without compromising on a stylish design. The NF series netbooks (Samsung NF110 and NF210) share the unique design of SF series and boost mobility with enhanced battery life. Equipped with enhanced mobility and innovative design, the Samsung NF110 and NF210 netbooks are just what you need to express yourself. A crystal clear HD LED display and unique surround sound system, together with the new Intel® Atom™ N550 (Dual Core) processor, DDR3 memory and Windows 7, take netbook computing into a whole new dimension of multimedia performance. The Samsung SF series and NF series will be available in Kuwait from December 2010.
For more product information and multimedia content, please access to http://www.samsungcomputerpr.com
Kaspersky: Middle East online bankers favorite among hackers
November 30, 2010 by Mufaddal Fakhruddin
Filed under News
Press release:
The Middle East’s online banking users are between the most sought after targets for cybercriminals as it has emerged that Egypt, Saudi Arabia Turkey, Morocco, Iran and Kuwait were among the world’s markets worst hit by a version of ZeuS, a highly specialized online banking Trojan, according to Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions.
During a five-month study completed in June 2010, Kaspersky Lab analysts tracked an online crime gang using a version of the Zeus Trojan and developed a geographic pattern of its attacks as well as a profitability evolution. The results are alarming for the Middle East region.
The worst hit market internationally was Egypt which recorded approximately 7,500 infections, the world’s highest rate, with Mexico being second with more than 5,000 victims. Saudi Arabia was third with just under 5,000 infected users. Turkey was fourth in the list with each of Morocco, Iran and Kuwait also hovering near the 2,000 mark.
“One needs to put this into context in order to understand how critical is the situation becoming for the Middle East region,” said David Emm, Kaspersky Lab’s Senior Regional Researcher, Global Research and Analysis Team, speaking at the E-Crime Congress in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
“The same gang targeted markets such as the USA causing just about half the infections it caused in Egypt, despite having a much broader potential playing field due to America’s much higher Internet penetration footprint.
“The gang’s attacks worked by intercepting and then redirecting funds of the hard earned money of their unsuspecting victims, either directly from online banking accounts or by the means of stolen credit card numbers. Cybercrime is becoming very appealing because of its potential rewards and also because it is easy to do and has a lower associated risk compared to other types of crime,” said Emm.
“Since the first ZeuS Trojan appeared in 2006, over 40,000 versions of this Trojan have been recorded. It is a very cost-effective and efficient means of illegally collecting banking information. Once a system is compromised, the gangs can command and control the laptop or PC, steal any relevant data stored in them and transfer it in a ‘dropzone’ from where it can be collected by the cybercriminal.”
Prevention is the key to a safer internet experience according to Tarek Kuzbari, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab, Middle East.
“People need to deploy enhanced online banking security measures. Users of online banking services must keep their login information private at all times. An up to date operating system, complemented with a security solution which includes an anti virus, antispyware, firewall and vulnerability scanner are essential in mitigating and successfully defending cyber attacks,” he said.
“The problem in the Middle East is compounded due to low consumer awareness of the risks associated with online security and this is something cybercriminals take advantage of. Governments across the region also need to step up their online crime deterrent measures by adopting, adjusting and implementing best international practices which have proven to provide adequate defence mechanisms against cyber attacks.
MySpace open for sale
November 30, 2010 by Mufaddal Fakhruddin
Filed under News
News Corporation, current owners of the once popular social networking site MySpace, has told The Sydney Morning Herald that the company is looking to sell of the increasingly failing website.
Chase Carey, COO of News Corp said that a sale or partnership are some of the options the company would consider for the in relation to the site.
Earlier in the month, Carey said he expected MySpace to stabilize and achieve a profit within quarters of the year.
“We think it can be a really interesting business. It has some real assets,” Carey said on Monday during Reuters Global Media Summit.
MySpace was recently re-launched with a design overhaul focusing more as a user entertainment portal than being a direct competitor to Facebook.
“We have really overhauled the product and made it a very different experience and I think they did a very good job,” Carey said.
News Corp had had acquired MySpace in 2005 for $580 million, not so long before Facebook came on the block. The rest is history, they say.
Four Card Giveaway
November 30, 2010 by t-break News
Filed under Web News
Quote:
“Hey, it’s Cyber Monday and we’re gong to start the week off with a giveaway for you, actually for four of you. I’ve got four Sparkle video cards to give away. As a gift to our readers for the next few weeks we’re giving away several things, and we’re starting with these video cards. This contest will start today, Monday the 29th of November and will run until Sunday December 5th, then next Monday we’ll start a new contest. ”
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ECS H67H2-M Motherboard
November 30, 2010 by t-break News
Filed under Web News
“Let’s take a look at one of the first socket 1155 motherboards that will reach the market, the ECS H67H2-M, based on the forthcoming H67 chipset for future Intel processors based on the “Sandy Bridge” architecture with integrated video.”
