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Submission + - WebKit Coming to Windows Mobile?

Submitted by __aajbyc7391
__aajbyc7391 writes: A Silicon Valley stealth-mode startup, reportedly has developed a Windows Mobile version of WebKit, the open-source HTML rendering engine used by Apple in its Safari Web browser. Wake3's 'WebKit for Windows Mobile' is said to be available now to device manufacturers, wireless operators, and enterprises. Its support for AJAX and other Web 2.0 capabilities may make it a strong competitor to Microsoft's own IE Mobile, Opera's Opera for Devices, and Access's Netfront browsers.
The Courts

Submission + - US faces US$100 billion fine for web gaming ban

Submitted by Stony Stevenson
Stony Stevenson writes: A Brussels think-tank has accused the US government of reneging on commitments made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over internet gaming. The forum believes that the US could be liable for up to US$100 billion in trade concessions to European industries after placing illegal discriminatory trade restrictions on European gaming operators. The disputed concessions arise from Antigua's victory earlier this year when the WTO ruled that the US violated its treaty obligations by excluding online Antiguan gaming operators, while allowing domestic operators to offer various forms of online gaming.

As a result, all 151 WTO members are considering seeking compensation for the withdrawal equal to the size of the entire US land-based and online gaming market, estimated at nearly US$100 billion.
The Internet

Submission + - Chinese internet censorship machine revealed

Submitted by Stony Stevenson
Stony Stevenson writes: The Chinese government has instituted an elaborate system for Internet censorship that employs tens of thousands of censors and police responsible for maintaining control over the flow of information, a report released by international free press advocates showed. Entitled "China: Journey To The Heart Of Internet Censorship," the report issued by Reporters Without Borders outlines the inner workings of a bureaucracy that effectively clamps down on dissent, quashes articles the communist government deems unsuitable for publication, and uses online companies to distribute its own propaganda.

The report, much of which is based on information provided by an unidentified Chinese technician who works for the government's Internet sector, reveals that to control the information flow over such a vast network, three leading government agencies have evolved over the last several years: the Internet Propaganda Administrative Bureau, the Bureau of Information and Public Opinion, and the Internet Bureau, the report said. In Beijing, where most of China's leading commercial Web sites are based, a powerful local agency has been established called the Beijing Internet Information Administrative Bureau.

In general, the Internet Propaganda Administrative Bureau issues licenses to commercial Web sites, which entitles them to provide news stories and reproduce reports disseminated by official media. The licenses, however, do not allow for independent news gathering and publishing.
Security

Submission + - In Case of Death, Disclose Passwords

Submitted by cdoggyd
cdoggyd writes: Last year, a man, who kept his address book strictly online, died without telling anyone his passwords. This caused problems for his daughter when she tried to notify his contacts. I remember discussion of a "death clock" system that required user interaction at specific intervals to prevent it from disclosing information like passwords. This would have solved the problem for Mr. Talcott's daughter. Does anyone have the actual name and additional information on this system?
Sci-Fi

Submission + - Online Petition: Aliens, Contact Us Now! (alien-petition.org)

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: This online petition wants to convince extraterrestrial life to contact now officially human mankind. It is widely accepted by many scientists that extraterrestrial life exists. Also an increasing number of people made observations of extraterrestrial activities. But an official message from this form of life is still pending. This petition asks for participation worldwide and creates a nice map with the comments of its visitors from all over the world. The project seems to end on December 15th, 2007. On that day everybody is invited to report every unexplainable activity in their forum.
Mozilla

Submission + - Reading Between Mozilla's Spin (wordpress.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Worried about Thunderbird? Think open source is failing the Mozilla community? Can't quite understand what's going on? The Fake Lizard reads between the lines of the Mozilla Corporation's Mitchell Baker's latest post about Thunderbird. Is that crazy reptile right on or just being harsh? Does it matter? What is going on within Mozilla that's causing people to write posts like this?
Java

Submission + - Openoffice offered with latest Java update

Submitted by
phantomfive
phantomfive writes: "Sun is offering Open Office free with the latest Java update. Most people have Java installed on their computers, and they will probably notice this. The update message says: "To get a FREE copy of OpenOffice, the global standard in free Microsoft Office compatible productivity software, just click the More Information link below.""
The Internet

Submission + - AT&T reverse course on terms of service (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Pa Bell
Pa Bell writes: AT&T relented and will change language of its controversial Terms of Service, just one week after saying it wouldn't change the language. '"We are revising the terms of service to clarify our intent, and the language in question will be revised to reflect AT&T's respect for our customers' right to express opinions and concerns over any matter they wish," an AT&T spokesperson said. "We will also make clear that we do not terminate service because a customer expresses their opinion about AT&T." When asked about a hypothetical future situation in which a subscriber might criticize AT&T, the spokesman said that AT&T's record in this department speaks for itself, as the company claims to have never terminated a subscriber's account as a result of criticism aimed at the company. "We have never and will never terminate a customer's service for criticizing AT&T," the spokesperson promised.'
Toys

Submission + - How many LEDs

Submitted by
gosand
gosand writes: "How many lighted LEDs can you see right now?

none

1 to 5

6 to 10

11 to 15

16 to 20

21+"

XBox (Games)

Submission + - Toyota unleash adver-gaming on Xbox LIVE (angry-gamer.net)

Submitted by Anonymous Reverse Driver
Anonymous Reverse Driver writes: Toyota have released a game based on their Yaris brand of cars on Xbox LIVE Arcade for free. The verdict? They ruined it by turning it into a futuristic shoot 'em up. From the review: "Imagine trying to play the bonus stage from Sonic 2 (running through tubes while collecting stuff) while simultaneously playing Panzer Dragoon. Unlike french fries and ice cream, it's not a weird combination that somehow makes sense once you try it. It's just annoying and stupid."
Windows

Submission + - Beware Office 2003 SP3 (microsoft.com) 1

Submitted by
steppin_razor_LA
steppin_razor_LA writes: "In the name of security, Office 2003 SP3 disables a number of features instead of fixing them. For example, Office 2003 SP3 breaks the ability to view TIFFs by removing the file association between them and the Microsoft Office Document Imaging. Corporate users are left with either trying to find a third party TIFF viewer or attempting to replace the removed file association and ignoring the security warnings.

From Microsoft: ".Tif files and .mdi files are no longer associated with Microsoft Office Document Imaging. Additionally, these files no longer open in Microsoft Office Document Imaging by default."

Additional information is available at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938813"
Programming

Submission + - Linus Torvalds Releases New 2.6.23 Kernel

Submitted by LinuxFan
LinuxFan writes: Linus Torvalds has released a shiny new Linux kernel, numbered 2.6.23. It is the first to include the much talked about Completely Fair Scheduler, which should greatly improve both desktop performance and server performance. Other cool features include two new virtualization solutions, lguest 'Linux-on-Linux' paravirtualization, and XEN guest support. Linux Newbies offers a good technical overview of the many of the other changes that are found in this new kernel release. In his release announcement, Torvalds explained why it was later than expected, 'it got delayed, not because of any huge issues, but because of various bugfixes trickling in and causing me to reset my "release clock" all the time. But it's out there now, and hopefully better for the wait.'

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