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Submission + - PC Fans With Noise Cancellation Coming

Submitted by jones_supa
jones_supa writes: Noise reduction specialist RotoSub and renowned quiet cooling fan manufacturer Noctua announced Tuesday a strategic partnership agreement for the development and commercialisation of PC fans with integrated active noise cancellation. Lars Strömbäck and Mårten Oretorp from RotoSub have invented a system that allows a fan to emit the sound signal that cancels out the original sound of the fan and thereby greatly reduces the overall noise emission. 'There is still a lot of fine-tuning to be done, both in structural design and as far as the algorithms that compute the anti-noise signal are concerned, but we're working hard to achieve this goal within the next 12 to 18 months', says Oretorp. Building on the original NF-F12, a first prototype of a Noctua fan with integrated RotoSub ANC technology will be shown at Computex Taipei next week.

Comment Re:Sometimes a manager's gut is right (Score 1) 336

by uhuru_meditation (#40150053) Attached to: Mono Abandons Open Source Silverlight
I wish you were my manager 2 years ago. In his under-educated retardation, that guy opted for the future development of a program on a Silverlight that will affect millions of children. I left possibly one of the best companies in the world, because this product line will ultimately fail over it and it seemed unethical for me to linger on. I tried my best to convince peers, stakeholders, everyone involved - out of their ignorance they just kept the development on track - waiting for the incoming train. Such a sad story...
Botnet

Submission + - Flame: The latest Stuxnet-level Malware (bbc.com)

Submitted by IsochronousJitter
IsochronousJitter writes: Kaspersky Labs reveal the existence of a Stuxnet-level malware that has been tapping into individuals, businesses, academic institutions, and goverment systems in Iran, Israel, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt since 2010. "The geography of the targets and also the complexity of the threat leaves no doubt about it being a nation-state that sponsored the research that went into it," Mr Kamluk said.

Submission + - sKyWIper/Flamer - possibly most complex malware ever spotted after Stuxnet/Duqu (crysys.hu) 1

Submitted by
boldi
boldi writes: "One day after IrCERT reported that they found an important malware called "Flamer", CrySyS Lab of Budapest University of Technology and Economics released a detailed report on the technical aspects of the malware. The malware is so complex it will take much more time to analyze. Kasperksy Labs made a separate analysis and give additional insight naming the malware as "Flame". Symantec released a short report with additional telemetry. We can expect more information to come."

Submission + - Harness the power of the crowd to solve your problems (decisionmonkey.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Harness the power of the crowd to solve your problems

‘Should I change my job or is it best to stay where I am?’
‘Which paint colour would look good on my bedroom wall?’
‘Is now the right time to start a family?’
‘What do I wear on my date?’

Whether your dilemma is huge or tiny, it can be hard to find the answer – and sometimes you can get stuck in limbo, unable to reach any decision at all. Instead, why not let Decision Monkey www.decisionmonkey.com help you take the right path?

Decision Monkey www.decisionmonkey.com lets you find the answer to your problem by tapping into the force that’s been proven to produce accurate results – the combined brain power called the wisdom of the crowd.

At Decision Monkey www.decisionmonkey.com you simply post your dilemma – anonymously or not as your prefer – and the crowd will find the solution for you.

Trusting strangers with your problem might sound a little risky, but the collective wisdom of the crowd has been shown to be more accurate than the view of a single expert, and nowadays helps decision-making in the design and creative industries, as well as providing solutions to scientific problems.

With Decision Monkey www.decisionmonkey.com you will be harnessing the experience, knowledge and diversity of a large group to help you find the answer. Not only that, but gaining the collective opinion means you can bypass the idiosyncrasies that any one friend or family member might bring to your problem, enabling you to get solutions without baggage.

