http://www.byteat.net Technology News and reviews of the latest tech, laptops, mobiles, computer, systems, programs, software, cars, gadgets and more Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:30:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, Newegg just seems to be full of surprises these days. The latest example is this ASUS Eee Box (model EBXB202-BLK-E0037), which wouldn't be so remarkable if not for the fact that it comes pre-installed with the Chinese Linux distribution, Red Flag Linux. That helps bring the price down to ... http://www.byteat.net/2010/03/09/newegg-selling-asus-eee-box-with-red-flag-linux-pre-installed-2/ Samsung still hasn't committed to a formal launch date for the e-reader line it launched at CES, but the company narrowed down the launch date from "early 2010" to "this spring" this morning -- which makes sense, seeing as spring has nearly, uh, sprung. We're only hearing about the six-inch ... http://www.byteat.net/2010/03/09/samsung-e6-e-reader-coming-to-barnes-and-noble-this-spring-for-299/ Since 1977, RSA public-key encryption has protected privacy and verified authenticity when using computers, gadgets and web browsers around the globe, with only the most brutish of brute force efforts (and 1,500 years of processing time) felling its 768-bit variety earlier this year. Now, three eggheads (or Wolverines, as it ... http://www.byteat.net/2010/03/09/1024-bit-rsa-encryption-cracked-by-carefully-starving-cpu-of-electricity/ The super-high-end 17-inch M6500 is all well and good for giant people, but we're glad Dell's finally giving us regular-sizers a shot with the new Precision M4500. Naturally, compromises have been made, but only just barely. The new 15.6-inch laptop rocks a 16:9, 1920 x 1080 display, backed up by ... http://www.byteat.net/2010/03/09/dell-brings-next-gen-precision-performance-to-m4500-15-6-incher/