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Submission + - Microsoft alienates Office365 customers running IE8 while supported with Wave 15 (office365.com)

Submitted by SirKron
SirKron writes: Although IE8 is officially supported for Office365 users until April 8, 2014, Microsoft has alienated customers stuck using the older IE8 browser with the new Wave 15 functionality of Office365 to very slow performance or complete inability to get to their email and applications. Microsoft's stance is to provide good user experience their service requires a modern browser and they cannot provide that experience on IE8. From the support article IE8 users should upgrade or deal with the slow performance.

Submission + - The Nerdiest Cities in America (movoto.com)

Submitted by NikoJamison
NikoJamison writes: The Movoto blog took a look at 'nerd' metrics to come up with a never-before glimpse into what it means to be a nerd and came out with its Top 10 Nerdiest Cities in America list. There were some surprises here, but overall, the fact that a non-coast city could take the top honors might mean that nerds are finally mainstream.

Submission + - Borg Collective Forms Venture Fund To Develop Apps for Google Glass (sharpenedsticks.com)

Submitted by TekTek
TekTek writes: SECTOR 001 – After countless false starts, it would seem as though the Borg Collective has finally come up with a winning technology acquisition strategy for the Earth market. Working with industry heavyweight Marc Andreessen, Google Ventures’ partner, Bill Maris, and Kleiner Perkins’ partner, John Doerr, the Borg have created a new $5,618,000 investment fund with a distinct twist. Their recently announced Glass Collective is solely dedicated to creating apps for Google Glass. “Glass represents the vanguard of cybernetic technology. Harnessing that energy will serve The Borg and our other investors well”, said Doerr. The new fund will initially be focused on the US market, according to Andreessen, because “A surprising number of Americans have proven themselves willing to sell out the whole of humanity for a healthy liquidity event”.

Submission + - PETA looking to use drones to watch hunters and farmers (cnn.com)

Submitted by Bob the Super Hamste
Bob the Super Hamste writes: CNN is reporting that PETA is looking into using drones to monitor hunters and farmers. Specifically PETA wants to use drones where ever animals may be abused to killed. At present they do not possess any drones or have specific locations selected for deployment. The article point out that PETA isn't the first group to deploy drones to watch hunters and mentions the incidents with the group SHARK that has made news previously when their drones were twice shot down while monitoring pigeon hunts.

Submission + - DARPA Develops Non-GPS Navigation Chip (gizmag.com)

Submitted by Zothecula
Zothecula writes: The Global Positioning System (GPS) has proved a boon for those with a bad sense of direction, but the satellite-based system isn’t without its shortcomings. Something as simple as going indoors or entering a tunnel can render the system useless. That might be inconvenient for civilians, but it's potentially disastrous for military users for whom the system was originally built. DARPA is addressing such concerns with the development of a self-sufficient navigation system that can aid navigation when GPS is temporarily unavailable.

Submission + - Microsoft Telling Users to Uninstall Bad Patch (threatpost.com)

Submitted by msm1267
msm1267 writes: Microsoft announced last night that it has stopped pushing a security update originally released on Patch Tuesday because the fix is causing some PCs to blue screen. Microsoft recommends users uninstall the patch, which is also causing compatibility with some endpoint security software.
MS13-036 was part of this week’s Patch Tuesday update. It addressed three vulnerabilities in the Windows Kernel-Mode Driver, which if exploited could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges on a compromised machine.
Users began reporting issues earlier this week with some systems failing to recover from restarts, or applications failing to load, after the patch was installed.

Submission + - Organic pollutants poison the roof of the world (nature.com)

Submitted by ananyo
ananyo writes: Toxic chemicals are accumulating in the ecosystems of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau, researchers warn in the first comprehensive study to assess levels of organic pollutants in that part of the world. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are carbon-based compounds that are resistant to break-down. Some originate from the burning of fuel or the processing of electronic waste, and others are widely used as pesticides or herbicides or in the manufacture of solvents, plastics and pharmaceuticals. Some POPs, such as the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and the herbicide Agent Orange, can cause diseases such as cancers, neurological disorders, reproductive dysfunction and birth defects. The researchers found large amounts of POPs (including DDT) in various components of the ecosystems such as soil, grass, trees and fish in the Himalayas and in the Tibetan plateau, especially at the highest elevations.

