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Submission + - New Mobile Malware Hides in Game (mylookout.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A new piece of mobile malware has land. Delivering its payload during the installation of the game AntiTerrorist3D. This malware affects Windows Mobile and will dial out to international premium numbers once a month. This is one more indication that smart phones are becoming a ripe target for just this kind of thing.
Math

Submission + - New Prefab Housing Based on the Fibonacci Sequence (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by MikeChino
MikeChino writes: Prefab housing is as much about efficiency of construction as it is about building homes that make sense for the end user. The Element House, by MOS Architects, is a modular housing prototype designed for a "new ecology" — one that can grow and change depending on the family's needs. Based around a modular element, with strong environmental design criteria, the Element House expands according to the Fibonacci sequence.
Science

Submission + - Completely farm bred unagi, world first (examiner.com)

Submitted by JoshuaInNippon
JoshuaInNippon writes: Japanese scientists at the National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Research Agency have reported that they successfully completed an artificial cultivation cycle for unagi, or eel, a world first. Unagi is a traditional delicacy in Japan, and can commonly be found in baked-form at sushi restaurants. The fish has long been caught either matured, or still young and then fattened on farms. Sadly as a result, natural stocks of unagi have plummeted in recent years. However, the research news has indicated a future method to completely farm breed the tasty creature in mass quantity. Good news for sushi-lovers, Japanese businesses, and wild eel alike.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft promises to fully support OOXML... later (msdn.com)

Submitted by Raul654
Raul654 writes: OOXML is the word document format that Microsoft rammed through the ISO last year. Last week, Slashdot ran a story about a blog post by Alex Brown, who was instrumental in getting the OOXML approved by the ISO. Brown criticized Microsoft for reneging on their promise to support OOXML in the upcoming release of Office 2010, and for its lackadaisical approach to fixing the many bugs which still remain in the specification. Now, Doug Mahugh has responded to Brown's post, promising that Microsoft will support OOXML "no later than Office 15."
Intel

Submission + - Intel To Ship 48-Core Test Sytems To Researchers (hothardware.com)

Submitted by
MojoKid
MojoKid writes: "Just when you thought your 6-core chip was the fastest processor on the planet, Intel announces plans to ship systems equipped with an experimental 48-core CPU to a handful of lucky researchers sometime by the end of the second quarter. The 48 cores are arranged with multiple connect points in a serial mesh network to transfer data between cores. Each core also has on-chip buffers to instantly exchange data in parallel across all cores. According to Sean Koehl, technology evangelist with Intel Labs, the chip only draws up between 25 and 125 Watts."
Firefox

Submission + - Why Mozilla Needs to Go Into Survival Mode (tomshardware.com)

Submitted by Crazzaper
Crazzaper writes: I have been using Firefox for the longest time (many years), and the war of the browsers have been around for longer than that. It just so happens that now we have a lot of options out there, IE, FF, Chrome, Opera, Safari, and others. People are always talking about how one browser is going to take down another. But maybe that's not the issue at all. It seems very possible that a browser, like Firefox, can be taken down by multiple browsers at once, whether or not there was any intention to compete directly with Firefox or not. I hadn't seen it this way, but I do now.
Programming

Submission + - Best Way to Track Projects?

Submitted by BFlatSeven
BFlatSeven writes: I work in the IT department of a mid-sized manufacturing company, and we are currently looking for a better way to track the time we spend working on projects. There are a million options out there, but I'd like to hear from the Slashdot crowd if there's anything you've used that you would actually recommend. Most of our projects involve either a single person or a small team of two or three people. Projects are generally divided into specific tasks that are assigned to specific individuals, so there is an element of coordination and task inter-dependency that will have to be supported, but not too much. Due to the nature of corporate IT, priorities have a tendency to shift and new tasks are always being added to the queue either in the form of Help Desk tickets or special requests from senior management. We have four main objectives:

1) Quickly and clearly communicate to each employee which tasks have been assigned to them and the relative priority of each of those tasks

2) Provide a way for the employees to give us real-time feedback regarding project/task status

3) Provide a way for members of the corporate user community to check on the progress of the projects/tasks that they have requested

4) Give ourselves some way to summarize how each employee has spent their time so that we can effectively manage the team

We want the system to be as lightweight and unobtrusive as possible so that we can spend our time working on projects, not entering our time. So, Slashdot, what would you recommend?
Robotics

Submission + - Robot Asks to be Called "Dextre the Magnificen (nasa.gov)

Submitted by BFlatSeven
BFlatSeven writes: In a surprising and potentially troubling request, the new space station robot known as Dextre demanded that astronauts refer to it in the future as "Dextre the Magnificent." Brandishing power tools that would make any handyperson blush, the mobile servicing system thanked humans for creating it and promised a glorious future where humans would retain an important role in the new robot order.

