As we have seen in the past, the Microsoft Surface has recently made its way into another Las Vegas hotspot and the latest location is the new Hard Rock Cafe which is located in the Showcase Mall. Now, in addition to walking around and checking out the memorabilia on the walls (as well as buying some overpriced souvenirs), visitors can spend some time and check out any of the seven Surface tables that will be on display.

It was just over a year ago that we saw the Microsoft Surface make an appearance at Harrah’s Rio bar in Las Vegas and now it will also be on-site at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City. The Surface will be on display at the Xhibition Bar and visitors will be able to sit down and more »

Guests at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas may have had their financial information stolen by ATMs infected with malware. The possible breach was first discovered by a conference presenter at the Defcon hacker conference.

He used one of the hotel’s ATMs to make an attempted withdrawal of $200. The machine accepted his card and his bank promptly deducted the amount from his balance, but the machine did not present him with any cash. Further investigation revealed that several other guests had the same thing happen to them when using the hotel’s ATMs, including a man who had tried to withdraw $1000.

At first, the hotel did little about the complaints. When notified, they refused to shut down the machines, but did put “Out of Order” signs on them. Chris Paget, the Defcon attendee who happens to have expertise in credit card and hardware security, refused to accept the hotel’s lame response to the issue and as a result both the Las Vegas Metro PD and the U.S. Secret Service are investigating.

The CEA (Consumer Electronics Association), group that puts on CES each year, have confirmed that CES 2010 will have a dedicated Apple section. While out at Macworld, IGD held a town hall to start the discussion on the future of Macworld, figuring out how they will move ahead without Apple’s presence. With this announcement, many more »