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Submission + - XBMC Babylon 9.04 includes VDPAU support (xbmc.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The latest stable release of the cross platform media center, XBMC, includes support for VDPAU acceleration in Linux, allowing it to take advantage of GPU assisting decoding for video. The release also adds PPC support on Mac OS X, for old timers, and host of other improvements including new Karakoe features, enhancements to the skinning engine (a showcase of which can be seen in this video of the Aeon Stark skin), support for more codecs, etc. It's now available for grabs here.
Software

Submission + - Suggested interview with XBMC Team (xbmc.org)

Submitted by
TheUni
TheUni writes: "Team XBMC is preparing to release the next major version of the media center program to coincide roughly with Ubuntu 9.04. I've spoken with some of the developers and project managers, and they are up for an interview about the current status and future plans/goals/suggestions. Slashdot seems to have a relatively large following of XBMC users, and so it should garner a reasonable response.

If interested please contact the team at contact@xbmc.org (pike, the project manager monitors that address). However, note that the interview should be conducted shortly after the final release of Xbmc "Babylon" 9.04, sometime in the coming weeks.

TheUni"
AMD

Submission + - AMD Releases Open-Source R600/700 3D Code (phoronix.com)

Submitted by lldmer
lldmer writes: Phoronix has reported AMD released open source code for 3D acceleration on R600/700 GPU's:

Since earlier this year we have been waiting for AMD to release documentation and/or code on the ATI R600 series concerning 3D acceleration so that the open-source Linux drivers can begin to support the newer ATI graphics processors. It has taken longer than expected for AMD to complete and release this information, but it's now available. AMD has released the fundamental Linux code needed to begin fostering the development of an open-source R600 3D driver. Furthermore, this code also concerns the latest R700 series of graphics processors! The microcode for the newest GPUs has also been released.
Networking

Submission + - $499 Ethernet Cable 1

Submitted by Guysmiley777
Guysmiley777 writes: Denon's $499 Ethernet cable "brings out all the nuances in digital audio reproduction." Sure, that seems plausible. After all, nuances in digital signals are so subtle. Oh and: "signal directional markings are provided for optimum signal transfer."
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - The unofficial Homebrew Channel for the Wii is out (hackmii.com)

Submitted by
marcan
marcan writes: "The Homebrew Channel is a tool that can be installed on any Wii (no hardware mods required) that lets you run unsigned homebrew software from an SD card, or upload executables via WiFi or a USBGecko. We've tried to make it friendly for users with a simple GUI, and powerful for developers with direct upload features and reloading which we hope will make testing less painful. The channel can be installed using a DVD if you have a modchip, or using an exploit in Zelda: Twilight Princess which only requires an SD card (or any future hack or booting method). Once installed, it simply shows up as a Channel on the Wii Menu, just like any official channel. Hopefully, this and other recent developments (such as the upcoming devkitPPC r15 toolchain, much improved and with many bugs fixed) will help make the Wii an appealing platform for DIY software. And yes, it also runs Linux."
Music

Submission + - RIAA Not Passing Lawsuit Settlements to Artists

Submitted by keithmo
keithmo writes: The Consumerist reports: None of the estimated $400 million that the RIAA received in settlements with Napster, KaZaA, and Bolt over allegations of copyright infringement has gone to the artists whose copyrights were allegedly infringed. Now the artists are considering suing the RIAA.
Security

Submission + - Symantec confirmation emails include passwords 1

Submitted by zmal
zmal writes: I recently purchased a new Vista system (necessary for work), which came with a free subscription to the Norton suite of security tools. As part of the installation, Symantec has you set up a "Norton Account". The confirmation email sent back from Symantec on creating a new account includes a link with the username and password for the new account in plaintext:

Received: from excu-mxob-1.symantec.com (excu-mxob-1.symantec.com [198.6.49.12])
        by XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (Postfix) with ESMTP
        for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:28:38 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from cup2opsmtapin02.ges.symantec.com (cup2opsmtapin02.ges.symantec.com [155.64.1.103])
        by excu-mxob-1.symantec.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l7V6Rml6031676
        (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO)
        for ; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:48 -0700
Received: from excu-dns-1.symantec.com ([198.6.49.190])
        by cup2opsmtapin02.ges.symantec.com with esmtp (Exim 4.67)
        (envelope-from )
        id 1IQzyu-0004NQ-30
        for XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:48 -0700
Received: from nav1drmmtacl02.conxion.com ([206.204.54.213])
        by excu-dns-1.symantec.com with esmtp (Exim 4.52)
        id 1IQzyt-00008C-WB
        for XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:48 -0700
Received: from ussj-ebeapppdcl01.ges.symantec.com ([192.168.78.132] helo=ussj-ebeapppdcl01)
        by nav1drmmtacl02.conxion.com with esmtp (Exim 4.52)
        id 1IQzyt-00037r-Ub
        for XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX; Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:47 -0700
Message-ID: 2107168635
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:27:47 +0000 (GMT)
From: NortonAccount@symantec.com
To: XXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX
Subject: One final step to confirm your Norton Account (Message-ID=2107168635)

(message contents...)

href="https://www.mynortonaccount.com/?email=XXXXX XXX%40XXXXXXX.com&password=XXXXXXXX"

I've included the message headers to show that the message is indeed coming out of Symantec, up to the point where it reaches my ISP's mail servers.

I expect better from all companies that do business on the Internet, but especially from security companies registering account details for security products. I tried to email Symantec about this, but mail to the contact addresses I found all bounced as undeliverable.
Censorship

Submission + - Search disabled on Torrentspy? (torrentspy.com)

Submitted by DarthBender
DarthBender writes: If you are in the US you cannot search for torrents on Torrentspy.com. From the site: "Sorry, but because you are located in the USA you cannot use the search features of the Torrentspy.com website.Torrentspy's decision to stop accepting US visitors was NOT compelled by any Court but rather an uncertain legal climate in the US regarding user privacy and an apparent tension between US and European Union privacy laws."
Businesses

Submission + - Acer Buys Gateway to Become #3 PC Manufacturer (reuters.com)

Submitted by dill
dill writes: "Taiwan's Acer will buy Gateway for $710 million, creating the world's No. 3 PC maker and doubling its U.S. presence while dealing a blow to arch-foe Lenovo's efforts to grow in Europe."
Encryption

TrueCrypt 4.3 Released 285

Posted by kdawson from the windows-only-alas dept.
RedBear writes "A new update to the best open source transparent encryption software has been released. TrueCrypt is (the only?) open source encryption software capable of creating and mounting encrypted virtual disk images that can then be worked with transparently like any other storage drive, with data encrypted and decrypted in real-time. These virtual disks can be created as files, or entire partitions or physical drives can be encrypted and mounted transparently. Sadly there is still no Linux GUI or Mac OS X port in sight. If you are one of the thronging hordes who have been patiently awaiting ubiquitous multi-platform encryption, please consider donating time or money to the cause, and add your voice to the forum." From the site:"Among the new features [are] full compatibility with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista, support for devices and file systems that use a sector size other than 512 bytes (such as new hard drives, USB flash drives, DVD-RAM, MP3 players, etc.), auto-dismount when a host device (e.g., a USB flash drive) is inadvertently removed, and many more." Read on for more features of TrueCrypt and cached versions of all the links above.

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