Submission + - McAfee kills SVCHost.exe (sans.org) 1
Kohenkatz writes: A McAfee Update today (DAT 5958) incorrectly identifies svchost.exe, a critical windows executable as a virus and tries to remove it, causing endless reboot loops.
Feed Wired: Spam King Uses Google Docs, FBI Happy (wired.com)
Feed Wired: Photos Surface of the Day Einstein Died (wired.com)
Feed Wired: Ning Fails at Free Social Networking (wired.com)
Ning, a brainchild of Netscape bazillionaire Marc Andreessen that was designed to let anyone make a social network about anything for free, will do so no longer. Each of the service’s 2.3 million networks will disappear unless its creator either pays Ning or migrates the network to another platform.
Feed Wired: Red-Faced Apple Invites Pulitzer-Winner to Try Again (wired.com)
SEC Proposes Wall Street Transparency Via Python 278
An anonymous reader writes "A US federal agency is considering the use of computing languages to specify legal requirements. 'We are proposing that the computer program be filed on EDGAR in the form of downloadable source code in Python. ... Under the proposed requirement, the filed source code, when downloaded and run by an investor, must provide the user with the ability to programmatically input the user's own assumptions regarding the future performance and cash flows from the pool assets, including but not limited to assumptions about future interest rates, default rates, prepayment speeds, loss-given-default rates, and any other necessary assumptions.' Does this move make sense? If the proposed rule is enacted, it certainly will bring attention to Python or other permitted languages. Will that be a good thing?"
The above quotes were pulled from pages 205 and 210 of the dense, 667-page proposal document (PDF). Market expert and professor of finance Jayanth R. Varma says it's a good idea.
Submission + - Upek Password Bank for Google Chrome (ipetitions.com)
An anonymous reader writes: People want to use Google Chrome with their fingerprint readers but Upek is being stubborn. Let's all sign this petition.
Submission + - Webkit2 (appleinsider.com)
99BottlesOfBeerInMyF writes: Anders Carlsson and Sam Weinig over at Apple just announced Webkit2, a rework of the Webkit engine that powers Chrome and Safari. This new version of Webkit incorporates the same style of split process model that provides stability in Chrome, but built directly into the framework so all browsers based upon Webkit will be able to gain the same level of sandboxing and stability. Appleinsider has a writeup. Both Palm and the Epiphany team are going to be happy about this.
Submission + - Palindromes of Pi (wayoffline.com) 1
heyrob writes: Palindromes can capture the imagination. In English, the sentence, "I prefer Pi" reads the same forwards and backwards. "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama" and "Never odd or even" are other classics. Mathematicians look for palindromic prime numbers like 10601. This Pi vs. Pie image cheats a bit but it is still a fun (weird) combination of numbers, letters, and double meanings.
Submission + - New tool converts Java apps to Android (idg.com.au)
angry tapir writes: "Mobile software company Myriad Group has announced J2Android, which will make it possible for Java-based mobile applications to run on Android-based phones. The J2Android tool converts existing Java applications, including games, to run on Dalvik, which is the virtual machine used on all Android devices. Besides converting the application, J2Android will let the application be rescaled to fit the screen of the Android device."
Journal Journal: PHP OOP
Although I have done countless web sites in PHP, today I completed my first completely object-oriented site. As I coded this one, I have tried to look around and get a feel for the overall use of Objects in PHP. For those who code in PHP, leave a comment about your take on OOP.
Submission + - Google Introduces Partial APIs (blogspot.com)
Submission + - Rumor: Palm ditching webOS for Android? 8
An anonymous reader writes: Jon Rubinstein, in an internal Palm memo that will be released in full shortly, is showing support for Android to replace the webOS on the Palm Pre Plus. Citing competition with the iPhone and exponential growth from the Android operating system (specifically mentioning the Motorola Droid), the leaked memo first came as a confidential internal email to certain members of the software development branch of the company.
The memo partially states: "While Palm is incredibly proud of our engineers who spent timeless work and effort to bring us this advanced operating system, consumers simply have not caught on. To provide a better future for ourselves and our customers, the only logical choice is to transition our hardware and software to the Android platform."
WebOS won't officially go away (the UI and notifications feature, which have been heavily praised by reviewers, are more than likely going to be integrated, a la Sense UI, into the Android platform), according to the memo.
Software engineers are to begin working on Palm's own builds of Android as soon as the device maker officially joins the Open Handset Alliance, which other executives at Palm say could be as soon as next week. An official statement from the company is expected as soon as the union is made.
Palm Inc.'s stock took a nosedive earlier this month when it was reported that its projections for revenue were down 50% than initially estimated. On Friday, the stock fell $1.65, or 29%, to $4.00. That value remained relatively unchanged during Monday's trading.
The full leaked memo will be posted on wikileaks.org around midnight Eastern.
The memo partially states: "While Palm is incredibly proud of our engineers who spent timeless work and effort to bring us this advanced operating system, consumers simply have not caught on. To provide a better future for ourselves and our customers, the only logical choice is to transition our hardware and software to the Android platform."
WebOS won't officially go away (the UI and notifications feature, which have been heavily praised by reviewers, are more than likely going to be integrated, a la Sense UI, into the Android platform), according to the memo.
Software engineers are to begin working on Palm's own builds of Android as soon as the device maker officially joins the Open Handset Alliance, which other executives at Palm say could be as soon as next week. An official statement from the company is expected as soon as the union is made.
Palm Inc.'s stock took a nosedive earlier this month when it was reported that its projections for revenue were down 50% than initially estimated. On Friday, the stock fell $1.65, or 29%, to $4.00. That value remained relatively unchanged during Monday's trading.
The full leaked memo will be posted on wikileaks.org around midnight Eastern.
Submission + - Sata 3 cables speed up Sata 2 disks (cerosmedia.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The cables that come with SATA 3hard disks make regular SATA 2 drives work faster — according to some tortuous testing by top overclocker, Youngpro, in The Overclocker magazine.
Submission + - AMD 12-core processors (computerworld.com)
Mantis8 writes: IDG News Service — An online retail store is taking orders for Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming 12-core Opteron processors, code-named Magny-Cours, ahead of the official launch.