Visit Decision Monkey www.decisionmonkey.com now to make the power of the crowd work for you – and why not become part of the collective mind and help others out with their decisions, too?
China

Submission + - Backdoor Found in China-Made US Military Chip 5

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Hugh Pickens writes
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "Information Age reports that the Cambridge University researchers have discovered that a microprocessor used by the US military but made in China contains secret remote access capability, a secret "backdoor" that means it can be shut off or reprogrammed without the user knowing. The "bug" is in the actual chip itself, rather than the firmware installed on the devices that use it. This means there is no way to fix it than to replace the chip altogether. "The discovery of a backdoor in a military grade chip raises some serious questions about hardware assurance in the semiconductor industry," writes Cambridge University researcher Sergei Skorobogatov. "It also raises some searching questions about the integrity of manufacturers making claims about [the] security of their products without independent testing." The unnamed chip, which the researchers claim is widely used in military and industrial applications, is "wide open to intellectual property theft, fraud and reverse engineering of the design to allow the introduction of a backdoor or Trojan", Does this mean that the Chinese have control of our military information infrastructure asks Rupert Goodwins? "No: it means that one particular chip has an undocumented feature. An unfortunate feature, to be sure, to find in a secure system — but secret ways in have been built into security systems for as long as such systems have existed.""
Security

Submission + - Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers (wired.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Wired is reporting on a massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware has been newly found infecting systems in Iran and elsewhere and is believed to be part of a well-coordinated, ongoing, state-run cyberespionage operation. Kaspersky Lab, the company that discovered the malware, has a FAQ with more details.
Microsoft

Submission + - Startup Saves $100,000 by NOT supporting Internet Explorer (internetnews.com) 2

Submitted by darthcamaro
darthcamaro writes: Guess what — you don't have to support Microsoft's IE web browser any more to build a successful website. In fact, you might just be able to save yourself a pile of cash if you avoid IE altogether. That's the story in Canada's National Post today and to make this even sweeter — no one complained about the lack of IE support either.

Submission + - New high density batteries with lower costs (engadget.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Envia has developed a new battery for electric cars (and probably other applications) that can store up to 400wh/kg. Most batteries today used in electric cars can store between 100-150wh/kg. It is also supposed to cost less due to it using cheaper and less materials such as manganese and silicon-carbon composite.

Submission + - How to write in scientific notation (tutorcircle.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Scientific notations are those notations which are used by scientists in experiments. While performing major experiments they get very large numerical values, so for the simplification they discovered new scientific notations. With the help of scientific notations we can represent any large value which contains decimal in very simpler form. But for solving any type of problem in scientific notations we must have very good knowledge of powers which are over a given number.
The Military

Submission + - Backdoor in hardware (cam.ac.uk)

Submitted by
udas
udas writes: "Quo Vadis Labs has a paper that shows a "backdoor in a military grade FPGA" using their patented technique that uses "Pipeline Emission Analysis". They "were able to extract the secret key to activate the backdoor".

The repurcussions can be catastrophic. This implies that an attacker with knowledge of the backdoor can not only sniff data whenever the chip is used, but can even alter it's functionality. Because of the backdoor being in hardware, there is no alternative but to stop using them until a new, fixed batch can be fabricated, tested, and deployed. Even if the backdoor cannot be used directly, the delay it imposes is, in itself, of great value."
Businesses

Submission + - Work and play: The gamification of hiring (economist.com)

Submitted by PolygamousRanchKid
PolygamousRanchKid writes: You are a bartender. Your challenge is to tell what sort of drink each of a swelling mob of customers wants by the expressions on their faces. Happy Hour, which will be unveiled to the public on May 28th, is one of several video games developed by Knack, a start-up founded by Guy Halfteck, an Israeli entrepreneur. The games include a version of Happy Hour. They are designed to test cognitive skills that employers might want, drawing on some of the latest scientific research. These range from pattern recognition to emotional intelligence, risk appetite and adaptability to changing situations.

According to Chris Chabris of the Centre for Collective Intelligence at MIT, a member of the Knack team, games have huge advantages over traditional recruitment tools, such as personality tests, which can easily be outwitted by an astute candidate.

Bain & Company, a consultancy, is to run a pilot: it will start by getting current staff to play the games, to see which skills make for a successful consultant. 'If someone can materially improve our ability to select the best talent, that is worth a lot to us,” says Mark Howorth, a recruiter at Bain. And if not, at least the process will be fun.'"

Submission + - Discourage unjustified patent lawsuits (whitehouse.gov)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Unjustified patent lawsuits tie up the courts, discourage competition, and disadvantage small companies. Here is a petition to the Whitehouse to make a law saying that patent lawsuits that find for the defendant automatically fine the plaintiff three times the damages they were seeking, to be paid to the defendant.

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