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Submission + - Adobe Warns Of Attack Exploiting Zero Day Flaw (crn.com)

Submitted by cgriffin21
cgriffin21 writes: Adobe warned Wednesday that a zero day vulnerability in both Reader and Acrobat is being actively exploited for attacks in the wild. The exploit, which Adobe categorized with the highest severity rating of "critical," was distributed via a phishing attack, indicated by the e-mail subject line "David Leadbetter's One Point Lesson."
Displays

Submission + - Nanoresonators create ultra-high-res displays (linuxfordevices.com)

Submitted by TuurlijkNiet
TuurlijkNiet writes: Eat your heart out, 'Retina display'. A new technology unveiled yesterday will allow creating pixels eight times smaller than the ones on Apple's iPhone 4, eliminate the need for polarizer layers, and allow screens to make much more efficient use of available light, say University of Michigan researchers. The pixels in the nanoresonator displays are about ten times smaller than those on a typical computer screen, and about eight times smaller than the pixels on the iPhone 4, which are about 78 microns, according to Guo. Such pixel densities could make the technology useful in projection displays, as well as wearable, bendable or extremely compact displays, according to the researchers.

Submission + - h264 permanent royalty moratorium announced. (arstechnica.com) 1

Submitted by vistapwns
vistapwns writes: MPEG LA has announced that free h264 content (vs. paid h264 content which will still have royalties) will be royalty free forever. With ubiquitous h264 support on mobile devices, personal computers and all other types of media devices, this assures that h264 will remain the de facto standard for video playback for the foreseeable future.
Spam

Submission + - Rustock botnet responsible for 40% of spam (goodgearguide.com.au)

Submitted by
angry tapir
angry tapir writes: "More than 40 percent of the world's spam is coming from a single network of computers that computer security experts continue to battle, according to new statistics from Symantec's MessageLabs' division. The Rustock botnet has shrunk since April, when about 2.5 million computers were infected with its malicious software that sent about 43 billion spam e-mails per day. Much of it is pharmaceutical spam."
Displays

Submission + - DIY Pixel Qi screens available (pixelqi.com)

Submitted by 16384
16384 writes: MAKE and Pixel Qi announced today the availability of a revolutionary LCD display technology from Pixel Qi — the 3Qi display. This one-of-a-kind, plug-and-play 10.1-inch display offers two modes: an easy-to-read, real color, multi-media mode or a crisp, low power e-reader mode. Indeed, the sunlight-ready, e-reader mode makes it easy to use outdoors. The 3Qi display is on sale now at makershed.com.

Submission + - Increasing Solar Efficiency to 66% 3

Submitted by dptalia
dptalia writes: Scientists at the University of Texas have discovered a way to up solar cell's efficiency to about 66%. Using quantum dot technology the scientists can capture the sun's energy that is transmitted as heat, which could dramatically change solar technology.
Transportation

Submission + - New Reaction Doubles Fuel Cell Efficiency in Cars (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by greenrainbow
greenrainbow writes: Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new highly efficient technique for making hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles. The technology has the potential to be twice as effective as current fuel cells at around half the temperature, and instead of requiring pressures of 5,000 psi like most hydrogen fuel cells today, this process requires a measly 200 psi. Dubbed hydrothermolysis, the new process uses a high hydrogen-content powdered chemical called ammonia borane and combines two hydrogen generating processes — hydrolysis and thermolysis — to achieve conditions appropriate for use in vehicles.
Entertainment

Submission + - Jessica Simpson Lands Lead in Metroid Movie (rumormiller.com) 2

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Hollywood keeps reaching. Actress Jessica Simpson is rumored to have secured the role of Space Bounty Hunter Samus Aran in a Hollywood version of a Nintendo game. It appears that Jessica Simpson will be the next headliner to ruin a video game franchise.

Despite the success of "Prince of Persia"- history has shown that even the best actors have had less than stellar success with video game adaptions. Dennis Hopper was cast as Bowser in the flop Mario movie to bring it an experienced actor. Instead his role is remembered as one of the worst of his career..

