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Submission + - Aleged LulzSec member hacked (abc.net.au)

Submitted by wintercolby on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @08:07AM

wintercolby writes: An Aussie news site is reporting that an alleged LulzSec member's website was hacked, and that the attacker (TriCk aka Saywhat? with TeaMp0isoN) threatened to release photos, names and addresses of all LulzSec members. There's mention of "100's of Anon members" as well.

Submission + - AMD Rejects Industry Recognized SYSmark Benchmark (marketwire.com)

Submitted by

Deathspawner

on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @03:54PM

Deathspawner writes: "In an unusual move, Advanced Micro Devices has issued a press release rejecting its endorsement for the industry recognized benchmark SYSmark 2012. Developed by BAPCo and backed by industry heavyweights such as Dell, Intel and Hewlett-Packard, AMD has stated that BAPCo both has tuned SYSmark to create bias in favor of its competitor, and that its benchmarks are not relevant for the audience it targets. Also noted is a complete lack of heterogeneous CPU+GPU testing. Techgage tears apart AMD's claims to see if they are valid, while also evaluating the overall usefulness of SYSmark and the impact it can have on consumers."

Submission + - An Entirely New Genre Of Aircraft Arrives (gizmag.com) 1

Submitted by fergus07 on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @02:38PM

fergus07 writes: Austrian research company IAT21 has presented a new type of aircraft at the Paris Air Show which has the potential to become aviation's first disruptive technology since the jet engine. Neither fixed wing nor rotor craft, the D-Dalus uses four, mechanically-linked, contra-rotating, cylindrical turbines for its propulsion, and by altering the angle of the blades, it can launch vertically, hover perfectly still, move in any direction, and thrust upwards and hence "glue down" upon landing, which it can easily do on the deck of a ship, or even a moving vehicle. It's also almost silent, has the dynamic stability to enter buildings, handles rough weather with ease, flies very long distances very quickly and can lift very heavy loads. It accordingly holds immense promise as a platform for personal flight, for military usage, search and rescue, and much more.

Submission + - FF 5.0 is out there (mozilla.com)

Submitted by

konmpar

on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @01:58PM

konmpar writes: "Mozilla Team writes on Facebook: "We just can't help ourselves. Another new version of Firefox is here. Try it today: http://mzl.la/gbuqUx""

Submission + - Mozilla Ships Firefox 5, Meets Rapid-Release Plan (computerworld.com)

Submitted by

CWmike

on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @01:47PM

CWmike writes: "Mozilla delivered on Tuesday the final version of Firefox 5, the first edition under the new faster-release regime it kicked off earlier this year. The company also patched 10 bugs in Firefox 5, including one in the browser's handling of the WebGL 3-D rendering standard that rival Microsoft has called unsafe. Firefox 5 looks identical to its predecessor, Firefox 4, but Mozilla's made changes under the hood. Mozilla has denied copying Google Chrome's upbeat schedule but analysts have noted the similarities and pointed out the need of all browser makers to step up the pace. Because of the shorter development cycle, Mozilla called out relatively few new features in Firefox 5."

Submission + - AMD Leaves BAPCo, Pulls SYSmark 2012 Endorsement (hothardware.com)

Submitted by

MojoKid

on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @01:35PM

MojoKid writes: "In a surprising move this morning, AMD bid the BAPCo (Business Applications Performance Corporation) consortium a not-so-found farewell and stated it will no longer endorse SYSmark 2012 (SM2012), a benchmark that historically has been accused of being pro-Intel. Among other things, one of AMD's chief complaints is that SM2012 virtually ignores GPU performance. This is a particularly egregious offense in AMD's eyes given the chip maker's infatuation with Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that are comprised of both CPU and GPU engines, much like Intel's current Sandy Bridge architecture."

Submission + - SkyDrive drops Silverlight (i-programmer.info) 3

Submitted by mikejuk on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @12:27PM

mikejuk writes: Microsoft's SkyDrive, a web service that provides cloud storage for end user files, has just acquired a revamped user interface — and it is HTML5 based. Yes, another Microsoft website has dropped Silverlight. How can Microsoft expect independent developers to base their future on Silverlight when Microsoft itself is abandoning it like a sinking ship? Whatever happened to "eating your own dog food"? It seems that now Microsoft would rather eat dog food made elsewhere....

Submission + - SCOTUS: Clean Air Act Trumps Emissions Lawsuits (reuters.com) 1

Submitted by schwit1 on Monday June 20, 2011 @01:28PM

schwit1 writes: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a global warming lawsuit against five big power companies, its most important environmental ruling since 2007 and a victory for the utilities and the Obama administration.

The justices unanimously overturned a ruling by a U.S. appeals court that the lawsuit now involving six states can proceed in an effort to force the coal-burning plants to cut emissions of gases that contribute to climate change.

In a defeat for environmentalists, the Supreme Court agreed with the companies that regulating greenhouse gases should be left to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the clean air laws.

