hardware

In a blog post, Intel employee Nick Knupffer reported that the USB 3.0 host controller specification will be released to the public in the second half of 2008. He rebuffed rumors that Intel was the single developer of the new technology, or that it intended to keep the new wired USB standard away from the competition.

An unclassified Powerpoint presentation, made by the FBI, contains details about potential security risks, related to counterfeit network equipment. Cisco branded routers and switches, imported from China, have been identified as low-quality and possibly dangerous imitations of original products.