It is unclear when Nintendo signed off on the movie or production. It is clear that legendary game designer Makoto Kanoh's work will likely be changed dramatically to fit a 2 hour run time.

Top 10 Digital Cameras on Flickr 212

Posted by CmdrTaco from the now-thats-actually-very-clever dept.
zokiii writes "This list represents the top camera makes and models used to create photos uploaded to Flickr. The list is generated automatically by periodically sampling the EXIF data from the stream of recent uploads." This is actually an incredibly simple idea, but a really useful one when considering a new camera to buy. Score three points for scrapers.

The Beautiful Chaos of 1,000 Trackmania Racers 74

Posted by Zonk from the so-shiny dept.
Mark Wallace writes "This 3-minute video of 1,000 runs of the same Trackmania Sunrise road course, overlaid on each other, turns the game into a gorgeous picture of an ordered system tending toward chaos. The pack starts out in perfect shape and becomes a glorious mess by the end of the course. Plus, it's just beautiful stuff." I'm normally not one for linking videos, but this is a great way to spend a few minutes on a Tuesday morning.

My Maxtor Hard Drive Just Caught Fire! 386

Posted by CmdrTaco from the hate-when-that-happens dept.
Dracos writes "Dell batteries you say catch fire? Well don't worry about that Dell battery, look inside your PC case at your HDD, mine just went up in smoke and flames..." Could be worse. It could be ball lightning. I hear there's a lot of that going around inside servers these days.

A Working Economy Without DRM? 686

Posted by Cliff from the what-would-alfred-marshall-do dept.
Tilted Equilibrium asks: "In a few weeks, our school will be hosting a panel on DRM with several respected individuals. In advance of the panel, I have been doing some research on the topic and thinking about it in my free time. In economics, we learn that the price of a product is determined essentially by supply and demand. Without a DRM in place, we are capable of making as many copies of a piece of content as we want and seeding it onto the net. How do you create a market for a product, and make money of a product that has a huge initial creative investment, but then no manufacturing cost, and is in infinite supply?"

New Alienware PC an Overpriced Underperformer 272

Posted by CmdrTaco from the woomp-there-it-was dept.
Steve Kerrison writes "Alienware has jumped on board the Core 2 bandwagon and rightfully so, but their new Area-51 7500 loses out to cheaper and faster solutions from other companies. From HEXUS.net's review 'No matter which way we dress up the Alienware's performance and feature-set, it's relatively poor in comparison to SKUs that we've reviewed recently. Value for money may not be the greatest concern in this sector of the pre-built market but when you can get substantially more for less, it becomes impossible to recommend this particular Area-51 7500.' "

Irish Company Claims Free Energy 1125

Posted by samzenpus from the and-a-robot-in-every-house dept.
raghus writes "An Irish company has thrown down the gauntlet to the worldwide scientific community to test a technology it has developed that it claims produces free energy. The company, Steorn, says its discovery is based on the interaction of magnetic fields and allows the production of clean, free and constant energy — a concept that challenges one of the basic rules of physics." I can't wait until I can use this free energy to power my flying car and heat my aquarium of mermaids.

The FBI Software Upgrade That Wasn't 381

Posted by Zonk from the there's-a-reason-for-that-low-bid dept.
Davemania writes "Washington Post reports that the FBI's attempt to modernize their department has once again failed. The 170 million dollar Virtual case File system, the agency's second attempt to go paperless is reported to be useless. The finger seems to be pointing at the FBI leadership, greedy contractors and bad software management." From the article: "It appeared to work beautifully. Until Azmi, now the FBI's technology chief, asked about the error rate. Software problem reports, or SPRs, numbered in the hundreds, Azmi recalled in an interview. The problems were multiplying as engineers continued to run tests. Scores of basic functions had yet to be analyzed. 'A month before delivery, you don't have SPRs,' Azmi said. 'You're making things pretty. . . . You're changing colors.'"

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