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Submission + - Syrian Malware Servers Survive, Then Die (slashdot.org)

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Nerval's Lobster
Nerval's Lobster writes: "A massive outage knocked Syria’s Internet offline Nov. 29—with the exception of five servers implicated in serving malware earlier this year. But the next day, those five servers went dark as well. Internet analytics firm Renesys suggested late Nov. 29 that those five servers were likely offshore. “Now, there are a few Syrian networks that are still connected to the Internet, still reachable by traceroutes, and indeed still hosting Syrian content,” the company wrote in a blog post. “These are five networks that use Syrian-registered IP space, but the originator of the routes is actually Tata Communications. These are potentially offshore, rather than domestic, and perhaps not subject to whatever killswitch was thrown today within Syria.” By the morning of Nov. 30, those five servers went offline. “The last 5 networks belonging to Syria, a set of smaller netblocks previously advertised by Tata Communications, have been torn down and are no longer routed,” Renesys wrote."

Submission + - A Theory of Productive Spaces (liberumvir.com)

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Liberum Vir
Liberum Vir writes: "Every business should be concerned with providing a productive space for it's people to do great work. I think most certainly aim for that. Why then, do so many people feel less productive at work than elsewhere? What can be done to make an average work space a great one? Well, here's my theory."

Submission + - 4E6th Comment (slashdot.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Slashdot recorded it's 4 millionth comment sometime during the last 24 hours. Anyone else notice?

Submission + - Mapping an imaginary moon (hackaday.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Kerbal Space Program is a little indie space simulator where you manage your own space race. There’s no real object to the game; is a completely open sandbox where you build your own rockets, launch them into orbit, and hopefully make it to the moon. Brian took it a step further by then, surveying the moon with a satellite and reconstructing the data in a way that it could be 3d printed.
Open Source

Submission + - Hillcrest Releases Source Code for Kylo Web Browser for TV (hillcrestlabs.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Hillcrest Labs today announced it will provide the open source community with the Kylo Web browser for TV source code, under the Mozilla Public License (MPL) 2.0, to enable the creation of new and innovative TV browsers and applications. Kylo is a free, Mozilla-based TV browser designed for viewing online content on connected TVs. It is compatible with the Mac OS and Windows. The open source version of Kylo is available for free download at GitHub and www.kylo.tv.
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PRESS RELEASE:
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Hillcrest Labs Turns Kylo(R) Web Browser for TV Over to Open Source Community

- Enables Developers to Innovate and Create New TV Browsers and Applications -
- Works Seamlessly with Freespace(R) Devices for Better TV Browsing Experiences -

ROCKVILLE, MD — May 15, 2012 — Hillcrest Labs today announced that it has released the source code for the award-winning Kylo(R) Web browser to the open source community for the first time. Kylo is a free, Mozilla-based TV browser uniquely designed to view online content on TVs connected to the Internet. When used with a Freespace(R) pointer, like Hillcrest's award-winning Scoop(TM), Kylo makes it easy to surf the Web, watch online video and play casual point-and-click Internet games, whether in the living room, family room, bedroom or dorm room. It is compatible with the Mac OS(R) and Windows(R).

Hillcrest will provide the Kylo source code under the Mozilla Public License (MPL) 2.0 to enable developers to create new and different versions that extend its features and enables new uses. As such, developers can copy, modify and redistribute the Kylo platform and source code without a separate commercial license, and without paying royalties or fees. Hillcrest will remain active in the future development and support of the Kylo browser for TV. The open source version of Kylo is available for free via download at GitHub and www.kylo.tv.

"Releasing Kylo to the open source community is a natural progression for the TV browser," said Steve Scheirey, vice president of TV software and services at Hillcrest Labs. "Kylo has always been a distinct initiative apart from our core Freespace business. By releasing Kylo's source code, we expect to see new innovations and product enhancements from a much broader development community."