The ruling stemmed from a 2004 lawsuit claiming the five electric utilities have created a public nuisance by contributing to climate change. The lawsuit wanted a federal judge to order them to cut their carbon dioxide emissions.

Submission + - T.A.P.S. detects steganography (wetstonetech.com)

Submitted by alienoide on Monday June 20, 2011 @01:24PM

alienoide writes: T.A.P.S. is a software tool created for Law Enforcement, Defense, Intelligence and Private Sector investigators as a result of a research grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). The research being conducted is discovering ways to improve search performance and accuracy to identify malicious applications and contraband.

Submission + - Wall Street Journal Privacy Article Recommeds Tor (wsj.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 20, 2011 @01:01PM

An anonymous reader writes: Today's Wall Street Journal article about "Improving Internet Privacy" mentions various ways the standard user can help keep from being tracked. One good recommendation even says, "Also consider using what are known as online anonymity systems like Tor (torproject.com). By routing your browser requests through a network of servers around the world, Tor makes it much more difficult for outside parties to track your Web habits or identify where your searches are coming from."

Submission + - Microsoft to dump .Net for HTML5/JavaScript? (i-programmer.info)

Submitted by joelholdsworth on Monday June 13, 2011 @11:34AM

joelholdsworth writes: Microsoft seem to be set on adopting HTML5 and JavaScript as its main application development tools for Windows 8 — is this the end of .NET?" "Microsoft developers feel left in the dark and very angry at the way they are being treated. You only have to browse the Microsoft forums to discover how strong the feeling is: forum post 1, forum post 2 and an open letter.

Submission + - New FBI Operations Manual Increases Surveillance (nytimes.com)

Submitted by betterunixthanunix on Monday June 13, 2011 @11:05AM

betterunixthanunix writes: The New York Times is reporting that the new FBI operations manual suggests a broad increase in surveillance. Denoted the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, the manual officially lowers the bar of acceptability when it comes to engaging in surveillance activities, including allowing agents to perform such surveillance on people who are not suspected terrorists without opening an inquiry or officially recording their actions. The new manual also relaxes rules on administering lie detector tests, searching through a person's trash, and the use of teams to follow targeted individuals. It should be noted that these guidelines still fall within the general limits put in place by the attorney general.

Submission + - Medical Billing Firm Exposes 300k Individuals (securityweek.com) 1

Submitted by wiredmikey on Sunday June 12, 2011 @07:08PM

wiredmikey writes: Southern California Medical-Legal Consultants, Inc. (SCMLC), a California company that represents medical providers in the recovery of billing from workers’ compensation insurance carriers, announced that data containing the names and social security numbers of approximately 300,000 individuals who have applied for California workers’ compensation benefits had been exposed to unauthorized access. SCMLC said it was notified of the exposed data by a security firm that discovered some of the files that had been indexed by Google.

SCMLC’s clients have included the largest hospital companies in the country as well as health insurers, HMO, large public hospitals, medical groups and union health trusts.

Submission + - Patent Filing for Rich Only? (uspto.gov)

Submitted by SeeSp0tRun on Friday June 10, 2011 @09:59AM

SeeSp0tRun writes: After working a few years in IT, as well as tinkering for a lifetime, I have had a few ideas which I would consider worthwhile pursuing a patent for. The ideas themselves are not important, but the cost of protecting your ideas is of concern. Looking over the Schedule of Fees at the USPTO website, it seems as though the process requires a sum of money that most would not want to squander on the hopes that someone will license the idea someday. What options do the rest of us have trying to get something going without a hedge fund?

Submission + - School District Hit With New Mac Spying Lawsuit (computerworld.com) 2

Submitted by

CWmike

on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @02:11PM

CWmike writes: "A former student at a suburban Philadelphia high school has sued his school district for allegedly spying on him and his family using a school-issued Mac laptop, according to court documents. The Lower Merion School District of Ardmore, Pa. was first sued in February 2010 by another student using similar charges. That case, dubbed 'Spygate' in some reports, was settled last October when Lower Merion agreed to pay Blake Robbins $175,000 and cover $425,000 in court costs. On Monday, Joshua Levin, a 2009 graduate of Herriton High, charged the district with violating his civil rights and privacy by remotely activating the notebook's built-in camera to take photographs and screenshots. On Wednesday, Lower Merion spokesman Doug Young called Levin's lawsuit 'solely motivated by monetary interests and a complete waste of the taxpayer's dollars.' Levin begged to differ. According to his lawsuit, Lower Merion used his laptop to take more than 8,000 photographs and screenshots between September 2008 and March 2009. A district report uncovered more than 30,000 photographs and 27,000 screenshots taken. Last June, lawyers made photos and screenshots available for viewing by the 76 affected students. 'Plaintiff opted to view the recovered images, and was shocked, humiliated and severely emotionally distressed at what he saw,' Levin's lawsuit stated."

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