2008 Feb 17
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
msim brings word that Australian legislators are considering an anti-piracy measure that would require ISPs to terminate internet read more »
msim brings word that Australian legislators are considering an anti-piracy measure that would require ISPs to terminate internet read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology CNET News.com
Sprint introduces the Samsung Ace smartphone. Similar to the Samsung BlackJack, it offers dual-mode functionality for world roamin read more »
Sprint introduces the Samsung Ace smartphone. Similar to the Samsung BlackJack, it offers dual-mode functionality for world roamin read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
Vlad Dolezal tips us to a philosophical take on why Linux hasn't grown to challenge Windows as the most popular operating system. read more »
Vlad Dolezal tips us to a philosophical take on why Linux hasn't grown to challenge Windows as the most popular operating system. read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology ZDNet News
Investors applaud an impending end to a format war for next-generation DVDs, pushing up shares of both Toshiba, on the verge of ab read more »
Investors applaud an impending end to a format war for next-generation DVDs, pushing up shares of both Toshiba, on the verge of ab read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
ScienceDaily is running a story about the recently discovered interaction between Saturn's A-ring and one of Saturn's small moons, read more »
ScienceDaily is running a story about the recently discovered interaction between Saturn's A-ring and one of Saturn's small moons, read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
GSGKT writes "Google's Anti-Malware Team has made available some of their research data on malware distribution mechanisms while t read more »
GSGKT writes "Google's Anti-Malware Team has made available some of their research data on malware distribution mechanisms while t read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology ZDNet News
Instead of a CD or digital version of the Universal album, fans are buying a $30 USB drive designed like a Ouija board planchette. read more »
Instead of a CD or digital version of the Universal album, fans are buying a $30 USB drive designed like a Ouija board planchette. read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
castrox writes to tell us that The Pirate Bay's legal concerns are continuing to grow. Prince and the Village People are planning read more »
castrox writes to tell us that The Pirate Bay's legal concerns are continuing to grow. Prince and the Village People are planning read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
Euler points out a story about art created through mathematics. The Science News article covers selections from a recent exhibit, read more »
Euler points out a story about art created through mathematics. The Science News article covers selections from a recent exhibit, read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
Tendraes brings us a story about legal experts who are warning that Microsoft's "covenant not to sue" over use of the OOXML specif read more »
Tendraes brings us a story about legal experts who are warning that Microsoft's "covenant not to sue" over use of the OOXML specif read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
tringtring alerts us to news that the National Science Foundation has requested $20 million in funding to work on "Science and Eng read more »
tringtring alerts us to news that the National Science Foundation has requested $20 million in funding to work on "Science and Eng read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader brings us a whitepaper from Codenomicon which discusses the state and future of wireless security. They examin read more »
An anonymous reader brings us a whitepaper from Codenomicon which discusses the state and future of wireless security. They examin read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
mmtux writes: "As technology becomes more advanced, I am increasingly worried about privacy in all aspects of my life. Unfortunate read more »
mmtux writes: "As technology becomes more advanced, I am increasingly worried about privacy in all aspects of my life. Unfortunate read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
Socguy brings us a story from CBC News about a recently developed crystal that can soak up carbon dioxide gas "like a sponge." Che read more »
Socguy brings us a story from CBC News about a recently developed crystal that can soak up carbon dioxide gas "like a sponge." Che read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
WirePosted points us to a story discussing the future of news reporting. For over a year, CNN has been accepting user-generated ne read more »
WirePosted points us to a story discussing the future of news reporting. For over a year, CNN has been accepting user-generated ne read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
DavidGarganta writes "A patent troll firm in suburban Philadelphia, Rembrandt IP Management, is trying to force large cable operat read more »
DavidGarganta writes "A patent troll firm in suburban Philadelphia, Rembrandt IP Management, is trying to force large cable operat read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology CNET News.com
A researcher at ShmooCon demonstrates how browser hotkeys can expose the internal network running behind a Citrix presentation ser read more »
A researcher at ShmooCon demonstrates how browser hotkeys can expose the internal network running behind a Citrix presentation ser read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology CNET News.com
Two researchers demonstrate how unprotected, public VoIP phones could expose the internal network of a company or organization. read more »
Two researchers demonstrate how unprotected, public VoIP phones could expose the internal network of a company or organization. read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
Reservoir Hill brings us a New York Times story about a man who will be allowed to keep the money he gained through hacking into a read more »
Reservoir Hill brings us a New York Times story about a man who will be allowed to keep the money he gained through hacking into a read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
Hugh Pickens writes "Scientists at Stanford University have shown for the first time that the process of natural selection can act read more »
Hugh Pickens writes "Scientists at Stanford University have shown for the first time that the process of natural selection can act read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
eldavojohn writes "Weighing in at a mere 20 billion trillion watts per square centimeter and containing a measly 300 terawatts of read more »
eldavojohn writes "Weighing in at a mere 20 billion trillion watts per square centimeter and containing a measly 300 terawatts of read more »
Date : 2008 02 17 Technology Slashdot
mjasay writes "IDC has released a report looking into industry adoption of open software. In the study, analyst Matt Lawton stumbl read more »
mjasay writes "IDC has released a report looking into industry adoption of open software. In the study, analyst Matt Lawton stumbl read more »