Windows XP Pro 64-bit arrives in Japan

If you're in a hurry to get the 64-bit edition of Windows XP hopefully you're fluent in Japanese as well...If you aren't you'll have to wait a bit longer.

Windows XP Pro x64 Hits Japanese stores

How to Turn Your Car into a Mobile WiFi Access Point

More from RealTechNews:

Turning your car into a WiFi AP

AMD X2 Dual Core Opterons

Check out the info on AMD's new "X2" dual core desktop and Opteron processors. Speed ratings are in the 4200+ to 4800+ range. Apparently the manufacturing teams exceeded expectations and the chips are being announced earlier than planned.

More info at RealTechNews

Review @ Firing Squad

Intel D 840 Dual Core Previewed

Check THG for a preview of Intel's Pentium D processor...

The Pentium D: Intel's Dual Core Silver Bullet Previewed

Another preview is at ExtremeTech...

Performance Sneak Preview: Intel Dual-Core Pentium

WLAN Security and the FBI

Another article of interest from Tom's Networking... The security of wireless LANs is an interesting topic. I recently had a chance to see for myself how my WLAN security practices actually worked. I was pretty pleased.

In any case this article gives a look at how the FBI computer experts approach wireless access, WEP cracking, AP spoofing etc. It's mostly an overview (a future article will go step-by-step) but they do list the software tools used such as Kismet, Airsnort and, one I'll have to especially look at, the Auditor's Security Collection (an "FBI approved" Linux LiveCD).

The Feds can own your WLAN too : Tom's Networking