Comment Oh Great! (Score 1) 450
I'll have to buy the White Album again!
Submission + - Nokia CEO says Company is on a Burning PLatform
mvar writes: Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop admitted earlier today in an internal memo that his company is "standing on a burning platform" obviously referring to Nokia's failed attempts to develop a competitive smartphone platform. He also admitted that while Nokia "fell behind," "missed big trends" and "lost time", Apple has "changed the game, and today, Apple owns the high-end range," while "Google has become a gravitational force, drawing much of the industry's innovation to its core."
Submission + - Microsoft Kills AutoRun in Windows (threatpost.com)
Trailrunner7 writes: As malware authors and attackers have continued to employ the Windows AutoRun functionality to help spread their malicious creations--culminating famously in the Stuxnet worm--Microsoft has been making gradual changes to help prevent these attacks. This week the company took the major step of putting an optional fix into Windows Update that will disable AutoRun.
The company made the change Tuesday on the same day that it shipped its monthly crop of patches, and said that the change is designed to bring Windows XP and other operating systems into a more secure state by makign it harder for malware to use AutoRun as a propagation method.
The company made the change Tuesday on the same day that it shipped its monthly crop of patches, and said that the change is designed to bring Windows XP and other operating systems into a more secure state by makign it harder for malware to use AutoRun as a propagation method.
Submission + - HP Unveils HP TouchPad Tablet
adeelarshad82 writes: HP finally unveiled its widely anticipated new tablet, the HP TouchPad. The 9.7-inch TouchPad includes a 1,024-by-768 capacitive display. It will run a 1.2-GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and comes with a 1.3-megapixel webcam that supports video calls. The 1.6-pound device is 13.7mm thick and includes Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and comes in 16GB or 32GB versions. Amongst other features, it also includes VPN support and wireless printing.
Submission + - Nokia losing faith in MeeGo (itworld.com)
jfruhlinger writes: MeeGo, a Linux-based mobile operating system, was supposed to be Nokia's way forward into the new world of advanced smartphones — but a recent memo from CEO Stephen Elop indicates that the company is losing faith in the open source OS, which has taken far too long to launch. Rumor has it that they've killed their first MeeGo phone before it launched, and that Elop — an ex-Microsoft exec — may be seeking to put Windows Phone 7 on Nokia handsets.
Comment 'Telepathy' admitted as evidence in court? (Score 1) 478
'Telepathy' of child used as evidence in abuse case in Scotland:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/39Telepathy39-of-child-used-as.6707586.jp?articlepage=1
Comment And still... (Score 1) 2254
doesn't work on my cell phone.
Comment Re:Windows for refining uranium??? (Score 1) 349
No, they don't. They run an embedded real-time OS, just like any decent PLC would do.
However, the software environment to develop applications for them (Step7) does run only on MS Windows, and so does WinCC, their SCADA software (used as UI to the nuclear facility operators to control the process). Both Step7 and WinCC are developed by Siemens and targeted by Stuxnet. Replacing WinCC with other software that can run on any other plattform has its costs but is doable. Replacing Step 7 is not feasible, as it would need a lot of propietary information on Siemens S7 PLCs internals. It's like making Linux drivers for some propieary piece of hardware, but a lot harder.
However, the software environment to develop applications for them (Step7) does run only on MS Windows, and so does WinCC, their SCADA software (used as UI to the nuclear facility operators to control the process). Both Step7 and WinCC are developed by Siemens and targeted by Stuxnet. Replacing WinCC with other software that can run on any other plattform has its costs but is doable. Replacing Step 7 is not feasible, as it would need a lot of propietary information on Siemens S7 PLCs internals. It's like making Linux drivers for some propieary piece of hardware, but a lot harder.
Comment Re:Suck it up Zuck. (Score 1) 218
(While they are at it, why don't they get your emails too...)
Sadly, Facebook could do it and most people wouldn't care. They'd be excited they can see their e-mails in their inbox, without having to go to the GMail website, and be able to post their e-mails on their walls so their friends can 'Like' 'em and post comments about them... Maybe I just shut up and stop giving them ideas.
