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Submission + - Valve Job Post Suggests Steam For Linux? (digitizor.com)

Submitted by dkd903
dkd903 writes: A couple of weeks ago, Valve has officially made it clear that they are not developing a Steam client for Linux. This came as a big surprise for a lot of people who had been expecting it, after all there were reports of the Mac client containing Linux codes.

Well, whatever those codes are doing there, Valve has made it pretty clear that they are not working on a Linux port of Steam at that moment. I see no reason to question what Valve has said. They have never lied straight at our faces as far as I can remember.

Anyway, it seems like people still want to believe that Valve is working on Steam. They are now referring to a job posting in the Valve website which says one of the responsibilities is “Port Windows-based games to the Linux platform“.
Apple

Submission + - Apple patent aims to restrict jailbroken devices (geek.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Apple clearly doesn’t like the practice of bypassing its security and doing what you want with its hardware, and a patent that got published last week shows the company intends to do something about it. More specifically, if Apple detects your device has been jailbroken, then expect its functionality to be restricted. The patent is entitled, “Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device.” If you are wondering what exactly Apple wants covered under the systems and methods for identification, there are 21 separate descriptions. The one we’re most interested in is number 4, though: "The particular activity comprises one or more of hacking the electronic device, jailbreaking the electronic device, unlocking the electronic device, removing a SIM card from the electronic device, and moving at least a predetermined distance away from a synced device."
Security

Submission + - Halo Reach Code Leaked to Filesharing Sites (thinq.co.uk)

Submitted by Stoobalou
Stoobalou writes: What appears to be the entire code for Bungie's Halo Reach game has turned up on a number of file sharing sites.

The hotly-anticipated multi-player shooter had been hosted on a private area of the Microsoft Live site in order for journalists to preview the release, but Microsoft has admitted that a security breach has meant that pirates have been able to bypass personal download codes given to writers.

Disk images of the game are now appearing on a number of public torrent and P2P sites as well as on popular NZB aggregators and Usenet binaries newsgroups.
Iphone

Submission + - More issues with the iPhone 4, Proximity Sensor (tekgoblin.com)

Submitted by tekgoblin
tekgoblin writes: First we had issues with the iPhone 4 and its reception related to they way it was held. Now there are many users reporting a problem with the proximity sensor on the phone during a call. I have actually had the same issues with my new iPhone 4 as well. The problem occurs during a call when the phone is up against your ear, the sensor is supposed to turn off the screen. But users are reporting that the screen is staying lit thus causing accidental input.
Security

Submission + - 170,000 fall for rogue text-of-death Facebook app (sophos.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Facebook users are proving themselves to be candidates for the Darwin Awards once more, as over 170,000 have clicked on a link being shared virally across the social network by a rogue application.

Messages saying "I am shocked!!! I'm NEVER texting AGAIN since I found this out. Video here: http://bit.ly/******** — Worldwide scandal!" are spreading rapidly across the system, urging users to give a rogue application permission to access to their profile in exchange for a video of a woman who allegedly died after sending a text message. However, all they are really doing is helping the application to spread its spam messages, gaining more and more users.

Security researchers have published more information about the attack, and details of how to clean it up.
Windows

Submission + - Will Windows 8 Server Support Solely 64-bit CPUs ? (wordpress.com) 1

Submitted by rosemaryno
rosemaryno writes: The next major talk going on about Windows Server is that, it will exclusively support 64-bit processors, opening up a little bit on the successor of Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft revealed. Windows 8 Server, or Windows Server 8, will not work good with 32-bit CPUs, just as its forerunner, and also will not support the Intel Itanium architecture. The senior technical product manager of microsoft, Dan Reger, has already exposed publicly that they have already built the last version of Windows Server which is designed to work with Itanium CPUs.

Windows 8 server will be the last version of Windows Server which will support the Intel Itanium architecture. Reger has also mentioned that SQL Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2010 are also the last versions to support Itanium.With Windows Server 2008 R2, the last to support the Intel Itanium architecture, customers should look up to upgrade to future versions of Windows Server. Reger has given customers few Guarantees that this huge decision would work towards smoothness in the transition as much as possible, which can only be good news, considering that Intel plans to offer at least two more generations of Itanium CPUs.

Itanium’s currently supporting products remains unchanged. The recently-released Itanium 9300 (‘Tukwila’) processor, and Microsoft’s support for these products will prolong – following the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy. Normal support for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems will end, in accordance with that policy, on July 9, 2013, while on the other side extended support will prolong till July 10, 2018.

