Tech News Stories

All the Tech News! Stories from this weeks episode:

iPhone password hacking
-Losing your iPhone may be worse than you thought as researches at fraunhofer SIT have been able to jailbreak and decrypt passwords in your iPhones keychain for anything like Gmail accounts, WiFi networks MS Exchange, Email accounts and corporate VPN, all this can be done without knowing the lockscreen passcode. so if you lose your phone and don't use the remote wipe available on the free find my iphone app you may be in trouble!!

-read more : http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/10/researchers-steal-lost-iphone-passwords-in-6-minutes-video/

Ipad 3 in September?
-with Apple expected to announce the 2nd generation iPad within the month speculation has already started about the so called iPad 3 sources are saying it may be released as early as september! TechCrunch claims they have independently heard that Apple will be revising the iPad this fall they said:
"We've now heard that this "fall surprise" is related to this would-be iPad 3. We don't have any more concrete information beyond that. But, as of right now, the plan is apparently to release one iteration of the iPad in the next few weeks. And then blow the doors open with another new version in the fall." With the iPhone tending to be announced around every years WWDC this would be the first change to the predictable refreshes in apples product lines bringing the iPad in line with the iPods for renewing.

-read more: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/02/09/ipad-3-to-arrive-this-september/

New HP tablet
-Hewlett-Packard have unveiled a new tablet to compete against apples ipad googles android powered machines in RIM's Playbook the new "TouchPad" is based on the webOS operating system which was developed by palm and bought by HP last year. HP is hoping its investment will pay dividends with tablet sales expected to soar to over 50 million in the coming year.

-read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12407761

Tech News! Episode 1

the first episode of tech news! youtube seems to have cut about 14 seconds of video from this for some unknown reason...

the video proof is available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uVGiNAs-QbY

Top Tip!: Downloading a Youtube video to flv or mp4 or converting it to mp3

The first Top Tech: Top Tip! how to download youtube videos to mp4, flv or mp3!

Episode 1 Links

The Links to everything in the first episode:

Thor film website - http://thor.marvel.com

World of Warcraft Europe - http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/

World of Warcraft U.S - http://us.battle.net/wow/en/

Handbrake Dvd Ripper and encoder for Mac/PC - http://handbrake.fr

and now some News:

- Engadget have reported that in Apple's latest iOS 4.3 beta includes a hidden reference to possible gaming on the 2nd Generation Apple TV

read full article - http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/apple-tv-gaming-hinted-strongly-in-ios-4-3-beta-code/

- Activision Blizzard have said they are axing the popular Guitar Hero series as it "doesn't make money any more" they have also said they are cutting more games including DJ Hero and True Crime

read full article - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/12415156

Next Episode of Top Tech! coming soon!!!

Thanks

- Will

Top Tech! Episode 1

Top Tech! Episode 1

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