Archive for October 13th, 2008

Elcomsoft uses NVIDIA GPUs to crack WPA2

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Elcomsoft has been using NVIDIA's CUDA GPU computing architecture to accelerate its Distributed Password Recovery tool for a while now, but it looks like the latest version of the cracking utility takes it to the next level -- it can break a WPA2 password using two GeForce ...

Sony Ericsson’s W760a 3G Walkman now available on AT&T

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones It's been a long time coming (isn't it always with Sony Ericsson and AT&T?), but the January-announced W760 Walkman slider is finally hitting the US on contract. Announced today, the shakeable W760a will be available in AT&T locations, bringing with it 3G support, a 3.2-megapixel camera, AT&T Navigator ...

PS3 2.50 and PSP 5.00 firmware coming soon, PSP WiFi store included

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming Sony's firmware elves haven't gotten a break since the last round of console updates -- PS3 2.50 and PSP 5.00 have just been announced on the PlayStation Blog. Nothing terrifically major for the PS3 apart from support for the SOCOM Bluetooth Headset's High Quality mode, as well as ...

LG’s Scarlet LG80 1080p LCD HDTV packs 3.1 sound system

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment The highly controversial (okay, maybe not so much) Scarlet series from LG is being expanded today with the introduction of the LG80. The natural step-up from the LG60 and LG70 features an undisclosed screen size (though we assume it'll range from 42- to 65-inches) with ...