The expected development of the 64-bit architecture has led to the foundation of processors and servers which will deliver the scalability and consistency needed for today’s ’mission-critical’ workloads. Just few weeks back, both AMD and Intel have released their new high core reckoning processors.

Regarding windows 8 client, there hasn’t been any similar announcement yet. While some guesswork indicates that the successor or the heir of Windows 7 will be the first operating system from Microsoft to grip x64 architectures exclusively.

More of it, the software giant has yet to reveal any plans in this regard for Windows 8 orWindows Server 2008 R2 which is designed to support the business-critical capabilities.

At this point in time, when microsoft drops the support for 32-bit CPUs, the best choice for customers is to run the basic vanilla version of Windows Server 2008.
Australia

Submission + - No Anti-Virus software? No access, says Australia (news.com.au) 1

Submitted by Dexter Herbivore
Dexter Herbivore writes: A 2 year long enquiry into cyber-crime by a standing committee of the Australian House of Representatives has found that unless consumers have installed anti-virus and firewall software, they shouldn't be granted internet access by their ISP. The report, titled Hackers, Fraudsters and Botnets: Tackling the Problem of Cyber Crime also found that "Companies who release IT products with security vulnerabilities should be open to claims for compensation by consumers." News.com.au covers the story.
Google

Submission + - Use Google From The Command Line (blogspot.com)

Submitted by Kilrah_il
Kilrah_il writes: For the uber-geek, there is a feature that allows to use many of Google's services from the command line. "After installing Python, Google Data APIs Python Client Library and Google CL, you can type commands that let you upload photos to Picasa Web, upload videos to YouTube, publish Blogger posts, add events to Google Calendar, find Gmail contacts and more." The full list of commands can be found here.
Technology

Submission + - Apple quietly goes after Mac Trojan with update (thinq.co.uk)

Submitted by Th'Inquisitor
Th'Inquisitor writes: Apple's latest update to Snow Leopard included software to protect Mac computers from a Trojan. Strangely, Apple didn't mention this fact in its release notes.

The malware opens a back door to a Mac that can allow hackers gain control of the machine and snoop about on it or turn it into a zombie.

"You have to wonder," said Graham Cluley, spokesman for web security Sophos, "whether their keeping quiet about an anti-malware security update like this was for marketing reasons."
Privacy

Submission + - SCOTUS: Govt Employee Text Messages Not Private (businessweek.com) 1

Submitted by e9th
e9th writes: The Supreme Court, in a 9-0 ruling, has decided that government employers are entitled to examine all text messages sent with government provided devices, even if the employee has agreed to pay for any excess message charges out of his own pocket. While the ruling only applies to government employees (at all levels), it may give private sector employees something to think about when using employer-provided devices.
Software

Submission + - WordPress 3.0 Released (net-security.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: WordPress 3.0, the thirteenth major release of WordPress and the culmination of half a year of work by 218 contributors, is now available for download and comes with 1,217 bug fixes and feature enhancements. Major new features in this release include a new default theme called Twenty Ten. Theme developers have new APIs that allow them to easily implement custom backgrounds, headers, shortlinks, menus (no more file editing), post types, and taxonomies.

Submission + - Apple's A4 dissected, discussed...and tantalizing (eetimes.com)

Submitted by PabloSandoval48
PabloSandoval48 writes: Apple's A4 pr4ocessor is heavily influenced by Apple's long established relationship with Samsung and represents an evolution rather than a revolution in circuit design. A team of experts takes a look at the evidence on A4 in an attempt to determine its origins and the influence of recent Apple acquisitions in the area of chip design.
Technology

Submission + - Microsoft Kinect Tech May Move to PCs & TVs

Submitted by adeelarshad82
adeelarshad82 writes: As most of us probably already know that the technology which drives Microsoft's Kinect (AKA Project Natal) wasn't really invented by Microsoft itself, instead was the brainchild of a little-known Tel-Aviv-based company, PrimeSense. As impressive as Kinect is, according to Ohad Shvueli, PrimeSense's vice president of sales and marketing, the buck doesn't stop here. Shvueli claims the possibilities are limitless. PrimeSense is already working on offering an Open API and envisions its technology in PCs, set-top boxes and more. In fact, the company expects to announce a PC partnership before the end of the year. Next year, we may see it built into an HDTV. The resolution of the Kinect motion sensing grid is high-enough to drive facial recognition, which means the future of PrimeSense and even Kinect could eventually exceed our imaginations. The company was already demoing Minority Report-style content management at E3.

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