Submission + - Boeing halts 787 test flights after cabin smoke (yahoo.com)
Garabito writes: Boeing halted test flights of its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner on Wednesday, a day after smoke in the main cabin forced an emergency landing in Texas. Boeing Co halted test flights of its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner on Wednesday, a day after smoke in the main cabin forced an emergency landing in Texas.
The aircraft, carrying 42 crew and test technicians on a test flight from Yuma, Arizona, remained in Laredo on Wednesday while Boeing planned to evaluate data from the aircraft at its facilities in Seattle.
The aircraft, carrying 42 crew and test technicians on a test flight from Yuma, Arizona, remained in Laredo on Wednesday while Boeing planned to evaluate data from the aircraft at its facilities in Seattle.
Submission + - Nicaragua Raids Costa Rica, Blames Google Maps (searchengineland.com)
Garabito writes: An error on Google Maps has caused an international conflict in Central America.
A Nicaraguan military commander, relying on Google Maps, moved troops into an area near San Juan Lake along the border between his country and Costa Rica. The troops are accused of setting up camp there, taking down a Costa Rican flag and raising the Nicaraguan flag, doing work to clean up a nearby river, and dumping the sediment in Costa Rican territory.
A Nicaraguan military commander, relying on Google Maps, moved troops into an area near San Juan Lake along the border between his country and Costa Rica. The troops are accused of setting up camp there, taking down a Costa Rican flag and raising the Nicaraguan flag, doing work to clean up a nearby river, and dumping the sediment in Costa Rican territory.
Feed Ars Technica: Office 2011 for Mac arrives with Outlook, online collaboration (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft announced Tuesday that Office 2011 for Mac is now available. The update to the ubiquitous productivity suite includes a number of major additions, including the return of Visual Basic scripting, the replacement of Entourage with a Mac version of Outlook, and integration with Microsoft's online collaboration tools.
In addition to Word, Excel, and Powerpointessentially the standards for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations in the business worldOffice 2011 also includes a brand new version of Outlook, the combination e-mail, calendar, and contact management application. Outlook 2011 is engineered to connect with Microsoft's Exchange enterprise e-mail servers, so Mac users in corporate environments will most appreciate the change.
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Journal Journal: Sale of Goods Act beats AppleCare 2
A little while ago, someone on Slashdot pointed me at the Sale of Goods Act in relation to purchased electronics. The act, for those unfamiliar with it, requires that goods be 'suitable for the purpose for which sold.' This is a fairly broad term, but it basically means that they must be able to do anything that the seller claims that they can do. Under this law, y
Submission + - First of 33 trapped Chilean miners reaches surface (cnn.com)
suraj.sun writes: Rescuers clap and cheer as the first miner to be rescued, Florencio Avalos, 31, leaves the capsule and steps onto the surface for the first time in about 68 days. After hugging several people, he is put on a stretcher and wheeled into a nearby triage center.
CNN: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/12/workers-begin-to-rescue-trapped-chilean-miners/
CNN Live Stream: http://www.cnn.com/video/?launchLivePlayer=true&stream=2
CNN: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/12/workers-begin-to-rescue-trapped-chilean-miners/
CNN Live Stream: http://www.cnn.com/video/?launchLivePlayer=true&stream=2
Submission + - University bans Facebook, Twitter for a week (cnn.com)
Winchestershire writes: Pennsylvania's Harrisburg University of Science and Technology will enact a week-long social media blackout for all students in residence.
The students will be forbidden from using Twitter,Facebook, instant messaging and any other online communication except for e-mail. University Provost Eric Darr chose to enact the temporary ban because he wants students to think about how much they're using technology in their daily lives and what kind of impact it has.
The students will be forbidden from using Twitter,Facebook, instant messaging and any other online communication except for e-mail. University Provost Eric Darr chose to enact the temporary ban because he wants students to think about how much they're using technology in their daily lives and what kind of impact it has.