The Kylo Web browser was specifically developed for browsing and viewing the Web on a TV screen using a Freespace or other pointing device. Primary applications include dedicated home theatre PCs (HTPCs), laptops and ultrabooks with HDMI connectivity, and digital media players using Windows or Mac operating systems. Kylo is not meant to replace traditional browsers such as Internet Explorer(R), Safari(R) or Firefox(R) for "2-foot use" on standard computer display screens. Unlike other applications or websites, Kylo does not offer a "walled garden" of aggregated video content. Instead, it is a fully featured Web browser that lets users browse the open Internet. Compared to conventional browsers, the Kylo browser provides more onscreen viewing space with less visual clutter; larger fonts and buttons for easy navigation from across the room; an easy-to-use onscreen keyboard; and zoom-and-pan capability for enhanced viewing.

The Kylo Web browser for TV works with any mouse, but is ideal for use with a Freespace-enabled in-air pointing and motion control device. Hillcrest licenses its Freespace motion software and IP under separate commercial terms. Companies that have licensed Hillcrest's Freespace technology for use in their products include: LG Electronics, Logitech, Roku, SMK Electronics, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Universal Electronics (UEI), Eastman Kodak and others. Announced earlier this year, the new WarpiaTV browser is powered by Kylo, and features a Freespace-enabled wireless motion controller. A custom OEM version of Kylo is also featured in ASUS' Xtion media center for PCs. Hillcrest's remote control OEM partners, including UEI and SMK Electronics, are licensed to produce Freespace remote controls, which are ideal for use with Kylo.

Hillcrest has received numerous awards and recognitions including the prestigious CES Innovations Honoree Award multiple times, EE Times' ACE Award, PC World’s 100 Best Products and Greatest Tech Designs, Popular Mechanics' Editors Choice, ECN's Reader's Choice Tech, and many others. Additional information about Hillcrest's broad portfolio of natural motion control products is available at: www.hillcrestlabs.com. Follow Hillcrest on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HillcrestLabs or Twitter at @HillcrestLabs.

About Hillcrest Labs
Hillcrest Laboratories (a.k.a. Hillcrest Labs) is a market leader in multiplatform motion software and products. The company provides motion solutions under the Freespace(R) brand for Smart TVs, Blu-ray and streaming media players, smartphones and tablets, game controllers, and other markets. For consumers, Hillcrest offers the Kylo(R) browser, a free Web browser for TV. For additional information, visit www.hillcrestlabs.com.

Hillcrest Labs, Kylo, Freespace, and MotionEngine are trademarks of Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. All company names and other trademarks remain property of their respective owners.

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Press Contacts:
Renee Burch, JLM Partners Inc. for Hillcrest Labs, renee@jlmpartners.com, 206-381-3600 or Jeremy Pemble, JLM Partners Inc. for Hillcrest Labs, jeremy@jlmpartners.com, 206-381-3600
Crime

Submission + - Breivik Trial: Man Sets Self On Fire Outside Norway Killer's Proceeding (huffingtonpost.com)

Submitted by
TheGift73
TheGift73 writes: "OSLO, Norway — An unidentified man set himself on fire Tuesday outside the courthouse where right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik is being tried on terror charges for a bombing and shooting massacre on July 22.

Police operations leader Finn Belle told The Associated Press that the man doused himself in a flammable liquid and set himself on fire outside the entrance to the building."

Submission + - Air defence rockets left unguarded in London (philosophers-stone.co.uk)

Submitted by
Big Hairy Ian
Big Hairy Ian writes: ""Amateur video posted on the internet shows military rockets left unguarded outside a block of flats in Bow, East London, as Britain’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) prepares to deploy missiles on top of flats in London during the 2012 Olympics.

The video was posted by journalist Brian Whelan who lives in Bow Quarter, London. The video shows unguarded military rockets with nobody around.

The unguarded military rockets were part of the MoD’s security plans for the London Olympics. Earlier this week, the MoD confirmed that six sites, including two residential blocks of flats, would be tested as launch pads for missile systems in order to combat air threats during the Olympics.

Local residents have expressed their anger over the plans saying they were not consulted and questioning why the MoD did not build a missile base instead of using residential flats as a missile base.""

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