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- MacBook User Finds Windows 10 "Unequivocally" Faster than OS X
- Lenovo May Be Eyeing MSI's Gaming Laptop Division
- Hacking United Airlines Could Net You 1 Million Award Miles
MacBook User Finds Windows 10 "Unequivocally" Faster than OS X Posted: 15 May 2015 09:30 AM PDT Bragging rightsComparing Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system to Apple's OS X falls into the apples and oranges category, right? You could make that argument, though in terms of speed and performance, one need only install Windows 10 on a MacBook using Boot Camp and run cross-platform benchmarks in order to reach some conclusions. That's exactly what a Computer Science student at Tufts University in Medford-Somerville, Massachusetts did, which led him to conclude that Windows 10 is faster than OS X. His name is Alex King and in his latest blog post titled "Testing the 12-inch MacBook's Performance with Windows 10," he details his experience upgrading Windows 8.1 to the Windows 10 Insider Preview on his 2015 MacBook. He had previously given Windows 10 a whirl a month ago through virtualization, though at the time, he wasn't sure he wanted to commit to using the OS full time. One of the first things King did after installing Windows 10 was to increase desktop scaling to 150 percent, as the new MacBook boasts a 2304x1440 (16:10) resolution. After adjusting the resolution, he begain playing around with Windows 10. "Here's the real kicker: it's fast. It's smooth. It renders at 60FPS unless you have a lot going on," King said in his blog post. "It's unequivocally better than performance on OS X, further leading me to believe that Apple really needs to overhaul how animations are done. Even when I turn Transparency off in OS X, Mission Control isn't completely smooth. Here, even after some Aero Glass transparency has been added in, everything is smooth. It's remarkable, and it makes me believe in the 12-inch MacBook more than ever before." That's high praise from a MacBook user. Incidentally, King also had good things to say about Microsoft Edge, the new browser formerly known as Project Spartan. While he noted it was still "rough around the edges," he still came away with the impression that it's an "absolute champion" at this early stage. "Maybe it's ironic that in some regards, the new MacBook runs Windows 10 (a prerelease version, at that) better than it runs OS X. But it's a testament to two things: Apple's fantastic MacBook hardware, which is forward-thinking yet surprisingly agile; and Microsoft's excellent Windows software, which entices and excites with its beautiful interface, useful new features, and rock-solid UI transitions," King added. Either way, it bodes well for Windows 10, which is due to release in final form sometime this summer. |
Lenovo May Be Eyeing MSI's Gaming Laptop Division Posted: 15 May 2015 09:02 AM PDT Buying gaming street credMSI has built up quite a stable of gaming laptops, many of which offer a decent bang-for-buck. They've gotten the attention of mobile gamers, and apparently Lenovo is paying attention as well. That's assuming the latest rumor is true -- word on the web is that Lenovo wants to buy MSI's gaming notebook business. It wouldn't be a bad acquisition for Lenovo, but would MSI be interested in such a deal? According to Digitimes, MSI has denied the reports, though sources from within the supply chain industry hold firm that Lenovo is at least interested in the idea of owning MSI's gaming laptop division. The motivation for Lenovo would be to fasttrack its way to competing in the gaming notebook sector, a business segment that the Chinese OEM is only marginally participating in at the moment. Not only is Lenovo supposedly interested, Digitimes' sources say there's an offer on the table that hasn't yet been turned down. Both sides are said to be in the negotiating phase. The gaming laptop market is fairly competitive with options from Acer, Asus, Toshiba, MSI, and others. It's seen as a growing sector, so it's easy to see why Lenovo would be interested in joining the fray. At present, the best Lenovo has to offer is its Y Series of gaming laptops, all of which are based on Nvidia's last generation GTX 800M Series, save for the Y40-80 (Radeon R9 M275). |
Hacking United Airlines Could Net You 1 Million Award Miles Posted: 15 May 2015 08:30 AM PDT Bug bounty program pays out frequent flier milesUnited Airlines is inviting security researchers and anyone else to participate in a bug bounty program for a chance to claim up to 1 million award miles, depending on what kind(s) of vulnerabilities you discover. However, it's important to note that United Airlines is looking for specific bug submissions related to its website -- hacking its planes or hitting the company with a denial of service (DoS) attack are both on the list of no-nos. Same goes for brute force attacks; code injection on live systems; the compromise or testing of MileagePlus accounts that are not your own; any testing on aircraft or aircraft systems such as inflight entertainment or inflight Wi-Fi; any threats, attempts at coercion, or extortion of United employees, Star Alliance member airline employees, other partner airline employees, or customers; physical attacks against the same groups just mentioned; and vulnerability scans or automated scans on United servers. Attempting any of those will, at minimum, disqualify you from the bug bounty program, but could also lead to criminal charges, United warns. So, what does that leave? Remote code execution is at the top of United's list and is the only type of vulnerability that carries a 1 million award mile bounty. Authentication bypass, brute force attacks, potential for personally identifiable information (PII) disclosure, and timing attacks are all potentially worth 250,000 award miles, while cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery, and third-party issues that affect United could net you 50,000 award miles each. If you want to particpate in United's bug bounty program, you can find more details here. |
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