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/ECS-H67H2-M-Motherboard/1139
Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard
November 30, 2010 by t-break News
Filed under Web News
Gigabyte may be a name known to some due to their motherboards, but it seems the company has recently decided to venture into the over saturated peripheral market with the release of the Gigabyte Aivia K8100 keyboard. This keyboard – similar to their recent motherboards – is aimed at the enthusiast computer crowd. With features such as 20-key simultaneous anti-ghosting as well as up to 100 programmable, on-board macros, this keyboard is clearly for the hardest of hardcore gamers. Within this review, Benchmark Reviews tests the Gigabyte Aivia K8100 gaming keyboard.
NZXT Sleeved LED Kit Review
November 30, 2010 by t-break News
Filed under Web News
Nowadays most computers come with case windows, with these case windows most people like to put in LED fans or cold cathode lights. But in the recently we have seen more and more company’s start to adapt and move over to LED lighting. NZXT is ahead of the curve, offering a sleeved LED light kit along with a lot of their other modding parts they have been making. We are going to install and test out these sleeved LED kits and see if it is perfect for your next build.”
ASUS EAH6870 Review
November 30, 2010 by Taimoor Hafeez
Filed under Components, Desktop PC, Gaming Systems, Graphics Cards, Reviews, Spotlight
As the floodgates opened up for the AMD HD 6870 graphics card, ASUS also followed the market with the introduction of the EAH6870. Being ASUS, this card was not going to be released with just the reference settings, so while it looks the same as a factory AMD card, the EAH6870 in fact has two little surprises in store for us. The first is the full aluminum cover on the front of the card which dissipates heat much more efficiently than the reference card, and the EAH6870 comes with a miniscule overclock of 15MHz showing a Core Clock speed of 915MHz.
Aside from looking a little flashy, the ASUS EAH6870 looks pretty much like the rest of its counterparts, that is to say pretty boring. The card supports the standard HD 6870 features, such as HD3D (AMD’s stereoscopic 3D lingo), Eyefinity with support for up to 4 monitors with 2x DVI, HDMI and 2x DisplayPorts. Coupled with the packaging are 1x CrossFire cable and 1x Molex to PCIe power cable along with the drivers and utility CD.
Robobuilders at Dubai World Game Expo
November 30, 2010 by Mufaddal Fakhruddin
Filed under News
One of the most interesting things at the commencing Dubai World Game Expo, other than the dozens of excellent video games by upcoming regional companies, was robots. Robots from Robobuilders specifically, a DIY kit to educate and amuse robot enthusiasts.
Building the robot is simple, or look like it is, where a user is required to “simply plug together block-type robotic actuator modules’ to have the device up and running. Even if words like “actuator” and “modules”, and them in combine, may have gone over our heads, thankfully, the robots do not require special computer language skills to operate: “without programming, users can download robotic motion files from the Internet and play them on the Robobuilders platforms.”
Getting a little technical, the RoboBuilder robots have full-duplex dropdown UART serial communication, 16 degree of freedom wCK Robotic Module, remote control, acceleration sensor, bluetooth communication, speaker system and sound detection hardware, as well.
In our demonstration, videos embedded below, we saw the robots doing a jig at a song with dance steps that would take me over a million years to perform. The robots, via modified PS3-controllers, could also be programed to play football, or well, duel with each other if you will.
Robobuilders cost $900, but the kind folks at the DWGE booth offered us media folks a $100 discount, and one even offered me to exchange it for my iPhone 4. Should have taken that up on hindsight!
3DMark 11 delayed by a “few days”
November 30, 2010 by Mufaddal Fakhruddin
Filed under News
Jarmo Kokko, senior editor at YouGamers, a PC gaming portal owned by FutureMark announced on the site’s forums that the much awaited graphic benchmark tool 3DMark 11 has been delayed indefinitely. The software was due to release today, November 30, 2010.
“Our aim is that 3DMark 11 should provide accurate, reliable and consistent results from the start. With that goal in mind we are taking some extra time now to fix a couple of difficult bugs rather than patch the benchmark immediately after launch.” Kokko said.
“It might take a day, it might be a week, but either way we’ll confirm the new launch date as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
On a personal note, Kokko added that the company is ensuring that the delay is not more than a couple of days, though they won’t announce a date till they are cent percent sure.
Well, there goes our evening of gawking at benchmarks.