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Submission + - A Publisher's Guide to Fighting Google News

Submitted by

NewsCloud

on Monday May 14, 2007 @05:52PM

NewsCloud writes: "After acquiring the Tribune Company for $8 billion, Sam Zell said:

"If all of the newspapers in America did not allow Google to steal their content for nothing, what would Google do?" he asked. "We have a situation today where effectively the content is being paid for by the newspapers and stolen by Google, etcetera. That can last for a short time, but it can't last forever. I think Google and the boys understand that."

Yet, the newspapers have left the content wide open. Here are nine ways to lock down the content of a Web site to stop Google from sending you all that traffic."

Submission + - Microsoft briefly reveals online storage service

Submitted by

Lucas123

on Monday May 14, 2007 @05:45PM

Lucas123 writes: "This past weekend, Microsoft briefly revealed the online backup service they've been talking about for two years, according to a story on Computerworld. 'The hosted backup service, now called Window Live Folders, will initially offer users 500MB of free storage that they can organize into personal, shared and private folders to separate content and limit access. "Password-protected online file storage. Always available where you need it," the site's tagline read before it went offline.'"

Submission + - Amazon.com acquires dpreview.com

Submitted by Streetlight on Monday May 14, 2007 @05:29PM

Streetlight writes: Digital Camera Review (http://www.dpreview.com/) announced May 14, 2007, that they had been acquired by amazon.com.

"We're proud and excited to announce that Dpreview has been acquired by the world's leading online retailer, Amazon.com. Started as hobby site in 1998, dpreview.com has grown to be the number one destination for anyone interested in digital cameras and digital photography. Each month dpreview.com has seven million unique visitors (over 22 million sessions) who read over 120 million pages. 'We've worked very hard over the last eight years to deliver consistently high quality content to our readers', founder Phil Askey said. 'It will be fantastic to be able to expand and build on that without compromising our quality or independence. With the support and resources of Amazon we can achieve this.'"

Submission + - Distributed Open Proxy Honeypot Project Results

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 14, 2007 @05:25PM

An anonymous reader writes: The Honeypot Project is capturing live web attack data with sensors placed around the world to provide concrete examples of the types of attacks occurring "in the wild," in addition to raising awareness and developing effective countermeasures to new threats. Since January, the Honeypot Project has logged nearly one million web requests and here are the results.

Submission + - Military kills access to YouTube, MySpace

Submitted by

coondoggie

on Monday May 14, 2007 @12:20PM

coondoggie writes: "The Department of Defense is on the Web warpath again, this time blocking access to YouTube, MySpace and 11 other popular Web sites on its networks. According to a memo sent by Gen. B.B. Bell, the U.S. Forces Korea commander, overseas military personnel will be prevented from using these sites in a effort to protect information and reduce drag on the department's networks. Detractors of the plan says the net effect will be to block access to servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan who are the primary users of the sites. Troops and families living on U.S. bases will still be able to view the sites. http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1512 6"

Submission + - Ryan Gordon on the future of Games on Linux

Submitted by

jvm

on Monday May 14, 2007 @12:17PM

jvm writes: "In a Q&A with LinuxGames, Ryan "icculus" Gordon lays out some brutal Linux gaming truths along with a few good reasons for hope. He rates the importance of certain technologies and companies on a scale of 0 to 10 (OpenGL is a 10, WINE and Transgaming a 2) and then goes on to explain each rating in detail. From which company presents the real threat to Linux adoption to why 2008 is likely to be a big year for Linux gaming, Ryan has the answers."

Submission + - More Details On Inside AMD's Phenom Architecture

Submitted by HeadsupSam on Monday May 14, 2007 @12:15PM

HeadsupSam writes: HotHardware.com has more details on the AMD Phenom processor, including die map shots and other specifications as well.

Submission + - Trial: Rational Build Forge V7.0

Submitted by

BlueVoodoo

on Monday May 14, 2007 @12:07PM

BlueVoodoo writes: "IBM Rational Build Forge helps you increase development team efficiency and provides visibility into your build, release and deploy processes. Now, your teams can be proactive instead of reactive and focus on their core competencies — delivering great software, on time and on budget."

Submission + - How Google and Gateway are Typosquatting

Submitted by

Andrew

on Monday May 14, 2007 @12:02PM

Andrew writes: "Google and Gateway have teamed up to install an applet called "Browser Address Error Redirector" on Gateway computers. It hijacks typo traffic and sends it to an advertising page:

http://domainnamewire.com/2007/05/14/how-gateway-a nd-google-are-infringing-your-trademark/"

Submission + - Interview with Xbox 360 Launch team Member/HD DVD

Submitted by

live360

on Monday May 14, 2007 @12:01PM

live360 writes: "Here is a cool interview I did with Xbox 360 Launch team member Hellfire360. He was the lead development manager for the HD DVD player and use to work on a lot of cool projects at Nintendo. Link to interview"

Submission + - Study: Bike helmets expose riders to further risk.