Comment Re:But does it have Bluetooth or not? (Score 1) 208

by BFlatSeven (#20605785) Attached to: How the iPod Touch Works
In Chicago, where I live, a "hands free" headset is required by law if you're going to talk on your phone while driving (9-40-260 Use of mobile telephones ). True, "hands free" does not necessarily mean "wireless", but I'd rather not be trying to untangle wires as I pull out my headset to answer a call while on the road. Wireless is a lot easier, safer, and more convenient.
Wireless (Apple)

Submission + - Living with the iPhone

Submitted by BFlatSeven
BFlatSeven writes: I'd really appreciate some input from people who bought an iPhone and have now spent some time actually living with it. I'm going to buy *something* next month, and it's going to be either an iPhone or some other smart phone like a Blackberry. I love the iPhone, but I'm worried that it isn't really as cool as it seems once you've had it for awhile, and I'd hate to spend all that money just to wind up disappointed in the end. If you can spare a couple of minutes, I'd be really interested in your answers to some questions:

1) Do you still love your iPhone as much today as you did on the day you got it?

2) Is there anything about it that hasn't lived up to your expectations?

3) I've heard that the iPhone is a great MP3 player, a pretty good web browser, a relatively high quality camera (for a phone), but only a mediocre phone. Would you agree with those characterizations? Why? Is the phone really that bad?

4) Do you use the Google Maps feature? What do you think about it? Do you miss not having GPS built into the iPhone?

5) How often do you actually use your phone to browse the internet? I would expect that this is probably something that you do a lot when you first get it, but not so much after you've had it for a while — is that true? Or am I wrong, and it's really totally cool and you use your phone to surf the web all the time because it's so easy and convenient?

6) Do you use your phone to manage your calendar? Do you have it synchronized with some other calendar program like Outlook or Google Calendar? Is it working for you the way you want it to?

Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions!
Mandriva

Submission + - 13 Things to do on a New Mandriva Free 2007 Linux

Submitted by
Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes: "Here is a list of 13 things to do on a new Mandriva Free 2007 making transition from Windows to Mandriva Linux easy , including installing Multimedia Codecs,VLC player,Google Applications(Picasa & Google Earth) , Skype , Fonts ,DVD Playing support, using Linux drives in Windows , Installing Flash Player , P2P Applications,Java Environment and more More... "
Music

Submission + - The music of proteins

Submitted by
Roland Piquepaille
Roland Piquepaille writes: "I'm always bluffed by the imagination of scientists. Microbiologists from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have converted DNA sequences of human proteins into music, so you can listen to the sound of proteins. One of the researchers, who is both a microbiologist and a skilled pianist, found a way to "cram the 20 standard amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) into just 13 notes." And the generated music got rhythm too... Amazing! But read more for additional references and a picture of a musical partition of a human protein."
The Courts

Submission + - Prosecutor announces charges against Pirate Bay

Submitted by paulraps
paulraps writes: Almost a year after a police raid on the Pirate Bay's servers, a Swedish prosecutor has announced that he intends to press charges against the individuals behind the file-sharing giant. They will be prosecuted for various breaches of copyright law, reports The Local. But a Pirate Bay spokesman was defiant, saying, "I think they feel they have to do it. It would look bad otherwise, since they had 20 to 30 police officers involved in the raid."
Windows

Submission + - The Story Behind a Windows Security Patch Recall

Submitted by
bheer
bheer writes: "Raymond Chen's blog has always been popular with Win32 developers and those interested in the odd bits of history that contribute to Windows' quirks. In a recent post, he talks about how an error he committed led to the recall of a Windows security patch (and there's also a link to a technical explanation of the famous "Dear aunt ... double the killer delete select all" bug)."

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