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Android

Submission + - A More Secure Version Of Android In Development (infosecurity-us.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: "Whisper Systems, one of the more innovative Android software houses, has released a beta test edition of WhisperCore, an extended version of Google Android for Nexus S and Nexus One smartphones. Some of the central features of WhisperCore include a range of security enhancements such as full disk encryption, a firewall, encrypted backups and selective permissions."
Censorship

Submission + - We are Telecomix (wearpants.org)

Submitted by
pafein
pafein writes: "I'm an activist with Telecomix, a disorganization of volunteer Internauts who support free communication. Over the last few months, we've been keeping the internet running in the face of government censorship in the Middle East and elsewhere. During the revolution in Egypt, we used everything from TOR to dialup modems and fax machines to keep the lines of communication open. We're currently operating in Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen and Bahrain. We also maintain a wiki of tools and techniques for secure, anonymous communication. Not every ad-hoc group of online activists is interested in breaking things — some of us are builders instead."

Submission + - Microsoft, Google, Twitter debate HTML5 (networkworld.com)

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jbrodkin
jbrodkin writes: "The annual USENIX conference featured an all-star lineup of engineers from Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Flipboard debating whether HTML5 is the "holy grail" for building next-generation Web applications, and whether mobile developers should build websites or apps. The promise of HTML5 is "write once, run everywhere," but the panelists did not agree on whether the technology is good enough to make browser applications feel "native." There was general agreement that HTML5 is lacking on mobile devices, and that for better or worse the move toward apps instead of websites is being driven less by technology than the imperative to make money."
IBM

Submission + - IBM Did Not Invent the Personal Computer

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: As IBM gives itself a self-congratulatory pat on the back as it celebrates its 100th anniversary, Robert X. Cringely wants to set the record straight: 'IBM didn't invent the personal computer', writes Cringely, 'but they don't know that.' Claiming to have done so, he adds, soils the legacy of Ed Roberts and pisses off all real geeks in the process. Throwing Big Blue a bone, Cringely is willing to give IBM credit for 'having helped automate the Third Reich'.
The Internet

Submission + - Whites least open to dating outside their race (nytimes.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: An article in the Journal Social Forces "looked at over 6000 internet dating profiles and found that whites are least open to dating outside their group, with Asians and Latinos close behind. Asian males and black females are more highly excluded than their opposite sex counterparts."

how fitting that the reverse-Turing test I get says "kisses".
Android

Submission + - Franken bill would protect consumers location data (thehill.com)

Submitted by GovTechGuy
GovTechGuy writes: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) unveiled a new bill on Wednesday that would require firms like Apple and Google to obtain consent from consumers before collecting or sharing their smartphone location data with third parties. The bill would cover all mobile devices including tablets and require firms to inform consumers when they collect their data and allow them to delete it when requested.

Submission + - How to Delete an Account from Any Website

Submitted by adeelarshad82
adeelarshad82 writes: The words "I wish I could quit you" take on a whole new meaning when you want out of a relationship with an online service, especially given that not all websites are created equal when it comes to deleting accounts. Some require only a couple of clicks to say good-bye while others make you jump through more hoops than a tiger at the circus. To ease this painful process, PCMag rounded up steps on how to cancel an account on thirty various sites ranging from the likes of Facebook and Myspace to Zoosk and eHarmony.
Apple

Submission + - Apple files motion to intervene in Lodsys suits (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Apple filed a motion today to intervene in the Lodsys suit. To update, last week Lodsys fulfilled its promise to sue developers by filing suit against seven developers in East Texas. Lodsys however did not name Apple in the suit. Apple wants to be included so that it can take on Lodsys directly.
Power

Submission + - First solar power plant that works at night (dailymail.co.uk)

Submitted by surveyork
surveyork writes: The world's first commercial Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant that generates power at night has recently been commissioned.

"The Gemasolar Power Plant near Seville in southern Spain consists of an incredible 2,650 panels spread across 185 hectares of rural land.

The mirrors — known as heliostats — focus 95 per cent of the sun's radiation onto a giant receiver at the centre of the plant.

Heat of up to 900C is used to warm molten salt tanks, which create steam to power the £260million station's turbines.

But, unlike all other solar power stations, the heat stored in these tanks can be released for up to 15 hours overnight, or during periods without sunlight."

Company website: http://www.torresolenergy.com/TORRESOL/gemasolar-plant/en

Promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN-8DMZLpyI

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