Submitted by doug141 on Monday May 14, 2007 @11:55AM

doug141 writes: A British scientist has shown that wearing a bicycle helmet actually exposes cyclists to further risk. Drivers passed an average of 8.5 cm (3 1/3 inches) closer with the helmet than without. The researcher was struck by both a bus and a truck in the course of the experiment. Will bicycle helmet laws suffer a backlash? How much should legislators weigh science?

Submission + - How far should screening go?

Submitted by SlashSquatch on Monday May 14, 2007 @11:43AM

SlashSquatch writes: My sister is getting screened for a programming position with a financial firm. I was alarmed to hear she'll be getting fingerprinted at the sheriff's office as part of the screening process. Instantly I conjure up scenes of frame-ups and corporate scandals. I want to know, should this raise a flag? Would you submit to fingerprinting, blood tests and who knows what else (genetic code screening etc), for a programming position?

Submission + - AMD to Intel: This is what quad-core is all about

Submitted by

secretsather

on Monday May 14, 2007 @11:39AM

secretsather writes: "http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/05/14/am d-to-intel-this-is-what-quad-core-is-all-about/

AMD unveiled its new processor family, rightfully named Phenom, which is re-defining the term 'quad-core' and leaving much explaining for the guys at Intel. If your CPU doesn't say AMD, it's not a true quad-core processor.

In recent demo of technology AMD was quoted as saying "Intel Duct Tapes while AMD innovates" as an image of two single core Intel processors were duct taped together.

Strong words by AMD, but what justifies such a blunt statement? Take a look at Intel's quad core processor and how it operates.

You can see, by the above diagram, that Intel's quad core actually consists of two dual-cores on a single chip. But does this design constitute a true dual-core processor? AMD seems to think not, and with good reason.

In this instance, If cores 1 or 2 needed to communicate with cores 3 or 4, or if each had to access the other core's L2 cache, data would be sent through the front side bus (FSB), causing a bottleneck.

With the true quad-core design offered by the upcoming AMD Phenom processors, each core will communicate with the others on a single die, rather than through an external front side bus as shown below.

AMD's Phenom design also boasts a unique shared L3 cache for quicker data access while each core can communicate directly through Direct Connect Architecture.

"AMD's quad-core processor rollout will put more computing horsepower at PC users' fingertips," observed Nathan Brookwood, research fellow at Insight 64. "Quad-core innovations come at a time when many users are finding that the combination of Microsoft Vista(TM), multi-threaded applications and DirectX 10 no longer delivers the crisp performance they experienced on last year's fastest systems running last year's software."

With resources like an integrated DDR2 memory controller, HyperTransport(TM) technology links, and 128-bit Floating Point Units (for improved speed and performance) AMD's Phenom processors are specifically designed to take advantage of a computer's resources, allowing maximum performance-per-watt while maintaining a reliable, virtualization-ready and energy efficient machine.

The Phenom processor family was demonstrated in San Francisco as AMD rolled out a machine, codename "FASN8 for "fascinate," which included two true quad-core AMD Phenom processors and the new DirectX 10 ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT.

Nero, the creator of the popular disc authoring program Nero Burning ROM, was at the right side of AMD, demonstrating Nero software that was specifically designed with true quad-core in mind.

"As we demonstrated with AMD in San Francisco, Nero is pleased to be on the leading edge, delivering applications that are optimized to take advantage of quad-core processors," said John Tafoya, GM of Global Alliance at Nero. "The increased performance of AMD's latest processors, coupled with Nero's quad-core optimized applications is helping bring about Nero's vision of a true 'Liquid Media Revolution.'"

AMD's open platform approach allow for AMD Phenom processors to be compatible with a wide range of solutions, including AMD's motherboard and chipset partners ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI and NVIDIA.

"AMD is confident the performance enhancements enabled by true quad-core client technology in computing-intensive environments will allow them to realize new possibilities and find new inspiration," said Bob Brewer, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD's desktop division.

Software developers are already getting excited as they show full support for the true quad-core. Lionhead Studios, maker of the popular games "The Movies" and "Black and White" believe that AMD's quad-core technology is "another step in delivering the power we are looking for," said Tim Rance, CTO of Lionhead.

Rance added: "We are eager to push the detail in our simulations ever deeper, make our physics more fine grained, our AI more emotional and our lighting more dynamic. All of this will enable us to deliver the mass-market experiences that our customers are looking for."

AMD is expecting its true quad-core and dual-core AMD Phenom-based desktop systems to ship in the second half of 2007."

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