Submission + - Is Windows 8 really blame for PC sales slump? (pcpro.co.uk)

Submitted by nk497
nk497 writes: The latest PC sales stats don't make for positive reading — especially for Microsoft, with Windows 8 taking much of the blame for struggling desktop and laptop sales. But can a single OS really be blamed for taking out an entire market. Analysts suggests it's much more complicated than that: a new version of Windows doesn't actually boost the market, but the confusion around the Metro screen and a lack of affordable touch devices hasn't helped — nor has competition from tablets. While Windows 8 must accept some of the blame for the continuing PC slump, but even if it was a barnstorming OS, would it have made a difference? "Let’s face it," said one analyst. "PCs had their run, and it lasted close to 20 years... Interest among consumers is shifting to other types of device."

Submission + - Nintendo To Cancel Weather, News, And Other Wii Built-In Apps in June (theverge.com) 1

Submitted by damn_registrars
damn_registrars writes: Nintendo of Japan has announced that at the end of June it will be canceling the services of several of the channels that are built in to the original Wii, including the Weather, News, Everybody Votes, and Mii Contest. This will also effect the WiiConnect24 services, though should not effect the Wii shopping channel.

Submission + - UK Gov to Investigate 'Aggressive' In-app Purchases (paritynews.com)

Submitted by hypnosec
hypnosec writes: The UK Government will be examining whether free to download apps are putting unfair pressure on kids to pay up for additional content within the game through in-app purchases. Office of Fair Trading (OFT), UK, will be carrying out the investigation of games that include ‘commercially aggressive’ in-app purchases after a number of cases have been reported whereby parents have incurred huge bills after their kids have spent huge amounts on in-app purchases.

Submission + - Rhombus Tech 2nd revision A10 EOMA68 Card working samples (rhombus-tech.net)

Submitted by lkcl
lkcl writes: Rhombus Tech and QiMod have working samples of the first EOMA-68 CPU Card, featuring 1GByte of RAM, an A10 processor and stand-alone (USB-OTG-powered with HDMI output) operation. Upgrades will include the new Dual-Core ARM Cortex A7, the pin-compatible A20. This is the first CPU Card in the EOMA-68 range: there are others in the pipeline (A31, iMX6, jz4760 and a recent discovery of the Realtek RTD1186 is also being investigated).

The first product in the EOMA-68 family, also nearing a critical phase in its development, will be the KDE Flying Squirrel, a 7in user-upgradeable tablet featuring the KDE Plasma Active Operating System. Laptops, Desktops, Games Consoles, user-upgradeable LCD Monitors and other products are to follow. And every CPU that goes into the products will be pre-vetted for full GPL compliance, with software releases even before the product goes out the door. That's what we've promised to do: to provide Free Software Developers with the opportunity to be involved with mass-volume product development every step of the way. We're also on the look-out for an FSF-Endorseable processor which also meets mass-volume criteria which is proving... challenging.

Submission + - Mystery meteorite may not be from Mercury after all (npr.org)

Submitted by gbrumfiel
gbrumfiel writes: A strange green meteorite found in Morocco caused a stir in the press earlier this month, when scientists reported that it might be the first chunk of Mercury ever found here on earth. But scientists who've been puzzling over the stone since then say the accumulating evidence may point in a different direction. The 4.56-billion-year-old rock might have come from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. If true, then it would provide clues about the origin of the solar system as a whole instead of the origin of the innermost planet.

Submission + - Is Tech City beginning to look like a true Silicon Valley rival? (instituteofopinion.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It was always going to be difficult for the UK to emulate Silicon Valley, but time has passed and you’d have hoped that progress has been made towards meeting that goal. The government has continued to push Tech City and with news breaking that Yahoo has acquired London based Nick D’Aloisio’s app, Summly, for around $30 million, many have seen this as a sign that the city can rival Silicon Valley as a centre for tech and innovation. However, this could in fact be a sign that the country has even further to go than we expected, with London right to be excited, but remaining the old-fashioned bicycle to the Valley’s state-of-the-art driverless cars

Submission + - Seattle Dance Clubs Fundraise to Pay Microsoft's Tax Bill (jeffreifman.com)

Submitted by reifman
reifman writes: After granting Microsoft amnesty on its $1.5 billion Nevada tax dodge ($100 million in annual savings for the company), state tax collectors are aggressively targeting Seattle dance clubs and night clubs over an obscure 'opportunity to dance' tax. The 'Opportunity to Dance' is not in any law. It is only the Department of Revenue's interpretation of the law in its rules. Auditors search the Internet to find out whether people dance at specific clubs. One clubowner reports an auditor told him: 'You have the opportunity to dance, and we verified it by 8 or 10 different references on Yelp.' The Century Ballroom, a popular dance club, is holding ongoing fundraisers to offset its $250,000 in back taxes.

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