The Gadgetier

An update on the DNS flaw we reported on a few weeks back. If you’ve got no idea what this is about, we recommend reading up on these first, it affects everyone on the internet. If you have read the other 2 articles, you’ll know that some attacks had been reported, but the first ‘big’ attack has taken on Google. Users visiting Google were directed to a website copying Google almost exactly, but taking advantage of affiliate style links.

Now, the important part - you can check your ISP at DoxPara Research by clicking the ‘Check my DNS’ button. If your unsecure, we recommend you get in contact with your ISP and ask them what’s happening, and also leave a comment here to name and shame whoever it is.

Now, the second important part of the article, Apple. Apple have been very reluctant to patch, and have been reported to be ‘dragging their heals’. However, they finally released a patch for OS X.

Facebook has announced a deal with Intel to use their Xeon 5400 processors in thousands of new servers. The new servers will help with the massive growth Facebook is experiencing, and is said to improve the Web2.0 world as a whole. Intel is hoping to increase software performance on their servers, as well as increased infrastructure efficiency.

This deal is more good news for Intel, and their luck isn’t showing any sign of changing.

Another bad day for NVidia. Shortly after they announced that there were laptop chips prone to failure, they’re high end 790i chipset is being axed by some motherboard manufacturers. The board will be dropped from the websites of top motherboard manufacturers, such as Foxconn. Foxconn say that they are dropping the board because the 790i “chip is not of the quality standard that we needed for the Quantum Force range”. Other sources blame compatibility issues for the removal of the boards.

For Intel however, it’s been a great few weeks. They’re X48 is looking like the new top of the range chip, and the X58 is just around the corner. The news also comes shortly after Intel announced that they had sold 500,000 of their new Classmate to Portugal, and that Facebook were to use Intel processors in their servers.