Amazon: The second most desirable tablet vendor

Amazon: The second most desirable tablet vendor:
Amazon (AMZN) has had a hell of a ride in the tablet market. The first Kindle tablet rode on the wave of Kindle eBook readers' success and made a big splash. That turned into bitter backlash due to software and hardware quality problems, however. Now, Amazon has managed to stage a remarkable tablet comeback. According to a Yankee Group survey, Amazon is the second most desirable vendor among consumers planning to buy a tablet.

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Apple will reportedly launch new iPad next month, iPad mini sequel possible as well

Apple will reportedly launch new iPad next month, iPad mini sequel possible as well:
April may not be the cruelest month for iPad fans this year. Unnamed sources have told iMore's Rene Ritchie that Apple (AAPL) plans to release the next iPad as soon as this April, which will presumably include both the fifth-generation 9.7-inch iPad and perhaps the second-generation iPad mini. Ritchie says that while he's fairly confident that Apple will launch a redesigned version of the 9.7-inch iPad next month, he's not as confident that Apple is yet ready to take the wraps off a Retina-equipped version of the iPad mini.

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KrebsOnSecurity Wins Awards

KrebsOnSecurity Wins Awards:
I recently returned from San Francisco, which last week hosted the annual RSA Security conference. I had the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion on Raising the Costs of Compromise with some very smart guys, and also shared a stage with several security authors who were recognized for their contributions to infosec media.

Bruce Schneier, Jack Daniel & Krebs. Image: Alan Shimel.

Krebsonsecurity.com was honored with the “Blog That Best Represents the Industry,” award at the RSA Security Blogger Meetup. This was the third year in a row that judges bestowed that honor on this blog. Krebsonsecurity.com also won the award for “Most Educational Security Blog.”
Paul Dotcom won for “Best Security Podcast”; J4VV4D’s Blog earned the “Most Entertaining Security Blog” award; Sophos’s Naked Security Blog took home the “Best Corporate Security Blog” prize; and the “Single Best Blog Post or Podcast of the Year” went to Forbes’ Andy Greenberg, for Meet the Hackers Who Sell Spies the Tools to Crack Your PC (And Get Paid Six-Figure Fees). Finally, security blogger Jack Daniel was the latest greybeard inducted into the Security Bloggers Hall of Fame (Bruce Schneier and I shared that honor last year, which is why we’re both pictured on stage flanking Jack in this shot from last week).
Yours truly also was named one of 10 winners of the SANS Institute‘s “Top Cyber Security Journalist” award. I am truly honored for the recognition, and want to thank all the loyal readers of this blog for their constant encouragement and support.

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New notebook models to boost shipments in 2Q13

New notebook models to boost shipments in 2Q13: Notebook brand vendors are expected to see strong sequential shipment growth in the second quarter due to launches of their new Haswell-based models, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Penetration rate of notebook touch panels to exceed 15% in 2013, says TPK chairman

Penetration rate of notebook touch panels to exceed 15% in 2013, says TPK chairman: Despite weak sales of Microsoft's Windows 8, Michael Chiang, chairman of Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding, continues to be optimistic about the growth of large-size touch devices. Chiang predicts the penetration rate of touch panels used in notebooks to exceed 15%, and maybe 20%, in 2013

Only in Japan: tiny underwear protects your phone's tiny private parts

Only in Japan: tiny underwear protects your phone's tiny private parts: Japan is weird and there's little doubt about it, but in case you need further proof, look no further than this new cell phone accessory called SmartPants. Yes, it is exactly what it looks like – underwear for use on smartphones, supposedly meant to protect its home button as if it were its private parts...

SK Telecom Smart Beam

SK Telecom Smart Beam:

Projector type: 

640x480, 35 lumens, max image 100"

SK's Smart Beam is a small cube-shaped DLP pico projector that offers 35 lumens and VGA (640x480) resolution. Inputs include HDMI and MHL (to connect to your Android phone). The projector is only 45 by 45 by 46 mm in size and weighs just 129 grams.